Compound, precursor compound thereof, surfactant composition, and detergent composition
The invention provides a compound of chemical formula (1), a precursor compound for producing the compound, a surfactant composition and a detergent composition including the compound, wherein R 1 and R 2 are each an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, X is a single bond or a hydrocarbon group having 1 or more and 5 or less carbon atoms, a total number of carbon atoms of R 1 , R 2 , and X is 2 or more and 39 or less, A 1 is —O(-A 11 O) 1 —H, A 2 is —O—CH 2 —CH(—O(-A 21 O) m —H)(—CH 2 —O(-A 22 O) n —H) or —O—CH(—CH 2 —O(-A 23 O) s —H)(—CH 2 —O(-A 24 O) t —H), A 11 , A 21 , A 22 , A 23 , and A 24 are each independently an alkanediyl group having 2 or more and 8 or less carbon atoms, l, m, n, s, and t are an average value and are each independently 0 or more, and a total of l, m, and n, and a total of l, s, and t are each independently more than 0 and 200 or less.
1 . A compound represented by a chemical formula (1) below:
wherein R 1 and R 2 are each an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, X is a single bond or a hydrocarbon group having 1 or more and 5 or less carbon atoms, a total number of carbon atoms of R 1 , R 2 , and X is 2 or more and 39 or less, A 1 is —O (-A 11 O) t —H, A 2 is O—CH 2 —CH(—O(-A 21 O) m —H)(—CH 2 —O(-A 22 O) n —H) or —O—CH(—CH 2 —O(-A 23 O) s —H)(—CH 2 —O(-A 24 O) t —H), A 11 , A 21 , A 22 , A 23 , and A 24 are each independently an alkanediyl group having 2 or more and 8 or less carbon atoms, l, m, n, s, and t are an average value and are each independently 0 or more, and a total of l, m, and n, and a total of l, s, and t are each independently more than 0 and 200 or less.
2 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein X is a single bond in the compound represented by the chemical formula (1).
3 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein A 11 , A 21 , A 22 , A 23 , and A 24 in the chemical formula (1) are each independently an alkanediyl group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms.
4 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by the chemical formula (1) comprises two or more compounds that have a same total number of carbon atoms of R 1 , R 2 , and X, but are different in number of carbon atoms of each of R 1 and R 2 .
5 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the total number of carbon atoms of R 1 , R 2 , and X is 10 or more and 20 or less.
6 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 are each a linear or branched alkyl group.
7 . A surfactant composition comprising the compound according to claim 1 .
8 . The surfactant composition according to claim 7 , the composition being an emulsifier composition, a wetting agent composition, or a penetrant composition.
9 . A detergent composition comprising the compound according to claim 1 .
10 . The detergent composition according to claim 9 , wherein a content of the compound represented by the chemical formula (1) in the detergent composition is 0.1 mass % or more and 99 mass % or less.
11 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by the chemical formula (1) comprises two or more compounds that have a single bond as X and a same total number of carbon atoms of R 1 , R 2 , and X, but are different in number of carbon atoms of each of R 1 and R 2 .
12 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein when a compound in which A 2 is —O—CH 2 —CH(—O(-A 21 O) m —H)(—CH 2 —O(-A 22 O) n —H) is defined as T1, and a compound in which A 2 is —O—CH(—CH 2 —O(-A 23 O) s —H)(—CH 2 —O(-A 24 O) t —H) is defined as T2, the molar proportion [T1/(T1+T2)] of T1 to the total of T1 and T2 is 0.5 or more and 0.9 or less.
13 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the alkanediyl group is one or more selected from a 1,2-alkanediyl group.
14 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the total of 1, m, and n, and the total of l, s, and t are each independently 3 or more and 40 or less.
15 . The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the total of l, m, and n, and the total of l, s, and t are each independently 5 or more and 30 or less.
16 . A method for producing the compound according to claim 1 , comprising a process of adding an alkylene oxide having 2 or more and 8 or less carbon atoms to a precursor compound represented by the chemical formula (2) below:
wherein R 1 and R 2 are each an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, X is a single bond or a hydrocarbon group having 1 or more and 5 or less carbon atoms, a total number of carbon atoms of R 1 , R 2 , and X is 2 or more and 39 or less, A 1′ is —OH, and A 2′ is —O—CH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 2 OH or —O—CH(—CH 2 OH) 2 .
17 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein X is a single bond in the chemical formula (2).
18 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein the compound represented by the chemical formula (2) comprises two or more compounds that have a same total number of carbon atoms of R 1 , R 2 , and X, but are different in number of carbon atoms of each of R 1 and R 2 .
19 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein the total number of carbon atoms of R 1 , R 2 , and X is 10 or more and 20 or less.
20 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein R 1 and R 2 are each a linear or branched alkyl group.