THICKENER COMPRISING HYDROXYALKYLATED POLYHYDRIC ALCOHOL ETHER COMPOUND AND HIGH−VISCOSITY LIQUID DETERGENT COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME

摘要

A hydroxyalkylated polyhydric alcohol ether compound represented by the general formula (I) or (II), which is excellent in thickening effect and low−temperature stability and is useful as a thickener effective for the preparation of a liquid detergent. It can be produced by condensing a 1,2−epoxyalkane represented by the formula (III) with an aliphatic diol represented by the formula (IV). It is usable for producing a liquid detergent composition together with various surfactant detergents (excluding cationic ones), in particular, sulfurized anionic or amphoteric surfactants. (I) (II) (III) (IV) (R1 is C8−18 alkyl or alkenyl; R2, R3, R4, and R5 each is hydrogen or C1−3 alkyl; and n is 0 to 3.)