Soft quaternary surface active agents having the formula: ##EQU1## wherein ##EQU2## represents a tertiary open chain or cyclic aliphatic amine; wherein ##EQU3## represents an aromatic amine; wherein R represents a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 open chain or cyclo alkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkoxyalkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 acyloxyalkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 haloalkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 carboxyalkyl group, an aryl group, and a substituted aryl group, whose substituents are selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, an O--C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, an O--C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 acyl group a nitro group, a carboxyl group, and a carboethoxy group; wherein R.sub.1 represents a C.sub.9 -C.sub.22 straight or branched alkyl group, a ##EQU4## group, wherein R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are each selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group, a C.sub.0 -C.sub.22 straight or branched ##SPC1## Group, wherein n in each occurrence and m represent an integer of from 0 to 22, an ##SPC2## Group, wherein A represents a C.sub.0 -C.sub.22 straight or branched alkyl group as above or a -(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.p group, wherein the p represents an integer of from 0 to 22, and the residue of any naturally occurring bile acid or synthetic derivative thereof; and wherein X represents a halogen atom or any other organic or inorganic movement anion are disclosed. All compounds encompassed within the above-described generic formulae find use as "soft" antibacterial agents of extremely low toxicity.
具有以下公式的软性四元表面活性剂:##EQU1## 其中##EQU2##表示三级开链或环状脂肪族胺;其中##EQU3##表示芳香胺;其中R表示从羟基原子,C.sub.1-C.sub.20开链或环状烷基,C.sub.1-C.sub.20烷氧基烷基,C.sub.1-C.sub.20乙酰氧基烷基,C.sub.1-C.sub.20卤代烷基,C.sub.1-C.sub.20羧基烷基,芳基和取代芳基中选择的成员,其取代基选择自卤原子,O-C.sub.1-C.sub.4烷基,O-C.sub.1-C.sub.8酰基,硝基,羧基和羧乙酰基;其中R.sub.1表示C.sub.9-C.sub.22直链或支链烷基,##EQU4##其中R.sub.3,R.sub.4,R.sub.5和R.sub.6各自选择自羟基原子,甲基基团或乙基基团,C.sub.0-C.sub.22直链或支链##
SPC1##基团,其中每次n和m表示0到22的整数,##
SPC2##基团,其中A表示如上所述的C.sub.0-C.sub.22直链或支链烷基或-(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.p基团,其中p表示0到22的整数,并且任何天然
胆汁酸或其合成衍
生物的残基;其中X表示卤原子或任何其他有机或无机运动阴离子。上述通用式所包含的所有化合物均可用作极低毒性的“软性”抗菌剂。