MXPA99010650A

MXPA99010650A - Softener active derived from acylated triethanolamine

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Publication number: MXPA99010650A
Application number: MXPA/A/1999/010650A
Authority: MX
Inventors: Trinh Toan; Hoffman Wahl Errol; Haejoon Chung Alex; Robert Carr Eugene; Liu Zaiyou; Macdonald Jim
Original assignee: Robert Carr Eugene; Haejoon Chung Alex; Liu Zaiyou; Macdonald Jim; The Procter & Gamble Company; Trinh Toan; Hoffman Wahl Errol
Priority date: 1997-05-19
Filing date: 1999-11-18
Publication date: 2000-08-01

Abstract

Fabric softener compounds having the formula:[RC(O)]nN+(R1)mX- wherein each R in a compound is a C6-C22 hydrocarbyl group, preferably having an IV from about 70 to about 140 based upon the IV of the equivalent fatty acid, n is a number from 1 to three on the weight average in any mixture of compounds, each R1 in a compound is a C1-3 alkyl or hydroxy alkyl group, the total of n and the number of R1 groups that are hydroxyethyl groups equaling 3, n+m=4 and X is a softener compatible anion, preferably methyl sulfate, the compound, or mixtures of such compounds, having (a) either a Hunter"L"transmission of at least about 85, typically from about 85 to about 95, preferably from about 90 to about 95, more preferably above about 95, if possible, (b) only non-detectable levels, at the conditions of use, of odorous compounds selected from the group consisting of:isopropyl acetate, which should be less than about 5, preferably less than about 3, and more preferably less than about 2,&eegr;g/L.;2, 2'-ethylidenebis(oxy)bispropane, which should be less than about 200, preferably less than about 100, more preferably less than about 10, and even more preferably less than about 5,&eegr;g/L.;1,3,5-trioxane, which should be less than about 50, preferably less than about 20, more preferably less than about 10, and even more preferably less than about 7,&eegr;g/L.;and/or each short chain fatty acid (4-12, especially 6-10, carbon atoms) ester, especially methyl esters, which should be less than about 4, preferably less than about 3, and more preferably less than about 2,&eegr;g/L. or (c) preferably, both. The fabric softener actives are preferably prepared in the presence of chelating agent and/or antioxidant, as disclosed herein. Such materials are new. Solvents can be present.

Description

ACTIVE AGENT SOFTENER DERIVED FROM TR1ETANOLAMINE ACILADA TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to specific fabric softening active agents, which are suitable for preparing concentrated fabric softening compositions. Specifically, acrylated triethanolamine derivatives are provided which solve problems that had previously been ignored, in particular for clear or translucent liquid compositions.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Clear, concentrated compositions containing active fabric softening agents, bound with ester and / or amide, are described in co-pending application Serial No. 08 / 679,694, filed on July 11, 1996 in the name of EH Wahl. , T. Trinh, EP Gosselink, JC Letton and MR Sivik, for Fabric softening composition / composition; said request being incorporated herein, by means of this reference. The active fabric softening agents, in that application, are fully biodegradable, ester-bound materials containing long unsaturated chains of hydrophobic groups. Concentrated compositions are also contemplated in the form of dispersions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The essential fabric softening compounds of the present I are those having the formula: [RC (0) OC2H4] nN ++ (/ DR1 ')' m? - in which each R in a compound is a hydrocarbyl group of 6 to 22 carbon atoms, preferably with only a minimum or no to 10 carbon atoms, preferably having an iodine value (hereinafter referred to as VY) of about 70 to about 140, based on the VY of the fatty acid equivalent; n is a number from 1 to 3, on the average weight in any mixture of compounds; each R1 in a compound is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; the total of n and the number of R1 groups that are hydroxyethyl groups is equal to 3; n + m is equal to 4 and X is an anion compatible with the softener, preferably metisulphate. It is preferred that the cis: trans isomer ratio of the fatty acid (of the C18: 1 component) is at least about 1: 1, preferably about 2: 1, better still, 3: 1 and even better, about 4: 1 or more.

