Covestro Deutschland Ag

Covestro Intellectual Property Gmbh & Co. Kg

Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh

Technische Unversität Berlin

Power2polymers Gmbh

Christoph Guertler

Hans-Josef Laas

Walter Leitner

Aurel Wolf

Kai Laemmerhold

Thomas Ernst Mueller

Carsten Koopmans

Daniel Thiel

Stefan Wershofen

Muhammad Afzal Subhani

Raul Pires

Elena Frick-Delaittre

Stefan Westhues

Henning Vogt

Sohajl Movahhed

Claudine Rangheard

Jens Langanke

Stefan Grasser

Thomas Koenig

Gernot Jaeger

Florian Golling

Timo Breuer

Franz Beggel

Yvonne Dienes

Markus Meuresch

Irene Cristina Latorre Martinez

Mike Schuetze

Burkhard Koehler

Gabor Barath

Julien Barruet

Anthony Kermagoret

Annika Stute

Matthias Leven

Joachim Simon

Reinhard Schomaecker

Susmit Basu

Mario Krautschick

Rene Boltersdorf

Ralph-Georg Born

Thoams Ernst Mueller

Axel Scherer-Werke

Min Wang

Roland Engberg

Daniela Cozzula

Andreas Ernst

Olga Linker

Gudrun Schmidt

Laura Woods

Martin Machat

Tugrul Nalbantoglu

Roman Vasiuta

Marina Sebastian

Daniel Brueggemann

A process for producing a thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone comprising copolymerizing a diisocyanate compound (A) with a bisepoxide compound (B) in the presence of a specific a quaternary ammonium, quaternary phoshonium and/or quaternary stibonium-based catalyst (C), a compound (D), a compound (F) wherein compound (D) and compound (F) independently comprises at least one of a monofunctional isocyanate, a monofunctional epoxide, a cyclic carbonate, a monofunctional alcohol, a monofunctional amine optionally in a solvent (E), and wherein the process is in the absence of a solvent (G) with a boiling point higher than 200° C., preferably higher than 190° C. and more preferably higher than 180° C. at 1 bar (absolute). The invention is also related to the resulting thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone.

Method for the production of a thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone

A process for producing a thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone comprising copolymerizing a diisocyanate compound (A) with a bisepoxide compound (B) in the presence of a specific a quaternary ammonium, quaternary phoshonium and/or quaternary stibonium-based catalyst (C), a compound (D), a compound (F) wherein compound (D) and compound (F) independently comprises at least one of a monofunctional isocyanate, a monofunctional epoxide, a cyclic carbonate, a monofunctional alcohol, a monofunctional amine optionally in a solvent (E), and wherein the catalyst (C) is added in at least two portions (C-1) and (C-2). The invention is also related to the resulting thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone.

The invention relates to a method for producing a polyoxymethylene polyoxyalkylene block copolymer, said method including the process of reacting a polymer formaldehyde compound with alkylene oxide in the presence of a double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst and an H-functional starter substance, wherein the theoretical molar mass of the polymer formaldehyde compound is lower than the theoretical molar mass of the H-functional starter substance, and the polymer formaldehyde compound has at least one terminal hydroxyl group, the theoretical molar mass of the H-functional starter substance being at least 500 g/mol. In the method according to the invention, a mixture i) is provided comprising the DMC catalyst and the H-functional starter substance in step (i); the polymer formaldehyde compound is then added to the mixture (i) in step (ii), thereby forming a mixture (ii); and the alkylene oxide is added in step (iii), step (ii) being carried out at the same time as or prior to step (iii).

Method for producing polyoxymethylene polyoxyalkylene block copolymers

A process for producing thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone, comprising the following steps: (i) Reaction of a diisocyanate compound (A) with a bisepoxide compound (B) in the presence of a catalyst (C) and a compound (D) in a solvent (E) forming an intermediate compound (F) and (ii) Reaction of a compound (G) with the intermediate (F) formed in step (i), wherein the bisepoxide compound (B) comprises isosorbide diglycidylether, wherein compound (D) is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of monofunctional isocyanate and monofunctional epoxide, and wherein compound (G) is an alkylene oxide. The invention is also related to the resulting thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone.

Method for the production of thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone polymers

A process for producing thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone, comprising the following steps: (i) Reaction of a diisocyanate compound (A) with a bisepoxide compound (B) in the presence of a catalyst (C) and a compound (D) in a solvent (E) forming an intermediate compound (F) and (ii) Reaction of a compound (G) with the intermediate (F) formed in step (i), wherein compound (D) is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of monofunctional isocyanate and monofunctional epoxide, and wherein compound (G) is an alkylene oxide. The invention is also related to the resulting thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone.

Method for the production of thermoplastic polyoxazolidone polymers

A process for producing thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone comprising copolymerization of a diisocyanate compound (A) with a bisepoxide compound (B) in the presence of a catalyst (C) and a compound (D) in a solvent (E), wherein the catalyst (C) is selected from the group consisting of alkali halogenides and earth alkali halogenides, and transition metal halogenides, compound (D) is selected from the group consisting of monofunctional isocyanate, monofunctional epoxide, and wherein the process comprises step (&#x3b1;) of placing the solvent (E) and the catalyst (C) in a reactor to provide a mixture, and adding the diisocyanate compound (A), the bisepoxide compound (B) and the compound (D) in step (&#x3b2;) to the mixture resulting from the step (&#x3b1;). The invention is also related to the resulting thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone.

