Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the production of urea- and/or biuret-modified polyisocyanates by reacting organic polyisocyanates with a mixture of high molecular weight isocyanate-reactive compounds and low molecular weight isocyanate-reactive compounds, wherein at least 25% of the isocyanate-reactive groups are primary amino groups. The present invention is further directed to the products obtained by this process and their use for the production of polyisocyanate polyaddition products, especially for the preparation of molded articles by the RIM process.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the production of polyisocyanates containing urea and/or biuret groups by reacting organic polyisocyanates with a mixture of water, high molecular weight isocyanate reactive compounds and optionally low molecular weight isocyanate reactive compounds. The present invention is further directed to the products obtained by this process and their use for the production of polyisocyanate polyaddition productions, especially for the preparation of molded articles by the RIM process.

Abstract: This invention relates to new tetrahydropyrimidines, to a process for their production and to their use as catalysts in the production of polyurethane plastics, including polyurethane foams.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the production of solid polyamines stabilized by a polyadduct covering and showing retarded reactivity comprising reacting(1) one or more solid organic polyamines in particulate form, said polyamines containing at least two primary and/or secondary amino groups and having melting points above 50.degree. C., and(2) from 0.1 to 25 equivalent % of isocyanate per amine equivalent of a water insoluble, difunctional and/or higher functional polyisocyanate,said reaction being conducted at a temperature below the melting point of said solid polyamine, and being conducted in the presence of(3) a liquid medium selected from the group consisting of(a) organic compounds containing two or more hydroxy groups and having molecular weights of from 62 to 10,000,(b) plasticizers,(c) water, and(d) mixtures thereofto form a suspension of polyadduct-covered stabilized polyamines in the liquid medium.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of polyurethane-urea or polyurea-based microcellular of foam moldings by reacting a polyisocyanate component containing aromatically bound isocyanate groups with an isocyanate-reactive component containing at least one compound which has at least three aliphatic ether groups and aliphatically bound isocyanate-reactive groups and wherein a portion of the aliphatically bound-reactive groups are amino groups which have been converted to ammonium carbamate, carbonate or bicarbonate groups.The present invention also relates to the compounds containing aliphatic ether groups and ammonium carbamate, carbonate or bicarbonate groups, optionally in admixture with compounds containing unmodified amino groups or other known isocyanate-reactive compounds.

Abstract: Polyurethanes are made by reacting a polyisocyanate with a compound containing at least two isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms having a molecular weight of from 400 to 10,000 in the presence of a catalyst containing tertiary amino groups. The required catalyst corresponds to the formula ##STR1## in which R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 represent a specified group or radical. A blowing agent and/or stabilizer and/or chain extending agent and/or other additives commonly used in the production of polyurethanes may optionally be included in the reaction mixture. The catalyst employed in the process is particularly advantageous in that it does not have a noticeable amine odor.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the production of optionally cellular, polyurethane and/or polyurethane-urea moldings having an impervious skin by reacting in a closed mold a reaction mixture containing(a) at least one organic polyisocyanate,(b) at least one compound which has a molecular weight of about 400 to 12,000 and at least two isocyanate-reactive groups, and(c) optionally at least one compound which has a molecular weight of from 32 to 399 and at least two isocyanate-reactive groups,wherein before the reaction takes place a surface-improving additive (e) is added containing(e1) a liquid and sedimentation-stable polymer dispersion which is produced by the free radical addition polymerization or copolymerization of one or more olefinically unsaturated monomers in a high molecular weight compound having isocyanate-reactive groups of the type mentioned in (b),and optionally(e2) a metal salt of a monocarboxylic acid having at least 8 carbon atoms in the moleculewherein additive (e) is us

Abstract: Urethane-modified polyisocyanate compositions are made by reacting (a) an organic polyisocyanate or mixture of polyisocyanates having an NCO-content of from 5 to 45 wt % with (b) a hydantoin having an OH number of from 56 to 596 and containing two alcoholic hydroxyl groups. These reactants are used in quantities such that the NCO:OH equivalent ratio is from 2:1 to 50:1. The preferred polyisocyanates are 4,4'-diisocyanatodiphenylmethane and isomer mixtures thereof. The most preferred hydantoin is 5,5-dimethyl hydantoin. These urethane-modified polyisocyanates are particularly useful in the production of polyisocyanate addition products such as polyurethanes and polyisocyanurates.

