Mixtures of novel conjugated polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene compounds

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A SURFACE ACTIVE MIXTURE OF CONJUGATED POLYOXYETHYLENE-POLYOXYPROPYLENE COMPOUNDS CONTAINING IN THEIR STRUCTURE THE NUCLEUS OF A RELATIVELY LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT REACTIVE HYDROGEN COMPOUND HAVING FROM 2 TO ABOUT 6 REACTIVE HYDROGEN ATOMS AND HAVING NOT OVER 6 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE AND BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALIPHATIC POLYHYDRIC ALCOHOLS, ALKYLAMINES, ALKYLENE POLYAMINES, CYCLICAMINES, AMIDES, AND POLYCARBOXYLIC ACIDS, OXYETHYLENE GROUPS AND OXYPROPYLENE GROUPS, THE STRUCTURE OF THE COMPOUNDS BEING SUCH THAT ALL OF THE OXYETHYLENE GROUPS ARE PRESENT IN POLYOXYETHYLENE CHAINS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE NUCLEUS OF THE REACTIVE HYDROGEN COMPOUND AT THE SITES OF THE REACTIVE HYDROGEN ATOMS, AND ALL OF THE OXYPROPYLENE GROUPS ARE PRESENT IN POLYOXYPROPYLENE CHAINS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE POLYOXYETHYLENE CHAINS, THE AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF THE OXYPROPYLENE CHAINS BEING AT LEAST ABOUT 900 AND UP TO ABOUT 25,000, AND THE OXYETHYLENE GROUPS IN THE MIXTURE CONSTITUTING FROM ABOUT 20 TO 90 WEIGHT PERCENT OF THE MIXTURE.