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Fiber surface modifiers
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
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Filing: 1990-03-05
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Granted: 1993-03-16
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Expires: 2010-03-05
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to fiber surface treating agnets containing a pyromellitate nucleus which have fungicidal, anti-microbial and anti-static properties, and blends of such agents with other types of surface modifiers.
Inventors
- 👤 Bryce C. Oxenrider
- 👤 David J. Long
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 19:54
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06M; D06M15/00; D06M15/19; D06M15/37; D06M15/507; A; A01; A01N; A01N37/00; A01N37/12; C; C07; C07C; C07C219/00; C07C219/02; C07C219/04; C07C219/14; C07F; C07F7/00; C07F7/02; C07F7/08; C07F7/18; C07F7/1804; D06M16/00; F; F16; F16H; F16H61/00; F16H61/02; F16H61/0262; F16H61/0265; F16H61/0267; F16H61/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/2964; Y10T428/2967; Y10T428/2969
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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An oligomeric composition prepared by: (a) reacting pyromellitic dianhydride with a quaternary ammonium alcohol of the formula: ##STR22## wherein R 1 is alkylene having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; Z is chloride, bromide or iodide; R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and are alkyl having from 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; R 4 is alkyl having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, ##STR23## wherein n and m are 1 to about 10, at a mole ratio of about two moles of quaternary ammonium alcohol per mole of pyromellitic dianhydride to produce a pyromellitate having two quaternary ammonium ester moieties and two carboxylic acid moieties; and (b) reacting said pyromellitate of step (a) with an excess of an oxirane compound selected from the group consisting of epichlorohydrin, epibromohydrin and propylene oxide in the presence of additional pyromellitic dianhydride to produce an organic mixture comprising said oligomeric compounds; wherein said oxirane compounds react with said carboxylic acid moieties to produce an ester having a primary or secondary alcohol group, and wherein said alcohol group reacts with said additional pyromellitic dianhydride to produce ester linking moieties and carboxylic acid moieties capable of reacting with said oxirane compound to produce additional esters having primary and secondary alcohol groups.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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An oligomeric composition prepared by: (a) reacting pyromellitic dianhydride with a quaternary ammonium alcohol of the formula: ##STR22## wherein R 1 is alkylene having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; Z is chloride, bromide or iodide; R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and are alkyl having from 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; R 4 is alkyl having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, ##STR23## wherein n and m are 1 to about 10, at a mole ratio of about two moles of quaternary ammonium alcohol per mole of pyromellitic dianhydride to produce a pyromellitate having two quaternary ammonium ester moieties and two carboxylic acid moieties; and (b) reacting said pyromellitate of step (a) with an excess of an oxirane compound selected from the group consisting of epichlorohydrin, epibromohydrin and propylene oxide in the presence of additional pyromellitic dianhydride to produce an organic mixture comprising said oligomeric compounds; wherein said oxirane compounds react with said carboxylic acid moieties to produce an ester having a primary or secondary alcohol group, and wherein said alcohol group reacts with said additional pyromellitic dianhydride to produce ester linking moieties and carboxylic acid moieties capable of reacting with said oxirane compound to produce additional esters having primary and secondary alcohol groups.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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An oligomeric composition prepared by: (a) reacting pyromellitic dianhydride with a quaternary ammonium alcohol of the formula: ##STR24## wherein R 1 is alkylene having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; Z is chloride, bromide or iodide; R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and are alkyl having from 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; R 4 is alkyl having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, ##STR25## wherein n and m are integers of from 1 to about 10, at a mole ratio of less than about two moles of quaternary ammonium alcohol per mole of pyromellitic dianhydride to produce a pyromellitate having quaternary ammonium ester moieties and carboxylic acid moieties; and (b) reacting said pyromellitate of step (a) with an oxirane compound selected from the group consisting of epichlorohydrin, epibromohydrin and propylene oxide, said oxirane in amount in excess of the concentration of carboxylic acid moieties of said pyromellitate, in the presence of additional pyromellitic dianhydride to produce an organic mixture comprising said oligomeric compounds; wherein said oxirane compounds react with said carboxylic acid moieties to produce an ester having a primary or secondary alcohol group, and wherein said alcohol group reacts with said additional pyromellitic dianhydride to produce ester linking moieties and carboxylic acid moieties capable of reacting with said oxirane compound to produce additional esters having primary and secondary alcohol groups.