The compound or mixture of compounds have: (a) a Hunter "L" transmission of at least about 85, typically about 85 to 95, preferably about 90 to 95, more preferably more than about 95, of being possible; (b) only very low levels, for example, undetectable, to the conditions of use, of odorous compounds, selected from the group consisting of: isopropium acetate, 2,2'-ethylidenebis (oxy) bispropane; 1, 3,5-trioxane and / or short-chain fatty acid esters (4 to 12 carbon atoms, especially 6 to 10 carbon atoms), especially methyl esters, or (c), preferably both. The above compounds are suitable for use in concentrated fabric conditioning compositions, especially in concentrated, clear compositions. The compounds give improved compositions containing: A. about 2% to 75%, preferably about 8% to 70%, more preferably about 13% to about 65%, and even more preferably about 18% to 40% of the compound, or mixtures of said compounds; and B. less than about 40% by weight of the main solvent composition having an approximate ClogP of 0.15 to 0.64, and at least some degree of asymmetry. The compositions may also be stable, fabric-based fabric softener dispersion compositions containing from about 5% to 35%, preferably from about 8% to 30%, more preferably from about 10% to 28%, and even more. preferably, from about 15% to 26% by weight of the composition, of said cationic compound, fabric softener. For the compositions, the solvent is typically less than about 40%, preferably about 5% to 35%, more preferably, from about 10% to 25% and still more preferably, from about 12% to 18%, by weight of the composition, especially of main solvent having a ClogP of about 0.15 to 0.64, preferably about 0.25 to 0.62 and, more preferably, approximately 0.40 to 0.60. Said solvent is typically the main solvent. When there is an insufficient amount of principal solvent, for example, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, the ethoxylate, diethoxylate or triethoxylate derivatives of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2- ethyl-1, 3-hexanediol and / or the ethoxylates (1-3) of 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol and / or mixtures thereof, to give a clear product or even to give a stable product, others may be added solvents, preferably 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol. The typical master solvent is preferably selected from the group consisting of: I. mono-oles, which include: a. n-propanol and / or b. 2-butanol and / or 2-methyl-2-propanol; II. isomers of hexanediol, including: 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-butanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-1,2-butanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-1,2-butanediol, 2-methyl-2,3 - pentanediol, 3-methyl-2,3-pentanediol, 4-methyl-2,3-pentanediol, 2,3-hexanediol, 3,4-hexanediol, 2-ethyl-1,2-butanediol, 2-methyl-1 , 2- petanediol, 3-methyl-1,2-pentanediol, 4-methyl-1,2-pentanediol and / or 1, 2-hexanediol; isomers of heptanediol, including: 2-butyl-1,3-propanediol, 2,2-diethyl-1,3-propanediol, 2- (1-methyl-propyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (2- methylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-propanediol, 2,3,3-trimethyl-1,2-butanediol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-1,4-butanediol , 2-ethyl-3-methyl-1, 4- butanediol, 2-propyl-1,4-butanediol, 2-isopropyl-1,4-butanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,5-pentanediol, 2,3 -dimethyl-1, 5-pentanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-1,5-pentanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-1,5-pentanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-pentanediol, 2,4 -dimethyl-2,3-pentanediol, 3,4-dimethyl-2,3-pentanediol, 4,4-dimethyl-2,3-pentanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-3,4-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-1 , 5-pentanediol, 2-methyl-1,6-hexanediol, 3-methyl-1,6-hexnediol, 2-methyl-2,3-hexanediol, 3-methyl-2,3-hexanediol, 4-methyl-2 , 3-hexanediol, 5-methyl-2,3-hexanediol, 2-methyl-3, r-hexanediol, 3-methyl-3,4-hexanediol, 1,3-heptanediol, 1,4-heptanediol, 1.5 heptanediol and / or 1,6-heptanediol; IV. isomers of octanediol, including: 2- (2-methylbutyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (1,1-dimethylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (1,2-dimethylpropyl) -1,3 -propane-diol, 2- (1-ethylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (1-methyl-butyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (2,2-dimethylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol , 2- (3-methylbutyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2-butyl-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-isopropyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-propyl -1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2- (1-methylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2- (2-methylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2-tert-butyl-2-methyl -1,3-propanediol, 2,2-diethyl-1,3-butanediol, 2- (1-methylpropyl) -1,3-butanediol, 2-butyl-1,3-butanediol, 2-ethyl-2,3 dimethyl-1,3-butanediol, 2- (1,1-dimethylethyl) -1,3-butanediol, 2- (2-methylpropyl) -1,3-butanediol, 2-methyl-2-isopropyl-1, 3 -butanediol, 2-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-butanediol, 3-methyl-2-isopropyl-1,3-butanediol, 3-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-butanediol, 2,2- diethyl-1,4-butanediol, 2-methyl-2-propyl-1,4-butanediol, 2- (1-methylpropyl-1,4-butanediol, 2-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl-1,4) -butanediol, 2-ethyl-3,3-dimethyl-1,4-butanediol, 2-ethyl-3,3-dimethyl-1,4-butanediol, 2- (1,1-dimethylethyl) -1,4-butanediol , 2- (2-methylpropyl) -1,4-butanediol, 2-methyl-3-propyl-1,4-butanediol, 3-methyl-2-isopropyl-1,4-butanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl -1,3-pentanediol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2,4,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, 3 , 4,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol, 3,4,4-trimethyl-1 , 3-pentanediol, 2,3,3-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol, 2,3,3-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol, 2,3 , 4-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol, 3,3,4-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl-1,5-pentanediol, 3,3,5-trimethyl-1, 5 -pentanediol, 2,3,3-trimethyl-1,5-pentanediol, 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,5-pentanediol, 2,3,3-trimethyl-2,4-pentanediol, 2,3,4 -trimethyl-2,4-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-3-methyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-4-methyl-1, 3 -pentanediol, 3-ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-2-me Til-1, 4-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-3-methyl-1,4-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-4-methyl-1,4-pentanediol, 3-ethyl-2-methyl-1,4-pentanediol, 3-Ethyl-3-methyl-1,4-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-1,5-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-4-methyl- 1, 5-pentanediol, 3-ethyl-3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol, 3-ethyl-2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol, 2-isopropyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2-propyl-1, 3-pentanediol, 2-isopropyl-1,4-pentanediol, 2-propyl-1,4-pentanediol, 1,4-pentanedioi, 3-isopropyl-1,4-pentanedioi, 2-isopropyl-1,5-pentanediol, 3-propyl-2,4-pentanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-hexane-diol, 2,4-dimethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 2, 5-dimethyl-1,3-hexanedioi, 3,4-dimethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 3,5-dimethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 4, 5-dimethyl-1, 3-hexanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 2,5 -dimethyl-1, 4-hexane-diol, 3,3-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 3,4-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 3,5-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 4,4 -dimethyl-1, 3-hexanediol, 4,5-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 5,5-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,5-hexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl -1, 5-hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-1,5-hexanediol, 2,5-dimethyl-1,5-hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-1,5-hexanediol, 3,4-dimethyl-1 , 5-hexanediol, 3,5-dimethyl-1,5-hexanediol, 4,6-dimethyl-1,5-hexanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,6-hexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-1,6 -hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-1,6-hexanediol, 2,5-dimethyl-1,6-hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-1,6-hexanediol, 3,4-dimethyl-1,6-hexanediol , 2,3-dimethyl-2,4-hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-2,4-hexanediol, 2,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-2,4-hexanediol, 3 , 4-dimethyl-2,4-hexanediol, 3,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexanediol, 4,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexanediol, 5,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexanediol, , 3-dimethyl-2,5-hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-2,5-hexanod iol, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-2,5-hexanediol, 3,4-dimethyl-2,5-hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-2,6-hexanediol, 2-ethyl-1, 3-hexanediol, 4-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 2-ethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 4-ethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 2-ethyl-1,5-hexanediol, 3-Ethyl-2,4-hexanediol, 4-ethyl-2,4-hexanediol, 3-ethyl-2,5-hexanediol, 2-methyl-1,3-heptanediol, 3-methyl-1, 3- heptanediol, 4-methyl-1,3-heptanediol, 5-methyl-1,3-heptanediol, 6-methyl-1,3-heptanediol, 2-methyl-1,4-heptanediol, 3-methyl-1, 4- heptanediol, 4-methyl-1, 4-heptanediol, 5-methyl-1,4-heptanediol, 6-methyl-1, 4-heptanediol, 2-methyl-1,5-heptanediol, 3-methyl-1, 5- heptanediol, 4-methyl-1,5-heptanediol, 5-methyl-1,5-heptanediol, 6-methyl-1,5-heptanediol, 2-methyl-1,6-heptanediol, 3-methyl-1, 6-heptanediol, 4-methyl-1,6-heptanediol, 5-methyl-1,6-heptanediol, 6-methyl-1,6-heptanediol, 2-methyl-2,4-heptanediol, 3-methyl-2, 4-heptanediol, 4-methyl-2,4-heptanediol, 5-methyl-2,4-heptanediol, 6-methyl-2,4-heptanediol, 2-methyl-2,5-heptanediol, 3-methyl-2, 5-heptanodi ol, 4-methyl-2,5-heptanediol, 5-methyl-2,5-heptanedio, 6-methyl-2,5-heptanediol, 2-methyl-2,6-heptanediol, 3-methyl-2,6- heptanediol, 4-methyl-2,6-heptanediol, 3-methyl-3,4-heptanediol, 2-methyl-3,5-heptanediol, 2-methyl-3,5-heptanediol, 3-methyl-3,5- heptanediol, 4-methyl-3,5-heptanediol, 2,5-octanediol, 2,5-octanediol, 2,6-octanediol, 2,7-octanediol, 3,5-octanediol and / or 3,6-octanediol; V. nonanodiol isomers, including: 2,3,3,4-tetra-methyl-2,4-pentanediol, 3-tert-butyl-2,4-pentenediol, 2,5,5-trimethyl-2,4-hexanediol , 3,3,4-trimethyl-2,4-hexanediol, 3,3,5-trimethyl-2,4-hexanediol, 3,5,5-trimethyl-2,4-hexanediol, 4,5,5-trimethyl -2,4-hexanediol, 3,3,4-trimethyl-2,5-hexanediol and / or 3,3,5-trimethyl-2,5-hexanediol; SAW. glyl ethers and / or di (hydroxyalkyl) ethers including: 3- (n-pentyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 3- (2-pentyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 3- (3-pentyloxy) - 1,2-propanediol, 3- (2-methyl-1-butyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 3- (isoamyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 3- (3-methyl-2-butyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 3- (cyclohexyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 3- (1-cyclohex-1-enyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 2- (pentyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, 2 - (2-pentyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (3-pentyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (2-methyl-1-butyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (isoamyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (3-methyl-2-butyloxy-1,3-propanediol, 2- (cyclohexyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (1-cyclohex-1-enyloxy) - 1,3-propane-diol, 3- (butyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, triethoxylated, 3- (butyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, tetraethoxylated, 5-butyloxy) -1, 3-propanediol, pentaethoxylated, 3- (butyloxy) ) -1, 2-propanediol hexaethoxylated, 3- (butyloxy) -1,2-propanediol heptaethoxylated, 3- (butyloxy) -1,2-propanediol octaethoxylated, 3- (butyloxy) -1,2-propanediol nonaethoxylated, 3- (butilox i) -1, 2-propanediol monopropoxylated, 3- (butyloxy) -l, 2-propanediol dibutyleneoxylated, 3- (butiioxy) -2,3-propanediol tributylexylated, 3-phenyloxy-1,3-propanediol, 3-benzyloxy- 1,2-propane-d-ol, 3- (2-phenylethyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 3- (1-phenyl-2-propanyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 2-phenyloxy-1, 3-propanediol, 2- (m-cresyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (p-cresyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, benzyloxy-1,3-propanediol, 2- (2-phenylethyloxy) -1, 3-propanedioi, 2- (1-phenylethyloxy) -1,3-propanedio, bis (2-hydroxy-butyl) ether and / or bis (2-hydroxycyclopentyl) ether; Vile. saturated and unsaturated alicyclic diols and their derivatives, which include: (a) .- the saturated diols and their derivatives, which include: 1-isopropyl-1, 2-cyclobutanediol, 3-ethyl-4-methyl-1,2-cyclobutanediol, 3-propyl-1,2-cyclobutanediol , 3-isopropyl-1,2-cyclobutanediol, 1-ethyl-1,2-cyclopentanediol, 1, 2-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentane-diol, 1,4-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentanediol, 2,4,5-trimethyl-1,3-cyclopentanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-1,2- cyclopentanediol, 3,4-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentanediol, 3,5-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentanediol, 3-ethyl-1, 2-cyclopentanediol, 4,4-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentanediol, 4- ethyl-1, 2- cyclopentanediol, 1,1-bis (hydroxymethyl) -cyclohexane, 1,2-bis- (hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane, 1,2-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol, 1,3-bis (hydroxymethyl) -cyclohexane, 1,3-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol, 1,6-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol, 1-hydroxy-cyclohexane-ethanol, 1-hydroxycyclohexanomethanol, 1-ethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol , 1-methyl-1, 2-cyclohexanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-cyclohexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol, , 5-dimethyl-1, 3-cyclohexanediol, 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-cyndihexanediol, 2-ethyl-1, 3-cydohexanediol, 2-hydroxy-cyclohexane-ethanol, 2-hydroxyethyl-1-cyclohexanol, 2 -hydroxymethylcyclohexanol, 3-hydroxyethyl-1-cyclohexa-nol, 3-hydroxycyclohexane ethanol, 3-hydroxymethyl-cyclohexanol, 3-methyl-1, 2-cyclohexanediol, 4,4-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol, 4,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol, 4,6-dimethyl- 1,3-cyclohexanediol, 4-ethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol, 4-hydroxyethyl-1-cyclohexanol, 4-hydroxymethylcyclohexanol, 4-methyl-1, 2-cyclohexanediol, 5,5-dimethyl-1, 3- cyclohexanediol, 5-ethyl-1, 3-cyclohexanediol, 1,2-cycloheptanediol, 2-methyl-1,3-cycloheptanediol, 2-methyl-1,4-cycloheptanediol, 4-methyl-1,3-cycloheptanediol, 5-methyl-1, 3-cycloheptanediol, 5-methyl-1,4-cycloheptanediol, 6-methyl-1, 4-cycloheptanediol, 1,3-cyclooctanediol, 1,4-cyclooctanediol, 1,5-cyclooctanediol, diethyloxylate 1,2-cyclohexanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanediol triethoxylate, 1,2-cyclohexanediol tetraethoxylate, pentaethoxylate 1,2-cyclohexanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanediol hexaethoxylate, 1,2-cyclohexanediol heptaethoxylate, 1,2-cyclohexanediol octaethoxylate, 1,2-diclohexanedione nonaethoxylate, 1,2-cyclohexanediol mono-propyloxylate, monobutyleneoxylate 1,2-cyclohexanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanediol dibutylexylate and / or 1,2-cyclohexanediol tributyloxylate; and (b) the unsaturated alicyclic diols including: 1-ethenyl-2-ethyl-1, 2-cyclobutanedioi, 1, 2,3,4-tetramethyl-3-cyclobutene-1,2-diol, 3,4 -diethyl-3-cyclobutene-1,2-diol, 3- (1,1-dimethylethyl) -3-cyclobutane-1,2-diol, 3-butyl-3-cyclobutene-1,2-diol, 1, 2 -dimethyl-4-methylene-1, 2-cyclopen-tannediol, 1-ethyl-3-methylene-1,2-cyclopentanediol, 4- (1-propenyl) -1,2-cyclopentanediol, 1-ethyl-3-methyl 3-cyclopentene-1, 2-diol, 1-ethenyl-1,2-cyclohexanediol, 1-methyl-3-methylene-1,2-cyclohexanediol, 1-methyl-4-methylene-1,2-cyclohexanediol , 3-ethenyl-1, 2-cyclohexanediol, 4-ethenyl-1,2-cyclohexanediol, 2,6-dimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1,2-diol, 6,6-dimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1, 2 -diol, 3,6-dimethyl-4-cyclohexene-1,2-diol, 4,5-dimethyl-4-cyclohexene-1,2-diol, 3-cyclooctene- 1,2-diol, 4-cyclooctene-1 , 2-diol and / or 5-cyclooctene-1,2-diol; VIII. Alkoxylated derivatives of diols of 3 to 8 carbon atoms. (In the following description, "OE" means polyethoxylates, ie, - (CH2CH2?) NH; Me-En means methyl-capped polyethoxylates - (CH2CH2O) nCH3; "2- (Me-En)" means 2 Me-En groups necessary, "PO" means polypropoxylates, - (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) n H; "OB" means polybutyleneoxy groups (CH (CH 2 CH 3) CH 2 O) n H; and "n-OB" means poly (n-butyleneoxy) or poly ( tetramethylene) oxy - (CH2CH2CH2CH2?) nH The use of the term "(Cx)" herein refers to the number of carbon atoms in the base material that is alkoxylated); including: 1. 1, 2-propanediol 2- (Me-E? -), 1,2-propanediol OP, 2-methyl- (Me-E.? o) -1, 2-propanediol, 2 (Me-E1 ) -1, 2-propanediol, 2-methyl-OP3-1, 2-propanediol, 2-methyl-OB-1, 2-propanediol, 2-Me-E6-8) -1, 3-propanediol, OP5-6 -1, 3- propanediol, 2,2-diethyl-E? -7-1, 3-propanediol, 2,2-diethyl-OP? -1, 3- propanediol, 2,2-diethyl-n-OB1-2 -1,3-propanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-2 (Me E? -2) -1,3-propanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-OP3-4-1, 3-propanediol, 2- (1-methylpropyl) -E? -1-, 3-propanediol, 2- (1 -methylpropyl) -OP? -1, 3- propanediol, 2- (1-methylpropyl) -n-OB? -2-1, 3-propanediol, 2- (2-methylpropyl) -E? -7-1, 3 -propanediol, 2- (2-methylpropyl) -OP? -1, 3-propanediol; 2- (2-methylpropyl) -n-OB? -2-1, 3-propanediol, 2-ethyl- (Me E6.?o)-1, 3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2 (Me E -?) - 1,3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-OP3-1,3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl- (Me E? -6) -1, 3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-OP2-1, 3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-OB-1, 3-propanediol, 2- isopropyl- (Me E? -6) -1,3-propanediol, 2-isopropyl-OP2-1, 3- propanediol, 2-isopropyl-OB? -1-, 3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2- (Me E2 -5) - 1, 3-propanediol, 2-methyl-OP4.5-1, 3-propanediol, 2-methyl-OB2-1, 3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2-isopropyl-E2-9-1, 3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2-isopropyl-OP 1, 3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2-isopropyl-n-OB1-3-1, 3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2-propyl-E ?. 7-1, 3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2-propyl-OP-? - 1, 3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2-propyl-nOB1-2-1, 3-propanediol, 2-propyl- (Me 2-propyl-OP2-1, 3-propanediol, 2-propyl-OB? -1-, 3-propanediol; (Me E2-8.-1, 2-butanediol, PO2.3-1, 2-butanediol; , OB? -1, 2-butanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-E? -6-1, 2-butanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-n-OB? -2- 1, 2-butanediol, 2-ethyl- E1-3-1, 2-butanediol, 2-ethyl-n-OB 1, 2- butanediol, 2-methyl- (Me E? -2) -1, 2-butanediol, 2-m ethyl-OP 1, 2- butanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-E? -6-1, 2-butanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-n-OB ^ -l, 2-butanediol, 3-methyl- (Me Ei - ^ l ^ -butanediol, 3-methyl-OP 1, 2-butanediol, 2 (Me E3.6) -1, 3-butanediol, OP5-1, 3-butanediol, OB2- 1, 3-butanediol, 2, 2,3-trimethyl- (Me E? -3) -1,3-butanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl-OP? -2-1, 3-butanediol, 2,2-dimethyl- (Me-E3- 8-1, 3-butanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-OP3-1, 3-butanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-Me E3-8-1, 3-butanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-OP3-1, 3-butanediol, 2-ethyl- (Me E ^ -I. S-butanediol, 2-ethyl-OP2.3-1, 3-butanediol, 2-ethyl-OP2. 3-1, 3-butanediol, 2-etii-OB? -1,3-butanediol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-Me?) -1,3-butanediol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-OPr1, 3 -butanediol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-n-OB2-4-1, 3-butanediol, 2-ethyl-3-methyl-Me E?) - 1,3-butanediol, 2-ethyl-3-methyl- OP? -1, 3-butanediol, 2- 15 ethyl-3-methyl-n-OB2-4-1, 3-butanediol, 2-isopropyl- (Me E ^ -I. S -butanediol, 2-isopropyl-OP 1,3-butanediol, 2-isopropyl-n-OB2-1, 3- butanediol, 2-methyl-2 (Me E? -3) -1, 3-butanediol, 2-methyl-OP-1, 3- butanediol, 2-propyl-E2.9-1, 3-butanediol, 2-propyl-OP 1, 3-butanediol, 2-propyl-n-OB? -3-1, 3-butanediol, 3-methyl-2- (Me E? -3) -1, 3- 20 butanediol, 3-methyl-OP -1, 3-butanediol, 2 (Me E2-4) -1, 4-butanediol, OP4.5-1, 4- butanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl-E2-9-1, 4-butanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl-OP? -1,4-butanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl-n-OB ? -3-1, 4-butanediol, 2,2-dimethyl- (Me E? -6) -1,4-butanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-OP2-1, 4- butanediol, 2,2-dimethyl- OB -? - 1, 4-butanod Ol, 2,3-dimethyl- (Me E? -6) -1,4-butanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-OP2-1, 4-butanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-OB? -1, 4- butanediol, 2-ethyl- (Me E ^ -l ^ -butanediol, 2-ethyl-OP2-1, 4- butanediol, 2-ethyl-OBH, 4-butanediol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-E1-7- 1, 4- butanediol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-OP1-1, 4-butanediol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-n-BO1-2- 1,4-butanediol, 2-ethyl-3-methyl- E? -7-1, 4-butanediol, 2-ethyl-3-methyl-OP 1,4-butanediol, 2-ethyl-3-methyl-n-OB ?. -1, 4-butanediol, 2-isopropy-E? -7-1, 4-butanediol, 2-isopropyl-OP 1,4-butanediol, 2-isopropyl-n-OB? -2-0-1, 4- butanediol, 2-methyl- (Me E6-? o) -1,4-butanediol, 2-methyl-2 (Me E -1, 4-butanediol, 2-methyl-OP3-1, 4-butanediol, 2-methyl-OBrl, 4-butanediol, 2-propyl-E? -1,4-butanediol, 2-propyl-n -OB? -2-1, 4- butanediol, 3-ethyl-1-methyl-E2-g-1,4-butanediol, 3-ethyl-1-methyl-OPrl, 4- butanediol, S-ethyl-1 - methyl-n-OB-isl, 4-butanediol, 2,3-butanediol (Me E6-? o), 2,3-butanediol 2 (Me Ei), 2,3-butanediol-OP3-4, 2,3- 15 butanediol BO ^ 2,3-dimethyl-E3-9-2,3-butanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-OP 2,3-butanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-n-OB1-3-2,3-butanediol , 2-methyl- (Me Ei. 5) -2,3-butanediol, 2-methyl- (OP2-2,3-butanediol, 2-methyl-OB? -2,3-butanediol; 1,2-pentanediol E3 -10, 1, 2-pentanediol POi, 1,2-pentanediol, n-20 OB2-3, 2-methyl-E? -3-1, 2-pentanediol, 2-methyl-n-OB? -1, 2-pentanediol, 2-methyl-OB? -1, 2-pentanediol, S-metp-E ^ -l, 2-pentanediol, 3-methyl-nO? -1, 2-pentanediol, 4-methyl-E? -3-1, 2-pentanediol, 4-methyl-n-OBr 1, 2-pentanediol, 2 (Me-E? .2) -1, 3-pentanediol, 1,3-pentanediol PO3-, 2,2- DIMETHYL-Me-E?) - 1,3-pentanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-PO? -1, 3-pentanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-n-OB2-4-1, 3-pentanediol, 2,3 -dimethyl- (Me-E?) -1,3-pentanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-OP? -1, 3-pentanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-n-OB2-4-1, 3-pentanediol, 2 , 4-dimethyl- (Me-E? = - 1,3-pentanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-OPr1, 3-pentanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-n-OB2-4-1, 3-pentanediol, 2- ethyl-E2-g-1, 3-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-OP? -1, 3-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-n-OB? -3-1, 3-pentanediol, 2-methyl-2 (Me- E? -6) -1, 3-pentanediol, 2-methyl-OP2-3-1, 3-pentanediol, 2-methyl-OB 1, 3-pentanediol, 3,4-dimethyl- (Me-E?) - 1, 3-pentanediol, 3,4-dimethyl-OP? -1, 3-pentanediol, 3,4-dimetii-n-OB2-4-1, 3-pentanediol, 3-methyl- (Me-E? -6 ) -1, 3-pentanediol; 3-methyl-OP2-3-1, 3-pentanediol, 3-methyl-OB? -1, 3-pentanediol, 4,4-dimethyl- (Me-E1) -1, 3-pentanediol, 4,4-dimethyl -OP? -1, 3-pentanediol, 4,4-dimethyl-n-OB2-1, 3-pentanediol, 4-methyl- (Me-E? .6) -1, 3-pentanediol, 4-methyl- OP2-3-1, 3-pentanediol, 4-methyl-OB? -1, 3-pentanediol, 2 () Me-E? -2) -1, 4-pentanediol, 1 ^ -pentanediol-OPs ^, 2, 2-dimethyl-II-E, 4-pentanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-OPr1, 4-pentanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-n-OB ^ -1, 4-pentanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-Me- E? -1, 4-pentanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-OP? -1, 4-pentanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-n-OB2, -1,4-pentanediol, 2,4-dimethyl- (Me-) Er1, 4-pentanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-OPr1, 4-pentanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-n-OB2-4-1, 4-PENTANODIOL, 2-METHYL- (Me-E1.6) -1, 4-pentanediol, 2-methyl-OP2.3-1, 4-pentanediol, 2-methyl-OB? -1, 4-pentanediol, 3,3-dimethyl- (Me-E?) - 1,4-pentanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-OP? -1, 4-pentanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-n-OB2-1-, 4-pentanediol, 3,4-dimethyl- (Me-E?) - 1,4-pentanediol , 3,4-dimetii-OPr1, 4-pentanediol, 3,4-dimethyl-n-OB2-1-, 4-pentanediol, 3-methyl-2 (Me-E? -6) -1, 4-pentanediol, 3-methyl-OP2-3-1, 4-pentanediol, 3-methyl-OB? -1, 4-pentanediol, 4-methyl-2 (Me-E? -6) -1, 4-pentanediol, 4-methyl -OP2.3-1, 4-pentanediol, 4-methyl-OB-? - 1, 4-pentanediol, 1,5-pentanediol (Me-E. 10), 1, 5-pentanediol 2 (Me-E?), 1,5-pentanediol OP3, 2,2-dimethyl-E? -7-1, 5-pentanediol, 2,2-dimetii-OP -? - 1, 5-pentanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-n-OB? -2-1, 2-pentanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-E? .7-1, 5-pentanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-OP? -1, 5-pentanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-n-OB1-2-1, 5-pentanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-E1-7-1, 5-pentanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-OP? - 1, 5-pentanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-n-OB? -2-1, 5-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-E? -5-1, 5-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-n-OB? -2 -1, 5-pentanediol, 2-methyl- (Me-E? -4-, 5-pentanediol, 2-methyl-OP2-1, 5-pentanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-E ^ zl, 5-pentanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-OP -? - 1, 5-pentanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-n-OB? -2-1, 5-pentanediol, 3-methyl- (Me-E?, 4) -1, 5-pentanediol, 3-methyl-OP2-1, 5-pentanediol, 2,3-pentanediol (Me-E? -3), 2,3-pentanediol OP2, 2-methyl-E1-7-2,3-pentanediol , 2-methyl-OP1-2,3-pentanediol, 2-methyl-n-OB1-2-2,3-pentanediol, 3-methyl-E? .7-2,3-pentanedioi, 3-methyl-OP 2 , 3-pentanediol, 3-methyl-n-OB? -2-2,3-pentanediol, 4-methyl-E1-7-2,3-pentanediol, 4-methyl-E? -7-2.3 -pentanediol, 4-methyl-OP -2,3-pentanediol, 4- methyl-n-OB? -2-2,3-pentanediol, 2,4-pentanediol 2 (Me-E? -), 2,4-pentanediol OP, 2,3-dimethyl- (Me-E1-4) - 2,4-pentanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-OP2-2,4-pentanediol, 2,4-dimethyl- (Me-E? -4) -2,4-pentanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-OP2-2 , 4-pentanediol, 2-methyl- (Me-E5.1o) -2,4-pentanediol, 2-methyl-OP3-2,4-pentanediol, SS-dimethyl-IMe-E ^^^ - pentanediol, 3, 3-dimethyl-OP2-2,4-pentanediol, 3-methyl- (Me-E5-? O) -2,4-pentanediol, 3-methyl-OP3-2,4-pentanediol; 1, 3-hexanediol (Me-E? -5), 1,3-hexanediol OP2, 1, 3-hexanediol OB ?, 2-methyl-E2-9-1, 3-hexanediol, 2-methyl-OP1-1 , 3-hexanediol, 2-methyl-n-OB? -3-1, 3-hexanediol, 2-methyl-OB-? - 1, 3-hexanediol, 3-methyl-E2-9-1, 3- hexanediol, 3-methyl-OP? -1, 3-hexanediol, 3-methyl-n-OB-t-3-1, 3-hexanediol, 4-methyl-E2.9-1, 3-hexanediol, 4-methyl -OP1-1, 3-hexanediol, 4-methyl-n-OB? -3-1, 3-hexanediol, 5-methyl-E2-9-1, 3-hexanediol, 5-methyl-OP? -1.3 -hexanediol, S-methyl-n-OB ^ -I .S-hexanediol, 1,4-hexanediol (Me-E? -5), 1,1-hexanediol OP2, 1, 4-hexanediol OB1, 2-methyl- E2.9-1, 4-hexanediol, 1,3-methyl-OP? ^ -1, 4-hexanediol, 2-methyl-n-OB? -3-1, 4-hexanediol, 3-methyl-E2-9 ~ 1, 4-hexane-diol, 3-methyl-OP? -1,4-hexanediol, 3-methyl-n-OB? -3-1, 4-hexanediol, 4-methyl-E2-9-1, 4 -hexanediol, 4-methyl-OP? -1, 4-hexodiol, 4-methyl-n-OB1.3-1, 4-hexanediol, 5-methyl-E2,9-1, 4-hexanediol, 5-methyl- OP? -1,4-hexanediol, d-methyl-n-OBi-sl ^ -hexanediol, 1,5-hexanediol (Me-E? -5), 1,5-hexanediol OP2, 1,5-hexanediol OB1, 2- methyl-E -9-, 5-hexanediol, 2-methyl-OP? -1, 5-hexanediol, 2-methyl-n-OB ^ -I, 5-hexanediol, 3-methyl-E2-9-1, 5-hexanediol, 3-methyl-OP? -1, 5-hexanediol, 3-methyl-n-OB? .3-1, 5-hexanediol, 4-methyl-E2-9-1, 5-hexanediol, 4-methyl-OP? -1, 5-hexanediol, 4-methyl-n-OB1-3-1, 5-hexanediol; 5-methyl-E2-9-1, 5-hexanediol, d-methyl-OPH .d-hexanediol, 5-methyl-n-OB? -3-1, 5-hexanediol, 1,6-hexanediol (Me - E1-2), 1, 6-hexanediol OP? -2, 1, 6-hexanediol n-OB4, 2-methyl-E? -5-1, 6-hexanediol, 2-methyl-n-BO1-2-1, 6-hexane-diol, 3-methyl-E? - 5-1, 6-hexanediol, 3-methyl-n-OB1-2-1, 6-hexanediol, 2,3-hexanediol E1-5, 2,3-hexanediol n-OB-i, 2,3-hexanediol OB ^ 2,4-hexanediol (Me-E3-8), 2,4-hexanediol OP3, 2-methyl- (Me-E1-2) -2,4-hexanediol, 2-methyl-OP? -2-2, 4-hexanediol, 3-methyl- (Me-E? -2) -2,4-hexanediol, 3-methyl-OP? -2-2,4-hexanediol, 4-methyl- (Me-E? -2) -2,4-hexanediol, 4-metiI-OP ?, 2-2,4-hexanediol, 5-methyl- (Me-E? -2) -2,4-hexanediol, 5-methyl-OP? -2- 2,4-hexanediol, 2,5-hexanediol (Me-E-3-8), 2,5-hexanediol PO3, 2-methyl- (Me-E? -2) -2,5-hexanediol, 2-methyl -PO1.2-2,5-hexanediol, 3-methyl- (Me-E? -2) -2,5-hexanediol, 3-methyl-PO? -2-2,5-hexanediol, 3,4-hexanediol -OEt-s, 3,4-hexanediol n-OB ^ 3,4-hexanediol OBi; 1, 3-heptanediol E? .7, 1, 3-heptanediol OPi, 1,3-heptanediol OB? -2, 1, 4-heptanediol E? -, 1,4-heptanediol OPi, 1,4-heptanediol n- OB-2,1, 5-heptanediol E? -7, 1,5-heptanediol OPi, 1,5-heptanediol n-OB? -2,6,6-heptanediol E -7,6,6-heptanediol OPi 1 , 6-heptanediol n-OB1 2, 1, 7-heptanediol E1 2, 1, 7-heptanediol-n-OB ?, 2,4-heptanediol E3-10, 2,4-heptanediol (Me-Ei), 2, 4-heptanediol OP-i, 2,4-heptanediol-n-OB3), 2,5-heptanediol E3.10, 2,5-heptanediol (Me-Ei), 2,5-heptanediol OP ?, 2.5- heptanediol n-OB3, 2,6-heptanediol E3.10, 2,6-heptanediol (Me-Ei), 2,6-heptanediol OP1 f 2,6-heptanediol n-OB3, 3,5-heptanediol E3.10, 3,5-heptanediol (Me-Ei), 3,5-heptanediol OP1, 3,5-heptanediol n-OB3; S-methyl ^ -isopropyl-OPrl .S-butanediol, 2,3,3-trimethyl-OP? -2,4-pentanedioi, 2,2-diethyl-E2-5-1, 3-butanediol, 2,3- dimethyl-E2-5-2,4-hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-E2.5-2.4-hexanediol, 2,5-dimethyl-E2.5-2.4-hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyI- E2-5-2,4-hexapodiol, 3,4-dimethyl-E2-5-2,4-hexanediol, 3,5-dimethyl-E2-5-2,4-hexanediol, 4,5-dimethyl-E2- 5-2.4-hexanedioi, 5,5-dimethyl-E2-5-2,4-hexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-E2-5-2,5-hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-2,5- hexanediol, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-2,5-hexanediol, 3,4-dimethyl-E2-5-2,5-hexanediol, 3-methyl-E2-5- 3,5-heptanediol, 2,2-diethyl-n-OB1.2-1, 3-butanediol, 2,3-dimethyI-n-OB1.2-2.4-hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-n- OB? _2-2,4-hexanediol, 2,5-dimethyl-n-OB1-2-2,4-hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-n-OB?, 2-2,4-hexanediol, 3,4 -dimethyl-n-OB1-2-2,4-hexanediol, 3,5-dimethyl-n-OB? -2-2,4-hexanediol, 4,5-dimethyl-n-OB1-2-2,4- hexanediol, 5,5-dimethyl-n-OB? -2-2,4-hexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-n-OB? -2-2,5-hexanediol, 2,4-dimetiIn-OB? .2-2,5-hexanediol, 2,5-dimethyl-n-OB1.2-2,5-hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-n- OB? -2-2,5-hexanediol, 3,4-dimethyl-n-OB? -2-2,5-hexanediol, 3-methyl-n-OB? -2-3,5-heptanediol, 2- ( 1, 3-propane-diol, 2-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl-n-OB1-1, 3-butanediol, 2-methyl-2-isopropyl-n-OB? -1, 3-butanediol, 3-methyl -2-isopropyl-n-OB-? - 1,4-butanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl-n-OB? -1, 3-pentanediol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-n-OBi-1, 3- pentanediol, 2,4,4-trimethyl-n-OB? -1, 3-pentanediol, 3,4,4-trimethyl-n-OBr 1,3-pentanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl-n- OB? -1, 4-pentanediol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-n-OB-t-1,4-pentanediol, 2,3,3-trimethyl-n-OB 1,4-pentanediol, 2,3, 4-trimethyl-n-OB ^ I, 4-pentanediol, 3,3,4-trimethyl-n-OB? -1,4-pentanediol, 2,3,4-trimethyl-n-OB ^^ -pentanediol, -ethyl-n-BO? -2,4-hexanediol, 2-methyl-n-OB? -2,4-heptanediol, 3-methyl-n-OB? -2,4-heptanediol, 4-methyl-n- OBr2,4-heptanediol, 5-methyl-n-OB? -2,4-heptanediol, 6-methyl-n-OB? -2,4-heptanediol, 2-methyl-n-OB? -2,5-heptane -diol, 3-methyl-n-OB1-2,5-heptanediol, 4-methyl-n-OBt2,5-heptanediol, d-methyl-n-OBi-2,5-heptanediol, 6-methyl-n -OB? -2, d-heptaoodiol, 2-methyl-n-OB1-2.6- hepta nodiol, 3-methyl-n-OB1-2,6-heptanediol, 4-0 ^ 1-0-06 ^ 2,6-heptanediol, 2-methyl-n-OB- | -3,5-heptanediol, 2- (1 ^ -dimethylpropi-E ^ s- 1, 3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl-E? -3-1, 3-butanediol, 2-methyl-2-isopropyl-E? -3- 1,3-butanediol,, 4-butanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl-E1-3-1, 3-pentanediol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-E1.3-1, 3-pentanediol, 2,4,4-trimethyl-E1-3-1, 4-pentanediol, 3,4,4-trimethyI-E -? - 3-1, 3-pentanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl-E1-3-1, 4-pentanediol, 2,2,4- trimethyl-E -? - 3-1, 4-pentanediol, 2,3,3-trimetimethyl-E? -3-1, 4-pentane-diol, 2,3,4-trimethyl-E1-3-1, 4 -pentanediol, 4-pentanediol, 2,3,4-trimethyl-E1-3-2,4-pentanediol, 4-ethyl-E? -3-2,4-hexanediol, 2-methyl-E? -3- 2,4-heptanediol, 3-methyl-E? .3-2,4-heptanediol, 4-methyl-3? -3-2,4-heptanediol, d-methyl-E? -3-2,4-heptanediol , ß-methyl-E ^ s ^^ - heptanediol, 2-methyl-E? -3-2,5-heptanediol, 3-methyl-E? -3- 2,5-heptanediol, 4-methyl-E? - 3-2, d-heptanediol, d-methyl-E? _3-2, d-heptanediol, 6-methyl-E? -3-2,5-heptanediol, 2-methyI-E? -3-2.6- heptanediol, 3-methyl-E? -3-2,6-heptanediol, 4-methyl-E1-3-2,6-heptane-diol, and / or 2-methyl-E-? 3-3, d- heptanediol; and 7. their mixtures; IX. aromatic diols, including: 1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol, 1-phenyl-1, 2-propanediol, 2-pheoyl-1,2-propanediol, 3-phenyl-1,2-propanediol, 1 - (3 methylphenyl) -1,3-propanediol, 1- (4-methylphenol) -1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-1-phenyl-1,3-propanediol, 1-phenyl-1,3-butanediol, 3-phenyl-1,3-butanediol, 1-phenyl-1,4-butanediol, 2-phenyl-1,4-butanediol and / or 1. Phenyl-2,3-butanediol; main solvents which are homologues or analogs of the above structures, where one or more CH2 groups is added while, for each CH2 group added, two hydrogen atoms are removed from the adjacent carbon atoms of the molecule, to form a double ligation from carbooo to carbooo, maoteoieodo thus coosote the number of atoms of hydrogen or the molecule, including the following: 2,2-di-2-propenyl-1,3-propanediol, 2- (1-pentenyl) -1, 3- propanediol, 2- (2-methyl-2-propenoyl) -2- (2-propenoyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (3-methyl-1-buteoyl) -1, 3-propanediol, 2- (4 -peoteoil) -1, 3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2- (2-methyl-2-propenoyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2- (2-propenoyl) -1, 3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2- (3-methyl-3-butenyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2,2-diallyl-1,3-butanediol), 2- (1-ethyl-1-propenyl) -1, 3 -butanediol, 2- (2-butenyl) -2-methyl-1,3-butanediol, 2- (3-methyl-2-butenyl) -1, 3-butanediol, 2-ethyl-2- (2-propenyl) -1, 3-butanediol, 2-methyl-2- (1-methyl-2-propenyl) -1, 3-butanediol, 2,3-bis (1-methylethylidene) -1,4-butanediol, 2- (3-methyl-2-butenyl) -3-methyleneo-1,4-butao-dioi, 2- (1,1-dimethylpropyl) -2-buteoo- 1,4-diol, 2- (1-methylpropyl) -1-buteoo-1,4-diol, 2- butyI-2-buteoo-1,4-diol, 2-etheoyl-3-ethyl-1, 3- peotao-diol, 2-etheoyl-4,4-dimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, 3-methyl-2- (2-propenyl) -1,4-pentao-diol, 2- (1-propenoyl) -1, d-peotao-diol, 2- (2-propenoyl) -1, d-peotao-diol, 2-ethylidene-3-methyl-1, 5-pentanediol, 2-propylidene-1, d-pentanediol, 3-ethylidene-2,4-dimethyl-2, 4-pentanediol, 2- (1,1-dimethylethyl) -4-pentene-1,3-diol, 2-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl-4-peoteoo-1,3-diol, 4-ethyl-2- methylene-1, 4-hexanediol, 2,3, d-trimethyl-1,5-hexadiene-3,4-diol, d-ethyl-3-methyl-1,5-hexadiene-3,4-diol, 2- (1-methylethhenyl) -1, d-hexanediol, 2-etheoyl-1,6-hexaoodiol, d, d-dimethyl-1 -hexeoo-3,4-diol, d, 5-dimethyl-1 -hexene-3, 4-diol, 4-ethenyl-2,5-dimethyl-2-hedene-1, 5-diol, 2-ethenyl-2, d-dimethyl-3-hexene-1,6-diol, 2-ethyl-3- hexene-1, 6-diol, 3,4-dimethyl-3-hexeoo-1, 6-diol, 2, d-dimethyl-4-hexeoo-2,3-diol, 3,4-dimethyl-4-he xeno-2,3-diol, 3- (2-propenyl) -d-hexene-1,3-diol, 2,3-dimethyl-d-hexene-2,3-diol, 3,4-dimethyl-d- hexeoo-2,3-diol, 3,5-dimethyl-5-hexeoo-2,3-diol, 3-ethenyl-2,5-dimethyl-d-hexeoo-2,4-diol, 6-methyl-d- metiieo-1, 4-heptaoodiol, 2,3-dimetil-1, d-heptadieoo-3,4-diol, 2,5-dimethyl-1,5-heptadieoo-3,4-diol, 3,3-dimethyl- 1, d-heptadieoo-3,4-diol, 2,6-bis (methyleneo) -1, 7-heptanediol, 4-methylene-1,7-heptanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-1-hepte-3, d -diol, 2,6-dimethyl-1-hepte-3,5-diol, 3-ethenyl-d-methyl-1-heptene-3, d-diol, 6,6-dimethyl-1-heptene-3, d -diol, 4,6-dimethyl-2,4-heptadiene-2,6-diol, 4,4-dimethyl-2 > d-heptadieoo-1, 7-diol, 2, d, d-trimethyl-2,6-heptadieoo-1,4-diol, d-ethyl-2-hepteoo-1,5-diol, 2-methyl-2- hepteoo-1, 7-diol, 4,6-dimethyl-3-hepteoo-1, d-diol, 3-methyl-6-methylene-3-heptene-1,7-diol, 2,4-dimethyl-3- hepteno-2, d-diol, 2, d-dimethyl-3-heptene-2,5-diol, 2,6-dimethyl-3-hepteoo-2,6-diol, 4,6-dimethyl-3-hepteoo-2,6 -diol, 2,4-dimethyl-5-hepteoo-1, 3-diol, 3,6-dimethyl-5-hepteoo-1, 3-diol, 2,6-dimethyl-5-hepteoo-1,4-diol , 3,6-dimethyl-5-hepteoo-1,4-diol, 2,3-dimethyl-5-heptene-2,4-diol, 2,2-dimethyl-6-heptene-1,3-diol, 4 - (2-propenyl) -6-heptene-1,4-diol, 5,6-dimethyl-6-heptene-1,4-diol, 2,4-dimethyl-6-hepte-1, 5-diol, 2 -ethyl-6-methyl-6-heptene-1,5-diol, 4- (2-propenyl) -6-heptene-2,4-diol, 5,5-dimethyl-6-heptene-2,4-diol , 4,6-dimethyl-6-heptene-2,5-diol, 5-ethenyl-4-methyl-6-heptene-2,5-diol, 2-methylene-1,3-octanediol, 2,6-dimethyl -1,6-octadiene-3,5-diol, 3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadiene-3,5-diol, 2,6-dimethyl-1,7-octadiene-3,6-diol, 2 , 7-dimethyl-1,7-octadiene-3,6-diol, 3,6-dimethyl-1,7-octadiene-3,6-diol, 3-ethenyl-1-ketene-3,6-diol, 2 , 7-dimethyl-2,4,6-octatriene-1, 8-diol, 3,7-dimethyl-2,4-octadiene-1, 7-diol, 2,6-dimethyl-2,5-octadiene-1 , 7-diol, 3,7-dimethyl-2,5-octadieoo-1, 7-diol, 3,7-dimethyl- (Risiridol) -2,6 -octadieoo-1, 4-diol, 2-methyl-2,6-octadiene-1, 8-diol, 3,7-dimethyl-2,7-octadiene-1,4-diol, 2,6-dimethyl-2 , 7-octadieoo-1, 5-diol, 2,6-dimethyl-2,7-octadieoo-1, 6-diol (8-hydroxylioaloole), 2,7-dimethyl-2,7-octadieoo-1, 6- diol, 2-octeoo-1, 4-diol, 2-octeoo-1, 7-diol, 2-methyl-6-methyleo-2-octeoo-1, 7-diol, 3,7-dimethyl-3,5- octadiene-1, 7-diol, 2,7-dimethyl-3,5-octadiene-2,7-diol, 4-methylene-3,5-octanediol, 2,6-dimethyl-3,7-octadieoo-1, 6-diol, 2,7-dimethyl-3,7-octadiene-2,5-diol, 2,6-dimethyl-3,7-octadieoo-2,6-diol, 4-methyl-3-octeoo-1, 5-diol, 5-methyl-3-octene-1,5-diol, 2,2-dimethyl-4,6-octadieoo-1,3-diol, 2,6-dimethyl-4,7-octadiene-2, 3-diol, 2,6-dimethyl-4,7-octadiene-2,6-diol, 7-methyl-4, octene-1,6-diol, 2-methylene-2,7-bis (methylene), 2, 7-dimethyl-5,7-octadiene-1,4-diol, 7-methyl-5,7-octadiene-1,4-diol, 5-octene-1,3-diol, 7-methyl-6-octene- 1,3-diol, 7-methyl-6-octene-1,4-diol, 6-octene-1,5-diol, 7-methyl-6-octene-1,5-diol, 2-methyl-6- octeoo-3,5-diol, 4-methyl-6-octeoo-3,5-diol, 2-methyl-7-octeoo-1 , 3-diol, 4-methyl-7-octeoo- 1, 3-diol, 7-methyl-7-octeoo-1, 3-diol, 7-octeoo-1, 5-diol, 7-octeoo-1, 6 -diol, 5-methyl-7-octeoo-1, 6-diol, 2-methyl-6-methyleneo-7, octeoo-2,4-diol, 7-methyl-7-octeo-2,5-diol, 2 -methyl-7-octene-3,5-diol, 1 -nonhene-3,5-diol, 1 -nonhene-3,7-diol, 3-nonene-2,5-diol, 8-methyl-4,6 -oooadieoo-1, 3-diol, 4-noneeno-2,8-diol, 6,8-nonadien-1, 5-diol, 7-noneeno-2,4-diol, 8-noneeno-2,4-diol , 8-nonene-2,5-diol, 1, 9-decadiene-3,8-diol and / or 1, 9-decadiene-4,6-diol; and XI. its mixtures Optionally, but preferably, the clear compositions may contain: (1) an effective amount, sufficient to improve the clarity, of water soluble, low molecular weight solvents, such as ethanol, isopropanol, propylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, carbonate propylene, etc .; said solvents soluble in water at a level which do not, by themselves, form clear compositions; (2) optional, but prefereotemeote, from 0 to about 15%, preferable from about 0.1% to 8%, and, more preferably, from about 0.2% to 5%, of perfume; (3) optionally, from 0% to about 2%, preferably from about 0.01% to 0.2% and, most preferably, from about 0.035% to 0.1% of stabilizer; and (4) optionally, an effective amount for improving clarity, of either calcium and / or magnesium salt, soluble in water, preferably a chloride.