A process for preparing a phosphorus-functional polyethercarbonate polyol, comprising reacting a polyethercarbonate polyol having unsaturated groups with a phosphorus-functional compound of formula (Ia): wherein X=O or S; and wherein Rand Rare selected from the group consisting of C1-C22 alkyl, C1-C22 alkoxy, C1-C22 alkylsulfanyl, C6-C70 aryl, C6-C70 aryloxy, C6-C70 arylsulfanyl, C7-C70 aralkyl, C7-C70 aralkyloxy, C7-C70 aralkylsulfanyl, C7-C70 alkylaryl, C7-C70 alkylaryloxy, C7-C70 alkylarylsulfanyl, or wherein Rand Rare bridged to one another directly and/or via heteroatoms and are selected from the group consisting of C1-C22 alkylene, oxygen, sulfur, and NR, wherein Ris hydrogen, C1-C22 alkyl, C1-C22 acyl, C7-C22 aralkyl, or C6-C70 aryl radical. A process for preparing a phosphorus-functional polyurethane polymer is disclosed. Phosphorus-functional polyethercarbonate polyol, phosphorus-functional polyurethane polymer, flame-retardant adhesion promoter, filler-activator, flame retardant, flame-retardant coating, foam, sealing compound, thermoplastic, thermoset, rubber, and a moulded body are disclosed.

Flame-retardant phosphorus-functional polyether carbonate polyol and method for production thereof

The present invention relates to a method for producing an organooxysilyl-crosslinked polymer by reacting a polyether carbonate polyol which contains carbon-carbon double bonds with a polysiloxane compound in the presence of a suitable catalyst. Suitable polysiloxane compounds have at least two Si&#x2014;H bonds. This invention also relates to organooxysilyl-crosslinked polymers which are formed by this process.

Method for producing a polymer which contains double bonds as an elastomer precursor

The invention relates to a method for producing an isocyanate, wherein a carbamate or thiolcarbomate is converted, in the presence of a catalyst, with separation of an alcohol or thioalcohol, at a temperature of at least 150&#xb0; C., to the corresponding isocyanate, wherein a compound of the general formula (X)(Y)(Z&#x2014;H) is used as a catalyst, in particular characterized in that the compound has both a proton donor function and a proton acceptor function. In the catalysts according to the invention, a separable proton is bound to a heteroatom, which is more electronegative than carbon. Said heteroatom is either identical to Z or a component thereof. In the catalysts according to the invention, there is additionally a proton acceptor function which is either identical to X or a component thereof. According to the invention, the proton donator and proton acceptor function are connected to each other by the bridge Y.

Method for producing isocyanates

The present invention relates to a method for producing polyethercarbonate-polyoxymethylene block copolymers, comprising the step of polymerizing formaldehyde, wherein formaldehyde is polymerized in the presence of a polyethercarbonate having at least one Zerewitinoff-active H atom, obtaining an intermediate product. The obtained intermediate product can be further reacted with a cyclic carboxylic acid ester or carbonic acid ester, a cyclic anhydride, an epoxide, and/or an isocyanate, wherein a hydroxyl- or carboxy-functional or NCO-modified polyethercarbonate-polyoxymethylene block copolymer is obtained. The present invention further relates to polyethercarbonate-polyoxymethylene block copolymers that can be obtained by means of such a method and to the use of same to produce polyurethane polymers.

Polyethercarbonate-polyoxymethylene block copolymers

The present invention relates to a method for the production of oxazolidinone compounds, comprising the step of slowly reacting an isocyanate compound with an epoxide compound in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst. The invention further relates to an oxazolidinone compound, obtainable by a method according to the invention, with a color as determined according to ASTM D1209-05 (2011) of &#x2266;200 and a molar ratio of the oxazolidinone compound to isocyanurate by-product o/i of &#x2267;85/15. Lastly, the invention relates to an oligomeric or polymeric oxazolidinone compound, obtainable by a method according to the invention using an isocyanate compound with two or more NCO groups per molecule and an epoxide compound with two or more epoxy groups per molecule, comprising at least two units derived from the isocyanate compound and at least two units derived from the epoxide compound, with a color as determined according to ASTM D1209-05 (2011) of &#x2266;200.

Method for the production of oxazolidinone compounds

The present invention relates to a method for producing polyetherester carbonate polyols by means of catalytic addition of carbon dioxide, alkylene oxides and cyclic anhydrides to H-functional starter compounds in the presence of double metal cyanide (DMC) catalysts.

Method for producing polyetherester carbonate polyols

The invention relates to a method for producing light-coloured polyisocyanates by phosgenation of mixtures comprising MDA and polycyclic aromatic polyamines that have o-phenylenediamine units incorporated via methylene bridges. The invention further relates to the polyisocyanate mixtures obtainable by this method.

Method for producing light-coloured polyisocyanates

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