This disclosure describes unique chemical structures for use as solid or concentrated chemical precursors to the production of peroxy acids when combined with hydrogen peroxide or a hydrogen peroxide precursor such as percarbonates or perborates. Peroxy acids (peracids) such as peroxyacetic acid are used currently to disinfect medical equipment such as endoscopes and related items. It has been discovered that these structures are not currently listed in Chemical Abstracts and do not appear to be the subject of any prior art related to this or any other similar application. The specification for this claim includes chemical structures for each claimed precursor as well as means of synthesis that could be carried our by any skilled synthetic organic chemist. Practical uses for this invention include several antimicrobial applications of which at least one example is included.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/438,114 filed Jan. 6, 2003 the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.
A system for a fast-rate preparation just before use of organic peroxyacids, in a hydroalcoholic environment, by mixing at temperatures lower than 40.degree. C., preferably lower than 25.degree. C., a first reactant and a second reactant, kept separate from each other during storage, to obtain an activated solution, the first reactant is in the solid or liquid state at a temperature from 5 to 45.degree. C. and includes at least one acyl donating group, and the second reactant is in the solid state, at least in the temperature range from 5.degree. C. and 40.degree. C., and comprises a peroxide anion source in a concentration such as to provide at least 10-fold molar excess of peroxide with respect to the stoichiometric amount of the acyl-donor, a biocidal agent including at least one C.sub.1 C.sub.18 linear or branched aliphatic and/or aromatic alcohol, and a stabilizing buffer component suitable for keeping the second reactant at a desired pH value.
