Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A process for the preparation of mixed trimers by at least partially trimerizing the isocyanate groups of two isocyanate components with different reactivities in the sense of the trimerization reaction in the presence of a trimerization catalyst which comprises (a) adding the less reactive isocyanate component to a reaction vessel, (b) trimerizing at least about 0.1% of the isocyanate groups of said less reactive isocyanate component in the presence of a trimerization catalyst, (c) metering the more reactive isocyanate component into said reaction vessel and, optionally, (d) terminating the trimerization reaction at the desired degree of trimerization by thermal decomposition of said trimerization catalyst and/or by adding a catalyst poison.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A process for the preparation of mixed trimers by at least partially trimerizing the isocyanate groups of two isocyanate components with different reactivities in the sense of the trimerization reaction in the presence of a trimerization catalyst which comprises (a) adding the less reactive isocyanate component to a reaction vessel, (b) trimerizing at least about 0.1% of the isocyanate groups of said less reactive isocyanate component in the presence of a trimerization catalyst, (c) metering the more reactive isocyanate component into said reaction vessel and, optionally, (d) terminating the trimerization reaction at the desired degree of trimerization by thermal decomposition of said trimerization catalyst and/or by adding a catalyst poison.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process according to claim 1 which comprises metering said more reactive isocyanate component into said reaction vessel when from about 0.5 to 5% of the isocyanate groups of said less reactive isocyanate component have been trimerized.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process according to claim 1 characterized in that a phosphine-free trimerization catalyst is used as said trimerization catalyst.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The process according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that organic isocyanates having aliphatically and/or cycloaliphatically bound isocyanate groups are used as said less reactive isocyanate component and organic isocyanates having aromatically bound isocyanate groups are used as said more reactive isocyanate component.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process according to claim 4, characterized in that organic diisocyanates are used as the starting isocyanates.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process according to claim 2 or 3 which comprises terminating the trimerization reaction by thermally decomposing the trimerization catalyst and/or by adding a catalyst poison before 50% of the total isocyanate groups present in the reaction vessel are in a trimerized form.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process according to claim 6 which comprises separating the unreacted starting isocyanate in the reaction vessel by distillation or extraction after terminating the trimerization reaction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The product as produced by the process of claim 2 or 3.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
A process for the preparation of polyurethanes by the isocyanate polyaddition reaction which comprises (a) preparing mixed trimers containing free isocyanate groups by the process of claim 2 or 3 and (b) subsequently reacting said mixed trimers with compounds containing isocyanate-reactive hydrogens.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 9 wherein the free isocyanate groups of component (a) are blocked with blocking agents for isocyanate groups.