# US 4,399,044 A · Textile softening composition

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- Number: US 4,399,044 A
- Document ID: US4399044A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/344,685
- Filed: 1982-02-01
- Granted: 1983-08-16
- Earliest claimed: 1982-02-01
- Assignees: Akzona Incorporated
- Inventors: James M. Richmond
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4399044A

## CPC

- C07D 233/16: Radicals substituted by nitrogen atoms
- C07F 5/04: Esters of boric acids
- D06M 13/461: {Quaternised amin-amides from polyamines or heterocyclic compounds or polyamino-acids}
- D06M 13/47: derived from heterocyclic compounds
- C07D: HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS (macromolecular compounds C08)
- C07F: ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM (metal-containing porphyrins C07D487/22)
- D06M: TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS

## Abstract

A composition for imparting softness to textile materials, comprising an ethoxylated amido amine quaternary salt or an ethoxylated imidazolinium quaternary salt.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An aqueous composition for imparting softness to textile materials, said composition comprising an ethoxylated amido amine quaternary salt corresponding to the following structural formula: ##STR23## wherein R is selected from the group of hydrocarbon radicals containing from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms, said radicals being either cyclic or straight- or branched-chain aliphatics, or aromatics, a and b are integers whose sum is between 2 and 20, inclusive, m is an integer between 2 and 4, inclusive, n is an integer between 2 and 6, inclusive, and X is a dihydroborate or organoborate anion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein X is the dihydrogen borate ion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein n is 2.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The composition as set forth in claim 2, wherein n is 2.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein n is 3.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The composition as set forth in claim 2, wherein n is 3.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein R is the tallow alkyl radical.

### Claim 8 (depends on 2)

The composition as set forth in claim 2, wherein R is the tallow alkyl radical.

### Claim 9 (depends on 3)

The composition as set forth in claim 3, wherein R is the tallow alkyl radical.

### Claim 10 (depends on 4)

The composition as set forth in claim 4, wherein R is the tallow alkyl radical.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein m is 3.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein m is 2.

### Claim 13 (depends on 2)

The composition as set forth in claim 2, wherein m is 2.

### Claim 14 (depends on 3)

The composition as set forth in claim 3, wherein m is 2.

### Claim 15 (depends on 4)

The composition as set forth in claim 4, wherein m is 2.

### Claim 16 (depends on 7)

The composition as set forth in claim 7, wherein m is 2.

### Claim 17 (depends on 10)

The composition as set forth in claim 10, wherein m is 2.

### Claim 18

An aqueous composition for imparting softness to textile materials comprising an ethoxylated amide amine quaternary salt corresponding to the formula: ##STR24## wherein Z.sub.1 is selected from the group H.sub.2 BO.sub.3 -- and ##STR25##

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The composition as set forth in claim 18, wherein Z.sub.1 is selected from the organoborate group: ##STR26##

### Claim 20

An aqueous composition for imparting softness to textile materials and comprising an ethoxylated imidazolinium quaternary salt corresponding to the formula: ##STR27## wherein R is selected from the group of saturated and unsaturated acyclic hydrocarbon radicals containing from about 6 to 22 carbon atoms inclusive, m is an integer between 2 to 4, inclusive, c is an integer between 1 and 10, inclusive, and X is a boron-containing anion.

### Claim 21 (depends on 20)

The composition as set forth in claim 20, wherein X is dihydrogen borate.

### Claim 22 (depends on 20)

The composition as set forth in claim 20, wherein R is the tallow alkyl radical.

### Claim 23 (depends on 20)

The composition as set forth in claim 20, wherein m is 2.

### Claim 24 (depends on 20)

The composition as set forth in claim 20, wherein m is 3.

### Claim 25 (depends on 20)

The composition as set forth in claim 20, wherein c is an integer between 1 and 5, inclusive.

### Claim 26 (depends on 20)

The composition as set forth in claim 20, wherein R is the tallow alkyl radical, X is dihydrogen borate, m is 2, and c is 1.

### Claim 27 (depends on 20)

The composition as set forth in claim 20, wherein R is the tallow alkyl radical, X is dihydrogen borate, m is 3, and c is 1.