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Styrene oxide products Abstract Styrene oxide products of the formula (1) or (2) where R is an aliphatic radical having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, "alkylene" is an alkylene radical of 2 or 3 carbon atoms, one of Y1 and Y2 is phenyl and the other is hydrogen, m is a number from 1 to 100, and one of Y3 and Y4 is phenyl and the other is hydrogen, their acid esters and salts thereof. These products are a novel class of nonionic or anionic surfactants which are useful as textile processing aids, in particular as emulsifiers, dyeing assistants, wetting agents, deaerating agents or padding assistants. |