Abstract: Non-gelled polymeric polyols are prepared by the acid catalyzed copolymerization of epoxy resins and water. When the starting resin is an epoxy resin derived from bisphenol-A, the resulting product has much lower levels of bisphenol-A and diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) compared to traditional epoxy resins of comparable molecular weight prepared by the advancement process. The product can be cured with OH reactive crosslinkers such as amino resins and polyisocyanates to yield thermosetting coatings with useful properties.

Abstract: A multilayer packaging material comprising (a) at least one layer of a gas-permeable material, and (b) at least one layer of a gas-barrier coating comprising a polymeric polyol made by copolymerizing a multifunctional epoxide resin and water in the presence of an amount of acid effective for polymerizing the epoxide resin and the water, the amount of water being sufficient to avoid gelation, the polymeric polyol optionally reacted with a crosslinking agent for hydroxyl functionality, especially an amino resin.

Abstract: A process for removing thiothionylfluoride from a composition containing sulfur tetrafluoride and thiothionylfluoride includes contacting the composition with a high surface area material, such as activated carbon. The process can provide purified sulfur tetrafluoride free of thiothionylfluoride. The high surface area material can be replaced for further processing. Alternatively, the material can be regenerated by contacting it with a gas mixture of oxygen and nitrogen at 150-450° C. and converting the adsorbed elemental sulfur to sulfur dioxide without oxidation of the material.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for controlling the foaming of a waterborne composition or an industrial process by the incorporation of a foam controlling agent. The method comprises utilizing as the foam controlling agent a compound of the formula: HOR1R3C—[CH2]n—CR2R4OH R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group of alkyl radicals having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms. R3 and R4 are independently alkyl radicals having from 1 to 2 carbon atoms. n is an integer from 1 to 6. The compound generates an initial (t=0 min.) or a final (t=10 min.) foamed density at least 30% greater than that of a 0.5 wt % aqueous solution of a 12 mole ethoxylate of a C12-C15 primary alcohol (C12-C15E12) when added at 0.2 wt % to the C12-C15E12 solution. The present invention also pertains to an aqueous composition comprising the foam controlling agent.

Abstract: This invention relates to improved catalytic compositions suited for use in hydrogenation processes and to an improved process for hydrogenating organic compounds as in amination of alcohols or hydrogenation of nitro groups to the amine using the catalyst. The catalytic composition is more particularly an improvement in nickel catalysts promoted with palladium carried on a support. The improvement resides in including a promoting effect of a metal M and/or its oxide, selected from Zn, Cd, Cu, and Ag, typically from about 0.01 to 10% by weight of the support.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a polyurethane foam, which comprises reacting an organic polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of water as a blowing agent, a cell stabilizer, and a tertiary amino alkyl amide catalyst composition. The catalyst composition is represented by the formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A, and n are as defined herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a polyurethane foam which comprises reacting an organic polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of water as a blowing agent, a cell stabilizer, a gelling catalyst, and a tertiary amino alkyl amide catalyst composition. The catalyst composition is represented by the formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A, and n are as defined herein.

Abstract: The invention provides N-cyanoethylated toluenediamines (CNTDAs), processes for synthesizing them, and compositions containing them. In preferred embodiments, the CNTDAs are represented by the following formula: where the nitrogen atoms are ortho or meta to each other on the aromatic ring. The CNTDAs are particularly suitable for use as latent curing agents for epoxy resins.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to methods for preparing 5- and 6-benzyl functionalized quinoxalines. In a first embodiment, the method comprises contacting an aqueous suspension of a 5- and 6-halomethyl quinoxaline with a water-soluble nucleophile. In a second embodiment, the method comprises contacting a 5- and 6-halomethyl quinoxaline with an organic solvent-soluble nucleophile in an inert polar organic solvent. In a third embodiment, the method comprises contacting a 5- and 6-halomethyl quinoxaline in an organic solvent with an aqueous solution of a water-soluble nucleophile in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a polyurethane foam which comprises reacting an organic polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of water as a blowing agent, a cell stabilizer, and a tertiary amine amide catalyst composition represented by formula (I): wherein A, R1-R6, and n are defined herein.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for controlling the foaming of a waterborne composition or in an industrial process utilizing a waterborne composition by the incorporation of a foam controlling agent in an amount effective for controlling foam. The method comprises utilizing as the foam controlling agent an alkyl glycidyl ether-capped diamine compound of the formula: L is a linker group comprising a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having from 2 to about 6 carbon atoms or an alkyl ether group having from about 4 to about 8 carbon atoms. R is independently selected from hydrogen or —CH2CHOHCH2OR′. R′ is an alkyl group having from about 4 to about 22 carbon atoms. The compound generates an initial foam height at least 30% less than a 0.1 wt % aqueous solution of dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DOSS), when added at 0.1 wt % to the aqueous DOSS solution. The present invention also pertains to an aqueous composition comprising the foam controlling agent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a polyurethane foam which comprises reacting an organic polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of water as a blowing agent, a cell stabilizer, a gelling catalyst, a blowing catalyst, and a tertiary amino alkyl amide catalyst composition. The catalyst composition is represented by the formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A, and n are as defined herein.