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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An oligomeric composition prepared by: (a) reacting pyromellitic dianhydride with a quaternary ammonium alcohol of the formula: ##STR24## wherein R 1 is alkylene having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; Z is chloride, bromide or iodide; R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and are alkyl having from 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; R 4 is alkyl having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, ##STR25## wherein n and m are integers of from 1 to about 10, at a mole ratio of less than about two moles of quaternary ammonium alcohol per mole of pyromellitic dianhydride to produce a pyromellitate having quaternary ammonium ester moieties and carboxylic acid moieties; and (b) reacting said pyromellitate of step (a) with an oxirane compound selected from the group consisting of epichlorohydrin, epibromohydrin and propylene oxide, said oxirane in amount in excess of the concentration of carboxylic acid moieties of said pyromellitate, in the presence of additional pyromellitic dianhydride to produce an organic mixture comprising said oligomeric compounds; wherein said oxirane compounds react with said carboxylic acid moieties to produce an ester having a primary or secondary alcohol group, and wherein said alcohol group reacts with said additional pyromellitic dianhydride to produce ester linking moieties and carboxylic acid moieties capable of reacting with said oxirane compound to produce additional esters having primary and secondary alcohol groups.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 2 wherein said additional pyromellitic dianhydride is added to a reaction medium in said step (b) when about 50% to about 100% of said carboxylic acid moieties have been esterified.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A composition according to claim 3 wherein said additional pyromellitic dianhydride is added to a reaction medium in said step (b) when about 85% to about 95% of the carboxylic acid moieties have been esterifed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A composition according to claim 2 wherein said additional pyromellitic dianhydride is added to a reaction medium in said step (b) simultaneously with the oxirane compound.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein the mole ratio of alcohol to dianhydride in step (a) is from about 1:0.55 to about 1:1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The composition according to claim 6 wherein the mole ratio of alcohol to dianhydride in step (a) is from about 1:0.6 to about 1:0.85.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 7 wherein the mole ratio of alcohol to dianhydride in step (a) is from about 1:0.65 to about 1:0.75.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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An oligomeric composition prepared by: (a) reacting a pyromellitic dianhydride with a quaternary ammonium alcohol of the formula: ##STR26## wherein: R 1 is alkylene having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; Z is chloride, bromide or iodide; R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and are alkyl having from 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; R 4 is alkyl having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, ##STR27## wherein n and m are integers of from 1 to about 10, at a mole ratio of less than about two moles of quaternary ammonium alcohol per mole of pyromellitic dianhydride to produce a pyromellitate having quaternary ammonium ester moieties and carboxylic acid moieties; and (b) reacting said pyromellitate of step (a) with an oxirane compound selected from the group consisting of epichlorohydrin, epibromohydrin and propylene oxide, wherein the molar ratio of pyromellilate to oxirane is from about 1 to 1 to about 2 to 1, in the presence of additional pyromellitic dianhydride to produce an organic mixture comprising said oligomeric compounds; wherein said oxirane compounds react with said carboxylic acid moieties to produce an ester having primary or secondary alcohol group, and wherein said alcohol group react with said additional pyromellitic dianhydride to produce ester linking moieties and carboxylic acid moieties capable of reacting with said oxirane compound to produce additional esters having primary and secondary alcohol groups.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
231 words
An oligomeric composition prepared by: (a) reacting a pyromellitic dianhydride with a quaternary ammonium alcohol of the formula: ##STR26## wherein: R 1 is alkylene having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; Z is chloride, bromide or iodide; R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and are alkyl having from 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; R 4 is alkyl having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, ##STR27## wherein n and m are integers of from 1 to about 10, at a mole ratio of less than about two moles of quaternary ammonium alcohol per mole of pyromellitic dianhydride to produce a pyromellitate having quaternary ammonium ester moieties and carboxylic acid moieties; and (b) reacting said pyromellitate of step (a) with an oxirane compound selected from the group consisting of epichlorohydrin, epibromohydrin and propylene oxide, wherein the molar ratio of pyromellilate to oxirane is from about 1 to 1 to about 2 to 1, in the presence of additional pyromellitic dianhydride to produce an organic mixture comprising said oligomeric compounds; wherein said oxirane compounds react with said carboxylic acid moieties to produce an ester having primary or secondary alcohol group, and wherein said alcohol group react with said additional pyromellitic dianhydride to produce ester linking moieties and carboxylic acid moieties capable of reacting with said oxirane compound to produce additional esters having primary and secondary alcohol groups.
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