Bleach boosting components, compositions and laundry methods

A cationic or zwitterionic laundry bleach boosting compound selected from the group consisting of:

• wherein m is 0 or 1 and wherein n is an integer from 0 to 4, provided that when m is equal to 0, G does not equal R41—C—R42;
• each R32 is independently selected from a substituted or unsubstituted radical selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, fused aryl, heterocyclic ring, fused heterocyclic ring, nitro, halo, cyano, sulfonato, alkoxy, keto, carboxylic, and carboalkoxy radicals, and any two vicinal R32 substituents may combine to form a fused aryl, fused carbocyclic or fused heterocyclic ring;
• R33 may be a substituted or unsubstituted radical selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkaryl, aryl, aralkyl, heterocyclic ring, nitro, halo, cyano, sulfonato, alkoxy, keto, carboxylic, and carboalkoxy radicals;
• R34 may be a substituted or unsubstituted radical selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkaryl, aryl, aralkyl, heterocyclic ring, and a radical represented by the formula:
• -To-(Z−)a
• where Z− is covalently bonded to To, and Z− is selected from the group consisting of —CO2, —SO3−, —OSO3−, —SO2− and —OSO2− and a is either 1 or 2;
• To is selected from the group consisting of:
• (1) —(CH(R45))— or —C(R45)2)— wherein R45 is independently selected from H or C1-C8 alkyl;
• (2) —CH2(C6H4)—;
• (3) —(CH2)d(E)(CH2)f wherein d is from 2 to 8, f is from 1 to 3 and E is —C(O)O—;
• (4) —C(O)NR46— wherein R46 is H or C1-C4 alkyl;
• and
• wherein x is equal to 0-3;
• J, When present, is independently selected from the group consisting of —CR51R52—, —CR51R52R53R54—, and —CR51R52CR53R54CR55R56—;
• are substituted or unsubstituted radicals selected from the linear or branched group consisting of H, C1-C18 alkyls, cycloalkyls, alkaryls, aryls, aralkyls, alkylenes, heterocyclic rings, alkoxys, arylcarbonyls, carboxyalkyls and amide groups;
• R35-R42 are substituted or unsubstituted radicals independently selected from the group consisting of H, linear or branched C1-C12 alkyl, alkylenes, alkoxys, aryls, alkaryls, aralkyls, cycloalkyls, and heterocyclic rings, and R43 and R44 are substituted or unsubstituted radicals independently selected from the group consisting of H, oxygen, linear or branched C1-C12 alkyls, alkylenes, alkoxys, aryl, alkaryls, aralkyls, cycloalkyls, and heterocyclic rings further provided that any of R32-R44 may be joined together with any other of R32-R44 to form part of a common ring;
• any vicinal R35-R44 may join to form unsaturation;
• and wherein any one group of substituents R35-R38, R37-R40, R39-R42 or R43 and R44, when present, may combine to form a substituted or unsubstituted fused unsaturated moiety.

A laundry additive product comprising a bleach boosting compound selected from the group consisting of:

