Polysiloxane copolymers

Abstract

The present application relates to polysiloxane copolymers and compositions such as consumer products comprising such polysiloxane copolymers, as well as processes for making and using such polysiloxane copolymers and such compositions. When employed as taught, such polysiloxane copolymers and compositions comprising same provide enhanced softness, wrinkle reduction, color benefits, smoothness, static control, and shine.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A polysiloxane copolymer having the following structure:
   D z -(E-B) x -A-(B-E) x -D z      wherein:
 each index x is independently an integer from 1 to 20, and 
 each z is independently 0 or 1; 
 A has the following structure: 
   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
             wherein: 
             each R 1  is independently a H, —OH, or C 1 -C 22  alkyl group; 
             each R 2  is independently selected from a divalent C 1 -C 22  alkylene radical, a divalent C 2 -C 12  alkylene radical, a divalent linear C 2 -C 8  alkylene radical, 
             or a divalent linear C 3- C 4  alkylene radical; 
             the index n is an integer from 1 to about 5,000; 
           
           each B is independently selected from the following moieties: 
         
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
             wherein for each structure, Y is a divalent C 2 -C 22  alkylene radical that is optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, P, S, N and combinations thereof or a divalent C 8 -C 22  aryl alkylene radical; 
           
           each E is independently selected from the following moieties: 
         
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
             wherein: 
             each R 5  and each Q is independently selected from a divalent C 1 -C 12  linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon radical that is optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, P, S, N and combinations thereof; 
             each R 6  and R 7  is independently selected from H, C 1 -C 20  alkyl, C 1 -C 20  substituted alkyl, C 6 -C 20  aryl, and C 6 -C 20  substituted aryl, with the proviso that at least one R 6  on each of the nitrogen atoms is H; and 
           
           when E is selected from 
         
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       and when z is 1, the respective D is selected from H, —CH 3 , or R 6 ; when E is 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       z is 0 and B is 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         2 . A composition comprising a polysiloxane copolymer according to  claim 1  and comprising at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of emollients, emulsifiers and surfactants, thickeners/viscosity regulators/stabilizers, UV light protection filters, antioxidants, hydrotropes or polyols, solids and fillers, film formers, pearlescent additives, insect repellents, preservatives, conditioners, perfumes, dyes, care additives, solvents, perfume delivery systems, fluorescent whitening agents, enzymes, rheology modifiers, builders, bleaching agents, bleach activators, bleach boosters, chelants, stabilizers, softening actives, high melting point fatty compounds, polymers, anti-dandruff actives, humectant, suspending agents, skin care actives, color cosmetics, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The composition of  claim 2 , said composition comprising, based on total composition weight, from about 0.01% to about 70% of said polysiloxane copolymer. 
     
     
         4 . The composition of  claim 2  wherein said polysiloxane copolymer having the following structure:
   D-(E-B) x -A-(B-E) x -D 
 wherein:
 each index x is independently an integer from 2 to 6; 
 A has the following structure: 
 
 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           wherein: 
           the index n is from about 250 to about 700; 
         
         each B is independently selected from a moiety having the following structure: 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           wherein Y is a divalent C 2 -C 6  alkylene radical; 
         
         each E 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       is wherein each R 5  is —CH 2 CH 2 —:
 each D is H. 
 
     
     
         5 . A composition according to  claim 1  wherein said polysiloxane copolymer comprises a quaternizing moiety selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 30  alkyl halide, C 1 -C 30  aryl halide, C 1 -C 30  alkyl sulfate, and/or C 1 -C 30  aryl sulfates. 
     
     
         6 . A composition according to  claim 2  wherein said composition comprises from about 0.1% to about 50% by weight of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, cationic, amphoteric, nonionic surfactants, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         7 . A composition according to  claim 6  comprising a material selected from the group consisting of fluorescent whitening agents, enzymes, rheology modifiers, builders, bleaching agents, bleach activators, bleach boosters, chelants, and mixtures thereof, wherein the weight ratio of anionic surfactant to the sum of cationic, amphoteric, and nonionic surfactants is from about 10:1 to about 1:10 and the total weight percent of surfactant is said composition is from about 5% to about 50%, or from about 7% to about 30%. 
     
