Stabilized acetal-acid compositions
AssigneeUnion Carbide Corporation
InventorsGlenn H. Warner, Louis F. Theiling, Jr., Marvin G. Freid
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Abstract
A storage stable composition of glutaraldehyde acetals and an organic acidic catalyst, which can be converted to glutaraldehyde at the site and upon demand, by the addition of water.
Claims9
A storage stable composition comprising (I) at least one member selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxyalkoxy-6-alkoxytetrahydropyran, 5-hydroxyalkoxy-5-alkoxypentanal, 1-alkoxy-1,5,5-tri(hydroxyalkoxy)pentane, 2,6-dihydroxyalkoxy-tetrahydropy ran, 5,5-dihydroxyalkoxypentanal, and 1,1,5,5-tetra(hydroxyalkoxy)pentane, or mixtures thereof and (II) from 0.25 to 2.5 weight percent, based on the weight of component (I), of a soluble organic acid, wherein said alkoxy moieties contain from 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
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