Quaternary triethylenediamine compositions and their combination with tertiary amines for delayed action/enhanced curing catalysts in polyurethane systems

A catalyst composition comprising a quaternary triethylenediamine compound prepared by reacting triethylenediamine with 2 molar equivalents of an alkylene oxide of the formula ##STR8## in the presence of an organic carboxylic acid of the formula

• Y--(O).sub.a --CO.sub.2 H
• where
• R.sub.3 is hydrogen, phenyl, an alkyl group of 1 to 15 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group of 2 to 15 carbon atoms, an alkynyl group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, a hydroxyalkyl group of 1 to 9 carbon atoms, a ketoalkyl group having a total of 3 to 15 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy alkyl group having a total of 2 to 20 carbon atoms;
• a is 0 or 1;
• Y is hydrogen, an alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group of 2 to 15 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl, an alkylphenyl having 1 to 9 carbon atoms in the alkyl group or groups attached to the phenyl ring, benzyl, an alkylbenzyl having 1 to 9 carbon atoms in the alkyl group or groups attached to the benzene ring, or a
• CH.sub.(3-b) Z.sub.(b) group
• wherein
• b is 1 to 3 and Z is --OH, --CN, --Cl, an alkoxy group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a phenyl group or methoxyphenyl group, or
• Z is (CH.sub.2).sub.d COOR.sub.4 wherein d is equal to 0 to 4 and R.sub.4 is hydrogen or an alkyl group of up to 20 carbon atoms.