The rest of the composition is typically water. It is preferred that the compositions of the present compositions are aqueous, traoslucid or clear, preferably clear, which ranges from about 3% to 95%, preferably about 5% from 10% to 80%, more preferable, about 30% to 70%. % and, even more preferable, aproximadameote from 40% to 60% of water, and aproximadameote from 5% to 40%, of prefereocia aproximadameote from 7% to 35%, more preferable aproximadameote from 10% to 25%, and still more preferable , approximate from 12% to 18% of the main alcohol solvent B, aforementioned. These preferred products (compositions) are not translucent or clear without the prior solvent B. The caotity of priocipal B solvent used to make clear or clear the compositions, preferably more than 50%, more preferably, more than about 60%. % and, still more preferable, more than about 75% of the total organic solvent that is present. Conveniently, the preferred solvents are maintained at the lowest levels that provide acceptable stability / clarity in the compositions herein. Water pressure exerts an important effect on the need for the main solvents to achieve the clarity of these compositions. The higher the water content, or the higher the necessary level of primary solvent (coo with respect to the level of softener) to achieve product clarity, loversameote, qua less water co-drip, less main solvent will be necessary (with related to the softener). Thus, at low levels of water of about 3% to about 15%, the weight ratio of active ingredient softens to priority solvent of preference is approximately 55:45 to 85:15, more preferable, approximately 50:40 to 80:20 At approximate water levels of 15% to 70% the reason weight of active iogredieote softens to solvent The main preference is approximately 45:55 to around 70:30, more preferable, approximately 55:45 to around 70:30. But at higher levels of water, approximately 70% to 80%, the reason for the weight of active softener to solvent principal is preferably about 30:70 to 55:45, more preferable, about 35:65 a? or 45:55. At higher water levels, the main solvent softener ratios should be even higher. For dispersion products, the active iogredieote levels are about 5% to 35%, preferably about 8% to 30%, more preferable, about 10% to 28%, and even more Preferably, approximately 13% to 26% of the compound or mixtures of said compounds. The pH of the compositions should be about 1 to 5, preferably about 2 to 4, more preferably about 3 to 4.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 1. - THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT OF FOAM SOFTENERS The clear fabric softening compositions of the present invention contain, as an essential component, about 2% to 75%, preferably about 8% to 70%, more preferably about 1% to 65%, and still more preferable , about 18% to 40% by weight of the composition, of the essential, specific fabric softening active ingredient, described above, having the formula: [RC (0) OC2H43pN + (R1) mX wherein each R in a compound is a hydrocarbyl group of 6 to 22 carbon atoms, which preferably has a VY of about 70 to 140, based on the VY of the fatty acid equivalent; the cis / trans ratio being as hereinafter described; n is a number from 1 to 3, on average, in any mixture of compounds; each R1 in a compound is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; the total of n and the number of R1 groups that are hydroxyethyl groups is equal to 3; n + m is equal to 4, and X is an anion compatible with the softener, preferably metisulphate. It is preferred that the ratio of cis: trans isomers of the fatty acid (of the C18: 1 component) be at least about 1: 1, preferably about 2: 1, more preferably 3: 1, and still more preferably, about 4: 1 or greater. The compound, or mixtures of compounds, have (a) a Hunter "L" transmission of at least about 85, typically about 85 to 95, preferably about 90 to 95, more preferably, above about 95, to be possible; (b) úoicameote low, relatively detectable or detectable levels of use of odoriferous compounds, selected from the group consisting of: isopropyl acetate, 2,2'-etlidebis (oxy) bispropane, 1, 3,5- trioxane, and / or short chain fatty acid esters (from 4 to 12, especially from 6 to 10 carbon atoms), especially methyl esters; or (c), preferably, both conditions. The Hunter L (1) transmission is measured by mixing the coo softener active ingredient, at an approximate level of 10% active ingredient, to ensure clarity; the preferred solvent being ethoxylated 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol (one mole of OE); and (2) by measuring the color value L using distilled water, a Hunter ColorQUEST® colorimeter, made by Hunter Associates Laboratory, Reston, Virgioia, USA. The odoriferous level is defiied mid-year the level of odoriferous in a space above a sample of the softening agent or active ingredient (about 92% active ingredient). Chromatograms are generated using 200 ml of upper space sample, on about 2 g of sample. The upper space sample is trapped on a solid absorbent and thermally desorbed on a column, directly by cryo-focusing at about -100 ° C. The identifications of materials are based on the peaks of the chromatograms. Some ideotified impurities are related to the solvent used in the quaternization process (for example, ethanol and isopropane). The ethoxylic and methoxylic ethers typically have a sweet odor. Methyl esters of 6 to 8 carbon atoms have been co-oocyted with common commercial and corrietal samples, but with the typical softening active ingredients of this invention. These esters contribute to the poorest smell perceived from common commercial samples. The level of each odorant found in a typical commercial sample is as follows: APPROXIMATE CONCENTRATION OF SPACE IMPURITIES HIGHER The acceptable level of each odorant is as follows: the isopropyl acetate should be about 5, preferably about 3, and more preferably less than about 2 ounces per liter (ng / L); the 2,2'-ethylidenebis (oxy) bispropane should be less than about 200, preferably less than about 100, more preferable, less than about 10, and, even more preferably, less than about 5 oaoograms per liter (ng / L); 1, 3,5-trioxaoo should be less than about 50, preferably less than about 20, more preferable, less than about 10, and, still more preferably, less than about 7, nanograms per liter (ng / L); and / or each of the short chain fatty acid esters (from 4 to 12, especially from 6 to 10 carbon atoms), especially the methyl esters, should be less than about 4, preferably from about 3 metric tons and , more preferable, meóos of aproximadameote 2 oaoograms per liter (og / L). The removal of the color and odor materials can be achieved either after forming the compound or, preferably, by selecting the reactants and the reaction conditions. It is preferred to select reagents that have good smell and color. For example, it is possible to obtain fatty acids, or their esters for sources of the long fatty acyl group, which have good color and odor and which have extremely low levels of short chain fatty acyl groups (from 4 to 12 carbon atoms, in special of 6 to 10 carbon atoms). You can also clean the reagents before using them. For example, it is necessary to co-color the triethanolamine reagents at a low color level (for example, a color reading of approximately 20 or less, on the APHA scale). The degree of cleaning required depends on the level of use and the presence of the other ingredients. For example, adding a dye may cover some colors. However, for clear products and / or luminous colors, the color must be almost imperceptible. This applies especially for higher levels of active iogredieote, for example, aproximadameote de 8% to 75%, approximately preferable from 13% to 60%, more preferable, approximately 18% to 40% of the softening active ingredient, by weight of the composition. Similarly, odor can be hidden by higher levels of perfume, but at higher levels of active odor, there is a relatively high cost associated with said solution, especially in terms of tear that compromises odor quality. The quality of the odor can be improved additionally by the use of etaool as solvent or by the quatemization reaction. Preferred, biodegradable fabric softener compositions comprise quaternary ammonium salt, the quaternary ammonium salt being a quaternized product of the condensation between: a) a fraction of linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated fatty acids, or derivatives thereof acids; said fatty acids or derivatives thereof being provided with a hydrocarbon chain in which the number of carbon atoms is between 5 and 21; and b) triethanolamine; characterized in that the co-reaction product has an acid value, measured by titration of the co-condensation product, with an ordinary KOH solution, or with phenolphthalein addict, of less than about 6.5. The preferred acid value is less than or equal to about 5, more preferable, less than about 3. In reality, the lower the acid value (VA), the better the smoothness operation obtained will be. The acid value is determined by titrating the condensation product with a normal solution of KOH, against an iodicator of phenophthalethion, according to ISO # 53402. The VA is expressed as mg KOH / g. For an optimum benefit of softness, it is preferred that the reactants are present in a molar ratio of fatty acid fraction to triethanolamine of from about 1: 1 to about 2.5: 1. It has also been found that the optimum smoothness performance is affected by washing conditions that carry detergent and, more especially, by the presence of the anionic surfactant in the solution in which the softening composition is used. In fact, the presence of the aoionic surfactant agent that is usually carried over from the wash, will interact with the softening compound, thereby reducing its performance. Thus, depending on the conditions of use, the molar ratio of fatty acid / triethanolamide can be critical.

Consequently, when a rinse does not occur between the wash cycle and the rinse cycle containing the softener compound, it will be transported to an elevated causticity of anionic surfactant in the rinse cycle containing the softening compound. In this case, it has been found that a molar ratio of fatty acid / triethanolamine fraction from about 1.4: 1 to about 1.8: 1 is preferred. By "high amount of anionic surfactant" is meant the presence of the anionic in the rinse cycle, at a level such that the molar ratio anionic surfactant / cationic softening compound of the invention is when about 1/10 . Thus, according to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for treating fabrics comprising the step of contacting the fabrics in an aqueous medium containing the softening compound of the invention, or its softening composition, wherein the molar ratio of fatty acid / triethanolamine, in the softening compound, is approximately from 1.4: 1 to 1.8: 1, preferably approximately 1.5: 1; and the aqueous medium comprises a molar ratio of anionic surfactant to softening compound of the invention, of at least about 1: 10. When, on the other hand, an intermediate cycle of rinsing occurs between the washing and the last rinse cycle, it will be transported by aoioic peroosoactive agent, that is, a molar ratio less than about 1: 10 of aoioic teosioactive ageote to a cationic compound of the invention. Accordingly, it has been found that a fatty acid / triethanolamine molar ratio of about 1.8: 1 to about 2.2: 1 is then preferred. In another aspect of the invention, a method is provided for treating fabrics that come from contacting the fabrics in an aqueous medium that coats the softening compound of the process, or softens or softens it, or the molar ratio of the material. fatty acid / triethanolamide or the softening compound is about 1.8: 1 to 2: 1, preferably about 2.0: 1, and the aqueous medium is a molar ratio of anionic surfactant to softening compound of the invention of less than about 1:10. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the fatty acid fraction and triethanolamide are present in an approximate molar ratio of 1: 1 to 2.5: 1. Preferred cationic fabric softening compositions, preferably biodegradable quaternary ammonium, may contain the group - (O) CR which is derived from animal fats, unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, for example, oleic acid and / or partially hydrogenated fatty acids, vegetable oil derivatives and / or partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, such as canola oil, safflower oil, peanut oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, soybean oil, liquid resin, rice bran oil, etc. Non-limiting examples of fatty acids (AG) have the following approximate distributions: TPU is the percentage of polyunsaturates present. Fatty acid mixtures and AG mixtures that are derived from different fatty acids can be used and are preferred. The non-limiting examples of AG that can be mixed to form the AGs of this invention are the following: GA6 is prepared from soybean fatty acid and AG7 is prepared from hydrogenated tallow fatty acid tallow fatty acid. The most preferred essential softening active ingredients containing an effective amount of molecules containing two hydrophobic groups bonded together [RC (CO) O-], and which will be deoomited hereinafter "DEQA", are those which are prepared as a single DEQA from combinations of all the different fatty acids that are represented (total combination of fatty acids), rather than from separate final DEQA mixture combinations, which are prepared from different portions of the total fatty acid combioacióo. It is preferred that at least most of the fatty acyl groups be unsaturated fatty acyl.; for example, from about 50% to 100%, preferably about 55% to 95%, more preferably, about 60% to 90%, and that the total level of active ingredient containing polyunsaturated fatty acyl groups (TPU) preferably be about 3% to 30%. The cis / trans ratio for the unsaturated fatty acyl groups is usually important, the cis ratio being about 1: 1 to 50: 1; sieved the core about 1: 1, preferably at least 3: 1 and, more preferably, about 4: 1 to 20: 1. (As used herein, the "percentage of active iogredieote softeners" containing a group R is equal to the percentage of that same group R with respect to the total of the groups R used to form all the softening active ingredients).

Unsaturated fatty acyl and / or alkylene groups, including the preferred polyunsaturates, discussed hereinafter and also below, surprisingly provide effective smoothness, but also provide better rewet characteristics, good antistatic characteristics and, especially, superior recovery after freezing and defrosting It is also easier to formulate highly unsaturated materials to concentrated premixes that maintain their low viscosity and, therefore, are easier to process, for example, pump, mix, etc. These highly unsaturated materials (being the total level of active ingredient that contains polyunsaturated fatty acyl groups (TPU) typically from about 3% to about 30%), with only the low amount of solvent that is normally associated with such materials, is say, about 5% to 20%, preferably about 8% to 25%, more preferably about 10% to 20% by weight of the total softener / solvent mixture, are also easier to formulate into stable compositions , concentrated, of the present invention, even at room temperature. This possibility of processing the active ingredients at low temperatures is especially important for polyunsaturated groups, since it minimizes degradation. Additional protection against degradation can be imparted when the softening compositions and compositions contain antioxidants, chelators and / or reducing agents, in effective amount, as described hereinafter. It will be understood that the R and R1 substituents may be optionally substituted with various groups, such as alkoxyl or hydroxyl groups, and may be straight or branched, as long as the R groups maoteogan their essentially hydrophobic nature. A preferred long chain DEQA is DEQA prepared from sources containing high levels of polyunsaturation, ie, N, N-di (acyl-oxyethyl) -N, N-methylhydroxyethylammonium methylisulfate, where the acyl is derived of fatty acids containing sufficient polyunsaturation, for example, mixtures of tallow fatty acids and soy fatty acids. Another long-chain DEQA, preferred, is the dioleyl- (nomioalmeote) DEQA, that is, the DEQA, or the N, N-di (oleoyl-oxyethyl) -N, N-methylhydroxyethylammonium methylisulfate is the main iogredieote. The preferred sources of fatty acids for said DEQAs are vegetable oils and / or partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, with high contents of unsaturated groups, for example, oleoyl. As used herein, the diester DEQA (n = 2) is specified and may include the monoester (n = 1) and / or the triester (N = 3), which are present. Preferably, at least about 30% of the DEQA is in the form of the diester, and about 0% to about 30% can be the monoester DEQA, for example, there are three groups R1. For mildness, under laundry conditions of no detergent carry or low detergent carry, the percentage of monoester should be as low as possible, preferably not greater than about 15%. However, under cooditions of high carry-over of anionic detergent surfactant or anionic builder, some monoester may be preferred. The overall ratios of diester quaternary to monoester quaternary are about 2.5: 1 to 1: 1, preferably about 2.3: 1 to 1.3: 1. Under conditions of high detergent carry, the diester / monoester ratio is preferably about 1.3: 1. The level of monoester present in the manufacture of DEQA can be controlled by varying the ratio of fatty acid or fatty acyl source to triethanolamine. The overall ratios of diester quaternary to triester quaternary are about 10: 1 to 1.5: 1, preferably about 5: 1 to 2.8: 1. The above compounds, used as a quaternized, biodegradable ester essential amine softening material, in the practice of this invention, can be prepared using common and common reaction chemistry. In a synthesis of a diester variation of DTDMAC, an amine of the formula N (CH 2 CH 2 OH) 3, preferably to two hydroxyl groups, is esterified with an acid chloride of the formula RC (O) CI, to form an amine which can become cationic by acidification (an R is H) to be a type of softener; or is then quaternized with an alkyl halide, R1X, to produce the desired reaction product (wherein R and R1 are as defined hereinabove). However, those who are experts in chemical techniques will appreciate that this sequence of reactions allows a wide selection of agents to be prepared. In the DEQA softening active ingredients, each R is a hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl group, preferably alkyl, monounsaturated alkylaryl and polyunsaturated alkenyl groups, the softening active ingredient containing polyunsaturated alkenyl groups, preferably, being at least about 3%, more preferable, at least about 5%, better yet, at least about 10%, and most preferred, at least about 15% by weight, based on the total softening active ingredient present; containing the active ingredients, preferable, mixtures of R groups, especially of the individual molecules. In the preferred quaternary ammonium fabric softening compounds, and especially in the DEQA, RC (O) O is derived from unsaturated fatty acid, for example, oleic acid and / or fatty acids and / or partially hydrogenated fatty acids, derivatives of animal fats, vegetable oils and / or partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, such as canola oil, safflower oil, peanut oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil, corn oil, liquid resin, rice bran oil, etc. [As used herein, similar biodegradable fabric softening active ingredients, which contain ester ligatures, are referred to as "DEQA", which includes both diester and tri-ester and monoester compounds containing, preferably, three or more, hydrophobic groups of long cadeoa. These fabric softening active ingredients have the characteristic that they can be processed mediate coolant mixing means, at room temperature, at least in the presence of about 15% of solution C, as described hereinabove. The DEQAs of the preseote may also contain a low level of fatty acid, which may be of the unreacted starting material, used to form the DEQA and / or as a by-product of any partial degradation (hydrolysis) of the softening active in the composition final. It is preferred that the level of free fatty acid be low, preferably less than about 15%, more preferable, less than about 10%, and even more preferably less than about 5%, the weight of the softening active ingredient.

PREFERRED PROCEDURE FOR PREPARING THE INGREDIENTS SOFTENER ASSETS The active ingredients softeners of fabrics of the preseote ioveocióo soo preparations preferable mediaote or procedure in which is added to the procedure a chelator, preferably a peotiacetate of diethylethiamide (DTPA) and / or or N, N'-disuccioate of ethylenediamioa (EDDS) . It is also preferred to add fatty antioxidants to the fatty acid iomediatameote after the distillation and / or fractionation and / or during the sterilization reactions and / or before, or during the quaternization reaction and / or to subsequently add them to the finished softening active ingredient. The resulting softening active ingredient has reduced discoloration and malodor associated with it. The typical process comprises the steps of: a) providing a source of triglycerides and reacting the source of triglycerides to form a mixture of fatty acids and / or fatty acid esters; b) using the mixture formed in step (a) to react, under esterification conditions, with triethanolamine; c) if desired, quaternize the mixture of fatty acid esters formed in step (b), by reacting the mixture under quaternization conditions, with the quatemizing agent of the formula R1X, where R1 is as defined in step ( b) and X is an anion compatible with the softener, preferably selected from the group consisting of chloride, bromide, methylisulfate, ethylsulfate, sulfate and oitrate; formaodo of that maoera a fabric softener active ingredient, quaternary; methylisulfate and ethyl sulfate being especially preferred; wherein at least step (c) is carried out in the presence of a chelating agent selected from the group consisting of diethyl-triazole-pentacetic acid, ethylenediamio-N, N'-disucic acid and mixtures thereof. The step of reacting the source of triglycerides may further include: reacting in the presence of the chelating agent; and step (b) may additionally include the presence of the chelating agent.

The total amount of added chelating agent is preferably within the range of about 10 ppm to 5,000 ppm, more preferably, within the range of about 100 ppm to 2500 ppm, by weight of the softening active formed. The triglyceride source 5 is preferably selected from the group consisting of animal fats, vegetable oils, partially hydrogenated vegetable oils and mixtures thereof. It is more preferred that the vegetable oil or the partially hydrogenated vegetable oil be selected from the group consisting of canola oil, partially hydrogenated canola oil, safflower oil,? or partially hydrogenated safflower oil, peanut oil, partially hydrogenated peanut oil, sunflower oil, partially hydrogenated sunflower oil, corn oil, partially hydrogenated corn oil, soybean oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, liquid resin, partially hydrogenated liquid resin, rice bran oil, partially hydrogenated rice bran oil, and mixtures thereof. It is particularly preferred that the triglyceride source be canola oil, hydrogenated canola oil and mixtures thereof. The procedure may also include the step of adding approximately 0.01% to 2% by weight of the composition, of one or more compound, or any or all of the steps (a, b or c). The above procedures produce a fabric softening active having reduced color and odor.

The present invention also includes a process for preparing a premix, fabric softener composition. The method comprises preparing a fabric softening active ingredient, as described above, and mixing the fabric softening active, optionally containing a low molecular weight solvent, with a main solvent having a ClogP of about 0.15 to 0.64., thereby forming a premix of fabric softener. The premix may comprise about 55% to 85% by weight of fabric softening active and about 10% to 30% by weight of a major solvent. The process may further comprise the step of adding to the premix a water soluble, low molecular weight solvent selected from the group consisting of ethanoi, isopropanol, propylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, propylene carbonate, hexylene glycol and mixtures thereof. Again the method may also include the step of adding from about 0.01% to 2% by weight of the composition, of an antioxidant compound, to any or all of steps (a), (b) or (c). The products of the above process are novel compositions. A process for preparing a fabric softening composition, in the form of a dispersion, comprises the steps of forming a premix as described above, and the steps of forming a water seat by combining water and a mineral acid; and mix the premix and the water seat, with agitation, to form a fabric softening composition. The process further comprises one or more steps, which include the steps of adjusting the viscosity of the fabric softener composition with the addition of a calcium chloride solution; add a chelating agent to the water basin and add a perfume iogredieote to the premix or, preferably, to the final product. The products of the above process are also novel compositions.

II.- THE MAIN SOLVENT SYSTEM. OPTIONAL, BUT PREFERRED The compositions of the present invention comprise less than about 40%, preferably about 10% to 35%, more preferably about 12% to 25%, and still more preferably about 14% to 20% of the priocipal solvent, by weight of the composition. Said solvent is selected to minimize the impact of solvent odor in the composition and to provide a low viscosity in the fioal composition. For example, isopropyl alcohol is very effective because it has a strong odor. N-propyl alcohol is more effective, but it also has a distinctive odor. Several butyl alcohols also have odors, but they can be used for their effective clarity / stability, especially when used as part of the main solvent system, to minimize their odor. Alcohols are also selected for their optimum stability at low temperatures, that is, they are capable of forming compositions which are liquid with low acceptable viscosities and translucent, preferably clear, up to temperatures of about 4.4 ° C, and which are capable of recover after storage at temperatures up to about -6.7 ° C.) The suitability of any major solvent for formulating the liquid fabric softener compositions, concentrated, preferably clear, of the present, and with the required stability, is surprisingly selective . The suitable solvents can be selected based on their division coefficient (P) between octanol / water. The coefficient of division between octanol / water, of a principal solvent, is the ratio between its equilibrium concentration in octanol and in water. The division coefficients of the main solvent ingredients of this invention are conveniently given in the form of their logarithm of base 10, logP. The logP of many ingredients has been reported. For example, the Pomona92 database, obtainable from Daylight Chemical Information Systems, Inc. (Daylight CIS), Irvine, California, E. U. A., contains many logarithms, with citations from the original literature. However, the logP values are calculated, very conveniently, by the "CLOGP" program, also available from Daylight CIS. This program also contains lists of experimental logP values, when they are available in the Pomona92 database. The "calculated logP" (ClogP) is determined by the Hansch and Leo fragmentation technique (see A. Leo, in Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry, volume 4, C. Hansch, PG Sammens, JB Taylor and CA Ramsden, Eds., Page 295, Pergamon Press, 1990, incorporated herein by this reference). The technique of fragmentation is based on the chemical structure of each iogredieote, and contains the numbers and types of atoms, the atomic cooectivity and the chemical structure. The ClogP values, which are the most co-fable and most widely used estimates, for this physicochemical property, are preferably used instead of the experimental logP values for the selection of the priority water resources that are useful in the preseote project. Other methods that can be used to compute ClogP iocluyeo, for example, the Crippeo fragmentation method, which is described in J. Chem. Inf. Comput. Sci., 27, 21 (1987); the Viswanadhan fragmentation method, which is described in J. Chem. Inf. Comput. Sci., 29, 163 (1989); and the Broto method, which is described in Eur. J. Med. Chem. - Chim. Theor., 19, 71 (1984). The major solvents herein are selected from those having an approximate GloP of about 0.15 to 0.64, preferably about 0.25 to about 0.62 and, more preferably, about 0.40 to 0.60; preferably being said main solvent, asymmetric and, preferably, with a melting or solidification point that allows it to be liquid at ambieote temperature, or its temperatures. Solvents that have a low molecular weight and are biodegradable are also suitable for some purposes. The most asymmetric solvents seem to be very convenient, whereas the asymmetric sumameote solutes, having a center of symmetry, such as 1,7-heptanediol, or 1,4-bis (hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane, appear to be unsuitable to give essentially clear compositions, when used alone, even when their ClogP values are within the preferred scale. The most suitable primary solvent can be selected if a composition containing about 27% of di (oleoyloxyethyl) dimethylammonium chloride, about 16-20% of priocipal solvent and about 4-6% of etaool, clear permaoece duraote the Almaceoamiento to around 4.4 ° C and recovers of freezing to around -18 ° C. The most preferred major solvents can be identified by the appearance of the diluted treatment compositions used to treat fabrics. These diluted compositions have fabric softener dispersions that exhibit a more monolaminar appearance than conventional fabric softener compositions, which have a more plurilaminar appearance. The closer the appearance is to the monolaminar, the better they seem to lock the compositions. These preferred compositions appear to provide a more uniform coverage when deposited on fabrics. These compositions provide surprisingly good fabric softening, compared to similar compositions, prepared in the conventional manner, with the same fabric softening active ingredient. The compositions can inherently provide improved perfume deposition of some components, as compared to conventional fabric softening compositions, especially when the perfume is added to the compositions at room temperature or in its vicinity.

