A METHOD OF INHIBITING IMCROORGANISMS IN HARD WATER AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS BY USING IN HARD WATER, WATER-SOLUBLE UNSYMMETRICAL DI-HIGHER ALKYL DIMETHYL AMMONIUM SALTS HAVING THE STRUCTURE: WHEREIN X IS A BIOCIDALLY COMPTIBLE ANION PREFERABLY DERIVED FROM A HALOGEN SUCH AS BROMINE OR CHLORINE. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO USE METHOSULFATE, ALTHOUGH THIS IS MUCH LESS PREFERABLE BECAUSE THE RESULTANT COMPOUND IS NOT AS EFFECTIVE AND IS ALSO MORE DIFFICULT TO MAKE.
Abstract:
A METHOD OF INHIBITING MICROORGANISMS BY APPLYING THERETO A WATER-SOLUBLE UNSYMMETRICAL DI-HIGHER ALKYL DIMETHYL AMMONIUM SALT HAVING THE STRUCTURE:
R-N(+)(-R'')(-CH3)2 X(-)
WHEREIN R AND R'' ARE EITHER STRAIGHT CHAIN OR PREDOMINANTLY STRAIGHT CHAIN BUT DISMISSAL ALKYLS, ONE OF SAID ALKYLS HAVING FROM 9 TO 10 CARBON ATOMS AND THE OTHER HAVING FROM 11 TO 12 CARBON ATOMS, AT LEAST ONE OF THE ALKYLS HAVING AN ODD NUMBER OF CARBONS, AND THE TOTAL SUM OF BOTH ALKYLS BEING BETWEEN 20 AND 21, AND WHEREIN X IS BIOCIDALLY ACCEPTABLE ANION PREFERABLY DERIVED FROM A HALOGEN SUCH AS BROMINE OR CHLORINE, OR WHICH MAY BE METHOSULFATE.
Abstract:
Derivatives of 2,4,5-trichloroaniline having the general formula: WHEREIN R is the residue of an aliphatic, alicyclic, aromatic or arylaliphatic compound. These derivatives possess marked antimicrobial power.