Abstract: An isocyanate composition according to the present invention contains an isocyanate compound of formula (1) and/or (2) (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen or a monovalent organic group, and R2 represents a monovalent organic group), and, relative to the total mass of the isocyanate compound in the composition, 1.0 ppm by mass to 10% by mass of a compound of formula (3): R13—(COO—R14)a (wherein R13 represents an organic group with a valence of a, R14 represents a monovalent organic group, and a represents an integer of 1 or 2), which is different from the isocyanate compound, and/or, 1.0 ppm by mass to 10% by mass of a compound having an UV absorption in an area of decamer or higher isocyanates in a measurement spectrum of gel permeation chromatography.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an isothiocyanate production method using an organic primary amine and thiourea as starting materials; to a composition for transporting and storing an N-substituted O-substituted thiocarbamate that includes an N-substituted O-substituted thiocarbamate and a hydroxy compound, the equivalent weight ratio of hydroxy groups of the hydroxy compound with respect to the carbamate groups of the N-substituted O-substituted thiocarbamate being in the range of 1 to 100; to a composition for transporting and storing a compound with a thioureido group that includes a compound with a thioureido group and a hydroxy compound, the equivalent weight ratio of hydroxy groups of the hydroxy compound with respect to the thioureido groups of the compound with a thioureido group being in the range of 1 to 100; and to an isothiocyanate composition containing an isothiocyanate and a compound with a specific functional group.

Abstract: An isocyanate composition according to the present invention contains: a difunctional or more-functional isocyanate compound; and 1.0 ppm by mass to 1.0×104 ppm by mass, based on the isocyanate compound, of a compound having at least one unsaturated bond excluding unsaturated bonds constituting an aromatic ring, the compound being different from the isocyanate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an isothiocyanate production method using an organic primary amine and thiourea as starting materials; to a composition for transporting and storing an N-substituted O-substituted thiocarbamate that includes an N-substituted O-substituted thiocarbamate and a hydroxy compound, the equivalent weight ratio of hydroxy groups of the hydroxy compound with respect to the carbamate groups of the N-substituted O-substituted thiocarbamate being in the range of 1 to 100; to a composition for transporting and storing a compound with a thioureido group that includes a compound with a thioureido group and a hydroxy compound, the equivalent weight ratio of hydroxy groups of the hydroxy compound with respect to the thioureido groups of the compound with a thioureido group being in the range of 1 to 100; and to an isothiocyanate composition containing an isothiocyanate and a compound with a specific functional group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyisocyanate composition comprising, on the basis of the total mass of the polyisocyanate composition, 97 mass % or more of a polyisocyanate; and 2.0 mass ppm to 1.0×104 mass ppm of a compound represented by the formula (1): wherein R1 is an aliphatic group having 6 to 70 carbon atoms, R2 is an aromatic ring, a is an integer of 1 to 5, b is an integer of 0 to 4, and the sum of a and b is 2 to 5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyisocyanate composition comprising, on the basis of the total mass of the polyisocyanate composition, 97 weight % or more of a polyisocyanate, and 2.0 mass ppm or more and 1.0×104 mass ppm or less of a compound having at least one unsaturated bond in which the compound is a different compound from the polyisocyanate, or 5.0 mass ppm or more and 2.0×104 mass ppm or less of at least one inactive compound selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon compound, an ether compound, a sulfide compound, a halogenated hydrocarbon compound, a Si-containing hydrocarbon compound, a Si-containing ether compound, and a Si-containing sulfide compound.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reaction method comprising a step of supplying a liquid containing at least one raw material compound and a low-boiling compound having a standard boiling point lower than a standard boiling point of the raw material compound to a flow channel, a step of heating the liquid to produce a liquid reaction product and a gas component by a reaction of the raw material compound, and a step of separating a liquid phase containing the reaction product from a gas phase containing the gas component and the low-boiling compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides a separation method of separating (A) and (B), comprising: a step of separating at least either an active hydrogen-containing compound (A) or a compound (B) that reversibly reacts with (A) from a mixture containing (A) and (B) by distillation in a multistage distillation column; and a step of supplying the mixture to an inactive region formed within the multistage distillation column.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for separating, with a multi-stage distillation column, a mixture containing an active hydrogen-containing compound (A) and a compound (B) that reversibly reacts with the active hydrogen containing compound (A), the method comprising distillation-separating the active hydrogen-containing compound (A) and the compound (B) with the multi-stage distillation column in the presence of an intermediate-boiling-point inactive compound (C) that has a normal boiling point between a normal boiling point of the active hydrogen-containing compound (A) and a normal boiling point of the compound (B) and is chemically inactive for both of the (A) and the compound (B).

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for separating, with a multi-stage distillation column, a mixture containing an active hydrogen-containing compound (A) and a compound (B) that reversibly reacts with the active hydrogen containing compound (A), the method comprising distillation-separating the active hydrogen-containing compound (A) and the compound (B) with the multi-stage distillation column in the presence of an intermediate-boiling-point inactive compound (C) that has a normal boiling point between a normal boiling point of the active hydrogen-containing compound (A) and a normal boiling point of the compound (B) and is chemically inactive for both of the (A) and the compound (B).