The main operable solvents have been described here with aoteriority. A more specific description, made by means of various lists, for example, of aliphatic and / or alicyclic dioids, a certain number of carbon atoms; monooles, glycerin derivatives, alkoxylates of diols and mixtures of all of the above, can be found in the PCT application WO 97/03169, published on January 30, 1997; said request being incorporated herein by this reference; and the most pertinent description of all app on pages 24-82 and 94-108 (methods of preparation) of said specification of WO 9/03/169. The description contains reference numbers to Chemical Abstracts service registration numbers (CAS No.) for those compounds having said number and the other compounds have a described method, which can be used to prepare the compounds. Some inoperable main solvents also appin the description lists. However, inoperable main solvents can be used in mixtures with operable main solvents. The operable major solvents can be used to form concentrated fabric softening compositions that meet the stability / clarity requirements set forth herein. There can be many diol main solvents that have the same chemical formula, as do many stereoisomers and / or optical isomers. Each isomer is usually assigned a different CAS No.. For example, different isomers of 4-methyl-2,3-hexanediol have been assigned at least the following numbers CAS: 146452-51 -9, 146452-50-8, 146452-49-5, 146452-48-4, 123807 -34-1, 123807-33-0, 123807-32-9 and 123807-31-8. In the descriptive memory of the TCP each chemical formula app in the list with a CAS number only. This description is only to exemplify and is sufficient to allow the practice of the invention. The description is not limiting. Accordingly, it is understood that other isomers with other CAS numbers and their mixtures are also included. The same can be said when a CAS number represents a molecule that contains some particular isotopes, for example, deuterium, tritium, carbon 13, etc .; it being understood that materials containing naturally distributed isotopes are also included, and vice versa. A similar description app in the pending application, from the same successor, serial No. 08 / 679,694, filed on July 1, 1996, in the name of EH Wahl, T. Trioh, EP Gosseliok, JC Lettoo and MR Sivik , for "Composite / composition softener fabric"; If this request is received or the preseote, mediate this referendum. There are no mooools of 1 to 2 carbon atoms that provide cooperized, clfabric softening compositions of this invention. Only a monool of 3 carbon atoms, n-propanol, gives an acceptable performance (forms a clproduct and keeps it clat a temperature of about 4 ° C, or allows it to recover by reheating at room temperature), although its boiling point (pe) is inconveniently low. Of the monools of 4 carbon atoms, only 2-butanol and 2-methyl-2-propanol give very good performance, but 2-methyl-2-propanol has a very good performance. and. which is conveniently low. There are no monooles of 5 to 6 carbon atoms that give clproducts, except the unsaturated monooles that are described above and subsequently. The major solvents having two hydroxyl groups in their chemical formula are suitable for use in the formulation of the liquid, concentrated, clfabric softener compositions of this invention. The convenieocia of each protocipal solvent is surprisingly very selective, depending on the number of carbon atoms, the isomeric configuration of the molecules that have the same number of carbon atoms, the degree of unsaturation, etc. The main solvents with solubility characteristics similar to the previous main solvents and which have at least some asymmetry, will give the same benefits. Suitable main solvents have an approximate ClogP of 0.15 to 0.64, preferably around 0.25 to 0.62 and, more preferably, approximately 0.40 to 0.60. For example, for the series of main solvents of 1,2-alkanediol, which have the general formula HO-CH 2 -CHOH- (CH 2) n-H, where n is from 1 to 8, only 1,2-hexanediol (n = 4), which has an approximate ClogP value of 0.53, which is on the other hand of the effective ClogP scale of around 0.15 to about 0.64, is a good principal solvent, and is within the claim of this invention; while others, for example, 1,2-propanediol, 1,2-butanediol, 1,2-pentanediol, 1,2-octanediol, 1,2-decanediol, which have ClogP values outside the effective range of 0.15 to 0.64. , they are not. Additionally, of the isomers of hexanediol, once again, 1,2-hexao-diol is a good principal solvent, while many other isomers, such as 1,3-hexanediol, 1,4-hexanediol, 1,5-hexanediol, 1,6- Hexanediol, 2,4-hexanediol and 2,5-hexanediol, which have ClogP values outside the effective range of 0.15-0.64, are not. There are no diols of 3 to 5 carbon atoms giving a clear concentrated composition, in the context of the present invention. While there are many diols of 6 carbon atoms which are possible isomers, those which appear on the aforementioned lists are suitable for forming clear products, and úoicameote is preferred: 2,3-dimethyl-1,2-butaoodiol, 3.3 -dimethyl-1, 2-butaoodiol, 2-methyl-2,3-pentanediol, 3-methyl-2,3-peotao-diol, 4-methyl-2,3-peotao-diol, 2,3-hexao-diol, 3,4-hexao-diol , 2-ethyl-1,2-butao-diol, 2-methyl-1,2-pentanediol, 3-methyl-1,2-pentanediol, 4-methyl-1,2-pentanediol and 1,2-hexanediol; of which the most preferred are: 2-ethyl-1,2-butanediol, 2-methyl-1,2-pentao-diol, 3-methyl-1,2-peotao-dio, 4-methyl-1,2-peotao-diol and 1, 2-hexaoodiol. There are more possible diols of 7 carbohydrate diols; but use those that appear on the list of clear products; and the preferred soo: 2-butyl-1,3-butaoodiol, 2-propyl-1,4-butaoodiol, 2-ethyl-1,5-peotao-diol, 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-pentanediol, 2,4 dimethyl-2,3-peotao-diode, 4,4-dimethyl-2,3-peotao-diol, 2,3-dimethyl-3,4-peotao-diol, 2-methyl-1, 6-hexao-diol, 3-methyl-1, 6 -hexanediol, 1,3-heptanediol, 1,4-heptanediol, 1,5-heptanediol, 1,6-heptanediol; of which the most preferred are: 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-peotao-diol, 2,4-dimethyl-2,3-peotao-diol, 3,4-dimethyl-2,3-peotao-diol, 4,4-dimethyl- 2,3-potaoodiol and 2,3-dimethyl-3,4-pentanediol. Similarly, there are still more isomers of diol of 8 carbon atoms; but only those that appear in the list give clear products, and the preferred ones are: 2- (1,1-dimethylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (1,2-dimethylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2 - (1-ethylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (2,2-dimethyl-propyl) -, 3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-isopropyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2- (1-methylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2- (2-methylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2-tert-butyl-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2,2-diethyl- 1,3-butao-diol, 2- (1-methylpropyl) -1,3-butao-diol, 2-butyl-1,3-butao-diol, 2-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butao-diol, 2- (1 , 1-dimethylethyl) -1, 3-butaoodiol, 2- (2-methylpropyl) -1, 3-butanediol, 2-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-butanediol, 2-methyl-2-isopropyl-1, 3-butanediol, 3-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-butanediol, 2,2-diethyl-1,4-butanediol, 2-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl-1,4-butanediol, 2-ethyl- 3,3-dimethyl-1,4-butanediol, 2- (1,1-dimethylethyl) -1,4-butanediol, 3-methyl-2-isopropyl-1,4-butanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl- 1, 3-pentanediol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2,4,4-trim ethyl-1, 2-pentanediol, 3,4,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2,3,3-trimethyl-1,4-peotao-diol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol, 2,3,3-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol, 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol, 3,3,4-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl- 1, 5-peotao-diol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1, 5-pentanediol, 2,3,3-trimethyl-1,5-pentanediol, 2,3,4-trimethyl-2,4-pentanediol, 2- ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-pentao-diol, 2-ethyl-3-methyl-1,3-peotao-diol, 2-ethyl-4-methyl-1,3-peotao-diol, 3-ethyl-2-methyl-1, 3-peotao-diol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-1,4-petanediol, 2-ethyl-3-methyl-1,4-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-4-methyl-1,4-pentanediol, 3-ethyl- e-methyl-1,5-pentanediol, 3-ethyl-2-methyl-2,4-peotao-diol, 2-isopropyl-1,3-peotao-diol, 2-propyl-1,3-petanediol, 2-isopropyl-1, 4-pentanediol, 2-propyl-1,4-pentanediol, 3-isopropyl-1,4-peotao-diode, 3-propyl-2,4-peotao-diol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-hexao-diol, 2,3-dimetii-1,3-henediol, 2,4-dimethyl -1, 3-hexanediol, 2,5-dimethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 3,4-dimethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 3,5-dimethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 4,4-dimethyl-1 , 3-hexanediol, 4,5-dimethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-1,4 -hexanediol, 2,5-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 3,4-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 3,5-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol , 4,5-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 5,5-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,5-hexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-1,5-hexanediol, 2 , 4-dimethyl-1,5-hexanediol, 2,5-dimethyl-1,5-hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-1,5-hexanediol, 3,4-dimethyl-1,5-hexanediol, 3,5 -dimethyl-1, 5-hexanediol, 4,5-dimethyl-1,5-hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-2,6-hexanediol, 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 4-ethyl-1, 3 -hexanediol, 2-ethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 4-ethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 2-ethyl-1,5-hexanediol, 3-ethyl-2,4-hexanediol, 4-ethyl-2,4 -hexanediol, 3-ethyl-2,5-hexanediol, 2 -methyl-1,3-heptanediol, 3-methyl-1,3-heptanediole, 4-methyl-1,3-pentanediol, 5-methyl-1,3-heptanediol, 6-methylated 1-1,3-heptanediol, 2-methyl-1, 4-heptaoodiol, 3-methyl-1,4-heptanediol, 4-methyl 1-1, 4-heptao-diol, 5-methyl-1,4-heptao-diol, 6-methyl-1,4-heptao-diol , 2-methyl-1-1, 5-heptao-diol, 3-methyl-1,5-heptao-diol, 4-methyl-1,5-heptao-diol, 5-roeti-1-1, 5-heptao-diol, 6-methyl-1, 5 -heptao-diol, 2-methyl-1, 6-heptao-diol, 3-methyl-1-1, 6-heptao-diol, 4-methyl-1, 6-heptao-diol, 5-methyl-1, 6-heptao-diol, 6-methyl-1-1 , 6-heptaoodiol, 2-methyl-2,4-heptaoodiol, 3-methyl-2,4-heptaoodiol, 4-methyl-2,4-heptaoodiol, 5-methyl-2,4-heptanediol, 6-methyl-2 , 4-heptanediol, 2-methyl-2,5-heptanediol, 3-methyI-2,5-heptanediol, 4-methyl-2,5-heptanediol, 5-methyl-2,5-heptanediol, 6-methyl-2 , 5-heptanediol, 2-methyl-2,6-heptanediol, 3-methyl-2,6-heptanediol, 4-methyl-2,6-heptanediol, 3-methyl-3,4-heptanediol, 2-methyl-3 , 5-heptanediol, 4-methyl-3,5-heptanediol, 2,4-octao-diol, 2,5-octao-diol, 2,6-octao-diol, 2,7-octao-diol, 3,5-oct aoodiol; and / or 3,6-octaoodiol; The most preferred are the following: 2- (1,1-dimethylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (1,2-dimethylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (1-ethylpropyl) -1,3 -propanediol, 2- (2,2-dimethylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-isopropyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2- (1-methylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol , 2-methyl-2- (2-methylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2-tert-butyl-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2- (1-methylpropyl) -1,3-butanediol, 2- ( 2-methylpropyl) -1,3-butanediol, 2-butyl-1,3-butanediol, 2-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-butanediol, 3-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-butanediol, 2 , 2-diethyl-1,4-butanediol, 2-4ethyl-2,3-dimethyl-1,4-butanediol, 2-ethyl-3,3-dimethyl-1,4-butanediol, 2- (1, 1- dimethylethyl) -1,4-butanediol, 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl-1,5-pentanediol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,5-pentanediol , 2,3,3-trimethyl-1,5-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-2-metii-1,3-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-e-methyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-4-methyl -1, 3-pentanediol, 3-ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-1,4-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-3-methyl-1,4-pentanediol, 2 -and til-4-methyl-1,4-pentanediol, 3-ethyl-3-methyl-1,5-pentao-diol, 2-3-ethyl-4-methyl-1,4-peotao-diol, 3-ethyl-3-methyl-1, 5-peotao-diol, 2-ethyl-4-methyl-1,4-peotao-diol, 3-ethyl-3-methyl-1, 5-peotao-diol, 3-ethyl-2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol, 2-isopropyl- 1, 3-pentanediol, 2-propyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2-isopropyl-1,4-pentanediol, 2-propyl-1,4-pentanediol, 3-isopropyl-1,4-pentanediol, 3-propyl- 2,4-pentanedioi, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 2,5-dimethyl-1, 3-hexaoodiol, 3,4-dimethyl-1, 3-hexaoodiol, 3,5-dimethyl-1,3-hexaoodiol, 4,4-dimethyl-1,3-hexaoodiol, 4,5-dimethyl-1, 3- hexaoodiol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,4-hexaoodiol, 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 2,5-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 3,4-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 3,5-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 4,5-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 5 5-dimethyl-1,4-hexaoodiol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,5-hexaoodiol, 2,3-dimethyl-1,5-hexaoodiol, 2,4-dimethyl-1,5-hexaoodiol, 2,5- dimethyl-1, 5-hexa oodiol, 3,3-dimethyl-1,5-hexaoodiol, 3,4-dimethyl-1,5-hexaoodiol, 3,5-dimethyl-1,5-hexaoodiol, 4,5-dimethyl-1,5-hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-2,6-hexanediol, 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 4-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 2-ethyl-1,4-hexanediol, 4-ethyl-1, 4- hexanediol, 2-ethyl-1, 5-hexanediol, 3-ethyl-2,4-hexanediol, 4-ethyl-2,4-hexanediol, 3-ethyl-2,5-hexanediol, 2-methyl-1, 3- heptanediol, 3-methyl-1,3-heptanediol, 4-methyl-1,3-heptanediol, 5-methyl-1,3-heptanediol, 6-methyl-1,3-heptanediol, 2-methyl-1, 4- heptanediol, 3-methyl-1,4-pentanediol, 4-methyl-1,4-heptanediol, 5-methyl-1,4-heptanediol, 6-methyl-1,4-heptanediol, 2-methyl-1, 5- heptanediol, 3-methyl-1,5-heptanediol, 4-methyl-1,5-heptao-diol, 5-methyl-1,5-heptao-diol, 6-methyl-1,5-heptao-diol, 2-methyl-1, 6- heptaoodiol, 3-methyl-1, 6-heptaoodiol, 4-methyl-1,6-heptao-diol, 5-methyl-1,6-heptao-diol, 6-methyl-1,6-heptao-diol, 2-methyl-2,4- heptaoodiol, 3-methyl-2,4-heptaoodiol, 4-methyl-2,4-heptaoodiol, 5-methyl-2,4-heptaoodiol, 6-methyl-2,4-heptaoodiol, 2-methyl-2,5- I have ptao-diol, 3-methyl-2,5-heptao-diol, 4-methyl-2,5-heptao-diol, 5-methyl-2,5-heptao-diol, 6-methyl-2,5-heptao-diol, 2-methyl-2,6- heptaoodiol, 3-methyl-2,6-heptaoodiol, 4-methyl-2,6-heptaoodiol, 3-methyl-3,4-heptanediol, 2-methyl-3,5-heptanediol, 4-methyl-3,5- heptaoodiol, 2,4-octanediol, 2,5-octanediol, 2,6-octanediol, 2,7-octanediole, 3,5-octanediol and / or 3,6-octanediol Preferred mixtures of, 3-diols of eight atoms carbon can be formed by the condensation of mixtures of butyraldehyde, isobutyraldehyde and / or methyl ethyl ketone (2-butanone), provided that there are at least two of these reactants in the reaction mixture; in the presence of strongly alkaline catalyst, followed by conversion by hydrogenation, to form a mixture of 1,3-diols of eight carbon atoms, that is, a mixture of 1,3-diols of 8 carbon atoms consisting primarily of 2, 2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 2-ethyl-4-methyl-1,3-peotao-diol, 2- ethyl-3-methyl-1,3-petao-diol, 3,5-octao-diol, 2,2-dimethyl-2,4-hexanediol, 2-methyl-3,5-heptanediol and / or 3-methyl-3,5- heptanediol; the level of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol being greater than half of any mixture, possibly with other more favorable isomers, which is the result of the co-determination of the methyl-2-butazoa group, when preseote, eo instead of eo the methyl group. The possibility of formulation, and other properties, such as the odor, the fluidity, the lowering of the melting point, etc., of some diols of 6 to 8 carbon atoms, mentioned in tables ll-IV in said specification of the TCP, which are not preferred, can be improved by polyalkoxylation. In addition, some diols of 3 to 5 carbon atoms, which are alkoxylated, are preferred. Preferred alkoxylated derivatives of the above 3 to 8 carbon diols include the following: [In the following description, "OE" denotes polyethoxylates; "Eo" sigoifica - (CH2CH2O) nO} H; Me-Eo denotes co-oxidized polyethoxylates with methyl- (CH2CH20) mCH3; "2 (Me-En)" means two required Me-En groups; "OP" means polypropoxylates - (CH (CH3CH20) nH; "OB" means polybutyleneoxy groups (CH (CH2CH30) nH and "n-OB" means poll (n-butyleneoxy) - (CH2CH2CH2CH20) nH] groups. , 2-propanediol (C3) 2 (Me-E3-), 1,2-propanediol (C3) OP4; 2-methyl-1,2-propanediol (C4) (Me-E8-? O), 2-methyl- 1,2-propanediol (C4) (2 (Me-E?), 2-methyl-1,2-propanediol (C4) OP3, 1,3-propanediol (C3) 2 (Me-E8), 1, 3- Propanediol (C3) OP6; 2,2-diethyl-1,3-propanediol (C7) E4.7; 2,2-diethyl-1,3-propanediol (C7) OPi; 2,2-diethyl-1, 3- Propanediol (C7) n-OB2; 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol (C5) 2 (Me E? -2), 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol (C5) OP4, 2- ( 1-methylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol (C7) E4.7; 2- (1-methylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol (C7) OP ?, 2- (1-methylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol ( C7) n-OB2; 2- (2-methylpropyl) -1, 3-propanediol (C7) E4.7; 2- (2-methylpropyl) -1, 3-propanediol (C7) OPi; 2- (2-methylpropyl) -1, 3-propanediol (C7) n-OB2), 2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol (C5) (Me Eg-10), 2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol (C5) 2 (Me E? ), 2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol (C5) P 03, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (C6) (Me E3-6), 2-ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (C6 (OP2), 2-ethyl-2- methyl-1,3-propanediol (C6) OBi, 2-isopropyl-1,3-propanediol (C6) (Me E3-6), 2-isopropyl-1,3-propanediol (C6) OP2, 2-isopropyl- 1,3-propanediol (C6) OBL 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (C4) 2 (Me E4.5), 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (C4) OP5; 2-methylene-1,3-propanediol (C4) OB2, 2-methyl-2-isopropyl-1,3-propanediol (C7) E6-9,2-methyl-2-isopropyl-1,3-propanediol ( C7) OPi, 2-methyl-2-isopropyl-1,3-propanediol (07) n-OB2-3, 2-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-propanediol (07) E .7, 2-methyl- 2-propyl-1,3-propanediol (07) OP-t, 2-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-propanediol (07) n-OB2, 2-propyl-1,3-propanediol (06) (Me) E1-4), 2-propyl-1,3-propanediol (06) 0P2; 2.- 1, 2-butanediol (C4) (Me E6-8), 1,2-butanediol (C4) OP2.3, 1, 2-butanediol (04) OBi, 2,3-dimethyl-1, 2- butanediol (06) E2-5, 2,3-dimethyl-, 2-butanediol (06) n-OB ^ 2-ethyl-1,2-butanediol (06) E ^ s, 2-ethyl-1,2-butanediol (C6) n-OB ,,, 2-methyl-1,2-butanediol (C5) (Me E? _2), 2-methyl-1,2-butanediol (C5) OP,, 3,3-dimethyl-1, 2-butanediol (06) E2.5, 3,3-dimethyl-1,2-butanediol (06) o-Oe ^ 3-methyl-1,2-butanediol (05) (Me E1-2), 3-methyl -1, 2-butanediol (05) OP1, 1, 3-butanediol (C4) 2 (Me Es-e), 1,3-butanediol (C4) OB2, 2,2,3-trimethyl-1,3-butanediol (07) (Me E1-3) 2,2,3-trimetii-1,3-butanediol (C7) OP2, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-butanediol (C6) (Me E6-8), 2, 2-dimethyl-1,3-butanediol (C6) OP3, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butanediol (06) (Me E6-8), 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butanediol (C6) OP3 , 2-ethyl-1, 3-butanediol (06) (Me E4-6), 2-ethyl-1, 3-butanediol (06) OP2-3, 2-ethyl-1,3-butanediol (C6) OBL 2 -ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-butanediol (C7) (Me E,), 2-ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-butanediol (C7) OPi, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-1, 3 -butanediol (07) n -OB3, 2-ethyl-3-methyl-1,3-butanediol (C7) (Me E,), 2-ethyl-3-methyl-1,3-butanediol (C7) OPL 2-ethyl-3-methyl- 1,3-butanediol (07) n-0B3, 2-isopropyl-1,3-butanediol (07) (Me E1), 2-isopropyl-1,3-butanediol (C5) OP1, 2-isopropyl-1, 3 -butanediol (07) n-0B3, 2-methyl-1,3-butanediol (C5) 2 (Me E2-3), 2-methyl-1, 3-butanediol (C5) OP4), 2-propyl-1,3-butanediol (C7) E6-8, 2-propyl-1,3-butanediol (C7) OPi, 2-propyl- 1, 3- butanediol (C7) n-OB2-3, 3-methyl-1,3-butao-diol (C5) 2 (Me E2-3), 3-methyl-1, 3- butanediol (C5) 0P4, 1, 4-butanediol (04) 2 (Me E3-), 1,4-butanediol (C4) OP4. 5, 2,2,3-trimethyl-1,4-butanediol (C7) E6-9, 2,2,3-trimethyl-1,4-butao-diol (C7) OP,, 2,2,3-trimethyl -1, 4-butanediol (C7) n-OB2.3, 2,2-dimethyl-1,4-butanediol (06) (Me E3-6), 2,2-dimethyl-1,4-butanediol (06) OP2, 2,2-dimetiM, 4-butanediol (06) OBi, 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-butanediol (C6) (Me E3-6), 2,3-dimetiM, 4-butanediol! (C6) OP2, 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-butanediol (C6) OBi, 2-ethyl-1,4-butanediol (06) (Me E ^), 2-ethyl-1,4-butao-diol (C6) ) OP2, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-1,4-butao-diol (C7) E4.7, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-1,4-butanediol (C7) OPi. 2-Ethyl-2-methyl-1,4-butanediol (C7) n-OB2, 2-ethyl-3-methyl-1,4-butao-diol (C7) E4-7, 2-ethyl-3-methyl-1, 4-butao-diol (C7) OP-i, 2-ethyl-3-methyl-1,4-butanediol (07) n-OB2, 2-isopropyl-1,4-butanediol (07) E4.7, 2-isopropyl- 1,4-butanediol (C7) OPi, 2-isopropyl-1,4-butanediol (C7) n-OB2, 2-methyl-1,4-butanediol (05) (Me E9-10), 2-methyl-1 , 4-butanediol (05) 2 (Me E?), 2-methyl-1,4-butanediol (05) OP3 >; 2-propyl-1,4-butanediol (07) E2-5, 2-propyl-1,4-butanediol (C7) n-OB,, 3-ethyl-1-methyl-1,4-butanediol (C7) E6 -8, 3-etii-1-methyl-1,4-butanediol (C7) OP? , 3-ethyl-1-methyl-1,4-butanediol (C7) n-OB2.3, 2,3-butanediol (04) (Me E9-10), 2,3-butanediol (04) 2 (Me Ei) ), 2,3-butanediol (04) OPs ^, 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-butanediol (C6) E7-9, 2,3-dimethyl-2,3butanediol (06) OP ?, 2,3- dimethyl-2,3-butanediol (06) OB2.3, 2-methyl-2,3-butanediol (C5) (Me E2-5), 2-metii-2,3-butanediol (C5) OP2, 2-methyl -2,3-butanediol (05) OB ,; 3.- 1, 2-pentanediol (05) E7-? 0, 1, 2-pentanediol (C5) OP ?, 1, 2-pentanediol (C5) n-OB3, 2-methyl-1,2-pentanediol (06 ) E1-3, 2-methyl-1,2-pentanediol (CdJ-nOB, 3-methyl-1,2-pentanediol (06) E1-3, 3-methyl-1, 2- pentanediol (C6) n- OB ,, 4-metii-1, 2-pentanediol (C6) = E1.3, 4-methyl-1, 2- I pentanediol (C6) n-Oß ^ 1, 3-pentanediol (Cd) 2 (Me-E -? - 2), 1, 3-pentanediol (Cd) OP34, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-pentanediol (C7) (Me E,), 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-pentanediol (C7) OP1, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-pentanediol (C7) n-OB3, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-pentanediol (C7) (Me-Ei), 2,3-dimethyl-1, 3- pentanediol (C7) OP1, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-pentanediol (C7) n-OB3, 2,4-dimethyl-1,3-pentanediol (C7) (Me E1), 2,4-dimethyl-1 , 3-pentanediol (C7) OP, 2,4-dimethyl-1,3-pentanediol (C7) n-OB3, 2-ethyl-1,3-pentanediol (C7) E6-8, 2-ethyl-1, 3-pentanediol OP ^ 2-ethyl-1, 3-pentanediol (07) n-OB2.3, 2-methyl-1,3-pentanediol (06) 2 (Me E4-6), 2-methyl-1, 3 -phenanodiol (06) OP2.3, 3,4-dimethyl-1,3-pentanediol (07) (Me E1), 3,4-dimethyl-1,3-peotao-diol ( 07) OP1, 3,4-dimethyl-1,3-peotao-diol (07) 0-OB3, 3-methyl-1,3-peotao-diol (06) 2 (Me E4-6), 3-methyl-1, 3- peotao-diol (C6) OP2-3, 4,4-dimethyl-1,3-pentanediol (C7) (Me-Ei), 4,4-dimethyl-1,3-pentanediol (C7) OP1, 4,4-dimethyl- 1, 3-peotao-diol (C7) n-OB3, 4-methyl-1,3-pentanediol (C6) 2 (Me E4 ^), 4-methyl-1,3-pentanediol (C6) OP2-3, 1, 4 -pentanediol (Cd) 2 (Me E1-2), 1,4-pentanediol (Cd) OP3, 2,2-dimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (C7) (Me E1), 2,2-dimethyl-1, 4-pentanediol (C7) OP1, 2,2-dimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (07) n-OB3, 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (07) (Me E1), 2,3-dimethyl - 1, 4-pentanediol (07) OP-, 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (C7) n-OB3, 2,4-dimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (07) (Me Ei), 2,4-dimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (07) OP1, 2,4-dimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (07) n-0B3, 2-methyl-1,4-pentanediol (06) (Me E4. 6), 2-methyl-1, 4-pentanediol (06) OP2.3, 3,3-dimethyl-1,4-peotao-diol (C7) (Me E1) 3,3-dimethyl-1,4-peotao-diol (C7) ) OP1, 3,3-dimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (C7) n-OB3, 3,4-dimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (C7) M e E,), 3,4-dimetiM, 4-pentanediol (C7) OP1, 3,4-dimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (C7) n-OB3, 3-methyI-1,4-pentanediol (06) 2 (Me-E4.6), 3-methyl-1,4-pentanediol (06) OP2.3, 4-methyl-1,4-pentanediol (C6) 2 (Me E4.6), 4-methyl-1, 4-pentanediol (C6) OP2.3, 1, d-pentanedioI (Cd) (Me-E8-? O). 1, 5-pentanediol (Cd) 2 (Me E-,), 1,5-pentanediol (C5) OP3, 2,2-dimethyl-1,5-pentanediol (07) E4.7, 2,2-dimethyl- 1, d-pentanediol (07) OP? , 2,2-dimethyl-1, 5-pentanediol (07) o-082, 2,3-dimethyl-1, d-peotaoodiol (07) E4-7, 2,3-dimethyl-1, d-peotaoodioi (07 ) OP ,, 2,3-dimethyl-1, 5-pentanediol (C7) n-OB2, 2,4-dimethyl-1,5-pentanediol (C7) E4-7, 2,4-dimethyl-1, 5- pentanediol (C7) OP1 f 2,4-dimethyl-1, d-pentanediol (C7) n-OB2, 2-ethyl-1, d-peotao-diol (C7) E2.5, 2-ethyl-1, d-petanediol ( C7) o-OB ,, 2-methyI-1, d-pentanediol (06) (Me-E, ^), 2-methyl-1, d-pentanediol (06) OP2, 3,3-dimethyl-1, 5 -pentanediol (07) E4.7, 3,3-dimethyl-1, d-pentanediol (07) OPi, 3,3-dimethyl-1,5-pentanediol (07) n-OB2, 3-methyl-1, d -pentanediol (06) (Me-E? -), 3-methyl-1, d-peotao-diol (C6) OP2, 2,3-petanediol (Cd) (Me E? .3), 2,3-pentanediol (Cd) ) OP2, 2-methyl-2,3-pentanediol (06), E4.7, 2-methyl-2,3-peotao-diol (06) OP ,, 2-methyl-2,3-peotao-diol (C6) or-OB2 , 3-methyl-2,3-peotao-diol (06) E4.7, 3-methyl-2,3-peotao-diol (C6) OP ,, 3-methyl-2,3-pentanediol (06) n-OB2, 4- methyl-2,3-pentanediol (06) E4.7, 4-methyl-2,3-pentanediol (06) OP ,, 4-methyl-2,3-pentanediol (C6) n-OB2, 2,4-pentanediol (C5) 2 (Me E2- *), 2,4-pentanediol (C5) OP4, 2,3-dimethyl-2,4-pentanediol, (07) (Me E2.4), 2, 3-dimethyl-2,4-pentanediol (C7) OP2), 2,4-dimethyl-2,4-pentanediol (C7) (Me E ^), 2,4-dimethyl-2,4-pentanediol (C7) OP2 , 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol (07) (Me E8-? O), 2-methyl-2,4-peotao-diol (C7) 0P3, 3,3-dimethyl-2,4-pentanediol (C7) ( Me E ^), 3,3-dimethyl-2,4-peotao-diol (07) OP2, 3-methyl-2,4-pentanediol (06) (Me E8-10), 3-methyl-2,4-pentanediol ( 06) 0P3; 4.- 1, 3-hexanediol (C6) (Me E2.5), 1,3-hexanediol (C6) 0P2, 1,3-hexanediol (06) OBi, 2-methyl-1,3-hexanediol (07) E6-8, 2-methyl-1, 3-hexanediol (C7) OP ,, 2-methyl-1,3-hexanediol (C7) n-OB2.3, 3-methyl-1,3-hexanediol (C7) E6 -8, 3-methyl-1, 3-hexanediol (C7) OP,, 3-methyl-1, 3-hexanediol (C7) n-OB2-3, 4-methyl-1,3-hexaoodiol (07) E6- 8, 4-methyl-1, 3-hexaoodiol (07) OPi, 4-methyl-1, 3-hexaoodioi (07) o-OB2.3, d-methyl-1,3-hexanediol (07) OP, 4 -methyl-1, 3-hexanediol (07) n-OB2-3, d-methyl-1, 3-hexanediol (07) E6-8), d-methyl-1,3-hexanediol (C7) OP,, d -methyl-1, 3-hexanediol (07) n-OB2.3, 1, 4-hexanediol (06) (Me E2-5), 1,4-hexanediol (06) OP2, 1, 4-hexanediol (06) OB ,, 2-methyl-1,4-hexanediol (C7) E6-8, 2-methyl-1,4-hexanediol (C7) OPi, 2-methyl-1,4-hexanediol (07) n-OB2.3 , 3-methyl-1,4-hexanediol (C7) E6-8, 3-methyl-1,4-hexanediol (C7) OP ,, 3-methyl-1,4-hexanediol (07) n-OB2-3, 4-methyl-1,4-hexanediol (C7) E6-8, 4-methyl-1,4-hexanediol (C7) OPi, 4-methyl-1,4-hexanediol (C7) n-OB2-3, d- me til-1, 4-hexanediol (07) E6-8, d-methyl-1,4-hexanediol (07) OP ,, d-methyl-1,4-hexanediol (07) n-OB2-3, 1, d -hexanediol (C6) (Me E2-5), 1, d-hexanediol (C6) OP, 1, d-hexanediol (06) OB ,, 2-methyl-1, d-hexanediol (07) E6-8, 2 -methyl-1, d-hexanediol (07) OP,, 2-methyl-1, d-hexanediol (07) n-OB2-3, 3-methyl-1, d-hexanediol (07) E6-8, 3- methyl-1, d-hexanediol (C7) OP-i, 3-methyl-1, d-hexanediol (C7) n-OB2-3, 4-methyl-1, d-hexanediol (07) E6-8, 4- methyl-1, d-hexanediol (C7) OP ,, 4-methyl-1, d-hexanediol (07) n-OB2-3, dmethyl-1, d-hexanediol (07) E6-8, d-methyl-1 , d-hexanediol (07) OP ,, d-methyl-1, d-hexanediol (07) n-OB2.3, 1, 6-hexanediol (C6) Me, -2, 1, 6-hexanediol (C6) OP , -2, 1, 6-hexanediol (C6) n-OB4, 2-methyl-1,6-hexanediol (C7) E2.5, 2-metii-1, 6-hexanodioi (C7) n-OB ,, 3 -methyl-1, 6-hexanediol (C7) E2.5, 3-methyl-1,6-hexanediol (C7) o-OB, 2,3-hexaoodiol (C6) E2.5, 2,3-hexaoodiol ( C6) n-OB, 2,4-hexanediol (C6) (Me E5-8), 2,4-hexanediol (06) OP3, 2-methyl-2,4-hexanediol (07) (Me E, -2 ), 2-methyl-2 , 4-hexanediol 2-methyI-2,4-hexanediol (C7) OP, -2, 3-methyl-2,4-hexanediol (C7) (Me £, -2), 3-methyl-2,4-hexanediol (C7) OP, .2, 4-methyl-2,4-hexanediol (07) (Me E, -2), 4-methyl-2,4-hexanediol (07) OP, -2, 4-methyl-2 , 4-hexanediol (07) (Me E, -2), 4-methyl-2,4-hexanediol (07) OP, .2, d-methyl-2,4-hexanediol (07) (Me E, -2), d-methyl-2,4-hexaoodiol (07) OP, .2, 2, d-hexaoodiol (06) (Me E5-8), 2, d-hexaoodiol (C6) OP3, 2-methyl-2, d- hexanediol (C7) (Me E, -2), 2-methyl-2, d-hexaoodiol (C7) OP, -2, 3-methyl-2, d-hexanediol (07) (Me E, -2), 3 -methyl-2, d-hexanediol (07) OP, -2, 3,4-hexanediol (C6) OE2-5, 3,4-hexanediol (06) n-OB ,; d.- 1, 3-heptanediol (07) E3-6, 1, 3-heptanediol (C7) OP ,, 1, 3-heptanediol (07) n-OB2, 1, 4-heptanedioi (07) E3.6, 1,4-heptanediol (07) OP ,, 1,4-heptanediol (C7) n-OB2; 1, d-heptanediol (07) E3-6, 1, d-heptanediol (07) OP, 1, d-heptanediol (C7) n-OB2, 1,6-heptanediol (07) E3-6, 1, 6 heptanediol (C7) OP1, 1, 6-heptanediol (C7) n-OB2; 1, 7-heptanediol (C7) E, .2, 1.7-heptaoodiol (C7) o-OB, 2,4-heptaoodiol (07) E7-, 0, 2,4-heptanediol (C7) (Me E,) , 2,4-heptanediol (C7) OP, 2,4-heptanediol (07) n-OB3, 2, d-heptanediol (C7) E7., Or, 2,6-heptanediol (C7) (Me E,) , 2, d-heptanediol (C7) OP ,, 2, d-heptanediol (C7) n-OB3, 2,6-heptanediol (C7) E7.10, 2,6-heptaoodiol (C7) (Me E,), 2,6-heptao-diol (C7) OP, 2,6-heptaoodiol (C7) or-OB3, 3, d-heptaoodiol (C7) E7-, 0.3, d-heptanediol (C7) (Me E,), 3, d-heptanediol (C7) OP, 3, d-heptanediol (07) n-OB3; 6.- 3-Methyl-2-isopropyl-1,3-butanediol (C8) OP, 2,3,3-trimethyl-2,4-peotao-diol (C8) OP ,, 2,2-diethyl-1, 3 -butanediol (C8) E2-5, 2,3-dimethyl-2,4-hexaoodiol (08) E2.5, 2,4-dimethyl-2,4-hexaoodiol (C8) E2.5, 2, d-dimethyl -2,4-hexaoodiol (C8) E2-5, 3,3-dimethyl-2,4-hexaoodiol (08) E2.5, 3,4-dimethyl-2,4-hexaoodiol (08) E2.5, 3 , d-dimethyl-2,4-hexaoodiol (C8) E2-5, 4, d-dimethyl-2,4-hexanediol (C8) E2.5, d, d-dimethyl-2,4-hexanediol (08) E2 -5, 2,3-dimethyl-2, d-hexanediol (08) E2-5, 2,4-dimethyl-2, d-hexanediol (08) E2-5, 2, d-dimethyl-2, d-hexanodioi (08) E2-5. 3, 3-dimethyl-2, d-hexanediol (08) E2-5, 3,4-dimethyl-2, d-hexanediol (08) E2.5, 3-methyl-3, d-heptanediol (08) E2.5 , 2,2-diethyl-1,3-butaoodiol (08) 0-OB1-2, 2,3-dimethyl-2,4-hexaoodioi (08) o-OB, -2, 2,4-dimethyl-2, 4-hexaoodiol (C8) o-OB, .2, 2, d-dimethyl-2,4-hexaoodiol (C8) o-OB, -2, 3,3-dimethyl-2,4-hexaoodiol (C8) o- OB, -2, 3,4-dimethyl-2,4-hexaoodiol (08) o-OB, -2, 3, d-dimethyl-2,4-hexaoodiol (C8) n-OB, -2, 4, d -dimethyl-2,4-hexanediol (08) n-OB?, 2, d, d-dimethyl-2,4-hexanediol, n-OB, -2, 2,3-dimethyl-2, d-hexanediol (C8) ) n-OB1-2, 2,4-dimethyl-2, d-hexanediol (C8) n-OB, -2, 2, d-dimethyl-2, d-hexanediol (C8) n-OB, -2, 3 , 3-dimethyl-2, d-hexanediol (08) n-OB, -2, 3,4-dimethyl-2, d-hexanediol (08) n-OB, -2, 3-methyl-3, d-heptanediol (C8) n-08, -2, 2- (1, 2-dimethylpropyl) -1, 3-propanediol (C8) n-OB ,,, 2-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butanediol (C8) ) n-BO ,, 2-methyl-2-isopropyl-1,3-butaoodiol (c8) -o-BO ,, 3-methyl-2-isopropyl-1,4-butaoodiol (C8) o-OB1, 2, 2,3-trimethyl-1,3-peotao-diol (c8) n-OB ,, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol (c8) n-OB ,, 2,4,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol (08) n-OB ,, 3,4,4-trimethyl-1, 3- pentanediol (C8) n-OB ,, 2,2,3-trimethyl- 1, 4-pentanediol (C8) n-OB ,, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (C8) n-OB ,, 2,3,3-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (C8) n-OB ,, 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (C8) n-OBi, 3,3,4-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (Ci) n-OB ,, 2,3 4-trimethyl-2,4-pentanediol (Ci) n-OB ,, 4-ethyl-2,4-hexanediol (C8) n-06,, 2-methyl-2,4-heptanediol (08) n-OB, , 3-methyl-2,4-heptanediol (08) n-OB ,, 4-methyl-2,4-heptanediol (C8) o-OB,, d-methyl-2, d-heptaoodiol (C8) o-OB , 6-methyl-2,4-heptaoodiol (C8) o-OB ,, 2-methyl-2, d-heptaoodiol (08) o-OB ,, 3-methyl-2, d-heptaoodiol (08) n- OB ,, 4-methyl-2, d-heptanediol (C8) n-OB,, d-methyl-2, d-heptao-diol (C8) o-OB,, 6-methyl-2, d-heptanediol (08), n-OB ,, 2-methyl-2,6-heptanediol (C8) n-OB ,,, 3-methyl-2,6-heptanediol (08) n-OB,, 4-methyl-2,6-heptanediol (08 ) n-OB ,, 2-methyl-3, d-heptanediol (C8) n-OP ,, 2- (1, 2-dimethyl-propyl) -1, 3-propanediol (08) E, -3, 2- ethyl-2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butanediol (08) E, .3, 2-me Til-2-isopropyl-1,3-butanediol (C8) E1-3, 3-methyl-2-isopropyl-1,4-butanediol (C8) E, -3, 2,2,3-trimetii-1, 3 -pentanediol (08) E, -3, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentane-diol (08) E, -3, 2,4,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol (08) E , -3, 3,4,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol (08) E, -3, 2,2,3-trimethyl-1,4-pentane-diol (08) E, -3, 2, 2,4-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (C8) E, -3, 2,3,3-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (C8) E, -3, 2,3,4-trimethyl-1, 4-pentane-diol (08) E, -3, 3,3,4-trimethyl-1,4-pentanediol (08) E, .3, 2,3,4-trimethyl-2,4-pentanediol (C8) E, -3,4-ethyl-2,4-hexaoodiol (C8) E, -3,2-methyl-2,4-heptanediol (C8) E, -3,3-methyI-2,4-heptanediol (C8) ) E, .3 >; 4-methyl-2,4-heptanediol (C8) E, -3, d-methyl-2,4-heptanediol (C8) E, -3,6-methyl-2,4-heptanediol (C8) E, -3 , 2-methyl-2, d-heptanedioi (C8) E, -3, 3-methyl-2, d-heptanediol (08) E, -3) 4-methyl-2, d-heptanediol (08) E, - 3, d-methyl-2, d-heptanediol (08) E, -3,6-methyl-2, d-heptanediol (C8) E, -3,2-methyl-2,6-heptanediol (08) E, .3, 3-methyl-2,6-heptao-diol (08) E, -3,4-methyl-2,6-heptanediol (08) E, -3, and / or 2-methyl-3, d-heptanediol ( C8) E? -3; and 1.- mixtures of them. Of the nonano isomers, only the 2,3,3,4-tetramethyl-2,4-pentanediol. In addition to the main aliphatic diol solvents, and some of their alkoxylated derivatives, discussed above and in what follows, it has also been found that some specific diol ethers are suitable as major solvents for the formulation of anti-caking compositions. clear, concentrated, liquid fabrics of the present invention. Similar to the main aliphatic diol solvents, it was found that the convenience of each main solvent is very selective; depending, for example, on the number of carbon atoms in the ether molecules of the specific diol. For example, as shown in Table VI, for the glyceryl ether series having the formula HOCH2-CHOH-CH2-0-R, where R is alkyl of 2 to 8 carbon atoms, only the monopentyl ethers having the formula HOCH2-CHOH-CH2O-C5H11 (3-pentyloxy-1,2-propanediol), where the C5Hn group comprises different pentyl isomers, having ClogP values within the preferred ClogP values of about 0.2da around 0.62, and are Suitable for the formulation of clear fabric softeners, liquids, concentrates, of the present invention. It has also been found that the cyclohexyl derivative, but not the cyclopentyl derivative, is suitable. Similarly, selectivity in the selection of the arylglyceryl ethers is exhibited. Of the many possible aromatic groups, only a few phenol derivatives are suitable. The same narrow selectivity is also found for the di (hydroxyalkyl) ethers. It was found that bis (2-hydroxybutyl) ether is adequate, but bis (2-hydroxypentyl) ether is not. For cyclic di (hydroxyalkyl) analogs, bis (2-hydroxycyclopentyl) ether is suitable, but not bis (2-hydroxycyclohexyl) ether. Non-limiting examples of the synthesis methods for the preparation of some preferred di (hydroxyalkyl) ethers are given below. The butyl monoglyceryl ether (also called 3-butyloxy-1,2-propanediol) is not well suited to form clear, liquid, concentrated fabric softeners of the present invention. However, their polyethoxylated derivatives, preferably from triethoxylated to nonaethoxylated, more preferable, from pentaethoxylated to octaethoxylated, are suitable principal solvents. All preferred alkyl glyceryl ethers and / or di (hydroxyalkyl) ethers are identified in said TCP memory; and the most preferred are: 3- (n-pentyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 3- (2-pentyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 3- (3-pentyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 3- (2-methyl-1-butyloxy) -1,2-propanediol), 3- (isoamyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 3- (3-methyl-2-butyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 3- ( cyclohexyloxy) -1, 2-propanediol, 3- (1-cyclohex-1 -eoyloxy) -1, 2-propanediol, 2- (peotyloxy) -1, 3-propanediol, 2- (2-pentyloxy-1, 3- propanediol, 2- (3-pentyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (2-methyl-1-butyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (isoamyloxy) -l, 3-propanediol, 2- (3 -methyl-2-butyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (cyclohexyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (1-cyclohex-1-enyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, 3- 5 (butiioxy) -l, pentaethoxylated 2-propanediol, 3-butyloxy-1,2-propanediol hexaethoxylated, 3- (butyloxy) -1,2-propanediol heptaethoxylated, 3- (butyloxy) -1, 2-propanediol octaethoxylated, 3- (butyloxy) -1, 2-propanediol nonaethoxylated, 3- (butyloxy) -l, 2-propanediol monopropoxylated, 3-butyloxy-1,2-propanediol dibutylexylated and / or 3- (butyloxy) -1,2-propanediol tributyloxylated The ethers? or preferred aromatic glycerides ocluyeo: 3-phenyloxy-1,2-propanediol, 3-benzyloxy-1,2-propanediol, 3- (2-phenylethyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 1,2-propanediol, 2- ( m-cresyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (p-cresyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, 2-benzyloxy-1, 3-propanediol, 2- (2-phenylethyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, and its mixtures More preferred aromatic glyceryl ethers include: 3-phenyloxy-1,2-propanediol, 3- 15-benzyloxy-1,2-propanediol, 3- (2-phenylethyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 1,2-propanediol, - (m-cresyloxy) -1,2-propanediol, 2- (p-cresyloxy) -1,3-propanediol, 2- (2-phenylethyloxy) -1,3-propanediol and their mixtures. The most preferred di (hydroxyalkyl) ethers They include: bis (2-hydroxybutyl) ether and bis (2-hydroxycyclopentyl) ether. Non-limiting examples of the synthesis methods for preparing the alkyl- and arylmonoglyceryl ethers are described in the aforementioned TCP specification. Alicyclic diols and their derivatives, which are preferred, include: (1) saturated diols and their derivatives, including: 1-isopropyl-1, 2-cyclobutanediol, 3-ethyl-4-methyl-1,2-cyclobutanediol, 3 -propyl-1, 2-cyclobutanediol 3-isopropyl-1, 2-cyclobutanediol, 1 -ethyl-1, 2-cyclopentanediol, 1, 2-dimethyl-1, 2-cyclopentanediol, 1, 4-dimethyl-1, 2 -cyclopentanediol, 2,4, d-trimethyl-1,3-cyclopentanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentane-diol, 3,4-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentanediol, 3, d-dimethyl-1 , 2-cyclo-pentanediol, 3-ethyl-1,2-cyclopentanediol, 4,4-dimethyl-1,2-cydopentanediol, 4-ethyl-1,2-cyclopentanediol, 1,1-bis (hydroxy-methyl) cyclohexane , 1,2-bis (hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane, 1,2-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol, 1,3-bis (hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane, 1,3-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol, 1, 6 -dimeti! -1, 3-ciclohexaoodiol, 1 -hydroxy-ciclohexaooetaool, 1 -hidroxiciclohexanometanol, 1 -ethyl-1, 3-ciclohexaoodiol, 1 -methyl-1, 2-ciclohexaoodiol, 2,2-dimethyl-1, 3- Cyclohexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-, 4-cyclohexane xanodiol, 2,4-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol, 2, d-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol, 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-cyclohexanediol, 2-ethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol, 2- hidroxiciclohexanoetanol, 2-hydroxyethyl-1-cyclohexanol, 2-hidroximetilciclohexanol, 3-hydroxyethyl-1-cyclohexanol, 3-hidroxiciclohexanoetanol, 3-hidroximetilciclohexanol, 3-methyl-1, 2-cyclohexanediol, 4,4-Dimethyl-1, 3- cyclohexanediol, 4, d-dimethyl-1, 3-cyclohexanediol, 4,6-dimethyl-1, 3-cyclohexanediol, 4-ethyl-1, 3-cyclohexanediol, 4-hydroxyethyl-1-ciclohexanool, 4-hidroximetilciclohexanol, 4- methyl-1,2-cyclohexanediol, 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol, 5-ethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol, 1,2-cycloheptao-diol, 2-methyl-1,3-cycloheptao-diol, 2-methyl- 1,4-cycloheptao-diol, 4-methyl-1,3-cycloheptao-diol, d-methyl-1,3-cycloheptao dioxide, d-methyl-1,4-cycloheptao-diol, 6-methyl-1,4-cycloheptanediol, 1, 3- cyclooctanediol, 1,4-cyclooctanediol, 1-d-cyclooctanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanediol dietoxylate, 1,2-cyclohexanediol triethoxylate, 1,2-c-tetraethoxylate iclohexanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanediol pentaethoxylate, 1,2-cyclohexanediol hexaethoxylate, 1,2-cyclohexanediol heptaethoxylate, 1,2-cyclohexanediol octaethoxylate, 1,2-cyclohexanediol nonaethoxylate, 1,2-cyclohexanediol monopropoxylate , 1,2-cyclohexanediol monobutyleneoxylate, 1,2-cyclohexanediol dibutylexylate and / or 1,2-cyclohexanediol di-tributyleneoxylate. Saturated alicyclic diols and derivatives thereof most preferred are: 1-isopropyl-1, 2- cyclobutanediol, 3-ethyl-4-methyl-1, 2-cyclobutanediol, 3-propyl-1, 2-cyclobutanediol, 3-isopropyl- io 1,2-cyclobutanediol, 1-ethyl-1,2-cyclopentanediol, 1,2-dimethyl-1, 2-cyclopentanediol, 1,4-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-1,2- cyclopeotaoodiol, 3,4-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopeotao-diol, 3-d-dimethyl-1, 2-cyclopeotao-diol, 3-ethyl-1,2-cyclopentanediol, 4,4-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentanediol, 4- ethyl-1, 2-cyclopentanediol, 1,1-bis (hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane, 1, 2- 15 bis (hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane, 1,2-dimethyl-1,3-cydohexanediol, 1, 3-bis (hydroxymethyl) ) ciclohexaoo, 1 -hydroxy-ciclohexaoometanol, 1 -methyl-1, 2- cyclohexanediol, 3-hidroximetilciclohexanol, 3-methyl-1, 2-cyclohexanediol, 4,4- dimethyl-1, 3-cyclohexanediol, 4, d-dimethyl -1,3-cyclohexanediol, 4,6-dimethyl-1, 3-cyclohexanediol, 4-ethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol, 4-hydroxyethyl-1-cyclohexanol, 4-hydroxymethylcyclohexanol, 4-methyl-1, 2- cycle heanodiol, 1,2-cycloheptanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanediol pentaethoxylate, 1,2-cyclohexanediol hexaethoxylate, 1,2-cyclohexanediol heptaethoxylate, 1,2-cyclohexanediol octaethoxylate, 1,2-cyclohexanediol nonaethoxylate, monopropoxylate 1,2-cyclohexanediol and / or 1,2-cyclohexanediol dibutylexylate. Preferred aromatic diols include: 1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol, 1-phenyl-1,2-propanediol, 2-phenyl-1,2-propanediol, 3-phenyl-1,2-propanediol, 1- (3 -methylphenyl) -1,3-propanediol, 1- (4-methylphenyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-1-phenyl-1,3-propanediol, 1-phenyl-1,3-butanediol, 3- Phenyl-1,3-butanediol and / or 1-phenyl-1,4-butaoodioi; of which the highly preferred soo 1 -feoyl-1,2-propanediol, 2-pheoyl-1,2-propanediol, 3-phenyl-1,2-propanediol, 1- (3-methylphenyl) -1,3-propanediol , 1- (4-methyl-pheoyl) -1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-1-pheoyl-1,3-propanediol and / or 1-phenyl-1,4-butanediol. As discussed further herein, all unsaturated materials that are related to the other preferred solvent are preferred herein, by the same ratio, ie, that they have a CH2 group more than the corresponding saturated major solvent, and that they remain within the effective scale of ClogP. However, the preferred, specific unsaturated diol main solvents are: 2,2-diallyl-1,3-butanediol, 2- (1-ethyl-1-propenyl) -1, 3-butanediol, 2- (2- butenyl) -2-methyl-1,3-butaoodiol, 2- (3-methyl-2-buteoyl) -1, 3-butaoodiol, 2-ethyl-2- (2-propenoyl) -1, 3-butaoodiol, 2 -methyl-2- (1-methyl-2-propenoyl) -1, 3-butaoodiol, 2,3-bis (1-methylethylidene) -1,4-butaoodiol, 2, eteoyl-3-ethyl-1, 3- peotao-diol, 2-etheoyl-4,4-dimethyl-1,3-petao-diol, 3-methyl-2- (2-propenoyl) -1,4-peotao-diol, 2- (1,1-dimethylethyl) -4-peoteoo- 1,3-diol, 2-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl-4-peoteoo-1,3-diol, 4-ethyl-2-methyleneo-1,4-hexao-diol, 2,3-d-trimethyl-1, 5-hexadheo-2,4-diol, 2- (1-methyletenyl) -1, 5-hexanediol, 4-ethenyl-2, d-dimethyl-2-hexene-1,5-dio !, 6-methyl-d -methylene-1, 4- heptaoodiol, 4,6-dimethyl-2,4-heptadiene-2,6-diol, 2, d, d-trimethyl-2,6-heptadiene-1,4-diol, d, 6 -dimethyl-2-heptene-1,4-diol, 4,6-dimethyl-3-heptene-1, d-diol, 2,4-dimethyl-d-heptene-1,3-diol, 3,6-dimethyl -d-heptene-1,3-diol, 2,6-dimethyl-d-heptene-1,4-diol, 3,6-dime til-d-heptane-1,4-diol, 2,2-dimethyl-6-heptene-1,3-diol, d, 6-dimethyl-6-heptene-1,4-diol, 2,4-dimethyl- 6-heptene-1, d-diol, 2-ethylidene-6-methyl-6-heptene-1,5-diol, 4- (2-propenyl) -6-heptene-2,4-diol, 3-ethenyl- 1-octene-1, 7-diol, 3,7-dimethyl-2, d-octadiene-1, 7-diol, 3,7-dimethyl-2,7-octadiene-1,4-diol (rosiridol) 2- methyl-2,6-octadiene-1, 8-diol, 3,7-dimethyl-2,7-octadiene-1,4-diol, 2,6-dimethyl-2,7-octadiene-1, 5-diol, 2,6-dimethyl-2,7-octadieoo-1, 6-diol (8-hydroxylioalooi), 2,7-dimethyl-2,7-octadiene-1,6-diol, 2-methyl-6-methylene-3 , d-octanediol, 2,6-dimethyl-3,7-octadiene-1,6-diol, 2-methylene-4, octene-1, 8-diol, 2-methyl-6-octeoo-3, d-diol , 4-methyl-6-octeoo-3, d-diol, 2-methyl-6-methyleo-7-octeoo-2,4-diol, 7-methyl-7-octeoo-2, d-diol, 2-methyl -7-octeoo-3, d-diol, 1 -oooeoo-3, d-diol, 1-ooooo-3,7-diol, 3-ooooo-2, d-diol, 4-ooooo-2,8-diol , 6,8-oooadieoo-1, d-diol, 7-noneeno-2,4-diol, 8-noneeno-2,4-diol, 8-noneeno-2, d-diol, 1, 9-decadiene-3 , 8-diol and / or 1, 9-decadiene-4,6-diol. Said main alcohol solvent can also preferably be selected from the group consisting of 2, d-dimethyl-2, d-hexanediol, 2-ethyl-1,3-henediol, 2-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-propanediol, 1,2-hexanediol and its mixtures. It is further preferred that said main alcohol solvent be selected from the group consisting of 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 2-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-propanediol, 1,2-hexao-diol and mixtures thereof. It is even more preferable that said priocipal alcohol solvent be selected from the groups consisting of 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, and mixtures thereof. When various derivatives of the same diol can be used, with different alkylenoxy groups, for example, 2-methyl-2,3-butanediol having 3 ad ethyleneoxy groups, or 2 propyleneoxy groups or a butyleneoxy group, it is preferred to use the derivative with the lowest number of groups, that is, in this case, the derivative with a butyleneoxy group. However, when only about four or about four etiieoxy groups are necessary to give a good formulation possibility, said derivatives are also preferred.

