Melt crystallization process for preparing high trans, trans-isomer containing 4,4'-diisocyanato dicyclohexylmethane
AssigneeMiles Inc.
InventorsStephen D. Seneker, Kenneth L. Dunlap, Michael K. Lowery, Terry A. Potter
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Abstract
The present invention is directed for preparing a 4,4'-diisocyanato dicyclohexylmethane which contain a relatively high amount of the trans,trans-isomer. The process broadly comprises (a) melting a mixture of 4,4'-diisocyanato dicyclohexyl-methane isomers, (b) cooling the melted mixture to form: (1) a liquid phase and (2) a solid phase, (c) removing said liquid phase, which is a commercially viable product itself, (d) heating the solid phase and removing that portion of the solid phase which has melted, and (e) recovering that portion of said solid phase which has not melted by heating the remaining portion.
Claims9
A process for the preparation of a 4,4'-diisocyanato dicyclohexylmethane containing at least 90% by weight of the trans,trans-isomer comprising:
- (a) melting a mixture of 4,4'-diisocyanato dicyclohexylmethane isomers containing at least 30% by weight of the trans,trans-isomer,
- (b) cooling the melted mixture to a temperature of from about 0.degree. to about 25.degree. C. to form:
- (1) a liquid phase which contains from about 12 to about 25% by weight of the trans,trans-isomer, and
- (2) a solid phase which contains from about 70 to about 85% by weight of the trans,trans-isomer,
- (c) removing said liquid phase,
- (d) heating said solid phase to a temperature of from about 60.degree. to about 83.degree. C. and removing that portion of said solid phase which has melted, with the melted material containing from about 35 to about 65% by weight, of the trans,trans-isomer, and
- (e) recovering that portion of said solid phase which has not melted by heating the said remaining portion to a temperature of at least about 90.degree. C. with the resultant product containing at least about 90% by weight of the trans,trans-isomer.
A process for the preparation of a 4,4'-diisocyanato dicyclohexylmethane containing at least 90% by weight of the trans,trans-isomer comprising:
- (a) melting a mixture of 4,4'-diisocyanato dicyclohexylmethane isomers containing at least 30% by weight of the trans,trans-isomer,
- (b) cooling the melted mixture to a temperature of from about 40.degree. to about 45.degree. C. for a period of time sufficient to allow crystallization to occur, and then subsequently cooling to a temperature of from about 0.degree. to about 25.degree. C. to form:
- (1) a liquid phase which contains from about 12 to about 25% by weight of the trans,trans-isomer, and
- (2) a solid phase which contains from about 70 to about 85% by weight of the trans,trans-isomer,
- (c) removing said liquid phase,
- (d1) heating said solid phase to a temperature of from about 65.degree. to about 70.degree. C.,
- (d2) removing that portion of said solid phase which has melted, and
- (e) recovering that portion of said solid phase which has not melted during step (d2) by heating the said remaining portion to a temperature of about 100.degree. C. with the resultant product containing at least about 90% by weight of the trans,trans-isomer.
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