Abstract: Urethane-modified polyisocyanates having an NCO-content of from 5 to 45 wt. % are made by reacting an organic polyisocyanate or mixture of polyisocyanates having an NCO-content of from 30 to 50 wt. % with an organic polyhydroxyl compound or mixtures of polyhydroxyl compounds. The organic polyhydroxyl compound must include at least 10 hydroxyl equivalent percent of an alkoxylation product of a bisphenol corresponding to a specified formula containing two alcoholic hydroxyl groups and having an OH number of from 112 to 389. The reactants are employed in quantities such that the NCO:OH equivalent ratio is from 2:1 to 50:1. The urethane-modified polyisocyanates of the present invention are particularly useful in the production of polyurethanes by the isocyanate polyaddition process.

Abstract: Compounds containing from 0.15 to 20.3 wt. % aromatic amino groups are produced by hydrolyzing an isocyanate compound mixed with water and a solvent or solvent mixture at -20.degree. to 185.degree. C. The isocyanate starting material must contain at least two aromatically bound isocyanate groups and an isocyanate content of from 0.5 to 40 wt. %. The water must be used in at least a stoichiometric amount but is preferably used in excess. The solvent or solvent mixture must contain 50-100 wt. % solvent containing ether and/or thioether bonds. A partly water-soluble solvent may be used in an amount no greater than 50 wt. % total solvent. No acidic or basic catalysts are present during the hydrolysis. The product amine may be isolated by phase separation, filtration or extraction. The amines thus-produced are particularly useful in the production of polyurethane(urea)s.

Abstract: Homogeneous storable mixtures containing small quantities of salts and having a high mixed hydroxyl number of mixed hydroxyl/amine number are made by mixing (a) a polyoxyalkylene polyol and/or polyolamine and/or polyamine based on an alkyloxirane having a molecular weight of from 400 to 12,000, (b) a low molecular weight polyol which is not completely miscible with (a) and a solution-promoting additive in quantities such that for every 100 parts of (a), from 1 to 200 parts of (b) and from 0.01 to 10 parts of (c) are present. The solution-promoting additives are salts of cations of Groups IA, IIA and IIIA of the Periodic System of Elements or ammonium or mono- to tetra-alkylammonium ions and anions formed by removing at least one proton from an acid having a K.sub.s -value of at least 10.sup.-7. These mixtures are particularly useful in the production of polyurethanes.

Abstract: According to the present invention, relatively high molecular weight aliphatic and/or aromatic polyamines having molecular weights of from 400 to 8,000 (preferably from 600 to 4,000) are mixed with substantially equivalent quantities of low molecular weight, solid, finely-divided diisocyanates having a melting point of >40.degree. C., (preferably >80.degree. C.), such as phenylene diisocyanate, naphth lene-1,5-diisocyanate, dimeric toluylene-2,4-diisocyanate or the urea diisocyanate of toluylene-2,4-diisocyanate. This mixture, having a pot life of at least several minutes, is subsequently heated to a relatively high temperature, such as from 80.degree. to 200.degree. C.The products obtained have excellent elastic properties over a broad temperature range. They have an exceptionally flat modulus of elasticity curve (G') in the torsional vibration test. The hard and soft segments are markedly segregated and are thus not substantially disturbed by reciprocal interaction causing "softening".

Abstract: Polyamines containing from 0.19 to 20.3 wt % primary amino groups are produced by hydrolyzing in a single stage an isocyanate with an excess of water, a relatively weak basic compound and a water-miscible polar solvent at a temperature from 50.degree. to 165.degree. C. The hydrolysis is conducted in a manner such that the reactants are substantially homogeneous during the reaction. The isocyanate should have an NCO-content of from 0.5 to 40 wt %. The weakly basic compound may be a carbonate or hydrogen carbonate of an alkali metal or an alkali or alkaline earth salt of a monocarboxylic or polycarboxylic acid or mixtures of such materials. The polyamines produced by this process are particularly useful in the production of polyurethanes.

Abstract: Homogeneous storage stable solutions of cyanamide in a polyol are made by dehydrating a mixture of an aqueous cyanamide solution and at least one polyol under mild conditions. The aqueous cyanamide solution contains from 10 to 55 wt % cyanamide. The polyol may have a molecular weight of from 62 to 12,000. Polyether and/or polyester polyols having molecular weights from 400 to 12,000 are preferred. Mixtures of high and low molecular weight polyols which are not completely miscible with each other are also preferred. The dehydration is generally carried out at pressures less than 100 mbar and temperatures less than 130.degree. C. The product solution has a cyanamide content of from 0.1 to 50 wt % and a residual water content which is generally no greater than 1 wt %. These homogeneous and storage stable cyanamide in polyol solutions are particularly useful in the production of polyurethanes.