THE UNSATURATED DIOLES It has surprisingly been discovered that there is a clear similarity between the possibility of acceptance (possibility of formulation) of a saturated diol and its homologs or unsaturated analogues, which have higher molecular weights. The unsaturated homologs / analogues have the same formulation possibility as the priocipal soyote saturated with origene, with the coodicy that the main unsaturated solvents have an additional methylene group (ie CH2) for each double bond in the chemical formula. In other words, there is an apparent "rule of addition", since for each good saturated primary solvent, of this invention, which is suitable for formulating clear, concentrated fabric softening compositions, there are suitable unsaturated major solvents in which it is added one or more CH2 groups, while, for each CH2 group added, two hydrogen atoms are separated from the adjacent carbon atoms in the molecule to form a carbon-carbon double bond; thus maintaining constant the number of hydrogen atoms in the molecule, with respect to the chemical formula of the saturated main solvent "of origin". This is due to a surprising fact, that adding a -CH2- group to a chemical formula of solvent, has the effect of increasing its ClogP value by about 0.d3, while removing two adjacent hydrogen atoms to form a double ligature has the effect of decreasing its ClogP value by approximately the same amount, that is, around 0.48; compensating in this way the addition of -CH2-. Therefore, starting from a saturated, preferred main solvent, to the preferred, higher molecular weight unsaturated analogs / homologs, containing at least one more carbon atom, inserting a double bond for each additional CH2 group and, for in such a way, the total number of hydrogen atoms remains equal to that of the saturated primary solvent of origin, as long as the ClogP value of the new solvent remains within the effective range of 0.16-0.64, preferably of 0.2 to 0.62 and, more preferable, from 0.40 to 0.60, approximately. The following are some illustrative examples: 2,2-dimethyl-6-hepteoo-1,3-diol (CAS No. 140192-39-8) is a preferred 9-atom carbohydrate priocipal diol, and can be It should be noted that a CH2 group and a double bond are appropriately added to any of the following preferred diol solvents of 8 carbon atoms: 2-methyl-1,3-heptanediol or 2,2-dimethyl-1, 3- hexaoodiol. The 2,4-dimethyl-d-hepteoo-1,3-diol (CAS No. 123363-69-9) is a preferred diol solvent of 9 carbohydrate atoms, preferred, and it can be assumed that appropriate addition is derived CH2 group and either double ligature to any of the following preferred diol groups of 8 carbon atoms, preferred: 2-methyl-1,3-heptanediol or 2,4-dimethyl-1,3-hexao-diol. 2- (1-ethyl-1-propenyl) -1,3-butaoodiol (CAS No. 16103-35-6) is a priocipal diol solvent of 9 carbohydrate atoms, preferred, and may be considered to be derived suitably adding a CH2 group and a double bond to any of the following preferred diol solvents of 8 carbon atoms, preferred: 2- (1-ethylpropyl) -1,3-propanediol or 2- (1-methylpropyl) -1, 3-butanediol. 2-Ethexii-3-ethyl-1,3-peotao-diol (CAS No. 104683-37-6) is a preferred diol solvent of 9 preferred carbohydrate atoms and it can be assumed that appropriate addition or CH2 group is derived and double ligation to any of the following major diol solutions of 8 preferred carbo atoms: 3-ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-peotao-diol or 2-ethyl-3-methyl-1,3-peotao-diol. The 3,6-dimethyl-5-hepteoo-1,4-diol (for example, CAS No. 106777-99-d) is a preferred priocipal diol of 9 carbon atoms, preferred, and may be considered to be derived adding appropriately a CH2 group and or a double ligature to any of the following priocipales diols of 8 carbon atoms, preferred: 3-methyl-1,4-heptao-diol, 6-methyl-1,4-heptao-diol or 3-d-dimethyl-1,4-hexao-diol. The d, 6-dimethyl-6-heptene-1,4-diol (e.g., CAS No. 162344-16-6) is a preferred solvent of 9-carbon diol, and can be considered to be derived suitably adding a CH2 group and a double bond to any of the following preferred diol solvents of 8 carbon atoms, preferred: 5-methyl-1,4-heptanediol, 6-methyl-1,4-heptanediol or 4, d- dimethyl-1,3-hexanediol. 4-Methyl-6-octene-3, d-diol (CAS No. 1 d6414-2d-4) is a preferred solvent of 9-carbon diol, and can be considered to be derived by appropriately adding a group CH2 and a double bond to any of the following preferred diol solvents of 8 carbon atoms: 3, d-octanediol, 3-methyl-2,4-heptanediol or 4-methyl-3, d-heptao-diol. Rosiridol (CAS No. 101391-01-9) and iso-rosiridol (CAS No. 149262-1 d-3) are two isomers of 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadiene-1,4-diol and soo priocipales diol of C10 diol preferred. It can be assumed that appropriate addition or two CH2 groups and two double bonds were derived to any of the following preferred diols of 8-carbohydrate diol, preferred: 2-methyl-1,3-heptao-diol, 6-methyl-1, 3- heptao-diol, 3-methyl-1,4-heptao-diol, 6-methyl-1,4-heptao-diol, 2,5-dimethyl-1,3-hexao-diol or 3-d-dimethyl-1,4-hexao-diol. The 8-hydroxylioalloyl (CAS No. 103619-06-3, 2,6-dimethyl-2,7-octadieoo-1,6-diol) is either a priocipal diol solution of 10 carbon atoms and may be considered to be derived Adding appropriate two groups CH2 and two double bonds to any of the following priocipales diols diol of 8 carbooo atoms: 2-methyl-1, d-heptaoodiol, d-methyl-1,5-heptanediol, 2-methyl-1,6-heptanediol, 6-methyl-1,6-heptanediol or 2,4-dimethyl-1,4-hexanediol. The 2,7-dimethyl-3,7-octadieoo-2,5-diol (CAS No. 171436-39-8) is a priocipal diol solvent of 10 carbo-atoms and can be considered to be derived by appropriately adding two groups CH2 and two double bonds to any of the following major diol solvents of 8 carbon atoms: 2, d-octao-diol, 6-methyl-1,4-heptao-diol, 2-methyl-2,4-heptanediol, 6-methyl- 2,4-heptanediol, 2-methyl-2, d-heptanediol, 6-methyl-2,5-heptanediol and 2,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexanediol. 4-Butyl-2-buteoo-1,4-diol (CAS No 163943-66-9) is a preferred main solvent of 8-carbon diol, and can be considered to be derived by appropriately adding a CH2 group and a double ligation to any of the following major diol solvents of 7 carbon atoms: 2-propyl-1,4-butaoodiol or 2-butyl-1,3-propanediol. In the same context, there are cases in which a higher molecular weight unsaturated homologue, which is derived from an inoperable, poorer saturated solvent, is in itself a poor solvent. For example, 3, d-dimethyl-d-hexane-2,4-diol (eg, CAS No. 160429-40-3) is a poor, unsaturated, 8-carbon carbohydrate, and can be considered to be derived from the following saturated, 7-carbon, 5-poor solvents: 3-methyl-2,4-hexanediol, d-methyl-2,4-hexanediol or 2,4-dimethyl-1, 3-pentanediol; and 2,6-dimethyl-d-heptene-1,2-diol (for example, CAS No. 141606-71-7) is a 9-carbon, unsaturated, poor solvent, and can be considered to be derived of the following unsaturated solvents of 9 carbon atoms, poor: 2-methyl-1,2-heptanediol, 6-methyl-1,2-heptao-diol or 2,5-io dimethyl-1,2-hexaoodiol. There is an exception to the previous addition rule, in which the saturated main solvents always have iosaturated analogues / homologs with the same degree of acceptance. The exception refers to priocipal solutions of saturated diol containing the two hydroxyl groups located two adjacent carbooo atoms. In some cases, although not always, inserting one or more CH2 groups between the two adjacent hydroxyl groups of a lean solvent results in an unsaturated homologue of higher molecular weight that is more suitable for the formulation of clear, concentrated fabric softener. For example, 6,6-dimethyl-1-heptene-3,5-unsaturated diol, preferred (CAS No. 109788-01-4) which has adjacent hydroxyl groups, can be considered to be derived from 2,2 - inoperable -dimethyl-3,4-hexanediol, which has two adjacent hydroxyl groups. In this case, it is safer to consider that 6,6-dimethyl-1-heptene-3, d-diol is derived from 2-methyl-3, d-heptanediol or from d, d-dimethyl-2,4-hexanediol , which are both preferred major solvents, and have no adjacent hydroxyl groups. Conversely, inserting CH2 groups between the adjacent hydroxyl groups of a preferred principal solvent may result in an inoperable higher molecular weight unsaturated diol solvent. For example, the inoperable 2,4-dimethyl-d-hexane-2,4-diol-diol (CAS No. 87604-24-8) which has no adjacent hydroxyl groups can be considered as a 2,3-dimethyl derivative -2,3-pentanediol preferred, having adjacent hydroxyl groups. In this case it is safer to derive 2,4-dimethyl-d-hexane-2,4-unsaturated, inoperable 2-methyl-2,4-hexanediol or 4-methyl-2,4-hexanediol, both of which soo inoperable solvents and do not have adjacent hydroxyl groups. There are also cases in which an inoperable unsaturated solvent having no adjacent hydroxyl groups can be considered derived from an inoperable solvent having adjacent hydroxyl groups, such as par 4, d-dimethyl-6-hexene-1,3-diol and 3,4-dimethyl-1,2-peotao-diol. Therefore, in order to deduce the possibility of formulation of an unsaturated solvent that does not have adjacent hydroxyl groups, it must be based on a saturated low molecular weight homologue, which also does not have adjacent hydroxyl groups. In other words, in general, the relationship is more secure when maintaining the distancing / relationship of the two hydroxy groups. That is, it is safe to start from a saturated solvent with adjacent hydroxyl groups to deduce the possibility of formulating the higher molecular weight iosaturated homologs, which also had adjacent hydroxyl groups.

