Quaternary ammonium siloxane compounds and methods for their use

Compounds of the structure:

• ##STR24## wherein:
• X and Y are C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl, phenyl, or W, wherein W has the structure:
• ##STR25## and Z is C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl and phenyl and n is an integer from zero to five;
• and
• R, R', R" are the same or different radicals and are C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, benzyl, or substituted benzyl, aromatic or substituted aromatic, cycloalkyl, or substituted cycloalkyl;
• or R, R' and R" are the same or different and are C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 aliphatic hydrophilic radicals;
• and D.sup.- is an anion.

Compounds of the structure:

• ##STR27## wherein:
• A and A' are the same or different and have the structure:
• ##STR28## wherein:
• X and Y are C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl, phenyl, or W;
• wherein W has the structure:
• ##STR29## and Z is C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl or phenyl and n is an integer from zero to five;
• R, R', R", R'", are the same or different and are C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, benzyl, or substituted benzyl, aromatic, or substituted aromatic, or cycloalkyl or substituted cycloalkyl;
• Q is a radical of linear or branched C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 alkyl, unsaturated C.sub.3 -C.sub.20 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 alkyloxy, aryl or alkyl aryl substituted or unsubstituted, cycloalkyl or substituted cycloalkyl, or a heteroalkyl structure in which the quaternary ammonium atom may or may not be part of the heteroalkyl structure;
• and D.sup.- is an anion.

Compounds of the structure:

• ##STR30## wherein:
• X and Y are C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl, phenyl, or W, wherein W has the structure:
• ##STR31## and Z is C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl or phenyl and n is an integer from zero to five;
• R, R' are the same or different and are C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, benzyl or substituted benzyl, aromatic or substituted aromatic, or cycloalkyl;
• Q is alkyl, aryl or cycloalkyl having a polymerizable vinyl group;
• and
• D.sup.-1 is an anion.

Compounds of the structure:

• ##STR32## wherein:
• R is alkyl, aryl or cyloalkyl having a polymerizable vinyl group;
• X and Y are C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl, phenyl, or W wherein W has the structure:
• ##STR33## wherein Z is C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl or phenyl and g is an integer from zero to five;
• Q is alklyl, aryl or cycloalkyl having a polymerizable and a water compatible functional group;
• D.sup.- is a pharmaceutically acceptable anion;
• and
• m and n are the ratio of the two monomers.