(19)
(11) EP 0 021 546 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.01.1981 Bulletin 1981/02

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.01.1981 Bulletin 1981/01

(21) Application number: 80200613

(22) Date of filing: 27.06.1980
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 02.07.1979 US 54341

(71) Applicant: AKZO N.V.
 ()

(72) Inventor:
  • Richmond, James Matthew
     ()

   


(54) Quaternary ammonium compounds as fabric-softening agents


(57) Novel fabric softening compounds of the formulae

, and

wherein R and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of aliphatic radicals containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms, R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl, Rs is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and aliphatic radicals containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms, x and y are independently integers from 1 to about 20, and z is 0 or 1 are disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for conditioning textiles utilizing said compounds.





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