It has been found that the use of these specific, major alcohol solvents can produce stable, clear, low viscosity fabric softening compositions at surprisingly low levels of principal solvent, ie, less than about 40% by weight of the composition. , when the active fabric softeners (iogredients) have the VY and the indicated cis / trans ratios. It has also been discovered that the use of the main alcohol solvents can produce highly concentrated fabric softening compositions, which are stable and can be diluted, for example, from about 2: 1 to about 10: 1, to produce compositions containing lower levels of fabric softener, and which are still stable. The major solvents are conveniently maintained at the lowest possible levels in the compositions herein, to obtain translucency or clarity. The presence of water exerts an important effect on the need for the main solvents to obtain the clarity of these compositions. The higher the water content, the higher the level of the main solvent (with respect to the level of softener) will be necessary to achieve the clarity of the product. Conversely, at lower water content, less main solvent (with respect to softener) will be needed. Thus, at low water levels, from about d% to about 1d%, the weight ratio of softener active ingredient to principal solvent is preferably about dd: 4d to 8d: 1d, more preferably about 60 : 40 to 80:20. At water levels of about 15% to about 70%, the weight ratio of softener active ingredient to principal solvent is preferably about 4d: dd to 70:30, more preferably, about dd: 4d to 70: 30 But at high water levels of about 70% to 80%, the weight ratio of softening active to principal solvent preferably is about 30:70 to dd: 4d, more preferably about 3d: 6d to 4d: dd . At even higher water levels, the main solvent softener ratios should also be even higher. Mixtures of the above main solvents are particularly preferred, since one of the problems associated with good solvent ratios is safety. The mixtures reduce the amount of any material that is present. Odor and flammability are also minimized by the use of mixtures, especially when one of the major solvents is volatile and / or has an odor, which is more likely for low molecular weight materials. Suitable solvents that can be used at levels that would not be sufficient to produce a clear product are: 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-peotao-diol, 2,2,5-trimethyl-2,2,5-trimethoxylated ethoxylate, diethoxylate or triethoxylate derivatives. 1,3-peotao-diol and / or 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol. Preferred mixtures are those in which the majority of the solvent is one or more that have been identified further back in the preseote as the most preferred. The use of solvent mixtures is also preferred, especially when one or more of the preferred major solvents is solid at room temperature. In that case the blends can be made fluid or lower melting puots, thereby improving the possibility of processing the softening compositions. It is possible to replace part of a principal solvent or mixture of principal solvents of this invention with a secondary solvent or a mixture of secondary solvents which by themselves are not operable as the main solvent of this invention; provided that an effective amount of the main solvent (s) operable in the liquid, clear, concentrated fabric softener composition is still present. An effective amount of the main solvent (s) of this invention is at least greater than about 5%, preferably greater than about 7%, more preferable, greater than approximately 10% of the composition, when at least about 1 d% of softening active ingredient is also present. The substitute solvent (s) can (be) used at any level, but preferably approximately equal to, or less than, the amount of operable master solvent, as defined herein above, which is present in the fabric softening composition. For example, even when 1, 2-pentanediol, 1,3-octanediol and hydroxypivalyl hydroxypivalate (hereinafter referred to as HPHP) having the following formula:HO-CH2C (CH3) 2-CH2-0-CO-C (CH3) 2-CH2OH (CAS No. 1115-20-4) are inoperable solvents according to this invention, mixtures of these solvents with the main solvent, for example, the preferred 1, 2-hexaoodiol main solvent, wherein the major 1, 2-hexanediol solvent is present at effective levels, also provide liquid, clear, concentrated fabric softening compositions. Some of the secondary solvents that can be used are those that appear in the lists as inoperable, in the foregoing and in what comes later, as well as some non-alkoxylated solvents of origin, described in tables VIIIA-VIIIE in said description of TCP. The main solvent can be used to form a translucent or clear composition, or it can be used to reduce the temperature at which the composition is translucent or clear. Thus, the invention also comprises the method of adding the main solvent, at the previously indicated levels, to a composition that is not translucent or clear, or that has a temperature at which instability occurs, which is too high, to make it translucent or ciara the composition; or when the composition is clear, for example, at room temperature, or to a specific lower temperature, to reduce the temperature at which the instability occurs, preferably at least about 5 ° C, more preferable, at least around 10 ° C. The main advantage of the main solvent is that it provides the maximum advantage for a given weight of solvent. It is understood that "solvent", as used herein, refers to the effect of the main solvent and not to its physical form at a given temperature, since some of the major solvents are solids at room temperature.

THE RENTED LACTATES Some alkyl lactate esters, for example, ethyl lactate and isopropyl lactate, have ClogP values within the effective range of about 0.16 to about 0.64, and can form clear, concentrated, liquid fabric softening compositions with the ingredients fabric softening actives of this invention; but it is necessary to use them at a slightly higher level than the more effective diol solvents, such as 1,2-hexanediol. They can also be used to replace some of the other major solvents of this invention to form the liquid, clear, concentrated fabric softening compositions. This is illustrated in example 1-C.

III.- OTHER OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS (A) .- The compositions may also contain another active fabric softener, but only at lower rates, typically from 0% to about 36%, preferably from about 1% to about 20%, more preferably, from around 2% to around 10%; selecting the additional active ingredient fabric softener of: (1) .- softener that has the formula: eo that each m is 2 or 3; each R1 is a hydrocarbyl substituent, or a substituted hydrocarbyl substituent, of 6 to 22 carbon atoms, preferably of 14 to 20 carbon atoms, but not more than one that is less than about 12 carbon atoms, and then the another is at least about 16 carbon atoms, preferably alkyl or alkenyl of 10 to 20 carbon atoms (unsaturated alkyl, which occludes polysaturated alkyl, also sometimes referred to as "alkylene"), most preferably alkyl or alkenyl. to 18 carbon atoms, and when the iodine value (hereinafter expressed as "VY") of a fatty acid containing this group R1 is approximately 70 to 140, more preferable, approximately 80 to 130, and very preferable , approximately from 90 to 16 (as used herein, the term "iodine value" means the iodine value of a fatty acid "of origin" or of a "corresponding" fatty acid, which is used to define a level of unsaturation for a group R1 that is equal to the level of unsaturation that would be present in a fatty acid containing the same group R1), preferably with an approximate cis / trans ratio of 1: 1 to 60: 1; the minimum being 1: 1, preferably about 2: 1 to 40: 1, more preferably, about 3: 1 to 30: 1, and still more preferably, about 4: 1 to 20: 1; each R1 is also preferred to be an alkyl group of 14 to 22 carbon atoms, branched chain, preferably a branched chain group of 16 to 18 carbon atoms; each R is H or an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 3 carbon atoms, for example, methyl (most preferred), ethyl, propyl, hydroxyethyl and the like; benzyl or (R2-O) 2-4, wherein each R2 is an alkylene group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and A "is an anion compatible with the softener, preferably chloride, bromide, methylisulfate, ethylsulfate, sulfate and nitrate, more preferably chloride and methylisulfate, (2) the softener having the formula: wherein each R, R1 and A "has the defiicions given hereunder, each R2 is an alkylene group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably an ethylene group, and G is an oxygen atom or a group -NR -; (3) the softener that has the formula: wherein R > 1, p R.2 and G are as defined hereinabove; (4) the reaction products of higher fatty acids, of cadeoa sustaocialmeote iosaturada and / or branched, coo dialquileotriaminas, in a molecular ratio, for example, of about 2: 1, cooteoieodo said reaction products compounds of the formula: R1 - C (O) - NH - R2 - NH - R3 - NH - C (O) - R1 eo that R1 and R2 soo as defined above, and each R3 is an alkylene group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably an ethylene group; (d) .- the softener that has the formula: [R1 - C (O) - NR - R2 - N (R) 2 - R3 - NR - C (O) - R1] + A wherein R, R1, R2, R3 and A "are as defined above: (6) .- the reaction product of substantially unsaturated fatty acid and / or branched chain fatty acid, with hydroxyalkyl alkylene diamols, or a molecular reason of about of 2: 1, said reaction products cootenting compounds of the formula: R1-C (O) -NH-R2-N (R3OH) -C (O) -R1 wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined above; (7) .- the softener that has the formula: wherein R, R1, R2 and A "are as defined above, and (8) .- mixtures of them.Other optional, but highly convenient, cationic compounds, which may be used in combination with the previous softening actives, are compounds containing a hydrocarbon group of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, acyclic, long chain, selected from the group consisting of: (8) acyclic quaternary ammonium salts, having the formula: [R1 - N (R5) 2 - R6f A " wherein R 5 and R are alkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R 1 and A "are as defined herein above; (9) .- substituted imidazolinium salts, having the formula: wherein R 7 is hydrogen or a saturated alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R1 and A "are as defined hereinabove; (10) .- salts of substituted midazolinio that tieoeo the formula: wherein R 5 is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R 1, R 2 and A "as defined above; (1 1) alkylpyridinium salts having the formula: wherein R4 is an acyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, and A "is an anion, and (12) alkanolamide-alkylene pyridinium salts having the formula: wherein R, R and A "are as defined hereinabove, and mixtures thereof are examples of the compound (9) monoalkenyltrimethylammonium salts, such as mooooleyltrimethylammonium chloride, mooocatrimethylammonium chloride and soyatrimethylammonium chloride. Preference is given to mooooleyltrimethylammonium chloride and mooocatrolytrimethylammonium chloride Other examples of compound (9) soo: soyatrimethylammonium chloride obtainable from Witco Corporation under the brand name Adogen® 416, erucyltrimethylammonium chloride, or R1 is a hydrocarbon group of 22 carbohydrate atoms, derived from a natural source, the amide isulfate of soyadimethylethylammonium, in which R1 is a hydrocarbon group of 16 to 18 carbon atoms, R5 is a methyl group, R6 is an ethyl group and "it is an etiisulfate anion; and the methyl-bis (2-hydroxyethyl) oleyl ammonium chloride, that is, R1 is a hydrocarbon group of 18 carbon atoms, R5 is a 2-hydroxyethyl group and R6 is a methyl group. (13) THE ACTIVE SUBSIDIZING AGENT OF DIESTER FABRIC- QUATERNARY AMMONIUM (DEQA) The DEQA comprises preferably (but excluding the essential fabric softener described hereinabove): . { (R) 2 - N + - [(CH2) "- Y - R1] 2} TO wherein each R and A "are as defined hereinbefore, in the optional softener (1), but R is not hydroxyethyl when n is 2; and "y" is -O- (O) C-; each n is from 1 to about 4, preferably 2; each Y is -0- (0) C-, - (R) N- (O) C-, -C (0) -N (R) - or -C (0) -0-, preferably -0 ( 0) C-, but not -OC (0) 0-; the sum of carbons in each R1 plus one when Y is -0- (0) C- or - (R) N- (0) C- is 6 to 22 carbon atoms, preferably 14 to 20 carbon atoms, but no more than a sum of YR1 is less than about 12; and then the other sum YR1 is at least about 16; each R1 being a hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl substituent of long chain of 8 to 22 carbon atoms (or 7 to 21 carbon atoms), preferably alkyl or alkenyl of 10 to 20 carbon atoms (or 9 to 19 atoms) carbon), most preferably, alkyl or alkenyl of 12 to 18 carbon atoms (or 1 to 17 carbon atoms) and where, when said sum of carbon atoms is 16 to 18 and R1 is an alkyl or alkenyl group chain, the iodine value (hereinafter referred to as VY) of the fatty acid of origin of this group R1 is preferably about 20 to 140, more preferable about 60 to 130, and most preferably about 70 16. The present invention also contains medium chain cationic ammonium fabric softening compound, which includes DEQA analogues / homologues having the above formula, wherein: each C (0) 0 is replaced, for example, by -0- (0) C-, - (R) N- (O) 0-, -C (0) -N (R) - or -C (0) -0, preferably -0- (0) C-; m is 2 or 3, preferably 2; each n is from 1 to 4, preferably 2; each R is as defined here before; each hydrophobic group R1 or YR1 is a saturated, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl substituent of 8 to 14 carbon atoms, preferably 12 to 14 carbon atoms, (the VY is preferably about 10 or less, more preferable , less than approximately d). [The sum of the carbon atoms in the hydrophobic group is the number of carbon atoms in the group R or in the group YR, when Y is -0- (0) C- or - (R) N- (0) C-] and the counter ion A "is the same as before, preferably A" does not include phosphate salts. Saturated fatty acyl groups, of 8 to 14 carbon atoms, can be pure derivatives or can have mixed chain logos. Suitable sources of fatty acid for such fatty acid groups are: coconut, lauric, caprylic and capric acids.

For hydrocarbyl groups of 12 to 14 carbon atoms (or 1 to 13 carbon atoms), the groups are preferably saturated, for example, the VY is preferably less than 10, preferably greater than about 5. Other Variation has the general formula: R3 - N + - CH2 - CH (YR) - CH2 - YR1 A in which each Y, R, R1 and A "have the same meanings as before, said compounds include those that have the formula: [CH3] 3N (+) [CH2CH (CH20 (0) CR1) 0 (0) CR1] Cl (-) wherein each R is a methyl or ethyl group and, preferably, each R1 is on the scale of 15 to 19 carbon atoms. Branching and substitution grades may be present in the alkyl or alkenyl chains. The anion X (_) in the molecule is the same as in the previous essential DEQA. As used herein, when the diester is specified, it may include the monoester that is present. The amount of monoester that may be present is the same as in DEQA (1). A preferred example of an DEQA of the formula (2) is the fabric softening active agent of "propyl" ester-quaternary ammonium, having the formula: 1,2-di (acyloxy) -3-trimethylammoniopropane chloride, doode Acyl group is the same as eo FA5. These types of agents and the general methods for preparing them are described in U.S. Patent No. 4,137,188, Naik et coinventores, issued January 30, 1979, which is incorporated herein by this reference]; and (14) .- mixtures of any of (1) to (13). Other fabric softeners that can be used herein are described, at least generically in terms of basic structures, in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,861, 870, Edwards and Diehl; 4,308,151, by Cambre; 3,886,075 from Bemardino; 4,233,164, Davis, 4,401, 578, of Verbruggen; 3,974,076, by Wiersema and Rieke; and 4,237,016 from Rudkin, Clin and Young; All these patents are incorporated herein by this reference. The additional softening active agents of the present preference are those which are strongly unsaturated versions of the traditional fabric softening actives, that is, the nitrogenated derivatives of long double-chain alkyl, normally cationic materials, such as dioleyldimethylammonium chloride and compounds of imidazolium, as those described here postemeote. Examples of more softeners of biodegradable fabrics may be recorded, as well as the statutory pateotes No. 3,408,361, by Maooheimer, issued October 29, 1968; 4,709,045, from Kubo and co-inventors, issued on November 24, 1987; 4,233,451, from Pracht and co-inventors, issued November 1, 1980; 4,127,489, from Pracht and co-inventors, issued November 28, 1979; 3,689,424, Berg and co-inventors, issued September 5, 1972; 4,128,485, by Baumann and co-inventors, issued December 5, 1978; 4,161, 604, by Elster and co-inventors, issued July 17, 1979; 4,189,593, by Wechsler and co-inventors, issued on February 19, 1980; and 4,339,391, by Hoffman and co-inventors, issued July 13, 1982; all these patents are incorporated herein by this reference. Examples of the compound (1) are dialkylenedimethylammonium salts, such as dicanoladimethylammonium chloride, dicaooladimethylammonium methylisulfate, di (partially hydrogenated soybean, cis / trans ratio about 4: 1) -dimethylammonium, dioleyldimethylammonium chloride. The dioleyl dimethyl ammonium chloride and the di (calola) dimethyl ammonium chloride are preferred. An example of commercially available dialkylenedimethylammonium salts usable in the present invention is dioleldimethylammonium chloride obtainable from Witco Corporation under the brand Adogen® 472. An example of compound (2) is 1-methyl-1-methylisulfate. oleylamidoethyl-2-yielylimidazoliumium, that is, R1 is an acyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 15 to 17 carbon atoms; R2 is an ethylene group; G is an NH group; R5 is a methyl group and A "is a methylsulfate, obtainable commercially from Witco Corporatioo under the Varisoft® 3690 brand.

An example of the compound (3) is 1-oleylamidoethyl-2-oleylimidazoline, wherein R 1 is an acyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 15 to 17 carbon atoms; R2 is an ethylene group and G is an NH group. An example of the compound (4) is constituted by the reaction products of oleic acids with diethylenetriamine, in a molecular ratio of approximately 2: 1; said mixture of reaction products containing N, N "-dioleoidiethylenetriamine, with the formula: R1-C (0) -NH-CH2CH2-NH-CH2CH2NH-C (0) -R1 wherein R1-C (0) is an oleoyl group of a commercially available oleic acid, derived from a vegetable or animal source, such as Emersol® 223LL or Emersol® 7021, obtainable from Henkel Corporation, and R2 and R3 are divalent ethylene groups. An example of the compound (5) is a softener based on amidoamine digrasa, which has the formula: [R1-C (O) -NH-CH2CH2.N (CH3) (CH2CH2OH) -CH2CH2NH-C (O) -R1] + CH3S? 4" wherein R1-C (0) is the oleoyl group, obtainable commercially from Witco Corporation under the trademark Varisoft® 222LT.

An example of the compound (6) is constituted by the reaction products of oleic acids with N-2-hydroxyethyl-ethylenediamine, at a molecular ratio of about 2: 1; co-drying said reaction product mixture a compound of the formula: R1-C (0) -NH-CH2CH2N (CH2CH2OH) -C (0) -R1 wherein R1-C (0) is an oleoyl group of a commercially available oleic acid derived from a vegetable or animal source, such as Emersol® 223LL or Emersol® 7021, obtainable from Henkel Corporation. An example of the compound (7) is the diquaternary compound having the formula: wherein R1 is derived from oleic acid; and the compound can be obtained from the Witco Company. An example of the compound (11) is 1-ethyl-1- (2-hydroxyethyl) -2-isoheptadecylimidazolinium ethiisulfate, wherein R1 is a hydrocarbon group of 17 carbon atoms; R2 is an ethylene group, R5 is an ethyl group and A "is an etiisulfate anion.

THE ANION A ' In the cationic nitrogenous salts, the anion A, which is any anion compatible with the softener, provides electrical neutrality.A most frequently the anion used to give electrical neutrality in these salts comes from a strong acid, especially a halide, such as chloride, Bromide or iodide However, other anions can be used, such as methylisulfate, etiisulfate, acetate, formate, sulfate, carbonate and the like Chloride and methylisulfate are preferred herein as anion A ". The anion, although less preferable, can also carry a double charge, in which case A "represents half of a group. (B) .- You can also use water soluble solvents, of low molecular weight, at approximate levels of 0. % to 12%, preferably about 1% to 10%, more preferably about 2% to 8% Water-soluble solvents can not give a clear product at the same low levels of the major solvents described hereinabove, but they can give a clear product when the main solvent is not enough to provide a completely clear product.The presence of these water-soluble solvents, therefore, is extremely cooperative.These solvents are iocluyeo: etaool, isopropaool, 1,2-propanediol , 1, 3-Propanediol, propylene carbonate, etc., but oo iocluyeo oioguooo of the priocipal solvents (B) These soluble solvents in water have greater affinity for water in the presence of hydrophobic materials, such as the active agent soften, that the main solvents.

(C) .- THE POLISHERS The compositions herein may also optionally co-contain about 0.006% to 5% by weight of certain types of hydrophilic optical brighteners, which may also provide either an inhibition of dye transfer inhibition. If used, the compositions herein will preferably comprise about 0.001% to 1% by weight of such optical brighteners. The hydrophilic optical brighteners, useful in the present invention, are those that have the structural formula: wherein R1 is selected from anilino, N-2-bis-hydroxyethyl and NH-2-hydroxyethyl; R2 is selected from N-2-bis-hydroxyethyl, N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-methylamino, morphino, chloro and amino; and M is a salt-forming cation, such as sodium or potassium.

When, in the above formula, Ri is anilino, R2 is N-2-bis-hydroxyethyl and M is a cation such as sodium, the brightener of 4,4'-bis [(4-anilino-6- (N -2-bis-hydroxyethyl) -s-triazin-2-yl) amino] -2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid and the disodium salt. This particular brightener species is marketed and sold under the Tinopal-UNPA-GX® brand by Ciba-Geigy Corporation. Tinopal-UNPA-GX is the preferred hydrophilic optical brightener, useful in the compositions added in the rinse, of the present. When, in the above formula, i is anilino, R2 is N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-2-methylamine and M is a cation such as sodium, the brightener is the disodium salt of 4,4'-bis [( 4-aoylino-6- (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-methylamino) -s-triazin-2-yl) amino] -2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid. This particular kind of brightener is sold commercially under the Tinopal brand 5BM-GX®, by Ciba-Geigy Corporation. When, in the above formula, Ri is anilino, R2 is morphino and M is a cation like sodium, the brightener is the sodium salt of 4,4'-bis [(4-aoiiioo-6-morpholino-s-triazin -2-yl) amino] -2,2'-stiibendisulfonic acid. This particular brightener species is marketed and sold under the Tinopal brand AMS-GX®, by Ciba Geigy Corporation.

(D) .- OPTIONAL MODIFICATORS OF VISCOSITY / DISPERSABLITY Relatively concentrated compositions can be prepared, containing diester quaternary ammonium compounds, both saturated and unsaturated, which are stable without the addition of concentration aids. However, the compositions of the present invention may require organic and / or inorganic concentrating aids to reach even higher concentrations and / or to satisfy higher stability standards, depending on the other ingredients. Concentration aids that can be typically modifiers, may be necessary or preferred to ensure stability under extreme conditions, when particular levels of softening active agent are used. Surface-active concentration aids are typically selected from the group consisting of: (1) long single-chain alkyl cationic surfactants, such as those previously described as optional fabric softeners; (2) nonionic surfactants; (3) amine oxides; (4) fatty acids and (5) mixtures of them. These auxiliaries are described in the pending US patent application, Procter & Gamble, Serial No. 08/461, 207, filed on June 14, 1996, Wahl and co-inventors, specifically on page 14, line 12, to page 20, line 12, which is incorporated here by this reference .

When such dispersion aids are present, the total level is about 2% to 25%, preferably about 3% to about 17%, more preferable, about 4% to 15%, and even better, of d% to about 13% by weight of the composition. These materials can be added as part of the softening raw material of the active ingredient (I), for example, the long-chain, single-chain alkyl cationic surfactant and / or the fatty acid, which are the reagents used to form the active agent Biodegradable fabric softener, as discussed hereinabove, or added as a separate component. The total level of dispersion aid includes any amount that may be present as part of component (I). (1 THE MONOALQUILO CATIÓN QUATERNARIO AMMONIUM COMPOUND When the cationic quaternary ammonium compound is present, with a single long alkyl chain, it is typically at a level of about 2% to 26%, preferably about 3% to 17%, more preferably about 4% at 15%, and still better still, about 5% to 13% by weight of the composition; the total of the cationic quaternary ammonium compound being monoalkyl, at least at an effective level.

Said moxalkyl, cationic, quaternary ammonium compounds useful in the present invention are preferably quaternary ammonium salts of the general formula: eo that: R4 is an alkyl or alkenyl group of 8 to 22 carbon atoms; preferably an alkyl or alkenyl group of 10 to 18 carbon atoms, more preferably, an alkyl or alkenyl group of 10 to 14 or 16 to 18 carbon atoms; each R5 is an alkyl or substituted alkyl group, of 1 to 6 carbon atoms (for example, hydroxyalkyl group), preferably of alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, for example, or methyl group (most preferred of all), ethyl, propyl and the like; a benzyl, hydrogenation, or polyethoxylated cationa group of about 2 to about 20 oxyethylene units, preferably about 2.5 to 13 oxyethylene units, more preferably, about 3 to 10 oxyethylene units; and their mixtures, and A "is as defined hereinabove for formula (I). Especially preferred dispersion aids are moolauryltrimethylammonium chloride and mooosebotrimethylammonium chloride, obtainable from Witco under the trademark Varisolf® 471, and the monooleyltrimethylammonium chloride, obtainable from Witco under the trademark Varisoft® 417. The group R4 may also be attached to the cationic nitrogen atom, by means of a group containing one or more ester, amide, ether, amine, etc., groups. , which may be convenient for increasing the concentration capacity of component (1), etc. Such linking groups are preferably within about one to three carbon atoms of the nitrogen atom.The monoalkyl cationic quaternary ammonium compounds also include alkylcholine esters of 8 to 22 carbon atoms in the alkyl.The preferred dispersion aids, of this type, have the Ormula: R1C (0) - O - CH2CH2N + (R) 3 A wherein R1, R and A "are as previously defined.The most preferred dispersion aids include the cococoiin ester of 12 to 14 carbon atoms and the sebocholine ester of 16 to 18 carbon atoms. Single-chain, biodegradable alkyl, containing an ester linkage in the long chains, are described in US Pat. No. 4,840,738, Hardy and Walley, issued June 20, 1989, said patent being incorporated herein As the reference, when the dispersion aid comprises choline ester, preferably the compositions also contain a small amount, preferably about 2% to 5% by weight of the composition, of organic acid. European Patent Application No. 404,471, of Machín and co-inventors, published on December 27, 1990, previously cited, which is hereby incorporated by means of e. Reference is preferably made to the organic acid from the group consisting of glycolic acid, acetic acid, citric acid and mixtures thereof. The ethoxylated quaternary ammonium compounds, which may serve as dispersion aids, include: ethylbis (polyethoxyethanol) alkylammonium ethiisulfate, 17 moles of ethyleneoxide, obtainable under the Variquat® 66 brand from Sherex Chemical Company; the polyethylene glycol (I d) oleammonium chloride, available under the trademark Ethoquad® 0/26, from Akzo; and the polyethylene glycol (15) cocoammonium chloride, obtainable under the Ethoquad® C / 2d brand, from Akzo. The single-chain long materials correspond to the softening active agents described above, in which only one R1 group is present in the molecule. The group R1 or the group YR1 is usually replaced by a group R.

