Abstract:
WHEREIN R AND R'' ARE EITHER STRAIGHT CHAIN OR PREDOMINANTLY STRAIGHT CHAIN BUT DISSIMILAR SLKYS, EACH RANGING FROM 7 TO 15 CARBONS, AND AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH HAS AN ODD NUMBER OF CARBONS, THE SUM OF CARBON ATOMS IN R AND R'' BEING IN THE RANGE OF FROM 20 TO 22 CARBONS, AND WHEREIN X IS A BIOCIDALLY ACCEPTABLE ANION PREFERABLY DERIVED FROM A HALOGEN SUCH AS BROMINE OR CHLORINE, OR WHICH MAY BE METHOSULFATE. THESE COMPOUNDDS HAVE EFFECTIVE BIOCIDAL ACTIVITY EVEN IN HARD WATER, UNLIKE OTHER QUATERNARY AMONIUM COMPOUNDS WHICH ARE INHIBITED IN THEIR BIOCIDAL ACTIVITY BY HARD WATER. THEY ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE FOR THE SANITIZATION OF ALL TYPES OF SURFACES AS WELL AS EGGS, FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS.
R-N(+)(-R'')(-CH3)2 X(-)
WATER-SOLUBLE UNSYMMETRRICAL DI-HIGHER ALKYL DIMETHYL AMMONIUM SALTS HAVING THE STRUCTURE: