Low-foaming wetting agent consisting of various alkoxylated alcohol mixtures

Abstract

Novel low-foaming wetting agents consisting of I) 30 to 90% by weight of one or more substances of the formula ##STR1## and/or II) 70 to 10% by weight of one or more substances of the formula ##STR2## and III) 0 to 30% by weight of one or more substances of the formula ##STR3## where all percentages given are based on the total weight of the wetting agent and where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, independently of one another, denote straight-chain or branched C.sub.4 -C.sub.20 -alkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.20 -alkenyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 -aryl which may be mono- to trisubstituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, or denotes C.sub.7 -C.sub.10 -aralkyl, the aromatic portion of which may be mono- to trisubstituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, R.sup.3 denotes straight-chain or branched C.sub.12 -C.sub.22 -alkyl, C.sub.12 -C.sub.22 -alkenyl or phenyl which is substituted by 1 to 3 alkyl groups having a total of 6 to 12 C atoms, EO and PO denote ethylene oxide and propylene oxide units, respectively, m and r, independently of one another, are 1 to 30, preferably 1 to 20, n, o, p and q, independently of one another, are 1 to 10 and s is 15 to 50. These wetting agents are used in aqueous liquors for textile processes, for the formulation of crop protection agents, and the like.

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