     
         8 . A composition according the  claim 2  comprising one or more adjuncts selected from the group consisting of:
 a) an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of a C 11 -C 18  alkyl benzene sulfonate surfactant; a C 10 -C 20  alkyl sulfate surfactant; a C 10 -C 18  alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant, said C 10 -C 18  alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant having an average degree of alkoxylation of from 1 to 30 and the alkoxy comprises a C 1 -C 4  chain, alkyls, alkyl ether sulfates, succinnates, olefin sulfonates, beta-alkyloxy alkane sulfonates and mixtures thereof, 
 b) a cationic surfactant selected from the group consisting of mono-long alkyl quaternized ammonium salt cationic surfactants, mono-alkyl amines, di-alkyl chain cationic surfactants, and mixtures thereof, 
 c) a conditioning active selected from the group consisting of silicones (e.g., silicone oils, cationic silicones, silicone gums, high refractive silicones, and silicone resins), organic conditioning oils (e.g., hydrocarbon oils, polyolefins, and fatty esters) or combinations thereof, or those conditioning agents which otherwise form liquid, dispersed particles in the aqueous surfactant matrix herein, 
 d) a perfume delivery system selected from a perfume microcapsule, or a moisture-activated perfume microcapsule, comprising a perfume carrier and an encapsulated perfume composition, wherein said perfume carrier may be selected from the group consisting of cyclodextrins, starch microcapsules, porous carrier microcapsules, and mixtures thereof; and wherein said encapsulated perfume composition may comprise low volatile perfume ingredients, high volatile perfume ingredients, a pro-perfume, low odor detection threshold perfume ingredients, wherein said low odor detection threshold perfume ingredients may comprise less than about 25%, by weight of the total neat perfume composition, and mixtures thereof, 
 e) a perfume comprising a perfume raw material selected from the group consisting of perfumes such as 3-(4-t-butylphenyl)-2-methyl propanal, 3-(4-t-butylphenyl)-propanal, 3-(4-isopropylphenyl)-2-methylpropanal, 3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-methylpropanal, and 2,6-dimethyl-5-heptenal, α-damascone, β-damascone, δ-damascone, β-damascenone, 6,7-dihydro-1,1,2,3,3-pentamethyl-4(5H)-indanone, methyl-7,3-dihydro-2H-1,5-benzodioxepine-3-one, 2-[2-(4-methyl-3-cyclohexenyl-1-yl)propyl]cyclopentan-2-one, 2-sec-butylcyclohexanone, and β-dihydro ionone, linalool, ethyllinalool, tetrahydrolinalool, and dihydromyrcenol, 
 f) a softening active selected from the group consisting of from the group consisting of polyglycerol esters, oily sugar derivatives, wax emulsions, N,N-bis(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl)N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride, N,N-bis(tallowoyl-oxy-ethyl)N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride, N,N-bis(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl)N-(2 hydroxyethyl)N-methyl ammonium methylsulfate and mixtures thereof, 
 g) a deposition aid polymer selected from the group consisting of starch, guar, cellulose, cassia, locust bean, Konjac, Tara, galactomannan, polyDADMAC, Tapioca starch, polyTriquat, and mixtures thereof, 
 h) a deposition aid polymer selected from the group consisting of a cationic polymer having a cationic charge from about 0.005 meq/g to about 23 meq/g at the pH of said composition, 
 i) a high melting point fatty compound selected from the group consisting of fatty alcohols, fatty acids, fatty alcohol derivatives, fatty acid derivatives, and mixtures thereof. 
 
     
     
         9 . A process of making a polysiloxane copolymer comprising reacting a diepoxide and/or epichlorohydrin; a diamine said diamine's amines comprising secondary amines; a primary terminal aminosilicone, and optionally a capping reactant comprising an amino group. 
     
     
         10 . A process according to  claim 9  wherein a diepoxide-diamine oligomer and/or epichlorohydrin-diamine oligomer is reacted with said primary terminal amino silicone. 
     
     
         11 . A process according to  claim 10  wherein the diepoxide-diamine oligomer and/or epichlorohydrin-diamine oligomer is formed by first reacting said diepoxide and/or epichlorohydrin with said diamine. 
     
     
         12 . A process according to  claim 9  wherein said reaction is carried out at a temperature from about 0° C. to about 200° C. 
     
     
         13 . A process according to  claim 9  wherein the ratio of diepoxide and/or epichlorohydrin to diamine to primary terminal aminosilicone is from about 1:1:1 to about 102:100:1. 
     
     
         14 . A process according to  claim 9  wherein the primary aminosilicone has the following structure: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein: 
         each R 1  is independently a H, —OH, or C 1 -C 22  alkyl group; 
         each R 2  is independently selected from a divalent C 1 -C 22  alkylene radical, a divalent C 2 -C 12  alkylene radical, a divalent linear C 2 -C 8  alkylene radical, or a divalent linear C 3- C 4  alkylene radical; 
         the index n is an integer from 1 to about 5,000; 
         the diepoxide or epichlorohydrin is selected from one or more of the following materials: 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           wherein for each structure, Y is a divalent C 2 -C 22  alkylene radical that is optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, P, S, N and combinations thereof or a divalent C 8 -C 22  aryl alkylene radical; 
         
         the diamine is independently selected from the following materials: 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           wherein: 
           each R 5  and each Q is independently selected from a divalent C 1 -C 12  linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon radical that is optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, P, S, N and combinations thereof; 
           each R 6  and R 7  is independently selected from H, C 1 -C 20  alkyl, C 1 -C 20  substituted alkyl, C 6 -C 20  aryl, and C 6 -C 20  substituted aryl, with the proviso that at least one R 6  on each of the nitrogen atoms is H. 
         
       
     
     
         15 . A process according to  claim 14  wherein the primary aminosilicone has the following structure: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein: 
         each R 1  is —CH 3 , 
         each R 2  is a divalent linear C 3- C 4  alkylene radical; 
         the index n is an integer from about 450 to about 500; 
         the diepoxide or epichlorohydrin is: 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           wherein for each structure, Y is a divalent C 2 -C 6  alkylene radical; 
         
         the diamine is: 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           wherein: 
           each R 5  is a divalent C 1 -C 3  linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon radical. 
         
       
     
     
         16 . A process according to  claim 9  comprising using a catalyst to catalyze said reaction, said catalyst being selected from the group consisting of a protic solvent, a metallic catalyst, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The process of  claim 9  comprising quaternizing said polysiloxane copolymer. 
     
     
         18 . A method of treating and/or cleaning a situs, said method comprising
 a) optionally washing, rinsing and/or drying said situs;   b) contacting said situs with a composition according to any one of  claims 1 - 8 ; and   c) optionally washing, rinsing and/or drying said situs.