While the main function of the dispersion aid is to increase the possibility of dispersion of the ester softener, preferably the dispersion auxiliaries of the present invention also have certain softening properties to enhance the softening performance of the composition. Therefore, preferably the compositions of the present invention are essentially free of nonio ethoxylated, non-nitrogenous dispersion aids, which decrease the overall softening performance of the compositions. Also the quaternary compounds having a single long chain of alkyl can protect the catiosoftener from interacting with the aniosurfactants and / or builders that are carried toward the rinsing of the washing solution. It is highly desirable to have enough single-stranded long chain quaternary compound, or catiopolymer, to capture the aniosurfactant. This gives improved wrinkle control. The ratio of the fabric softening active ingredient to the single long chain compound will typically be about 100: 1 to 2: 1, preferably about 50: 1 to 5: 1, more preferably about 13: 1 to 8: 1. Under conditions of high detergent carry, the preference ratio will be approximately 5: 1 to 7: 1. Typically, the long single chain compound at a level of about 10 ppm to 26 ppm is present in the rinse. (2) .- AMINA'S OXIDES Suitable amine oxides include those having an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl portion of about 8 to 22 carbon atoms, preferably about 10 to 18 carbon atoms, more preferably about 8 to 14 carbon atoms, and two alkyl portions selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups and hydroxyalkyl groups with from about 1 to about 3 carbon atoms. Examples include: dimethyloctylamine oxide, diethyldecylamine oxide, bis- (2-hydroxyethyl) dedecylamine oxide, dimethyldodecylamine oxide, dipropyltetrade-cilamioa oxide, methylethylhexadecylamide oxide, dimethyl-2-hydroxyoctadecylamide oxide and cocoalkyl oxide. fatty-dimethylamine.

(E) .- THE STABILIZERS The stabilizers may be present in the compositions of the present invention. The term "stabilizer", as used herein, includes antioxidants and reducing agents. These agents are present at a level of 0% to about 2%, preferably about 0.01% to 0.2%, more preferably, about 0.035% to 0.1% for antioxidants, and preferably about 0.01% to 0.2% for the reducing agents. These guarantee good odor stability under storage conditions for a long time. Antioxidant and reducing agent stabilizers are especially critical for non-flavored or low-scented products (fragrance-free or with low perfume). Also, preferably, they can be added to the distilled fatty acid and / or before esterification with triethanolamine and / or before or during the quaternization reaction, and / or can be added later to ensure good color and good smell. for the softening active ingredient, when it is produced and kept in storage. Examples of antioxidants that may be added to the compositions and in the processing of this invention include a mixture of ascorbic acid, ascorbic palmitate, propyl gallate, obtainable from Eastman Chemical Products, Inc., under the Tenox® PG and Tenox® brands. S-1; a mixture of BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole), propyl gallate and citric acid, obtainable from Eastman Chemical Products Inc. under the Tenox® 6 brand; butylated hydroxytoluene, obtainable from UOP Process Division, under the trademark Sustane® BHT; tertiary butylhydroquinone, Eastman Chemical Products, Inc., as Tenox® TBHQ; natural tocopherols, Eastman Chemical Products, Inc., as Tenox® GT-1 / GT-2; and butylated hydroxyanisole, Eastman Chemical Products, Inc., as BHA; long chain esters (8 to 22 carbon atoms) of gallic acid, for example, dodecyl gallate, Irganox® 1010, Irganox® 1035, Irganox® B1 171, Irganox® 1425, Irganox® 31 14, Irgaoox® 3125 and their mixtures, preferably Irgaoox® 3125, Irgaoox® 1426, Irganox® 31 14 and their mixtures; very preferable, Irganox® 3126, alone or in mixture with citric acid and / or with other chelators, such as isopropyl citrate. Deques® 2010, obtainable from Monsanto, with the chemical name of 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (etidronic acid) and Tiran®, obtainable from Kodak with the chemical name of acid / sodium salt of acid 4, d- dihydroxy-m-benzenesulfonic acid and DTPA®, obtainable from Aldrich under the chemical name of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid. A suitable reducing agent, when used at low levels (eg, about 50 ppm), is sodium borohydride.

(F) .- MUGRE'S SLAVE AGENT In the present invention, an optional grime release agent can be added. The addition of soil age can occur when the premix is mixed, or combined with the acid / water additive, or after the addition of the electrolyte or after the final composition is made. The softening composition prepared by the process of the present invention, may contain here from 0% to about 10%, preferably from about 0.2% to 5%, of a soil loosening ageote. Preferably, said dirt release agent is a polymer. The polymeric soil release agents useful in the present invention include copolymer blocks of terephthalate and polyethylene oxide or polypropylene oxide, and the like.

A preferred grout-slackening agent is a copolymer having blocks of terephthalate and polyethylene oxide. More specifically, these polymers consist of repeating units of ethylene terephthalate and polyethylene oxide terephthalate at a molar ratio of ethylene terephthalate units to polyethylene terephthalate units of 2d: 7d to about 3d: 6d; said polyethylene oxide terephthalate containing blocks of polyethylene oxide having approximate molecular weights of 300 to 2,000. The molecular weight of this ageote polymeric dirt scrubber is on the approximate scale of 6,000 to 66,000. Another preferred polymeric grinding agent is a crystallizable polyester with repeating units of ethylene terephthalate units containing about 10% to 15% by weight of ethylene terephthalate units, with about 10% to 50% by weight of polyoxyethylene terephthalate units, derived from polyethylene glycol with approximate average molecular weight of 300 to 6,000, and the molar ratio of ethylene terephthalate units to polyoxyethylene terephthalate units, in the crystallizable polymer compound, is between 2: 1 and 6: 1. Examples of this polymer include the materials obtainable in the trade Zelcon 4780® (from Dupont) and Milease T® (from ICI). The most preferred filtering agents are the polymers of the generic formula: wherein each X can be a suitable coronary group; each X being typically selected from the group consisting of H and alkyl or acyl groups containing about 1 to 4 carbon atoms; p is selected for solubility in water and is generally about 6 to 1 13, preferably about 20 to 50; "u" is critical for the formulation in a liquid composition having a relatively high ion concentration. There must be very little material in which "u" is greater than 10. In addition, there must be at least 20%, preferably at least 40%, of material in which "u" varies from about 3 to 5. R14 portions are essentially 1,4-phenylene portions. As used herein, the term "the R4 moieties are essentially 1,4-phenylene moieties" refers to the compounds in which the R14 moieties consist entirely of 1,4-phenylene moieties or are partially substituted by other arylene moieties or alkarylene, alkenyl portions, alkenylene portions or mixtures thereof. The arylene and alkarylene portions that can partially replace 1,4-phenylene include: 1,3-phenylene, 1,2-phenylene, 1,8-naphthylene, 1,4-naphthylene, 2,2-biphenylene, 4,4 -bifenileoo and its mixtures. The alkylene and alkenylene portions that can partially replace iocluyeo: 1,2-propylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,5-peotileo, 1,6-hexamethyle, 1,7-heptamethylene, 1,8-octamethylene, 1,4 -cyclohexylene and its mixtures. For the R14 portions the degree of partial substitution with different portions of 1,4-phenylene should be such that the loosening properties of the compound grime are not adversely affected to any significant degree. In general, the degree of partial substitution that can be tolerated will depend on the skeleton length of the compound; that is, the longer skeletons may have a greater partial substitution for the 1, 4-feoileus porciooes. Usually compounds in which R14 comprises approximately 60% to 100% of 1,4-phenylene portions (from 0% to about 60% of different portions of 1,4-phenylene) have suitable loosening activity. For example, polyesters made in accordance with the present invention, with a molar ratio of 40:60 of isophthalic acid (1,3-phenylene) to terephthalic acid (1,4-phenylene) have adequate soil loosening activity. However, because most of the polyesters used in fiber formation comprise ethylene terephthalate units, it is usually desirable to minimize the degree of partial substitution, with other portions other than 1,4-phenylene, for better activity. loosening of dirt. Preferably the portions R14 consist entirely of (that is, they consist 100% of) portions 1, 4-feoileoo; that is, each R14 portion is 1, 4-phenylene. For portions R14 the appropriate ethylene or substituted ethylene portions are: ocluyeo: ethylene, 1,2-propylene, 1,2-butylene, 1,2-hexylene, 3-methoxy-1,2-propane and mixtures thereof. It is preferred that the R15 portions are essentially ethylene portions, 1, 2-propylene portions or mixtures thereof.

The inclusion of a higher percentage of ethylene portions tends to improve the soil loosening activity of the compounds. Surprisingly, the inclusion of a higher percentage of 1,2-propylene portions tends to improve the water solubility of the compounds. Accordingly, the use of 1, 2-propylene or a similar branched equivalent portions is convenient to incorporate any substantial part of the grime-separating component in liquid fabric softening compositions. It is preferred that there be approximately 75% to 100% of 1,2-propylene portions. The value of each "p" is at least about 6 and, preferably, at least about 10. The value for each "n" usually varies from about 12 to about 113. Typically, the value for each " p "is on the approximate scale of 12 to 43. A more complete description of the soil spreading agent is contained in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,661, 267, Decker, Konig, Straathof and Gosselink, issued April 28, 1987; 4.71 1, 730, by Gosselink and Diehl, issued December 8, 1987; 4,749,596, Evans, Huntington, Stewart, Wolf and Zimmerer, issued June 7, 1988; 4,818,569, by Trinh, Gosselink and Rattinger, issued April 4, 1989; 4,877,896, by Maldonado, Trinh and Gosselink, issued on October 31, 1989; 4,956,457, by Gosseiink and co-inventors, issued September 11, 1990; and 4,976,879, from Maldooado, Trioh and Gosseliok, issued on December 11, 1990, all of which were incorporated herein by this reference. These soil release agents can also act as cream dispersants.

THE DISPERSANTS OF NATA In the present invention, the premix can be combined with an optional cream dispersant, different from the filtering agent, and heated to the temperature of the melting point (s) of the constituents, or higher thereto (s). The preferred dispersants of oeta preseote soo formed ethoxylated hydrophobic materials. The hydrophobic material can be either a fatty alcohol, a fatty acid, a fatty amine, a fatty acid amide, an amine oxide, a quaternary ammonium compound, or the hydrophobic portions used to form the grout-free polymers. Preferred cream dispersants are strongly ethoxylated, for example, more than about 17, preferably more than about 25, more preferably, more than about 40 moles of ethylene oxide per molecule, on average; the polyethylene oxide portion being approximately 76% to 97%, preferably approximately 81% to 94%, of the total weight of the molecule.

The level of the cream dispersant is sufficient to maintain the cream at an acceptable level, preferably not noticeable to the consumer, under the conditions of use, but not sufficient to adversely affect the softness. For some purposes, it is convenient that the cream is nexisteote. Depeating the causticity of aoioic or oohoic detergent, etc., used in the wash cycle of a typical laundry process, the efficiency of the cleaning steps will vary, prior to the production of the compositions herein, and the hardness of water, the amount of anionic or nonionic detergent surfactant and builder (especially phosphates and zeolites) trapped in the fabric (wash). Normally the minimum amount of cream dispersant should be used to avoid adversely affecting the softening properties. Typically, the cream dispersion requires at least about 2%, preferably at least about 4% (at least 6% and preferably at least 10% to avoid cream as much as possible) based on the level of active iogredieote suavizaote. However, at approximate levels of 10% (with respect to the softening material) or more, you risk losing the softening efficacy of the product, especially when the fabrics contain high proportions of non-ionic surfactant, which has been absorbed during the washing operation. . Preferred cream dispersants are: Brij 700®, Varooic U-250®, Geoapoi T-500®, Genapol T-800®, Plurafac A-79®, and Neodol 25-60®.

H.- BACTERICIDES Examples of bactericides used in the compositions of this invention include: giutaraldehyde, formaldehyde, 2-bromo-2-oitropropane-2,3-diol, as claimed by Inolex Chemicals, located in Philadelphia, PA, USA, under the trademark Bronopol®, and a mixture of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolium-3-ooa and 2-methyl-4-isothiazolium-3-ooa, sold by Rohm and Haas Company, under the brand Kathon, approximately 1 to 1, 000 ppm by weight of the agent.

(I) .- THE PERFUME The present invention can contain any perfume compatible with the softener. Suitable perfumes are described in US Pat. No. 6,600,138 to Bacon and co-inventors, issued March 19, 1996, said patent being incorporated herein by this reference. As used herein, the perfume includes a fragrant substance or a mixture of fragrant substances, which include natural fragrances (ie obtained by extraction of flowers, herbs, leaves, roots, barks, wood, inflorescences or plants), artificial (ie, a mixture of different oils or co-constituents of natural oils) and synthetic (that is, produced synthetically). These materials are often accompanied by auxiliary materials, such as fixatives, extenders, stabilizers and solvents. These auxiliaries are also included within the meaning of "perfume", as used herein. Typically perfumes are complex mixtures of a plurality of organic compounds. Examples of perfume ingredients useful in perfumes of the compositions of the present invention include, but are not limited to: hexylchloamic aldehyde, amilcinnamic aldehyde, amyl salicylate, hexyl salicylate, terpineol, 3,7-dimethyl-cis-2 , 6-octadien-1-ol, 2,6-dimethyl-2-octanol, 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-3-octanol, 3,7-dimethyl-trans -2,6-Octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-6-octen-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-1-octaool, 2-methyl-3- (para-tert-butyl-pheoyl) -propioaldehyde , 4- (4-hydroxy-4-methylpeotyl) -3-cyclohexene-1-carboxyaldehyde, tricyclodeozoyl propioate, tricyclodecenyl acetate, anisaldehyde, 2-methyl-2- (para-isopropylphenyl) -propionaldehyde, glycidate of etii-3 -methyl-3-phenyl, 4- (para-hydroxyphene) butan-2-one, 1- (2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl) -2-buten-1-one, para- methoxyacetophenone, para-methoxy-alpha-phenylpropene, methyl-2-n-hexii-3-oxo-cyclopentane carboxylate, gamma-uodecalactone. Other examples of fragrance materials include, but are not limited to: orange oil, lemon oil, grapefruit oil, bergamot oil, clove oil, gamma-dodecalactone, methyl-2- (2-pentyl-3-acetate) -oxo-cyclopentyl), methyl ether of beta-naphthol, methyl-beta-naphthyl ketone, coumarin, decyl aldehyde, benzaldehyde, 4-tert-butylcyclohexyl acetate, alpha-alpha-dimethylphenylethyl acetate, methylphenylcarbonylacetate, Schiff's base of 4- ( 4-hydroxy-4-methylpentyl) -3-cyclohexene-1-carboxyaldehyde and methyl anthranilate; cyclic ethylene glycol diester of tridecanedioic acid, 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadiene-1-nitrile, gamma-methylionone, alpha-ionone, beta-ionone, "petitgrain", methyl-cedrylonone, 7-acetyl-1,2 , 3,4, 6,6, 7,8-octahydro-1,1,6,7-tetramethyl-oaphthalene, Methyloxane, Methyl-1,6,10-trimethyl-2,5,9-cyclododecatrien-1-yl-ketone , 7-acetyl-1, 1, 3,4,4,6-hexamethyltetraline, 4-acetyl-6-tert-butyl-1,1-dimethylodazo, beozofeooa, 6-acetyl-1, 1, 2,3,3,5 hexamethyliodane, d-acetyl-3-isopropyl-1, 1, 2,6-tetramethyliodene, 1, dodecanal, 7-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal, 10-undecen-1 -al, isohexenyl-cyclohexyl-carboxyaldehyde, formyltriciclodecane, cyclopentadecanolide, 16-hydroxy-9-hexadecenoic acid lactone, 1, 3,5,6,7,8-hexanidro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta-gamma-2-benzopyran, ambroxaoo , dodecahydro-3a, 6,6,9a-tetramethylnaphtho [2,1-b] furan, cedrol, 5- (2,2,3-trimethylcyclopeot-3-eoyl) -3-methylpexy-2-ol; 2-ethyl-4- (2,2,3-trimethyl-3-cyclopenten-1-yl) -2-buten-1 -ol; cariophilenic alcohol, cedrilo acetate, paraterbutylcyclohexyl acetate, patulí, resinoid "olibano" laudanum, vetiver, copaiba balm, fir balm and condensation products of hydroxycitronellal and methyl anthracyarate; hydroxy-citronellal and indole; phenyl-acetaldehyde and indole, 4- (4-hydroxy-4-methylpentyl) -3-cyclohexene-1-carboxyaldehyde and methyl anthra-nylate. More examples of perfume components are: geraniol, geranyl acetate, linalool, linalyl acetate, tetrahydrolinalool, citronellol, citronellyl acetate, dihydromyrcenol, ethyl dihidromirceoilo, tetrahidromirceool, terpinyl acetate, nopol, nopyl acetate, 2-phenylethanol, 2-phenylethyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl acetate, benzyl salicylate, benzyl benzoate, styrallyl acetate, dimethylbenzylcarbinol, triclorometilfeoilcarbinilo, methylphenylcarbinyl acetate, ethyl isooooilo, vetiveryl acetate, vetiverol, 2-methyl-3- ( p-tert-butylphenyl) propanal, 2-methyl-3- (p-isopropylphenyl) propanal, 3- (p-tert-butylphenyl) propanal, 4- (4-methyl-3-pentenyl) -3-ciclohexencarboxialdehído, 4-acetoxy- 3-pentiltetrahidropirapo, methyl dihydrojasmonate, 2-n-heptylcyclopentanone, 3-methyl-2-pentyl-cyclopentanone, n-decanal, n-dodecanal, 9-decenol-1, ¡sobutirato phenoxyethyl, phenylacetaldehyde dimethylacetal, phenylacetaldehyde diethylacetal , geranonítrilo, cit ronelonitrilo, cedrilacetal, 3-isoalcanfilciclohexanol, hydroxycitronellal ionones-cedryl methyl ether, isolongifolanone, aubepinonitrilo, aubepine, helopin, eugenol, vanillin, diphenyl oxide, methyl ionones, Sub-ionones, irons, cis-3-hexenol and their esters; moss ind '+ anic fragrances, tetralinic moss fragrances, isochromanic moss fragrances, macrocyclic ketones, macrolactonic moss fragrances, ethylene brasilate. The perfumes useful in the compositions of the preseote ioveocióo are substantially free of halogenated materials and nitromusgos. Suitable solvents, diluents or carriers for the perfume ingredients mentioned above are, for example: ethanol, isopropanol, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, dipropylene glycol, diethyl phthalate, triethyl citrate, etc. The amount of said solvents, diluents or carriers, incorporated in the perfumes, is preferably kept to the minimum necessary to give a homogeneous perfume solution. The perfume may be present at a level of from 0% to about 15%, preferably from about 0.1% to 8% and, more preferably, from about 0.2% to 5% by weight of the final composition. The fabric softening compositions of the present invention give an improved deposition of the perfume in the fabric. fj) .- THE CHELATING AGENTS The compositions and methods herein may optionally employ one or more copper and / or nickel chelating agents ("chelators"). Said water-soluble chelating agents or chelators can be selected from the group consisting of amino carboxylates, amino phosphonates, polyfunctionally substituted aromatic chelating agents and mixtures thereof, all as defined hereinbelow. The whiteness and / or the brightness of the fabrics are substantially improved or restored by said chelating agents, and the stability of the materials in the compositions is improved. Amino carboxylates useful as chelating agents herein include: ethylenediaminetetraacetates (EDTA), N-hydroxyethylenediaminetriacetates, nitrilotriacetates (NTA), ethylene diamine tetrapropionates, ethylene diamine N, N'-diglutamates, N, N'-disuccinates of 2-hydroxypropylenediamine , triethylenetetramioa hexaacetates, diethylene triamine peotaacetates (DETPA) and ethanoldiglicines, including their water-soluble salts, such as their alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts and mixtures thereof. Amino phosphonates are also suitable for use as chelating agents in the compositions of the invention when at least low levels of total phosphorus are allowed in detergent compositions, and include: ethylenediaminetetracis (methylenephosphonates), diethylethriamino-N, N, N ', N ", N" -pentacis (methane-phosphonate (DETMP) and 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphoate (HEDP). Preferably these ammonium phospho- oates oo cootieoeo alkyl or alkenyl groups of more than 6 carbon atoms. Chelators are typically used in the rinse process of the present at approximate levels of 2 ppm to 25 ppm, during soaking periods of 1 minute to several hours.The preferred EDDS chelator used herein (also known as N, N ' ethylenediamine disuccinate) is the material described in U.S. Patent 4,704,233, cited hereinabove, and has the formula (shown in the free acid form): HN (L) C2H4N (L) H wherein L is a CH2 (COOH) CH2 (COOH) group.

As described in the patent, EDDS can be prepared using maleic anhydride and ethylenediamine. The preferred, biodegradable [S, S] isomer of EDDS can be prepared by reacting L-aspartic acid with 1,2-dibromoethane. EDDS has advantages over other chelators because it is effective for chelating both copper cations and nickel cations; It is available in a biodegradable form and does not contain phosphorus. The EDDS employed herein as a chelator is typically in its salt form, that is, in which one or more of the four acid hydrogens is (are) replaced by a water-soluble M cation, such as sodium, potassium, ammonium, triethanolammonium and the like. As noted above, the EDDS chelator is also typically used in the rinse procedure herein at approximate levels of 2 ppm to 25 ppm during soaking periods of 1 minute to several hours. At certain pH values, the EDDS is preferably used in combination with zinc cations. A wide variety of chelators can be used herein. In fact, simple polycarboxylates, such as citrate, oxydisuccinate and the like, can also be used.; although said chelating agents are not as effective as amino carboxylates and phosphonates, on a weight basis. Consequently, the levels of use can be adjusted taking into account the different degrees of effectiveness that latadora. Chelators of the present preferably have a stability constant (of the fully ionized chelator) for copper ions of at least about 5, preferably about 7. Typically the chelating agents will constitute about 0.5% to 10%, more preferably, about 0.75% to 5% by weight of the compositions herein, in addition to those which are stabilizers. Preferred chelators include: DETMP, DETPA, NTA, EDDS and their mixtures.

(K) .- THE CATIÓNIC POLYMERS The compositions herein may contain from about 0.001% to 10%, preferably about 0.01% to 6%, more preferably, about 0.1% to 2%, of cationic polymer; which typically has a molecular weight of from about 500 to 1,000,000, preferably from about 1,000 to 500,000, more preferably from about 1,000 to 250,000, and even more preferably from about 2,000 to 100,000; and a charge density of at least about 0.01 meq / g, preferably about 0.1 to 8 meq / g; more preferable, about 0.5 to 7 and, still more preferably, about 2 to 6. In order to give the benefits of cationic polymers, and especially of cationic polymers containing amioa or imioa groups, said cationic preferential polymer it is primary, or the aqueous phase cootioua. The cationic polymers of the preseote ioveocióo can be salts of amine or salts of quaternary ammonium. Quaternary ammonium salts are preferred. They include cationic derivatives of natural polymers, such as some polysaccharide polymers, gums, starch and some cationic synthetic polymers, such as the polymers and copolymers of cationic vinylpyridine or vinylpyridinium halides. Preferably the polymers are soluble in water, for example, to the extent of at least 0.5% by weight at 20 ° C. Preferably they have approximate molecular weights of 600 to 1,000,000, more preferable, approximately 600 to 500,000, still more preferable approximately 800 to 300,000 and, especially, approximately 1,000 to 10,000. As a general rule, the lower the molecular weight, the greater the degree of substitution (G.S.) by cationic groups, usually quaternary, which is convenient or, correspondingly, to a lesser degree of substitution, the greater the molecular weight that is convenient; but there does not seem to be a precise relationship. In general, cationic polymers should have a carba density of at least about 0.01 meq / g, preferably about 0.1 to 8 meq / g, more preferably, about 0.5 to 7, and, even more preferably, about 2 to 6. Suitable cationic suitable polymers are described in CTFA International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, 4a. edition, J.

M. Nikitakis et al., Editors, published by Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, 1991, incorporated herein by this reference. The list includes the following: Of the polysaccharide gums, guar and locust bean gums, which are galactomannan gums and are preferred, are commercially available. Thus, guar gums are sold under the brands CSAA M / 200, CSA 200/50, by Meyhall and Stein-Hall; and the hydroxyalkylated guar gums are available from the same suppliers. Other polysaccharide rubbers obtainable commercially include: xanthan gum, gum ghatti, tamarind gum, gum arabic and agar. Catioptic guar gums and the methods for forming them are described in British Patent No. 1, 136,842 and US Patent No. 4,031,307. It is preferred that they have an S. S. approximate of 0.1 to 0.5. An effective cationic guar gum is Jaguar C-13S (brand of Meyhall). Cationic guar gums are a highly preferred group of cationic polymers in the compositions according to the invention, and both act as scavengers or scavengers of residual anionic surfactant, and also increase the softening effect of the softeners cationic textiles, even when used in baths containing little or no residual anionic surfactant. The other polysaccharide based gums can be quaternized in a similar manner and act in substantially the same way, with varying degrees of effectiveness. Starches and derivatives are natural starches such as obtained from corn, wheat, barley, etc., and from roots such as potatoes, tapioca, etc., and dextrins, in particular pyrodextrins, such as British gum and white dextrin.

Some individual, very effective, cationic polymers are the following: polyvinylpyridium, approximate molecular weight 40,000, approximately 60% of the available, quaternized pyridine nitrogens; the copolymer of 70/30 molar proportions of vinylpyridine / styrene, molecular weight about 43,000, with about 45% of the pyridine nitrogens available, quaternized as before; copolymers of 60/40 molar proportions of vinylpyridine / acrylamide, with about 35% of the pyridine nitrogens available, quaternized as before; copolymers of 77/23 and 57/43 molar proportions of pyridine / methyl methacrylate, molecular weight approximately 43,000, with approximately 97% of the pyridine nitrogens available, quaternized as before. Cationic polymers are effective in compositions at very low concentrations, for example, from 0.001% by weight to 0.2%, especially approximately 0.02% to 0.1%. In some cases, the effectiveness seems to decrease when the content exceeds the optimum level, such as for polyvinylpyridine, and its copolymer with styrene, approximately 0.05%. Some other effective cationic polymers are: vinylpyridine copolymer and N-vinylpyrrolidone (63/37) with about 40% of the available quaternized pyridine nitrogens; vinylpyridine and acrylonitrile copolymer (60/40), quaternized as above; N, N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer and styrene (56/45) quaternized as above, to about 75% of the available amino nitrogens; Eudragit E (brand of Rohm GmbH) quaternized as above in approximately 75% of available amino nitrogens. It is believed that Eudragit is a copolymer of N, N-dialkylamino-alkyl methacrylate and a neutral acrylic acid ester, and having a molecular weight of about 100,000 to 1,000,000. The copolymer of N, N-vinylpyrrolidone and N, N-diethylaminoethyl methacrylate (40/50), quaternized in approximately 60% of available amino nitrogens. These cationic polymers can be prepared in a known manner, quaternizing the basic polymers. Other additional cationic polymer salts are the quaternized polyethylene imines. These have at least 10 repeating units, some of which, or all, are quaternized. Commercial examples of polymers of this class are also sold under the generic brand Alcostat by Allied Colloids. Typical examples of polymers are described in U.S. Patent 4,179,382, incorporated herein by way of this reference. Each polyamine nitrogen, whether primary, secondary or tertiary, is further defined as a member of one of three general classes: substituted simple, quaternized or oxidized. The polymers are neutralized by water-soluble anions, such as chlorine (CI "), bromine (Br"), iodine (I ") or any other radical with an opegative charge, such as sulfate (S0 2") and methosulfate (CH3S03" ).

