Cationic polyglyceryl compositions and compounds

A compound of Formula I:

• wherein,
• Z is a polyglyceryl node structure that comprises at least 3 contiguous glyceryl remnant units;
• Nu are independently selected nucleophilic groups which are directly linked to Z;
• d is the number of nucleophilic groups directly bonded to Z, and is from 2 to 21;
• L1 is an independently selected linking group which links Z to Hphob1;
• Hphob1 is an independently selected hydrophobic moiety comprising 6 to 30 carbons;
• a is the number of Hphob1 linked to the node structure Z, each via an L1, and is from zero to 10;
• L2 is an independently selected linking group which links Z to a cationic group —R1—N—[(R2)(R3)(Hphob2)];
• R1 is an independently selected linear or branched alkylene (—CH— to —C6H12— or monohydroxyalkylene (—CH(OH)— to —C6H11(OH)—);
• N is a nitrogen atom;
• R2 is an independently selected alkyl or group containing 1 to 4 carbons (CH3 to C4H9) or a hydrogen atom;
• R3 is an independently selected alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbons (CH3 to C4H9) or a hydrogen atom, or an independently selected hydrophobic moiety;
• Hphob2 is an independently selected hydrophobic moiety comprising 6 to 30 carbons;
• X1 is an anionic counterion or absent;
• b is the number of (R1—N—[(R2)(R3)(Hphob2)]) linked to the node structure, Z, each via an L2, and is from 1 to 10;
• L3 is an independently selected linking group which links Z to cationic group —R4—N—[(R5)(R6)(R7)];
• R4 is an independently selected linear or branched alkylene (—CH— to —C6H12—) or monohydroxylalkylene (—CH(OH)— to —C6(OH)H11(OH)—);
• R5, R6, R7 are each an independently selected alkyl or group containing 1 to 4 carbons (CH3 to C4H9);
• X2 is a anionic counterion or absent;
• c is the number of (R4—N—[(R5)(R6)(R7)]) linked to the node structure, Z, each via an L3, and is from 1 to 10;
• wherein the sum of a and b is from 1 to 10 inclusive;
• the sum of b and c is 2 to 10 inclusive;
• and
• the sum of a, b, and c is from 2 to 10 inclusive;
• provided that:
• if a+b+c+d is less than or equal to 5, then a+b+c/a+b+c+d is greater than 0.33, or if a+b+c+d is greater than 5, then a+b+c/a+b+c+d is from 0.04 to 0.9;
• wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of (N-(2-hydroxypropyl)-N,N-dimethyllauryl-1-ammonium) (N-(2-hydroxypropyl)-N,N,N-trimethylpropan-1-ammonium) decaglyceryl monooleate ether;
• and (N-(2-hydroxypropyl)-N,N-dimethyllauryl-1-ammonium) (N-(2-hydroxypropyl)-N,N,N-trimethylpropan-2-ammonium) decaglyceryl monooleate ether.