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Preparation of polymers with pendant organic moieties bound thereto via ester and/or amide bridges
Assignee: Westvaco Corp
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Filing: 1989-05-04
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Granted: 1990-09-04
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Expires: 2009-05-04
Abstract
Abstract A one-pot process for preparing a polymer carrying pendant organic residues attached thereto via linking bridges comprises forming an organic solvent solution or suspension of an organic acid, distilling off a water-organic solvent azeotropic solution therefrom to form an organic solvent solution or suspension of the corresponding anhydride of the organic acid, admixing into the organic solvent solution or suspension of the corresponding anhydride a polymer comprising pendant moieties capable of reacting with the --COOH residues of the organic acid derivatized polymer having at least one pendant residue of the organic acid attached thereto via a bridge resulting from the reaction of the --COOH residue of the acid and the pendant reactive residues of the polymer, and free organic acid under conditions permitting the formation of an organic ester or amine-bridged polymer and separating the derivatized polymer from the organic solvent solution of the free organic acid.
Inventors
- 👤 John W. Gowan, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 17:03
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F8/00; C08F8/30; C08F8/32; C08F8/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A one-port process for preparing a polymer carrying pendant organic residues attached to the polymer via a linking bridges, comprising forming an organic solvent solution or suspension of an organic acid, the solvent being capable of forming a water-solvent azeotropic solution; combining 2 molecules of the acid to form the corresponding organic acid anhydride and water and distilling off a water-solvent azeotropic solution from an organic solvent solution or suspension of the anhydride; admixing into the solvent solution or suspension of said anhydride a polymer selected from the group consisting of polymers having pendant residues capable of reacting with a --COOH or a =(CO) 2 0 residue under conditions effective to form free organic acid and a derivatized polymer, said polymer having a pendant residue(s) of said anhydride attached thereto via a bridge resulting from the reaction of the =(CO) 2 0 residue of the anhydride and the residue of the polymer; and separating the derivatized polymer from the free organic acid solution or suspension.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A one-port process for preparing a polymer carrying pendant organic residues attached to the polymer via a linking bridges, comprising forming an organic solvent solution or suspension of an organic acid, the solvent being capable of forming a water-solvent azeotropic solution; combining 2 molecules of the acid to form the corresponding organic acid anhydride and water and distilling off a water-solvent azeotropic solution from an organic solvent solution or suspension of the anhydride; admixing into the solvent solution or suspension of said anhydride a polymer selected from the group consisting of polymers having pendant residues capable of reacting with a --COOH or a =(CO) 2 0 residue under conditions effective to form free organic acid and a derivatized polymer, said polymer having a pendant residue(s) of said anhydride attached thereto via a bridge resulting from the reaction of the =(CO) 2 0 residue of the anhydride and the residue of the polymer; and separating the derivatized polymer from the free organic acid solution or suspension.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
The one-pot process of claim 1, wherein the polymer carrying pendant organic residues attached thereto via linking bridges is a ##STR3## wherein n is about 0.001 to 0.2; m is about 0.001 to 0.2; p is about 0.001 to 0.2; and the polymer is selected from the group consisting of polymers having pendant hydroxyl and amine moieties and combinations thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the polymer has pendant hydroxyl moieties; and the acid is a (C 8 -C 50 )alkyl aryl, (C 8 -C 50 )alkenyl aryl or (C 8 -C 50 )alkynyl aryl carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof further comprising O,N,S or halogen, wherein when the acid contains a further reactive substituent, the substituent is protected during the admixing step.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol and polyacrylamide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 4, wherein the polymer is polyvinyl alcohol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the polymer has a molecular weight of about 1,000 to 1,000,000 daltons.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
91 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the acid is selected from the group consisting of (C 2 -C 20 )alkyl carboxylic acids, (C 2 -C 20 )alkenyl carboxylic acids, (C 2 -C 20 )alkenyl carboxylic acids, (C 7 -C 30 )arylcarboxylic acids, (C 8 -C 50 )alkyl- aryl carboxylic acids, (C 8 -C 50 )alkenylaryl carboxylic acids, (C 8 -C 50 )alkynylaryl carboxylic acids and derivatives thereof further comprising O, N, S or halogen, wherein when the acid contains a further reactive substituent the substituent is protected during the admixing step.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 7, wherein the acid is an aryl carboxylic acid further comprising an --NH 2 residue.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 8, wherein the acid is anthranilic acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the organic acid is fluorescent.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the distillation step is conducted in the presence of a catalyst.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 11, wherein the catalyst is selected from the group consisting of acid catalysts.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the forming step is conducted at a temperature of about 50 to 150° C.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the admixing step is conducted at a temperature of about 25 to 100° C.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the separation step is conducted by filtration or decantation.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the separation step and the solution forming steps are conducted with a low polarity solvent.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the solvent lacks moieties selected from the group consisting of --COOH, --OH, --NH 2 , --SH, --NCO and ##STR4##
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 16, wherein the solvent is a hydrocarbon or mixtures thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the organic acid and the solvent are present in the forming step in a proportion of about 0.2 to 0.5 moles per liter.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the proportion organic anhydride:polymer:solvent in the admixing step is about 1:20:500 to 1:0:50 moles:moles:liter.
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