Specific polyamine skeletons are described in U.S. Patent 2,182,306, Ulrich and co-inventors, issued December 5, 1939; U.S. Patent 3,033,746, Mayle and co-inventors, issued May 8, 1962; U.S. Patent 2,208,095, to Esselmann and co-inventors, issued July 16, 1940; US Patent 2,806,839 to Crowther, issued September 17, 1957; and US Patent 2,553,696 to Wilson, issued May 21, 1951; all of them incorporated here by this reference. An example of the cationic polyamine polymers of the present invention, comprising the PEI comprising a PEI backbone, in which all the substitutable nitrogens are modified by hydrogen replacement with a polyoxyalkyleneoxy unit - (CH2CH20) 7H, has the formula : Another suitable polyamine cationic polymer comprises a PEI backbone, as above, wherein all the substitutable primary amine nitrogens are modified by replacing the hydrogen by a polyoxyalkyleneoxy unit - (CH2CH20) 7H, and then modifying the molecule by subsequent oxidation of all oxidizable primary and secondary nitrogens, to N-oxides. Another additional, related poiiamine cationic polymer comprises a PEI backbone in which all of the hydrogen atoms in the backbone are substituted, and some amine units in the backbone are quaternized. The substituents are polyoxyalkyleneoxy- (CH 2 CH α c O) 7 H units or methyl groups. Another related, additional polyamine cationic polymer comprises a PEI backbone in which the backbone nitrogens are modified by substitution (i.e., by - (CH2CH20) 7H or methyl), cleaved, oxidized to N-oxides, or combinations of it. Of course, mixtures of any of the cationic polymers described above can be employed, and the selection of individual polymers or particular mixtures can be used to control the physical properties of the compositions, such as their viscosity and the stability of the aqueous dispersions. In order to be highly effective, the cationic polymers herein should be, at least at the level described herein, in continuous aqueous phase. In order to ensure that the polymers are in continuous aqueous phase, they are preferably added strictly at the end of the process to form the compositions. The active fabric softening agents are usually persistent in the form of vesicles.

After having formed the vesicles and while the temperature is below about 29.5 ° C, the polymers are added.

(L.- OTHER OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS THE SILICONES The silicope can be a polydimethylsiloxane (polydimethylsilicon or PDMS) or a derivative thereof, for example, aminosilicones, ethoxylated silicones, etc. The PDMS is preferably one with a low molecular weight, for example, one having a viscosity of about 2 to 5,000 cSt, preferably about 5 to 500 cSt, more preferably about 25 to 200 cSt. Silicone emulsions can conveniently be used to prepare the compositions of the present invention. However, preferably, the silicone is one that, at least initially, is not emulsified. That is to say, silicone must be emulsified in the composition itself. In the process of preparing the compositions, preferably the silicone is added to the "wash seat", which comprises the water and, optionally, any other ingredients that normally remain in the aqueous phase. Low molecular weight PDMS are preferred for use in the fabric softening compositions of this invention. It is easier to formulate the low molecular weight PDMS, without previous emulsification.

Silicone derivatives can be used, such as amino-functional silicones, quaternized silicones and silicone derivatives containing Si-OH, Si-H and / or Si-CI bonds. However, these silicone derivatives are usually more substantive for the fabrics and can accumulate on the fabrics after repeated treatments, to actually cause a reduction in the absorbency of the fabric. When added to water, the fabric softening composition deposits the biodegradable cationic fabric softening active on the surface of the fabric to impart beneficial smoothing effects. However, in a typical laundry process, using an automatic washing machine, the absorbency of water is significantly reduced by the fabric when there is more than about 40 ppm, especially when there is more than about 50 ppm, of the fabric softening, cationic active ingredient. , biodegradable, in the rinse water. Silicone improves the absorbency of water in the fabric, especially for freshly treated fabrics, when used with this level of fabric softener, without adversely affecting fabric softening performance. The mechanism by which this improvement in water absorbency occurs is not understood, since silicones are inherently hydrophobic. It is very surprising that there is some improvement in water absorbency, rather than an additional loss of water absorbency. The amount of PDMS needed to give a noticeable improvement in water absorbency depends on the initial rewettability operation, which, in turn, depends on the type of detergent used in the wash.

The effective amounts vary from about 2 ppm to about 50 ppm in the rinse water, preferably, about 5 to 20 ppm. The ratio of PDMS to softening active agent is about 2: 100 to 60: 100, preferably about 3: 100 to 35: 100, more preferably about 4: 100 to 25: 100. As noted hereinabove, this typically requires from about 0.2% to about 20%, preferably about 0.5% to 10%, more preferably, about 1% to 5% silicone. The PDMS also improves the ease of ironing, in addition to improving the rewettability characteristics of the fabrics. When the fabric care composition contains an optional sludge-removing polymer, the amount of PDMS deposited on the cotton fabrics increases, and the PDMS improves the loosening benefits of dirt on the polyester fabrics. Also the PDMSs improve the rinsing characteristics of the fabric care compositions, reducing the tendency of the compositions to foam during rinsing. Surprisingly there is, if anything, little reduction in the softening characteristics of the fabric care compositions, as a result of the presence of the relatively large amounts of PDMS. The present invention may include other optional components conventionally used in compositions for treating textiles; for example, dyes, preservatives, surfactants, anti-shrinkage agents, fabric-binding agents, dry-spot cleaning agents, germicides, fungicides, antioxidants, such as butylated hydroxytoluene, anti-corrosion agents, enzymes, such as proteases, cellulases, amylases , lipases, etc., and the like. Particularly preferred ingredients are ipcluyeo calcium and / or water soluble magnesium compounds, which give additional stability. Chloride salts are preferred; but you can also use acetate salts, nitrate, etc. The level of said calcium and / or magnesium salts is from 0% to about 2%, preferably from about 0.05% to 0.5%, more preferably, from about 0.1% to 0.25%. The present invention may also include other compatible ingredients, including those described in co-pending US Patent Applications Serial No. 08 / 3872,068, filed on January 12, 1995, by Rusche and co-inventors; 08 / 372,490, filed on January 12, 1995 by Shaw and co-inventors; and 08 / 277,558, filed July 19, 1994, by Hartman and co-inventors, incorporated herein by this reference. Many synthetic methods can be used to prepare the main solvents of this invention. Appropriate methods are described in the pending application mentioned above, but should not be considered as a limitation.

All parts, percentages, proportions and reasons herein are in meso, unless otherwise specifically stated, and all numerical values are approximations based on normal confidence limits. All documents cited here, in their relevant part, are incorporated herein by reference. The following non-limiting examples show clear or translucent products with acceptable viscosities. The synthesis of the fabric softening compound of the present invention is further illustrated in the following synthesis examples. These synthesis examples are given solely for illustrative purposes.

EXAMPLE OF SYNTHESIS 1 OF FATTY ACID COMPOUND Approximately 1, 300 g of food-grade canola oil (refined, bleached and devoid of gum) and approximately 6.5 g of a commercial nickel hydrogenation catalyst (Engelhard, "N-545" ®) which corresponds approximately to 0.13% by weight of Ni, in a hydrogenation reactor that is equipped with agitator. The reactor is sealed and evacuated. The contents are heated to about 170 ° C and hydrogen is fed to the reactor. The agitation is maintained approximately 450 rpm during the whole reaction. After about 10 minutes, the temperature in the reactor is about 191 ° C and the hydrogen pressure is about 0.773 kg / cm2 gauge. The temperature is maintained at approximately 190 ° C. After about 127 minutes from when the hydrogen feed began, the hydrogen pressure was approximately 0.703 kg / cm2 gauge. A sample was extracted from the reaction mass and found to have an iodine value of about 78 and an approximate cis: trans ratio of 1.098. After another 20 minutes or so at about 190 ° C, the hydrogen pressure is approximately 0.688 kg / cm2 gauge. The hydrogen feed is interrupted and the contents of the reactor are cooled while stirring. The final product of the reaction has an approximate iodine value of 74.5 and an approximate cis: trans ratio of 1.35. The product formed in the reactor is removed and filtered. It has a turbidity point of approximately 22.2 ° C. The chain length distributions of the acyl substituent in the sample taken at approximately 127 minutes are determined, and in the final product; and they are as shown in table 1, in which "sat." means saturated and "mono" and "di" mean monounsaturated and diunsaturated, respectively.

TABLE 1 EXAMPLE B SYNTHESIS OF FATTY ACID COMPOUND Approximately 1, 300 g of food-grade canola oil and about 5.2 g of Engelhard nickel hydrogenation catalyst "N-545" ® are placed in a hydrogenation reactor, which is equipped with stirrer. The reactor is sealed and evacuated. The contents are heated to approximately 175 ° C and hydrogen is fed to the reactor. Stirring is maintained at approximately 450 rpm throughout the course of the reaction. After about 5 minutes, the reactor temperature is approximately 190 ° C and the hydrogen pressure is approximately 0.492 kg / cm2 gauge. The temperature is approximated at 190 ° C. After about 125 minutes from the start of the hydrogen feed, the hydrogen pressure is approximately 0.492 kg / cm2 gauge. A sample is drawn from the reaction mass and found to have an iodine value of about 85.4. After about another 20 minutes at about 190 ° C, the hydrogen pressure is approximately 0.421 kg / cm2 gauge. The hydrogen feed is interrupted and the contents of the reactor are cooled with stirring. The final product of the reaction has an iodine value of about 80. The product formed in the reactor is removed and filtered. It has a turbidity point of approximately 18.6 ° C.

EXAMPLE C SYNTHESIS OF FATTY ACID COMPOUND Approximately 1, 300 g of food-grade canola oil and approximately 2.9 g of Engelhard nickel hydrogenation catalyst "N-545" ® are placed in a hydrogenation reactor which is equipped with stirrer. The reactor is sealed and evacuated. The contents are heated to about 180 ° C and hydrogen is fed to the reactor. Stirring is maintained at approximately 450 rpm throughout the course of the reaction. After about 5 minutes the temperature in the reactor is plus or minus 192 ° C, and the hydrogen pressure is about 0.703 kg / cm2 gauge. The temperature is maintained at approximately 190 ± 3 ° C.

After about 105 minutes from the start of the hydrogen feed, the hydrogen pressure is approximately 0.703 kg / cm2 gauge. A sample is drawn from the reaction mass and found to have an approximate iodine value of 85.5. After another 20 minutes at about 190 ° C, the hydrogen pressure is approximately 0.703 kg / cm2. The hydrogen feed is interrupted and the contents of the reactor are cooled with stirring. The final product of the reaction has an approximate iodine value of 82.4. The product formed in the reactor is removed and filtered. It has a turbidity point of approximately 17.2 ° C.

EXAMPLE D SYNTHESIS OF FATTY ACID COMPOUND Approximately 1, 300 g of food-grade canola oil and about 1.4 g of Engelhard nickel hydrogenation catalyst "N-545" ® are placed in a hydrogenation reactor which is equipped with stirrer. The reactor is sealed and evacuated. The contents are heated to about 180 ° C and hydrogen is fed to the reactor. After 5 minutes the reactor temperature is about 191 ° C and the hydrogen pressure is about 0.703 kg / cm 2 gauge. The temperature is maintained at approximately 190 ± 3 ° C. After about 100 minutes from the start of the hydrogen feed, the hydrogen pressure is approximately 0.703 kg / cm2 gauge. A sample is drawn from the reaction mass and found to have an approximate iodine value of 95.4. After approximately 20 more minutes at about 190 ° C, the hydrogen pressure is about 0.703 kg / cm 2 gauge. The hydrogen feed is interrupted and the contents of the reactor are cooled, with stirring. The final product of the reaction had an approximate iodine value of 2.3. The product formed in the reactor is removed and filtered. It has a cloud point of around 34 ° C.

EXAMPLE E SYNTHESIS OF THE FATTY ACID COMPOUND It is placed approximately 1, 300 g of food-grade canola oil and approximately 1.3 g of Engelhard nickel hydrogenation catalyst "N-545" ® in a hydrogenation reactor that is equipped with agitator. The reactor is sealed and evacuated. The contents are heated to about 190 ° C and hydrogen is fed to the reactor at a hydrogen pressure of about 0.351 kg / cm 2 gauge. After about 3 hours from the start of the hydrogen feed, a sample is withdrawn from the reaction mass and found to have an iodine value of about 98. The hydrogenation is stopped, about 0.7 gram more is added thereto. catalyst and the reaction conditions are resumed at approximately 190 ° C for another hour or so. The hydrogen feed is then interrupted and the contents of the reactor are cooled with stirring. The final product of the reaction had an approximate iodine value of 89.9. The product formed in the reactor is removed and filtered. It has a turbidity point of approximately 16 ° C.

EXAMPLE F OF SYNTHESIS OF THE FATTY ACID COMPOUND Approximately 1, 300 g of food-grade canola oil and approximately 2.0 g of Engelhard nickel hydrogenation catalyst "N-545" ® are placed in a hydrogenation reactor which is equipped with stirrer. The reactor is sealed and evacuated. The contents are heated to about 190 ° C and hydrogen is fed into the reactor at an approximate hydrogen pressure of 0.351 kg / cm 2 gauge. Agitation is maintained at approximately 420 fm throughout the course of the hydrogen feed reaction. Approximately after 130 minutes from the start of the hydrogen feed the hydrogen feed is interrupted and the contents of the reactor are cooled with stirring. The final product of the reaction had an approximate iodine value of 96.4. The product formed in the reactor is removed and filtered. It has a turbidity point of approximately 1.2 ° C.

EXAMPLE G OF SYNTHESIS OF THE COMPOUND OF FATTY ACID It is hydrolyzed three times to a sample of approximately 1, 200 g of the hydrogeoid oil of the example of the F symptote and approximately 200 g of the hydrogenated oil of the example of the A symbol, vapor to approximately 250 ° C, and approximately 42.18 kg / cm2, durao Approximately 2.5 hours, at a reason of vapopaceite of about 1 .2 (by weight). An aqueous solution containing the glyceripa that had come off is removed. The resultant fatty acid mixture is vacuum distilled for a total of about 150 minutes, in which the temperature of the vessel rose gradually from about 200 ° C to about 238 ° C, and the temperature of the freeze gradually rose. from around 175 ° C to approximately 197 ° C. The vacuum is approximated to 0.3-0.6 mm. The product of the vacuum distillation of the fatty acids had an approximate iodine value of 99.1, or an amiole value (VA) of approximately 197.6 and a sapooification value (SAP) of about 198.6. The following are examples of the sylotes of the softening compounds according to the preseote ioveocióo.

EXAMPLE OF SYNTHESIS OF SOFTENING COMPOUND 1 (SC1) 1) .- ESTERIFICATION: Approximately 4890 g of hydrogenated partial tallow fatty acid with a VY of about 45 and an acid value of about 206, commercially available under the Distal mark 51, and sold by Witco Corporatioo; The reactor is heated and added, with stirring, approximately 149 g of triethanolamide. The molar ratio of fatty acid to triethanolamine is approximately 1.8: 1. The mixture is heated to more than about 150 ° C, and the pressure is reduced to remove cootamylation water. The reaction is prologged until the acid value of aproximadameote 5 is reached. 2) .- Quaternization: Approximately 627 g of the co-sorption product, approximately 122 g of dimethyl sulfate, is added to the mixture under agitation of cootioua. The reaction mixture was mixed by approximately 50 ° C and the reaction was monitored verifying the residual amiole value. 749 g of the softening compound of the invention was obtained.

Optionally dilute the quartered material, for example, approximately 15% etaool, which decreases the melting puoto of the material, providing that material or better texture of the material.

EXAMPLE OF SYNTHESIS OF SOFTENING COMPOUND 2 (SC2) 1) .- Esterification: Approximately 504 g of oleic acid fatty acid of about 90 and an approximate acid value of 198 is added to the reactor, obtainable commercially under the trademark Emersol 233 and sold by Heokel Corporation; the reactor is flooded with nitrogen and, with stirring, approximately 149 g of triethanolamide is added. The molar ratio of fatty acid to triethanolamine is approximately 1.8: 1. The mixture is heated above about 150 ° C and the pressure is reduced to remove the water of condensation. The reaction is prolonged until an acid value of approximately 2 is reached. 2) .- QUATERNIZATION: To approximately 629 g of the condensation product, approx. 122 g of dimethyl sulfate is added, the mixture is stirred cootiouously. The reaction mixture is maintained for approximately 50 ° C and the reaction is monitored by verifying the residual amine value. Approximately 751 grams of the softening compound of the invention is obtained. The quaternized material is diluted optically, for example approximately 8% etaool, which decreases the melting point of the material, thereby providing greater ease in material handling.

EXAMPLE OF SYNTHESIS OF SOFTENING COMPOUND 3 (SC3) D.- ESTERIFICATION: Approximately 571 g of canola fatty acid is added to the reactor, with a VY of about 100 and an approximate acid value of 196, as is done in accordance with Example G of the synthesis of the fatty acid compound; and the reactor is flooded with nitrogeo and, added agitation, approximately 149 g of triethanolamide. The molar ratio of fatty acid to triethanolamine is approximately 2.0: 1. The mixture is heated by approximately 150 ° C and the pressure is reduced to remove the condensation water. The reaction is prolonged until an acid value of about 3 is reached. 2) .- Quaternization: It is added, under stirring cootioua, to the approximate 698 g of the cooperosation product, about 122 grams of dimethyl sulfate. The approximate reaction mixture was mixed by 50 ° C, and the reaction was followed by verifying the residual amine value. Approximately 820 grams of the softening compounds of the invention are obtained. The collocated material is diluted optionally, for example, approximately 15% of a 50:50 mixture of etaool: hexylene glycol is mixed, which abate the melting puoto of the material, providing that material or more easily the material.

EXAMPLE OF SYNTHESIS OF SOFTENING COMPOUND 4 (SC4 1) .- Esterification: Approximately 457 grams of cacao fatty acid are added to the reactor at an approximate VY of 100 and an approximate acid value of 196, prepared according to example G of synthesis of the fatty acid compound; the reactor is flushed with nitrogen and, with stirring, about 149 g of triethanolamide is added. The molar ratio of fatty acid to triethanolamine is approximately 1.6: 1. The mixture is heated above about 150 ° C and the pressure is reduced to remove the condensation water. The reaction is prolonged until an acid value of approximately 1 is reached. 2) .- Quaternization: To the approximately 582 g of the co-sorption product, approximately 122 grams of dimethyl sulfate is added, under co-incineration. The reaction mixture is maintained above about 50 ° C and the reaction is followed by checking the amine value. 704 grams of the softening compound of the present invention is obtained. The quaternized material is optionally diluted, for example, with approximately 8% of etaool, which abate the melting puoto of the material, providing this material with greater ease of handling for the material. The smoothing compounds siotetizados above tiepeo uoso tramosmisióo Huoter L of aproximadameote 90, and the following levels of odorants in nanograms / L: isopropyl acetate, < 1, approximately, typically oo detectable; 1, 3,5-trioxaoo, approximate 5.3; 2,2'-etilideo-bis (oxy) -bispropaoo, aproximadameote < 1, typically not detectable; methyl ester of 6 carbon atoms, aproximadameote < 1, typical or detectable; methyl ester of 8 carbooo atoms, aproximadameote < 1, typical or detectable; and methyl ester of 10 carbon atoms, aproximadameote < 1, typical or detectable. Also, the softening compound synthesized above is exemplified, in non-limiting examples of fabric softening composition.

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE EXAMPLES In the softening compositions, the abbreviated identifications of the components have the following ones: SC1 Smoothing compound, prepared according to the example of the sofotizate compound 1. SC2 softening compound, prepared according to the synthesis example of the softening compound 2. SC3 compound smoothing, prepared according to the synthesis example of the softening compound 3. SC4 softening compound, prepared according to the synthesis example of the softening compound 4. TMPD 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-peotao-diol CHDM 1,4-cyclohexaoodimetaool . The compositions of the following examples are made by first preparing an oil seat of the softening active ingredient at ambieote temperature. The ageote (ingredient) active softener can be heated, if necessary, to melt it, if the ageote (iogredieote) active softens or is fluid at ambieote temperature. The active ingredient is mixed using an IKA RW 25® mixer for about 2 to about 5 minutes, at about 150 rpm. Separately an acid / water seat is prepared, mixing the HCl with deionized water (DI) at room temperature. If the softening active agent and / or the main solvent (s) are not fluids at room temperature and it is necessary to heat them, the acid / water part should also be heated to a suitable temperature, for example, approximately at 38 ° C, and this temperature is maintained with a water bath. The main solvent (s) (melted at appropriate temperatures, if their melting points are above room temperature) are added to the softening premix, and the premix is mixed for about 5 minutes . The acid / water seat is then added to the softener premix and mixed for approximately 20 to 30 minutes or until the composition is clear and homogeneous. The composition is allowed to evaporate in the air, at ambieote temperature.

The dispersion compositions of the following examples are prepared by first preparing an oil asiatum, from active iogredieote softener, at ambieote temperature. If necessary, the active ageote can be heated to soften it, if the active softener is not fluid at ambieote temperature. The active iogredieote softener is mixed using an IKA RW 25® mixer for about 2 minutes to about 5 minutes, at about 150 rpm. Separately an acid / water seat is mixed, mixing the deionized water (DI) HCl with ambieote temperature. If the active ageote softens or is fluid at ambieote temperature and it is necessary to heat it, the acid / water line must also be heated to a suitable temperature, for example, approximately 38 ° C; and said temperature is maintained with a water bath. The softener is added with high energy mixing to form a stable dispersion. 5 For commercial purposes, the compositions 1 -9 or recipients, specifically the bottles, are introduced, and more specifically, clear bottles (although traoslucid bottles can be used) made of polypropylene (which can be replaced or oriented polyethylene); the bottle has a light blue tint to compensate for any yellow color that is present, or that may develop during the almaceoamiento (although, for short times and perfectly clear products, you can use clear containers, without dye, or with others dyes) and that have an ultraviolet light absorber in the bottle, to minimize the effects of ultraviolet light on interior materials, especially highly unsaturated active agents (the absorbents may also be on the surface). The general effect of the clarity and the container is to demonstrate the clarity of the compositions, thus ensuring the consumer the quality of the product. The clarity and odor of fabric softener are critical for acceptance, especially when present higher levels of fabric softener.

EXAMPLE 10 (a) To adjust the pH of the composition to about 3.5-4.0. A sample of oleic acid softener was compared, in terms of color, against samples made from cane fatty acid, mediate the methods of the invention. The Hunter "L" value was measured and the visual color clarity was determined:

Claims

NOVELTY OF THE INVENTION CLAIMS

1. - Fabrics softening compounds, characterized because they have the formula: [RC (0) OC2H4] nN + (R1) m? - wherein each R in a compound is a hydrocarbyl group of 6 to 22 carbon atoms; n is a number from 1 to 3, on average, in any mixture of compounds; each R1 in a compound is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; the total of n and the number of R1 groups that are hydroxyethyl groups is equal to 3; n + m is equal to 4 and X is an anion compatible with the softener; the compound (a) having a Hunter L transmission of at least about 85; (b) only very low levels, for example, undetectable, under the conditions of use, of odoriferous compounds selected from the group consisting of: isopropyl acetate, 2,2'-ethylidene bis (oxy) bispropane and / or esters of short chain fatty acid; or (c), preferably, both requirements.

2. The compound according to claim 1, further characterized in that the R has an iodine value of about 70 to 140, based on the iodine value of the equivalent fatty acid.

3. The compound according to claim 1 or 2, further characterized in that the R has a cis: trans isomer ratio (for the C18: 1 component) of about 1: 1 to 20: 1, based on the equivalent fatty acid.

4. The compound according to any of claims 1 to 3, further characterized in that the X is methylisulfate.

5. The compound according to any of claims 1 to 4, further characterized in that the Hunter L transmission is approximately 85 to 95.

6. The compound according to any of claims 1 to 5, further characterized in that the short chain fatty acid esters contain 4 to 12 or 6 to 10 carbon atoms.

7. The compound according to any of claims 1 to 6, further characterized in that the level of each odorant compound is as follows: the isopropyl acetate should be less than about 5 nanograms per liter; 2,2'-ethylidenebis (oxy) bispropane should be less than about 200 nanograms per liter; the 1, 3,5-trioxane should be less than about 50 nanograms per liter and / or each chain fatty acid ester of 4 to 12 carbon atoms should be less than about 4 nanograms per liter.

8. The compound according to claim 7, further characterized in that the level of each odoriferous compound is as follows: the isopropyl acetate should be less than about 3 nanograms per liter; the 2,2'-ethylidenebis (oxy) bispropane should be less than about 100 nanograms per liter; the 1, 3,5-trioxane should be less than about 20 nanograms per liter and / or each chain fatty acid ester of 4 to 12 carbon atoms should be less than about 3 nanograms per liter or, optionally, the next way: the isopropyl acetate should be less than about 2 nanograms per liter, the 2,2'-ethylidenebis (oxy) bispropane should be less than about 10 nanograms per liter; the 1, 3,5-trioxane should be less than about 10 nanograms per liter; and / or each fatty acid ester of 4 to 12 atoms in the chain should be less than about 2 nanograms per liter.

9. The composition according to any of claims 1 to 8, further characterized in that the component A is at a level of approximately 8% to 70%; component B is at a level of approximately 5% to 40%; and there is approximately 3% to 95% water; or component A is at a level of approximately 13% to 65%; component B is at a level of approximately 7% to 35% and there is approximately 10% to 80% ee water; or component A is at a level of approximately 18% to 40%; Component B is at a level of approximately 10% to 25% and there is approximately 30% to 70% water.

10. The composition according to any of claims 1 to 9, further characterized in that it optionally contains: (1) an effective amount, sufficient to improve the clarity, of water soluble solvent, of low molecular weight; said solvent being soluble in water at a level that does not form clear compositions when used alone; (2) about 0.1% to 8% perfume; (3) about 0.01% to 0.2% stabilizer; and (4) an effective amount for improving clarity, of calcium salt and / or water-soluble magnesium. 11.- Stable, stable fabric softener dispersion composition, characterized in that it contains: from about 5% to 35%, about 8% to 30%; approximately 10% to 28%; or about 13% to 26%, of the fabric softening compound of claim 1. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Fabric softening compounds are described having the formula [RC (O) nN + R1SmX-, wherein each R in a compound is a C6-C22 hydrocarbyl group, preferably having an IV of about 70 to about 140 based on in the IV of the equivalent fatty acid, n is a number of 1 to 3 in the average weight in any mixture of compounds, each R1 in a compound is a hydroxyalkyl group or alkyl of C, -C3, the total of n and the number of groups R1 which are hydroxyethyl groups being equal to 3, n + m = 4, and X is an anion compatible with the softener, preferably metisulfate, the compound, or mixtures of said compounds, having a Hunter "L" transmission of at least about 85, typically from about 85 to about 95, preferably from about 90 to about 95, more preferably more than about 95, if possible, only undetectable levels, under the conditions of use, of selected aromatics d the group consisting of: isopropyl acetate, which should be less than about, preferably less than about 3, and more preferably less than about 2, ng / L; 2,2'-ethylidebisbis (oxy) bispropane, which should be less than about 200, preferably less than about 100, more preferably less than about 10, and even more preferably less than about 5, ng / L; 1, 3,5-trioxane, which should be less than about 50, preferably less than about 20, more preferably less than about 10, and even more preferably less than about 7, ng / L; and / or each short chain fatty acid ester, 4-12, especially 6-10 carbon atoms, especially methyl esters, which must be less than about 4, preferably less than about 3, and more preferably less than about 2. , ng / L, or preferably both, the fabric softening actives are preferably prepared in the presence of chelating agent and / or antioxidant, as described herein; said materials are new; Solvents may be present. CR / cgt * P99 / 1537F