Clothes treatment for dry wrinkle resistance utilizing an aminosilicone containing a sterically hindered functional group

1. A process for the domestic treatment of clothes, said process comprising the steps of:

a) obtaining a composition comprising a perfume and from 1×10 −7 g/g fabric to about 0.3 g/g fabric of an aminosilicone containing a sterically hindered functional group;

b) adding said composition to either a domestic laundry machine or a domestic manual trigger sprayer;

c) contacting said clothes with said composition either in said domestic laundry machine or with said domestic manual trigger sprayer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aminosilicone is provided in amounts of from about 1×10 −5 g/g fabric to about 0.1 g/g fabric.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the aminosilicone is provided in amounts of from about 1×10 −3 g/g fabric to 1×10 −2 g/g fabric.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aminosilicone is provided to said clothes:

with the last rinse of a conventional laundry cycle;

after the laundering process on said clothes in wet, damp or dry condition; or

in a detergent composition.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said aminosilicone is sprayed onto the clothes during a process of ironing the clothes.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aminosilicone comprises a polyorganosiloxane having, per mole, at least one unit of general formula:

(

R

)

a

⁢

(

X

)

b

⁢

ZSi

⁡

(

O

)

3

-

(

a

+

b

)

2

wherein:

each R is a monovalent hydrocarbon chosen from linear or branched alkyls having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the phenyl radical, the benzyl radical or the 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl radical;

each X is a monovalent radical chosen from a hydroxyl group and a linear or branched alkoxy radical having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms;

Z represents a monovalent group of the formula:

R 1 —U—S

wherein each R 1 is a divalent hydrocarbon radical chosen from:

linear or branched alkylenes having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms;

alkylenecarbonyls in which the linear or branched alkylene part contains 2 to 20 carbon atoms;

alkylenecyclohexylenes in which the linear or branched alkylene part contains from 2 to 12 carbon atoms and the cyclohexylene part contains an —OH group and optionally 1 or 2 alkyls having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

radicals of the formula R 2 —O—R 3 — in which R 2 and R 3 is each an alkylene having 1 to 12 carbon atoms;

radicals of the formula R 2 —O—R 3 — in which R 2 and R 3 have the meanings indicated above and one of them or both are substituted by one or two —OH group(s);

radicals of the formula R 2 —COO—R 3 — and R 2 —OCO—R 3 — wherein R 2 and R 3 have the meanings above;

radicals of the formula R 4 —O—R 5 —O—CO—R 6 — wherein R 4 , R 5 and R 6 , each is an alkylene having 2 to 12 carbon atoms and wherein R 5 is optionally substituted by a hydroxyl group;

radicals of the formula

wherein R 7 is an alkylene having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R 8 is a linear or branched alkylene having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, phenyl or a phenylalkyl wherein the linear or branched alkyl part contains 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and where x is a number chosen between 0, 1 and 2;

each U represents —O— or —NR 9 —, wherein R 9 is hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R 1 wherein one of the valency bonds being connected to the nitrogen of —NR 9 — and the other being connected to a silicon atom or a divalent radical of the formula —R 10 —N(R 1 )—S wherein R 1 has the meaning indicated above and R 10 represents a linear or branched alkylene having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, one of the valency bonds (that of R 10 ) being connected to the nitrogen atom of —NR 9 — and the other (that of R 1 ) being connected to a silicon atom;

each S represents a monovalent group, wherein the free valency is a carbon atom, carrying a secondary or tertiary amine function, comprised in a cyclic hydrocarbon chain or in a heterocyclic chain comprising from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, in which the two atoms of the cyclic chain in the positions α and α′ relative to the nitrogen atom, do not comprise any hydrogen atom;

the free valency is a carbon atom, carrying a secondary or tertiary amine function, comprised in a linear hydrocarbon chain comprising 6 to 40 carbon atoms, in which the two atoms of the cyclic chain in the positions α and α′ relative to the nitrogen atom, do not comprise any hydrogen atom;

each a is a number chosen from 0, 1 and 2;

each b is a number chosen from 0, 1 and 2, wherein the sum a+b is not greater than 2.

7. An article of manufacture comprising:

a) a composition wherein the composition comprises a perfume and from 1×10 −7 g/g fabric to about 0.3 g/g fabric of an aminosilicone containing a sterically hindered functional group; and

b) a domestic manual trigger sprayer.

8. The article according to claim 7 , wherein the aminosilicone comprises a polyorganosiloxane having, per mole, at least one unit of general formula:

(

R

)

a

⁢

(

X

)

b

⁢

ZSi

⁡

(

O

)

3

-

(

a

+

b

)

2

wherein

each R is a monovalent hydrocarbon chosen from linear or branched alkyls having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the phenyl radical, the benzyl radical or the 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl radical;

each X is a monovalent radical chosen from a hydroxyl group and a linear or branched alkoxy radical having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; Z represents a monovalent group of the formula:

R 1 —U—S

wherein each R 1 is a divalent hydrocarbon radical chosen from:

linear or branched alkylenes having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms;

alkylenecarbonyls in which the linear or branched alkylene part contains 2 to 20 carbon atoms;

alkylenecyclohexylenes in which the linear or branched alkylene part contains from 2 to 12 carbon atoms and the cyclohexylene part contains an —OH group and optionally 1 or 2alkyls having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

radicals of the formula R 2 —O—R 3 — in which R 2 and R 3 is each an alkylene having 1 to 12 carbon atoms;

radicals of the formula R 2 —O—R 3 — in which R 2 and R 3 have the meanings indicated above and one of them or both are substituted by one or two —OH group(s);

radicals of the formula R 2 —COO—R 3 — and R 2 —OCO—R 3 — wherein R 2 and R 3 have the meanings above;

radicals of the formula R 4 —O—R 5 —O—CO—R 6 — wherein R 4 , R 5 and R 6 , each is an alkylene having 2 to 12 carbon atoms and wherein R 5 is optionally substituted by a hydroxyl group;

radicals of the formula

 wherein R 7 is an alkylene having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R 8 is a linear or branched alkylene having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, phenyl or a phenylalkyl wherein the linear or branched alkyl part contains 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and where x is a number chosen between 0, 1 and 2;

each U represents —O— or —NR 9 —, wherein R 9 is hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R 1 wherein one of the valency bonds being connected to the nitrogen of —NR 9 — and the other being connected to a silicon atom or a divalent radical of the formula —R 10 —N(R 1 )—S wherein R 1 has the meaning indicated above and R 10 represents a linear or branched alkylene having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, one of the valency bonds (that of R 10 ) being connected to the nitrogen atom of —NR 9 — and the other (that of R 1 ) being connected to a silicon atom;

each S represents a monovalent group, wherein the free valency is a carbon atoms, carrying a secondary or tertiary amine function, comprised in a cyclic hydrocarbon chain or in a heterocyclic chain comprising from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, in which the two atoms of the cyclic chain in the positions α and α′ relative to the nitrogen atom, do not comprise any hydrogen atom;

the free valency is a carbon atom, carrying a secondary or tertiary amine function, comprised in a linear hydrocarbon chain comprising 6 to 40 carbon atoms, in which the two atoms of the cyclic chain in the positions α and α relative to the nitrogen atom, do not comprise any hydrogen atom;

each a is a number chosen from 0, 1 and 2;

each b is a number chosen from 0, 1 and 2, wherein the sum a+b is not greater than 2.