| abstract |
Compounds of formula (I) below: wherein R?1 and R2¿ can be independently a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated C¿1?-C36 hydrocarbon group, or a -RX(AO)n-R?4¿ group in which R is a C¿6?-C10 arylene group, a straight or branched chain C2-C20 alkylene group, optionally containing an arylene group, or a C4-C20 straight chain alkylene group containing one or more -NH-groups in the alkylene chain, X is -O-, -S-, or -NR?5¿- where R5 is hydrogen or C¿1?-C6 alkyl, each AO group is independently an ethyleneoxy, a 1,2-propyleneoxy, or a 1,2-butyleneoxy group, n is number of from 1 to 100, and the R?4¿ group is a C¿1?-C36 organic group; and the R?3¿ group is an -RX(AO)¿n-R?4 group as defined above; and aqueous and nonaqueous compositions containing them. |