The invention provides water soluble surface active compounds having the formula ##STR1## wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl, provided that not both R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are hydrogen, and each of x and y independently is an integer from 3 to 6. In a preferred embodiment where discrete compounds are required, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are identical and x and y are identical. Particularly preferred compounds are those wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is an alkyl group having from 5 to 8 carbon atoms, more preferably from 6 to 7 carbon atoms, and each of x and y is an integer from 3 to 6.
本发明提供了具有以下式子的
水溶性表面活性化合物:##STR1## 其中R.sup.1和R.sup.2各自独立地为氢、取代或未取代的烷基、取代或未取代的环烷基或取代或未取代的芳基,但不能同时为氢,而且x和y各自独立地为3到6的整数。在所需的离散化合物的首选实施方式中,R.sup.1和R.sup.2相同,x和y相同。特别优选的化合物是,R.sup.1和R.sup.2各自为具有5到8个碳原子的烷基,更优选为具有6到7个碳原子的烷基,而且x和y各自为3到6的整数。