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A composition comprises (a) a polymer containing a characterizing amount of units of the formula <IMAGE> (I) wherein R1-R4 are independently hydrogen, methyl or ethyl and wherein R5 is hydrogen or an alkyl radical containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms and x is 0 or 1; (b) IBr2-, IBrCl-, BrCl2- or mixtures thereof; (c) a cation selected from the group consisting of hydrogen ion, alkali metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions, ammonium ion and mixtures thereof; and (d) water; and which has been inhibited against degeneration by a degeneration inhibiting amount of an alcohol of the formula R-(OCH2CH2)n-OH wherein R is hydrogen, an aliphatic radical containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a hydroxyl substituted aliphatic alkyl radical containing 2 or 3 carbon atoms and n is a number from 0 to 3 with the proviso that when R contains 3 carbon atoms and no hydroxyl groups, the n NOTEQUAL 0. The stabilized complexes are useful as sanitizers. |