Amphiphilic acrylic polymers, process of preparation and uses.
Résumé
Amphiphilic polymers, useful as surfactants and thickeners in perfumes, cosmetics, paints, foods, textiles, and pharmaceuticals, have CH2CR1CO2H groups (R1 = H or Me) and CH2CR2COXCH2R groups (R2 = H or Me; X = O or NH; CH2R = C8-20 cyclic, acyclic, satd. or unsatd., branched aliph. group having ≥1 Me group). A typical polymer was manufd. by reaction of polyacrylic acid with tetrahydrogeraniol.