| abstract |
The application relates to new compounds with switchable properties of structure :(formula 1) where R1 is a group selected from alkyl, branched alkyl, cycloalkyl, polycycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, alkaryl, alkoxy, aryl, aralkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or fluorocarbon groups containing 1 to 50 carbon atom(s), 'X' is a hydrophilic polymer chain or segment, 'Y' is a hydrophobic or oleophobic polymer chain or segment; 'z' is a chain containing an organofunctional group which is an amide, quaternary ammonium, phosphate or sulfate group; R2 is same as R1, or is Hydrogen, hydroxyl group or a spacer that links said compound of the formula (I) with another compound of the same formula; and a, b, c, d and e are integers from 1 to 4,000; the application further relates to a process for making said compounds, and also to a method of treating fabric with an aqueous dispersion of the new compound. |