Abstract: The invention provides surfactant-containing cosmetic, dermatological, and pharmaceutical agents comprising at least one water-soluble or water-swellable copolymer obtainable by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, B) optionally, one or more further olefinically unsaturated, noncationic comonomers, C) optionally, one or more olefinically unsaturated, cationic comonomers, D) optionally, a silicon-containing component(s), E) optionally, a fluorine-containing component(s), F) optionally, one or more macromonomers, G) the copolymerization taking place if desired in the presence of at least one polymeric additive, H) with the proviso that component A) is copolymerized with at least one component selected from one of the groups D) to G).

Abstract: Bleach activator cogranulates of one or more ammonium nitrites and at least one further bleach activator obtained by spraying an aqueous solution of one or more ammonium nitrites onto the further bleach activator, granulating the resulting mixture and drying and sieving the moist granulate.

Abstract: An additive for low-sulfur mineral oil distillates having improved cold flowability and paraffin dispersancy, comprising at least one ester of an alkoxylated polyol and at least one polar nitrogen-containing paraffin dispersant.

Abstract: The invention provides the use of compounds of the formula (1) where R1, R2 are each independently C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, R3 is C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, —CHR6COO? or —O?, A is a C2- to C4-alkylene group, B is a C1- to C10-alkylene group, X is O or NR7 R6, R7 are each independently hydrogen, C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, R4 is a C1- to C50-alkyl, C2- to C50-alkenyl radical, C6- to C50-aryl or C7- to C50-alkylaryl, R5 is hydrogen, —OH or a C1- to C4-alkyl radical, n, m are each independently a number from 0 to 30, x is a number from 1 to 6, as corrosion and gas hydrate inhibitors, and also the compounds of formula 1.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of polymers which contain between 1 and 99 mol-% structural units of formula 1, wherein R1 represents hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl, R2 represents C1-C24-alkyl, C2-C24-alkylene or a C6-C18-aryl radical, which can be substituted with a C1-C12-alkyl group, A represents identical or different C2-C4 alkylene radicals and, x, represents whole number from 2-40 in quantities from 0.01-2 wt-%, in quantities from 0.01 to 2 wt-%, in relation to the aqueous phase. The polymers can be used as gas hydrate inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention provides a surfactant-free cosmetic, dermatological, and pharmaceutical agents comprising at least one copolymer obtainable by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, B) optionally, one or more further olefinically unsaturated, noncationic comonomers, C) optionally, one or more olefinically unsaturated, cationic comonomers, D) optionally, one or more silicon-containing component(s), E) optionally, one or more fluorine-containing component(s), F) optionally, one or more macromonomers, G) the copolymerization taking place if desired in the presence of at least one polymeric additive, H) with the proviso that component A) is copolymerized with at least one component selected from one of the groups D) to G).

Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous pigment preparation containing an organic and/or inorganic pigment dispersed in an acrylate resin solution and a dispersion agent. The preparation is characterized in that the acrylate resin is a copolymer consisting essentially of between 50 and 80 mol % of monoalkenyl aromatic compounds and between 20 and 50 mol % of acrylates, and has an average molar mass Mv of between 1,000 and 50,000 g/mol, and in that the dispersion agent is a compound of formula (I): R—O—(CH2-CH2—O)m—CH2—COOM, wherein R is a C10-C20 alkyl radical or a C10-C20 alkenyl radical, m is a number between 1 and 15, and M is a monovalent cation.

Abstract: The invention relates to uses of comb polymers of acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates in cosmetic, pharmaceutical and dermatological applications as thickeners, dispersing agents, suspending agents, emulsifiers, stabilizers, solubilizers, conditioning agents, consistency-giving agents, lubricants, bonding agents and/or conditioners. The comb polymers of the present invention comprise at least one copolymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pulverulent laundry and cleaning detergents ingredient, to a process for its preparation and to its use.

Abstract: The invention provides the compounds of the formula (1) where R1 is C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, —CHR5—COO? or —O?, R2 is hydrogen —CH3 or —OH, R3, R4 are each independently C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, R5 is hydrogen, C1- to C22-alkyl or C2- to C22-alkenyl, A is a C2- to C4-alkylene group, D is a C2- to C5-alkylene group which may contain one or two heteroatoms, m is a number from 0 to 30, n is a number from 1 to 18, and also their use as corrosion and gas hydrate inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention relates to cosmetic and dermatological hair treatment compositions comprising at least one copolymer. The copolymer is obtained by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, and B) optionally, one or more further olefinically unsaturated, noncationic comonomers, C) optionally, one or more olefinically unsaturated, cationic comonomers, D) optionally, one or more silicon-containing component(s), E) optionally, one or more fluorine-containing component(s), F) optionally, one or more macromonomers, G) optionally, the copolymerization taking place in the presence of at least one polymeric additive, H) with the proviso that component A) is copolymerized with at least one component selected from one of the groups D) to G).

