Silicone containing imidazoline compositions

Acid salts of silicone-containing imidazoline represented by the following formula:

• ##STR14## wherein:
• R is a organosilicone chain represented by the formula:
• ##STR15## wherein:
• R.sub.5, which can be the same or different, is selected from R.sub.6, a group of the formula --(CH.sub.2).sub.n1 --B.sub.n2 --(CH.sub.2).sub.n3 -- and mixtures thereof, wherein R.sub.6 is as herein below defined, n.sup.1 is zero or an integer from 1 to 12, n.sup.2 is 0 or 1, n.sup.3 is an integer from 1 to 5, and B is sulfur or oxygen with the proviso that when n.sup.2 is 1, n.sup.1 and n.sup.3 each is at least 1;
• and with the further proviso that at least one of R.sub.5 is group of the formula --(CH.sub.2).sub.n1 --B.sub.n2 --(CH.sub.2).sub.n3 --;
• R.sub.6, which can be the same or different is selected from alkyl, aryl and olefin;
• R.sub.7 and R.sub.8, which can be the same or different, are selected from alkyl, aryl, polyoxyalkylene, alkaryl, aralkylene and alkenyl;
• a is an integer from 0 to 50,000;
• b is an integer from 0 to 5,000;
• and
• c is an integer from 0 to 100;
• R.sub.1 which can be the same or different is of the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl;
• R.sub.2 is hydrogen or an alkylene hydrocarbon group;
• R.sub.3 is selected from --OH, --NH.sub.2, --R.sub.9 CONH, R.sub.9 COO-- and --H wherein R.sub.9 is saturated or unsaturated alkyl having from 1-22 carbon atoms;
• X is an anion group having 1-3 valence.
• j is an integer from 1 to 3;
• and
• k is an integer from 1 to 3;
• with the proviso that (k-j) is 0 or a positive integer.