Amine terminated polymers and the formation of block copolymers
US4298707A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 1979 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G81/02
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Polymers of anionically polymerized monomers such as mono-olefins, conjugated dienes, vinyl substituted aromatics, vinyl substituted pyridine, vinyl substituted quinolines, various aldehydes, various epoxides, various oxetanes, various oxygen-containing compounds, and the like are produced and end capped with a polyisocyanate or polyisothiocyanate having the formula R--N.dbd.C.dbd.X).sub.n wherein R is a hydrocarbon, n is 2 or 3, and X is oxygen or sulfur. Such end capped polymers, of course, contain one reacted or connected isocyanate or isothiocyanate group and at least one free isocyanate or isothiocyanate end group, which free end group(s) reacts with an amide to give an imide end group. The imide terminated polymer is then hydrolyzed to form a stable amine terminated polymer. The reaction of the amide compound with the isocyanate(s) or isothyiocyanate(s), followed by hydrolysis, results in the replacement of the free isocyanate or isothiocyanate end group(s) with an amine group(s). Thus, the amine terminated polymer contains the polymer connected to an isocyanate or isothiocyanate group (now an amide group or a thioamide group), which in turn is attached to the hydrocarbon por…
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