| CPC C10L 10/04 (2013.01) [C09K 15/20 (2013.01); C09K 15/30 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |

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1. A supramolecular surfactant with detergent-dispersant and corrosion inhibition properties characterized by the non-covalent condensate formula A:B of components A and B wherein:
Component A is a compound of structural formula (1):
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R1 is an alkenyl or polyalkenyl group of average molecular weight in the interval between 400 and 5,000 Da;
m is an integer number between 1 and 5;
n is an integer number between 0 and 1;
R2, R3, R4, and R5 are any of the following independent substituents: —H, —CH2(CH2)uV, —C6H3WX, or —C10H4YZ, wherein
U is an integer number between 0 and 8;
V is any of the substituents —H, —NH2, —OH, y-COOH; and
W, X, Y, and Z are independent substituents selected of the following groups: linear or branched alkyl chain containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, —OH, —NH2, aromatic, methoxy, ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, —COOH, or SO3;
Component B is a mixture of compounds of structural formula (2a) and (2b):
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R6 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl chain that contains from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkyl or aryl group that can contain from 5 to 12 carbon atoms;
R7 is the substituent —H; and
R1 is the substituent —H or —CH3;
and, the compounds of structural formula (2a) and (2b) are in equilibrium with compounds of structural formulas (3a) and (3b), respectively, as shown below:
![]() wherein components A and B are in a molar ratio from 0.1:10 to 10:0.1, and
wherein the surfactant has a supramolecular structure of any one of formulas (4a), (4b), (5a), (5b), (6a), and (6b):
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