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AssigneeLever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorsRichard Gerald Gary, John Richard Nicholson, John Oakes, Jean Pekaar Wiley
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An amido peroxyacid is provided having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R is selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.16 alkylene, C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 cycloalkylene and C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 arylene radicals; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 cycloalkyl and C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 aryl radicals; R.sup.3 is selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.16 alkylene, C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 cycloalkylene and C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 arylene radicals; n and m are integers whose sum is 1; and M is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium and C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkanolammonium cations and radicals. The amido peroxyacid is useful for bleaching substrates such as stained laundry, dishware and household hard surfaces. A method and bleaching composition that includes a surfactant is also described.
A method for bleaching a substrate comprising applying to said substrate an effective amount to remove stain of an amido peroxyacid having the structure:
A bleaching composition comprising:
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