Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
In a process for preparing an ethylenically unsaturated isocyanurate which comprises (1) a first step of trimerizing an aromatic polyisocyanate to form an NCO-containing isocyanurate, said trimerizing being conducted in the presence of an isocyanate trimerization catalyst and in the presence of a solvent, and (2) a second step of reacting the NCO groups present in the NCO-containing isocyanurate with the hydroxyl group of a monohydric alcohol containing a vinylidene group, in the presence of a solvent to form an ethylenically unsaturated isocyanurate, the improvement comprising using as the solvent in steps (1) and (2) a vinylidene solvent which is free of a group reactive with an isocyanate group and which comprises at least 20 weight percent of an ethylenically unsaturated polar solvent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
In a process for preparing an ethylenically unsaturated isocyanurate which comprises (1) a first step of trimerizing an aromatic polyisocyanate to form an NCO-containing isocyanurate, said trimerizing being conducted in the presence of an isocyanate trimerization catalyst and in the presence of a solvent, and (2) a second step of reacting the NCO groups present in the NCO-containing isocyanurate with the hydroxyl group of a monohydric alcohol containing a vinylidene group, in the presence of a solvent to form an ethylenically unsaturated isocyanurate, the improvement comprising using as the solvent in steps (1) and (2) a vinylidene solvent which is free of a group reactive with an isocyanate group and which comprises at least 20 weight percent of an ethylenically unsaturated polar solvent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process of claim 1 wherein the monohydric alcohol is hydroxypropylmethacrylate, hydroxypropylacrylate, hydroxyethylmethacrylate, hydroxyethylacrylate, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process of claim 2 wherein the aromatic polyisocyanate is tolylene diisocyanate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process of claim 1 wherein the NCO content at the end of the first step is from about 10% to about 18% by weight, based on the total weight of solution.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process of claim 4 wherein the vinylidene solvent comprises from 25% to 100% by weight of a polar solvent containing a vinylidene group and from 75% to 0% by weight of a non-polar solvent containing a vinylidene group.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
90 words
A process of claim 5 wherein the vinylidene solvent is a blend of from 20% to 40% by weight of a polar solvent selected from the group consisting of ethylmethacrylate, ethylacrylate, 2-ethylhexylacrylate, 2-ethylhexylmethacrylate, butylacrylate, butylmethacrylate, cyclohexylmethacrylate, cyclohexylacrylate, vinyl acetate, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, diethylene glycol diacrylate, triethylene glycol diacrylate, allyl methacrylate, diallyl fumarate, 1,3-butylene glycol dimethacrylate, propylene glycol diacrylate, and mixtures thereof and from 80 to 60 parts by weight of a non-polar solvent selected from the group consisting of styrene, divinyl benzene, chlorostyrene, acrylonitrile, vinyl toluene, vinyl pyrrolidone, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process of claim 6 wherein the polar solvent is ethylacrylate and the non-polar solvent is styrene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process of claim 6 wherein the solvent contains from 25% to 35% by weight of polar solvent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process of claim 4 wherein the aromatic polyisocyanate is tolylene diisocyanate and the monohydric alcohol is hydroxypropylmethacrylate, hydroxypropylacrylate, hydroxyethylmethacrylate, hydroxyethylacrylate, or mixtures thereof.