Abstract: The invention relates to a styrene-hypophosphite adduct of the formula (I) {R9[C(Ph(R1, R2, R3, R4, R5))R6—CR7R8]n}mP(O)(O 1/x Mx+)(R10)2-m where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are identical or different and are hydrogen, alkyl, linear or branched, aryl, aralkyl, oxoalkyl, oxoaryl, aminoalkyl, and/or aminoaryl, R9 is H or a free-radical-initiator radical, R10 is H, Mx+ is Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Al, Ge, Sn, Bi, Sb, Pb, Ti, TiO, Zr, ZrO, Zn, Fe, Ce, Mn, and/or a protonated nitrogen base having the valency x, m=1 or 2, and n=from 1 to 100, and is the number of styrene units C(Ph(R1, R2, R3, R4, R5))R6—CR7R8 inserted into the P—H bond.

Abstract: The invention provides the use of compounds of the formula (1) where R1, R2 are each independently C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, R3 is C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, —CHR5—COO? or —O?, R4 is M, hydrogen or an organic radical which optionally contains heteroatoms and has from 1 to 100 carbon atoms, B is an optionally substituted C1- to C30-alkylene group, D is an organic radical which optionally contains heteroatoms and has from 1 to 600 carbon atoms, X, Y are each independently O or NR6, R5, R6 are each independently hydrogen, C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl or C7- to C30-alkylaryl, and M is a cation as gas hydrate inhibitors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improvement in a process for preparing primary amines by hydrogenating nitriles. The improvement in the hydrogenation process is that a hydrogenation catalyst modified ex situ with preadsorbed alkali metal carbonate or hydrogencarbonate such as K2CO3 or KHCO3 is used.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing compounds of the formula (1) where A is C2- to C4-alkylene, B is C1- to C4-alkylene, n is a number from 1 to 100, and R is C1- to C30-alkyl, C2- to C30-alkenyl, or C6— to C30-aryl, by a) alkylating a basic mixture of oxoalkylated alcohols of the formula R—O-(-A-O—)n—H and alkoxides thereof with a C2- to C5-chlorocarboxylic acid in the absence of a solvent, b) converting the thus obtained ethercarboxylic acid salt to the free ethercarboxylic acid by adding an acid, the pH being adjusted to 3 or less, c) freeing the thus obtained ethercarboxylic acid, without washing, of water present down to a residual water content of <0.30% by distillation under reduced pressure, and d) removing the precipitated metal salts by filtration, so that the resulting product has a residual salt content of <0.2%.

Abstract: Water-soluble or water-swellable crosslinked copolymers consisting essentially of structural units of the formula 1 or a mixture of the structural units of the formula 1 with structural units of the formula 2 and structural units of the formula 3 where R, R1, R2, R3, Z and n are as defined in the description. These copolymers are crosslinked with compounds which contain at least two olefinic double bonds. These crosslinked copolymers are suitable as thickeners, in particular for cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations.

Abstract: Surfactant compounds are claimed which consists essentially of a) fatty alcohol alkoxylates, b) amorphous silica, c) a carrier material and optionally d) an assistant.

Abstract: The use is claimed of transition metal complexes of the formula (I) [M(L)Yn]Xm??(I) where M is a metal atom from the group of Mn and Fe, L is a ligand of the general formula (II) or (III) where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are the same or different and are each H, C1–C8-alkyl or C6–C12-alkaryl; X and Y are each an uncharged or anionic ligand from the group of CH3CN, chloride, bromide, nitrate, perchlorate, sulfate, citrate, hexafluorophosphate, trifluoromethanesulfonate, tetrafluoroborate, tetraphenylborate or an anion of organic acids having C1–C22 carbon atoms, n and m are each a number from 0 to 4 as bleach catalysts in laundry detergents and cleaning compositions.

Abstract: The invention provides water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers obtained by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, B) optionally, one or more olefinically unsaturated, optionally crosslinking comonomers containing at least one oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorus atom and possessing a molecular weight of less than 500 g/mol, C) one or more at least monofunctional, silicon-containing components capable of free-radical polymerization, the copolymerization D) taking place in the presence of at least one polymeric additive having number-average molecular weights of from 200 g/mol to 109 g/mol. The water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers of the present invention are useful in paper processing, laundry detergents, textile processing, petroleum extraction and formulating cosmetics.

Abstract: The invention relates to deodorants and antiperspirants comprising at least one copolymer. The copolymer is obtained by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, and B) optionally, one or more further olefinically unsaturated, noncationic comonomers, C) optionally, one or more olefinically unsaturated, cationic comonomers, D) optionally, one or more silicon-containing component(s), E) optionally, one or more fluorine-containing component(s), F) optionally, one or more macromonomers, G) optionally, the copolymerization taking place in the presence of at least one polymeric additive, H) with the proviso that component A) is copolymerized with at least one component selected from one of the groups D) to G).