Sulfonated alkyl glucosides and use thereof in oil recovery

摘要

A sulfonated 1-O substituted glucoside having the formula: wherein: (a) R is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or aralkyl, (b) one or both of the R1 groups is either substituted or unsubstituted MO3S-CH2-CH=CH-CH2)n wherein M is H, a metal ion or ammonium, and n is an integer from 0 to 18, and (c) any remaining R1 group is H; useful as an oil recovery agent.