Abstract: N-fluorotriazinium salts, especially those of the following Formula I, are electrophilic fluorinating agents useful in fluorinating, preferably in a nitromethane solvent, carbanionic species and/or activated aromatic compounds: wherein three A moieties are independently CR, where each R is, independently, hydrogen, halogen, (primary, secondary or tertiary) amino, hydroxyl, amino, cyano, perfluorothio hydroxysulfonyl, halosulfonyl, hydrocarbyloxysulfonyl, or a carbon-containing substituent selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbyloxy, hydrocarbyloxycarbonyl, and hydrocarbylthio groups; two A moieties are independently Z, where each Z is independently nitrogen or a quaternary nitrogen atom and Y is a counterion or group of counterions which are inert to chemical attack by fluorine, and oligomers or polymers thereof in which adjacent triazinium moieties are linked by a common R substituent.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to glycidyl ether-capped acetylenic diol ethoxylates having a structure according to the formula: wherein R1 is hydrogen or a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; R2 is a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms; R3=—CH2OR4; R4 is a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or aralkyl group having from 2 to about 30 carbon atoms; (n+m) is from 1 to about 100; and (p+q) is from 0.5 to about 5 and its use to reduce equilibrium and dynamic surface tension in water-based compositions containing an organic or inorganic compound, particularly aqueous organic coating, ink, acid gas scrubbing and agricultural compositions.

Abstract: Novel N-fluorotriazinium electrophilic fluorinating agents have the Formula I: wherein three A moieties are independently CR, where each R is, independently, hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, (primary, secondary or tertiary) amino, amino, cyano, perfluorothio, hydroxysulfonyl, halosulfonyl, hydrocarbyloxysulfonyl, or a carbon-containing substituent selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbyloxy, hydrocarbyloxycarbonyl, and hydrocarbylthio groups, and at least one R is neither hydrogen nor halogen; two A moieties are independently Z, where each Z is independently nitrogen or a quaternary nitrogen atom and Y is a counterion or group of counterions which are inert to chemical attack by fluorine, or adjacent triazinium moieties are linked by a common R substituent to provide an oligomer or polymer.

Abstract: A method for controlling the foaming of an aqueous organic compound-containing composition by the incorporation of a foam controlling amount of a compound of the formula: where n and m are 2 or 3, x is 1-6, R′ is a C4 to C22 alkyl group, where R′ is a C4 to C22 alkyl group, the compound generating an initial foam height at least 30% less than a 0.1 wt % aqueous solution of dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DOSS) when added at 0.1 wt % to the DOSS solution.

Abstract: Aromatic compounds having one or more electron-withdrawing substituents are fluorinated, preferably in a nitromethane solvent, by contact with tri(halo- or trifluoromethyl) substituted N-fluorotriazinium salts of the following Formula I: wherein three A moieties are independently CR, where each R is independently halogen or trifluoromethyl; two A moieties are independently Z, where each Z is independently nitrogen or a quaternary nitrogen atom and Y is a counterion or group of counterions which are inert to chemical attack by fluorine. Preferably the cation of the salt is 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazinium.

Abstract: This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, and agricultural compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium and dynamic surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of certain alkylformamide compounds of the structure where R is a C5 to C11 alkyl group.

Abstract: The invention provides N-cyanoethylated toluenediamines (CNTDAs), processes for synthesizing them, and compositions containing them. In preferred embodiments, the CNTDAs are represented by the following formula: where the nitrogen atoms are ortho or meta to each other on the aromatic ring. The CNTDAs are particularly suitable for use as latent curing agents for epoxy resins.

Abstract: This invention provides water-based compositions which are essentially free of hydrocarbon solvents, particularly coating, ink, fountain solution, adhesive and agricultural compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium and dynamic surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of certain tartrate diester compounds of the structure: where R1 and R2 are C4 to C6 alkyl groups.