Abstract: A homogeneous, storage-stable, emulsifier-free polyol mixture having a high mixed OH-number and a high ethylene glycol content comprising 100 parts of a relatively high molecular weight polyalkylene oxide polyol having an OH-number of from 20 to 210, which contains at least 5%, and less than 80%, by weight, of terminal ethylene oxide blocks, from 0.1 to 30 parts of a low molecular weight diol mixture having an OH-- number of 1200 to 1650 in the form of a reaction product of 1 mole of ethylene glycol with 0.1 to 0.5 moles of propylene oxide, optionally, up to 5 parts of di- and/or tri-functional compounds containing reactive hydrogen atoms and having a molecular weight of from 32 to 399, and optionally, other auxiliaries and additives known in the production of polyurethanes. Also, polyurethanes produced using these polyol mixtures.

Abstract: The invention relates to a simplified, economic process for the production of polyamines by the alkaline hydrolysis of compounds containing terminal aromatic and/or aliphatic isocyanate groups (including modified isocyanates or NCO-prepolymers and semi-prepolymers with NCO-contents of from 0.5 to 40% by weight), with strong aqueous bases, direct isolation of the polyamines from the carbamate stage being possible by thermal carbamate decomposition and/or solvent extraction.The invention also relates to the use of the aromatic and/or aliphatic polyamines containing primary NH.sub.2 -groups obtainable by the process according to the invention for the production of polyurethanes, such as optionally cellular polyurethane plastics and polyurethane foams.

Abstract: Polyether-based urethane-group-containing polyamines containing polymers and/or copolymers of unsaturated monomers and, optionally, urea and/or biuret and/or allophanate groups are produced by (a) reacting an NCO-prepolymer in aqueous alkaline solution at 0.degree. to 40.degree. C. to form a carbamate; (b) converting this carbamate to an amine by adding an ion exchanger to the reaction mixture; and (c) separating the polyamine from the reaction mixture. The NCO-prepolymers used as starting materials are prepolymers of (i) polyalkylene ether polyols having a molecular weight of from 1,000 to 10,000 containing from 1 to 60 wt. % of graft (co)polymers of unsaturated monomers; and (ii) excess molar quantities of organic polyisocyanate; and optionally, (iii) a low molecular weight chain-extending agent. The product polyamines have a molecular weight of from 1,000 to 10,000 and contain from 0.65 to 59.3 wt. % graft (co)polymer and from 0.11 to 2.9 wt. % terminal NH.sub.

Abstract: Aromatic polyamines containing aromatic primary amino groups as well as urethane and polyester groups are made by hydrolyzing an isocyanate in the presence of a basic material and water to form a carbamate and then converting the carbamate groups to amino groups. The isocyanate starting material contains aromatic isocyanate groups (as well as urethane and polyester groups) and has an NCO content of from 0.5 to 11.5 wt %. The basic compound is selected from alkali metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alkali metal silicates, alkali metal sulfides, alkali metal cyanides, tetraalkylammonium hydroxides and mixtures thereof. Water is used in a quantity such that at least one mole of water is present for each equivalent of NCO groups. The carbamate groups may be converted to amino groups by treating the carbamate-containing mixture with a proton donor or with heat or with a solvent. The product polyamines are particularly useful in the production of polyurethanes.

Abstract: Polyamines containing aromatic and/or aliphatic primary amino groups are produced by hydrolyzing an isocyanate compound in the presence of water, an insoluble basic compound as a catalyst and a water-miscible solvent in a single reaction step. The isocyanate compound has an NCO-content of from 0.5 to 40 wt % and is preferably a prepolymer. The (pH-) basic compound is substantially insoluble in both water and the organic solvents generally used in such processes. An isocyanate-reactive compound may also be included in the reaction mixture in an amount which is from 0.1 to 15 wt % (based on isocyanate compound). The hydrolysis reaction is generally carried out at a temperature from 50.degree. to 165.degree. C. in a manner such that the reaction mixture remains substantially homogeneous. The product polyamines contain from 0.19 to 20.3 wt % primary amino groups. These polyamines are particularly useful in the production of polyurethanes.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved process for the production of polyamines containing urethane and/or urea and/or biuret and/or isocyanurate groups and, preferably, also alkylene ether, carbonate and/or acetal groups by the alkaline hydrolysis of corresponding compounds containing terminal aliphatic and/or aromatic isocyanate groups.To this end, the compounds containing terminal NCO-groups, preferably NCO-preadducts, are converted by means of selected bases into the carbamates and neutralized by introduction into equivalent quantities of acid or by the simultaneous introduction of the components in equivalent quantities into a reaction vessel, after which the polyamines are directly isolated by methods known per se.The invention also relates to the use of the polyamines obtained by the process for the production of polyurethanes.