| abstract |
QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS ARE PROVIDED WHICH CORRESPOND TO THE FORMULA ((R2-CH2-N+(-R3-OH)(-R4-OH)-R1)((-)O-X-))N A IN WICH A IS AN ORGANIC RESIDUE, X IS A -CO-, -SO2-, OR -SO3- GROUP, R1 IS AN ALIPHATIC RESIDUE, R2 IS A BENZENE RESIDUE, R3 AND R4 EACH IS A DIVALENT ALIPHATIC RESIDUE AN N IS 1 OR 2. THESE COMPOUNDS ARE USED FOR COMBATTING HARMFUL MICRO-ORGANISMS, SUCH AS BACTERIA AND FUNGI. THEY ARE ESPECIALLY USED FOR THE ANTIMICROBIAL FINISHING AND/OR PROTECTION OF ORGANIC MATERIAL MORE PARTICULATELY OF TEXTILES, AGAINST MICRO-ORGANISMS. |