Polyurethanes prepared from polyoxyalkylenes containing alkaline catalyst residues chelated with benzoic acid derivatives

Claim 1

A polyurethane comprising the reaction product of at least one organic polyisocyanate with an organic compound containing at least two active hydrogen atoms as determined by the Zerewitinoff Method wherein said organic compound comprises at least one polyoxyalkylene containing an effective oxidation inhibiting amount of an alkali or alkaline earth metal salt of at least one acid having the formulas: ##STR2## wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and alkenyl of up to 6 carbon atoms; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, an alkyl ether residue having up to 4 carbon atoms, an hydroxyalkyl ether residue having up to 4 carbon atoms, and an alkenoxy or oxyalkanoic acid ester residue having up to 18 carbon atoms, and benzoyl; R 3 is individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl ether residue having up to 4 carbon atoms, an hydroxyalkyl ether having up to 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl or alkenyl group having up to 6 carbon atoms, halogen, and carboxyl groups; and X is selected from the group consisting of (1) carbon and (2) carbon together with at least one of nitrogen, sulfur, or oxygen.