Novel polymeric compounds, processes and methods of use
AssigneeSterling Drug Inc.
InventorEugene P. Wesseler
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Abstract
Water-soluble triazine-nucleated polymeric quaternary ammonium compounds, which are prepared by the interaction of 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine with one molecular proportion of an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diamine containing at least one tertiary nitrogen atom capable of being quaternized to effect polymerization and then with a second molecular equivalent of the same diamine or a different amine, are useful as mordants for water-soluble dyestuffs on cellulosic fibers; as fixing agents for pigments on cellulosic fibers; as softening agents for fibers; and as surface active agents for effecting aqueous dispersions of pigments and of colorless dyestuff precursors for carbonless duplicating systems.
Claims5
A method of softening fibers which comprises treating said fibers with a water-soluble polymeric quaternary ammonium compound consisting essentially of repeating units of the formula ##STR14## wherein:
- Y represents a moiety selected from the group consisting of --N.sup..sym. (CH.sub.3).sub.2 --alkylene-NR- An.sup..crclbar., ##STR15## and --N.sup..sym. (CH.sub.3).sub.2 -alkylene-N.sup..sym. (CH.sub.3).sub.2 -2An.sup..crclbar. ;
- Z represents a moiety selected from the group consisting of --N(R.sup.1)-alkylene.sup.1 -N(R.sup.2).sub.2, --N.sup..sym. (CH.sub.3).sub.2 R.sup.3 An.sup..crclbar., ##STR16## --NH-alkylene.sup.1 -NR.sup.4 -alkylene.sup.1 -NH.sub.2 in which alkylene and alkylene.sup.1 are each selected from the group consisting of --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --and --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --;
- R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.4 are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and non-tertiary C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl;
- R.sup.3 is a non-tertiary C.sub.1 to C.sub.18 alkyl;
- and An.sup..crclbar. is a monovalent anion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.