Composition

1. A detergent comprising a compound of formula (I):

wherein:

M is selected from the group H, alkali metals, ammonium, optionally substituted alkyl ammonium or a mixture thereof;

X is selected from the group NR 1 , O and S or a mixture thereof, wherein R 1 is H or C 1-20 hydrocarbyl optionally substituted with hydroxy or C 1-8 alkyl;

Z is R 2 Y n , wherein

R 2 is selected from the group comprising:

linear or branched C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 5-20 aralkyl, or cyclic C 3-10 alkyl each optionally substituted with C 1-8 alkyl, wherein the aralkyl may contain one or more heteroatoms selected from N, O and S; and

linear and branched —R 3 —(R 3 O) p or —R 5 —(N(R 4 )R 5 ) q wherein R 3 and R 5 are selected from linear or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl and wherein R 4 is selected from the same group as R 1 and p and q are integers from 1 to 100; and

each Y is independently selected from:

the group of hydrophilic substituents containing PO 3 M; PO 2 M, PO 3 R 11 ; PO 2 R 12 ; OPO 3 M; OPO 2 M, OPO 3 R 11 ; OPO 2 R 12 ; and

the group of hydrophobic substituents containing NR 14 R 15 and NR 14 R 15 R 16 ;

wherein R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 and R 16 are each selected independently from each other from the group defined for R 2 ; and

R 8 is H or is selected from the same group as R 2 ;

provided that at least one hydrophobic Y group is present and at least eleven hydrophilic Y groups are present, and that the molar ratio of hydrophobic:hydrophilic substituents is from 1:1.1 to 1:1000;

n is an integer from 1 to 20;

k is an integer from 1 to 860;

l is an integer from 0 to 860;

m is an integer from 1 to 860; and

the total (k+l+m) is at least 40.

2. The detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein X is NR 1 .

3. The detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein:

R 2 is linear or branched —R 3 —(R 3 O) p or —R 5 —(N(R 4 )R 5 ) q ;

R 3 and R 5 are selected from linear or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl: and,

R 4 is selected from the same group as R 1 and

p and q are integers from 1 to 100.

4. The detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein m/(k+l+m) is at least 0.1.

5. The detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein:

X is NR 1 and R 2 is linear or branched —R 3 —(R 3 O) p ; or,

X is NR 1 , R 2 is N heteroaryl.

6. The detergent composition according to claim 1 which further comprises at least one builder selected from the group consisting of:

citrate, citric acid, alkali carbonate, alkali bicarbonate, alkali hydroxide, methyl glycine-N, N-diacetic acid (MGDA), glutamic diacetic acid (GLDA), sodium iminodisuccinate (IDS), hydroxy-iminodisuccinic acid (H-IDS), silicate, disilicate, gluconates, heptonates and sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP).

7. The detergent composition according to claim 1 comprising

a) 0.1-40 wt.-% of at least one polyaspartic derivative of formula (I);

b) 15-60 wt.-% of at least one builder;

c) 5-25 wt.-% of at least one oxygen based bleaching agent;

d) 1-10 wt.-% of at least one bleach activator; and,

e) 0.1-5 wt.-% of at least one enzyme

based on the detergent composition as a whole.

8. The detergent composition according to claim 1 which is a solid powder, a tablet or a gel.

9. The detergent composition according to claim 8 which is a tablet, and which is enclosed in a pouch made of a soluble polymer.

10. The detergent composition according to claim 8 which is in a gel form, and which is enclosed in a pouch made of a soluble polymer wherein the pouch and gel form of the detergent composition is in the form of a gelpac.

11. A soluble polymer capsule comprising two or more compartments, each compartment independently filled with a detergent composition according to claim 8 wherein the detergent composition is a powder or a gel.

12. The detergent composition according to claim 9 which is a tablet, and which is enclosed in a pouch made of a soluble PVOH polymer.

13. A method of washing in a washing processes selected from hard surface cleaning, manual and automatic dishwashing, and laundry which method comprises the step of: utilizing a detergent composition according to claim 1 in the washing process.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the washing process is automatic dishwashing.

15. A cartridge adapted for insertion into a washing machine or dishwashing machine which contains a detergent composition according to claim 1 .

16. A soluble polymer capsule comprising two or more compartments, each compartment independently filled with a detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the detergent composition is a powder or a gel.

17. A method of washing in a washing processes selected from hard surface cleaning, manual and automatic dishwashing, and laundry which method comprises the step of: utilizing a detergent composition according to claim 8 in the washing process.

18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the washing process is automatic dishwashing.

19. A cartridge adapted for insertion into a washing machine or dishwashing machine which contains a detergent composition according to claim 8 .