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Polyamines and a process for their production
Assignee: Bayer AG
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Filing: 1983-06-21
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Granted: 1985-05-07
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Expires: 2003-06-21
Abstract
Abstract Polyamines containing aromatically bound primary amino groups having an NH 2 -content of from 0.19 to 20.3 wt % are produced by a single stage process. A compound containing aromatically bound NCO-groups and having an isocyanate content of from 0.5 to 40 wt % is hydrolyzed with an excess of water in the presence of a water-miscible polar solvent and optionally a catalyst. The hydrolysis is carried out at a temperature of from -10° to 150° C. in a manner such that the reaction mixture is substantially homogeneous. The water-miscible polar solvent generally has a boiling point of from 56° to 250° C. and a dielectric constant of at least 10. This polar solvent is used in a quantity of at least 5 parts solvent for every 100 parts of isocyanate. Tertiary amines are the preferred catalysts. These polyamines are particularly useful in the production of polyurethanes.
Inventors
- 👤 Rudolf Fauss
- 👤 Hans J. Meiners
- 👤 Werner Rasshofer
- 👤 Holger Meyborg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 19:52
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/28; C08G18/40; C08G18/48; C08G18/50; C08G18/5021; C08G18/5036; C08G18/5048; C08G18/08; C08G18/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A single-stage process for the production of a polyamine containing aromatically bound primary amino groups comprising hydrolyzing (a) a compound containing aromatically bound NCO-groups which has an NCO-content of from 0.5 to 40 wt % with (b) an excess of water in the presence of (c) a water-miscible polar solvent having a boiling point of from 56° to 250° C. and a dielectric constant of at least 10 which solvent is present in a quantity of at least 5 parts solvent for every 100 parts of isocyanate compound (a) at a temperature of from -10° to 150° C. in a manner such that the reaction mixture is kept substantially homogeneous.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A single-stage process for the production of a polyamine containing aromatically bound primary amino groups comprising hydrolyzing (a) a compound containing aromatically bound NCO-groups which has an NCO-content of from 0.5 to 40 wt % with (b) an excess of water in the presence of (c) a water-miscible polar solvent having a boiling point of from 56° to 250° C. and a dielectric constant of at least 10 which solvent is present in a quantity of at least 5 parts solvent for every 100 parts of isocyanate compound (a) at a temperature of from -10° to 150° C. in a manner such that the reaction mixture is kept substantially homogeneous.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1 in which at least 2 moles of water are present for each equivalent of NCO-groups present in (a).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
74 words
The process of claim 1 in which at least 0.1 part of tertiary amine for each 100 parts of isocyanate (a) and/or 0.1 to 10 parts of alkali silicate and/or alkali cyanide and/or hydroxide of an element in Group IA and/or IIA and/or IIIA of the Periodic System of Elements for each 100 parts of isocyanate (a) and/or 0.01 to 10 wt % (based on isocyanate (a)) polyfunctional metal are used as a catalyst.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 1 in which the water-miscible polar solvent contains at least one group selected from carboxylic acid, dialkylamide, lactam, tetraalkyl urea, sulfone, sulfoxide, phosphoric acid dialkylamide, nitrile and ketone groups.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
The process of claim 1 in which a mixture of an NCO-prepolymer made from an isocyanate having an NCO-content of from 1.5 to 10 wt %, a relatively high molecular weight polyol (molecular weight of 400 to 12,000), optionally a chain extending agent having a molecular weight of 62 to 399 and an aromatic diisocyanate is used as isocyanate compound (a).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1 in which water is used in a quantity of at least 5 moles for each NCO-equivalent of (a).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 1 in which the water-miscible polar solvent is selected from the group consisting of dimethyl formamide, dimethyl acetamide, N-methyl pyrrolidone, tetramethylene sulfone, acetonitrile, acetone and mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 7 in which the water-miscible polar solvent is used in a quantity of at least 10 parts of solvent for every 100 parts of isocyanate (a).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1 in which acetonitrile and/or dimethyl formamide is used as the water-miscible polar solvent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 1 in which an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic tertiary amine having a boiling point of up to 250° C. is used as a catalyst.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1 in which a catalyst selected from the group consisting of triethylamine, tripropylamine, tributylamine and mixtures thereof is used.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 1 in which the sum of the amounts of water, water-miscible polar solvent and any catalyst is at least 40 parts for every 100 parts of reaction mixture.
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