• aryliminium cations, aryliminium zwitterions, aryliminium polyions having a net charge of from about +3 to about −3 and mixtures thereof, said bleach booster being represented by the formulas [I] and [II]:
• wherein:
• m is 0 or 1 and wherein n is an integer from 0 to 4;
• each R1 is independently selected from a substituted or unsubstituted radical selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, fused aryl, heterocyclic ring, fused heterocyclic ring, nitro, halo, cyano, sulfonato, alkoxy, keto, carboxylic, and carboalkoxy radicals, and any two vicinal R1 substituents may combine to form a fused aryl, fused carbocyclic or fused heterocyclic ring;
• R2 may be a substituted or unsubstituted radical selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkaryl, aryl, aralkyl, heterocyclic ring, nitro, halo, cyano, sulfonato, alkoxy, keto, carboxylic, and carboalkoxy radicals;
• R3 may be a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated radical selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkaryl, aryl, aralkyl, heterocyclic ring, and a radical represented by the formula:
• -To-(Z−)a
• where Z− is covalently bonded to To, and Z− is selected from the group consisting of —CO2−, —SO3−, —OSO3−, —SO2− and —OSO2− and a is either 1 or 2;
• To is selected from the group consisting of:
• (1) —(CH(R14))— or —(C(R14)2)— wherein R14 is independently selected from H or C1-C8 alkyl;
• (2) —CH2(C6H4)—;
• (5) —(CH2)d(E)(CH2)f— wherein d is from 2 to 8, f is from 1 to 3 and E is —C(O)O—;
• (6) —C(O)NR15— wherein R15 is H or C1-C4 alkyl;
• wherein x is equal to 0-3;
• J, when present, is independently selected from the group consisting of —CR20R21—, —CR20R21CR22R23—, and —CR20R21CR22R23CR24R25—;
• R16-R25 are substituted or unsubstituted radicals selected from the linear or branched group consisting of H, C1-C18 alkyls, cycloalkyls, alkaryls, aryls, aralkyls, alkylenes, heterocyclic rings, alkoxys, arylcarbonyls, carboxyalkyls and amide groups;
• R4-R11 are substituted or unsubstituted radicals independently selected from the group consisting of H, linear or branched C1-C12 alkyls, alkylenes, alkoxys, aryls, alkaryls, aralkyls, cycloalkyls, and heterocyclic rings, and R12 and R13 are substituted or unsubstituted radicals independently selected from the group consisting of H, oxygen, linear or branched C1-C12 alkyls, alkylenes, alkoxys, aryls, alkaryls, aralkyls, cycloalkyls, and heterocyclic rings;
• provided that any of R1-R13 may be joined together with any other of R1-R13 to form part of a common ring;
• any geminal R4-R11 may combine to form a carbonyl;
• any vicinal R4-R13 may join to form unsaturation;
• and wherein any one group of substituents R4-R7, R6-R9, or R8-R13 may combine to form a substituted or unsubstituted fused unsaturated moiety;
• (b) a bleaching species selected from the group consisting of oxaziridinium cations, oxaziridinium zwitterions, oxaziridinium polyions having a net charge of from about +3 to about −3, and mixtures thereof, said oxaziridinium compound being represented by the formulas [III] and [IV]:
• wherein:
• m is 0 or 1 and wherein n is an integer from 0 to 4;
• provided that when m is equal to 0, G does not equal R41—C—R42 each R32 is independently selected from a substituted or unsubstituted radical selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, fused aryl, heterocyclic ring, fused heterocyclic ring, nitro, halo, cyano, sulfonato, alkoxy, keto, carboxylic, and carboalkoxy radicals, and any two vicinal R32 substituents may combine to form a fused aryl, fused carbocyclic or fused heterocyclic ring;
• R33 may be a substituted or unsubstituted radical selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkaryl, aryl, aralkyl, heterocyclic ring, nitro, halo, cyano, sulfonato, alkoxy, keto, carboxylic, and carboalkoxy radicals;
• R34 may be a substituted or unsubstituted radical selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkaryl, aryl, aralkyl, heterocyclic ring, and a radical represented by the formula:
• -To-(Z−)a
• where Z− is covalently bonded to To, and Z− is selected from the group consisting of —CO2−, —SO3−, —OSO3−, —SO2− and —OSO2− and a is either 1 or 2;
• To is selected from the group consisting of:
• (1) —(CH(R45))— or —(C(R14)2)— wherein R45 is independently selected from C1-C8 alkyl;
• (2) —CH2(C6H4)—;
• (3) —(CH2)d(E)(CH2)f— wherein d is from 2 to 8, f is from 1 to 3 and E is —C(O)O—;
• (4) —C(O)NR46— wherein R46 is H or C1-C4 alkyl;
• and
• wherein x is equal to 0-3;
• J, when present, is independently selected from the group consisting of —CR51R52—, —CR51R52CR53R54—, and —CR51R52CR53R54CR55R56—;
• R47-R56 are substituted or unsubstituted radicals selected from the linear or branched group consisting of H, C1-C18 alkyls, cycloalkyls, alkaryls, aryls, aralkyls, alkylenes, heterocyclic rings, alkoxys, arylcarbonyls, carboxyalkyls and amide groups;
• R35-R42 are substituted or unsubstituted independently selected from the group consisting of H, linear or branched C1-C12 alkyls, alkylenes, alkoxys, aryls, alkaryls, aralkyls, cycloalkyls, and heterocyclic rings, and R43 and R44 are substituted or unsubstituted radicals independently selected from the group consisting of H, oxygen, linear or branched C1-C12 alkyls, alkylenes, alkoxys, aryls, alkaryls, aralkyls, cycloalkyls, and heterocyclic rings, further provided that any of R32-R44 may be joined together with any other of R32-R44 to form part of a common ring;
• any vicinal R35-R44 may join to form unsaturation;
• and wherein any one group of substituents R35-R38, R37-R40, R39-R42 or R43 and R44, when present, may combine to form a substituted or unsubstituted fused unsaturated moiety;
• and
• mixtures thereof.