Abstract: An alkyl tin compound having an alkyl group bonded to a tin atom, wherein the alkyl group is a branched alkyl or cyclic group-substituted alkyl group, the branched alkyl group being an alkyl group branched at at least one carbon atom of the first to third carbon atoms counting from the tin atom, and the cyclic group-substituted alkyl group being an alkyl group having a cyclic group bonded at at least one carbon atom of the first to third carbon atoms counting from the tin atom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyisocyanate composition comprising, on the basis of the total mass of the polyisocyanate composition, 97 weight % or more of a polyisocyanate, and 2.0 mass ppm or more and 1.0×104 mass ppm or less of a compound having at least one unsaturated bond in which the compound is a different compound from the polyisocyanate, or 5.0 mass ppm or more and 2.0×104 mass ppm or less of at least one inactive compound selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon compound, an ether compound, a sulfide compound, a halogenated hydrocarbon compound, a Si-containing hydrocarbon compound, a Si-containing ether compound, and a Si-containing sulfide compound.

Abstract: A method for producing an isocyanate, comprising: a carbamation step of generating an N-substituted carbamate from an organic primary amine, urea and an organic hydroxy compound according to a carbamation reaction, and then recovering a first gaseous phase component containing the urea and/or a compound having a carbonyl group derived from the urea, the organic hydroxy compound, and ammonia; a condensation step of condensing the first gaseous phase component with a condenser; an isocyanate production step of producing an isocyanate by subjecting the N-substituted carbamate to pyrolysis; an ammonia absorption step of allowing a second gaseous phase component containing ammonia recovered as a gaseous phase component from the condenser as a main component, to be absorbed by absorption water, and generating gas-absorbed water; and an ammonia stripping step of heating the gas-absorbed water to separate ammonia from the gas-absorbed water.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an isocyanate production process, which is free of the various problems found in the prior art, and which uses a composition containing a carbamic acid ester and an aromatic hydroxy compound when producing isocyanate without using phosgene, as well as a carbamic acid ester composition for transferring or storing carbamic acid ester. The present invention discloses an isocyanate production process including specific steps and using a composition containing a carbamic acid ester and an aromatic hydroxy compound, as well as a composition for transfer or storage of carbamic acid ester comprising the carbamic acid ester and the specific aromatic hydroxy compound.

Abstract: An alkyl tin compound having an alkyl group bonded to a tin atom, wherein the alkyl group is a branched alkyl or cyclic group-substituted alkyl group, the branched alkyl group being an alkyl group branched at at least one carbon atom of the first to third carbon atoms counting from the tin atom, and the cyclic group-substituted alkyl group being an alkyl group having a cyclic group bonded at at least one carbon atom of the first to third carbon atoms counting from the tin atom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reaction method comprising a step of supplying a liquid containing at least one raw material compound and a low-boiling compound having a standard boiling point lower than a standard boiling point of the raw material compound to a flow channel, a step of heating the liquid to produce a liquid reaction product and a gas component by a reaction of the raw material compound, and a step of separating a liquid phase containing the reaction product from a gas phase containing the gas component and the low-boiling compound.

Abstract: A method for producing an isocyanate, comprising: a carbamation step of generating an N-substituted carbamate from an organic primary amine, urea and an organic hydroxy compound according to a carbamation reaction, and then recovering a first gaseous phase component containing the urea and/or a compound having a carbonyl group derived from the urea, the organic hydroxy compound, and ammonia; a condensation step of condensing the first gaseous phase component with a condenser; an isocyanate production step of producing an isocyanate by subjecting the N-substituted carbamate to pyrolysis; an ammonia absorption step of allowing a second gaseous phase component containing ammonia recovered as a gaseous phase component from the condenser as a main component, to be absorbed by absorption water, and generating gas-absorbed water; and an ammonia stripping step of heating the gas-absorbed water to separate ammonia from the gas-absorbed water.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing N-substituted carbamic acid-O-aryl ester derived from a compound having an ureido group, the method comprising the step of carrying out esterification or esterification and transesterification from the compound having the ureido group and a hydroxy composition containing one type or a plurality of types of hydroxy compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an isothiocyanate production method using an organic primary amine and thiourea as starting materials; to a composition for transporting and storing an N-substituted O-substituted thiocarbamate that includes an N-substituted O-substituted thiocarbamate and a hydroxy compound, the equivalent weight ratio of hydroxy groups of the hydroxy compound with respect to the carbamate groups of the N-substituted O-substituted thiocarbamate being in the range of 1 to 100; to a composition for transporting and storing a compound with a thioureido group that includes a compound with a thioureido group and a hydroxy compound, the equivalent weight ratio of hydroxy groups of the hydroxy compound with respect to the thioureido groups of the compound with a thioureido group being in the range of 1 to 100; and to an isothiocyanate composition containing an isothiocyanate and a compound with a specific functional group.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process that enables isocyanate to be produced stably over a long period of time and at high yield without encountering problems of the prior art during production of isocyanate without using phosgene. The present invention discloses a process for producing an isocyanate by subjecting a carbamic acid ester to a thermal decomposition reaction, including the steps of: recovering a low boiling point component in a form of a gaseous phase component from a thermal decomposition reaction vessel in which the thermal decomposition reaction is carried out; recovering a liquid phase component containing a carbamic acid ester from a bottom of the thermal decomposition reaction vessel; and supplying all or a portion of the liquid phase component to an upper portion of the thermal decomposition reaction vessel.