Process for the use of antioxidant-peroxides to cure and enhance the stability of polymers
AssigneeElf Atochem North America, Inc.
InventorJose Sanchez
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel antioxidant-peroxide compound of Structure A, (Y--[--R--OO--X).sub.x --An].sub.y A in which the definitions of X, Y, R, An, x, and y are given in the Summary of the Invention section, for example, t-butyl peroxy-3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate, processes for producing polymeric compositions of enhanced oxidative stability via initiation of polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers, curing of elastomers and unsaturated polyester resins, modification of polypropylene and other polymers and copolymers, and crosslinking of olefin polymers and copolymers, and the resulting polymers having enhanced oxidative stability.
Claims32
An improved process for the modification of the molecular chain of a polymer wherein the process for modification is selected from among the group consisting of curing unsaturated polyester resin polymers, curing elastomeric resin polymers, crosslinking an olefin derived polymer and modifying the molecular weight and the molecular weight distribution of polymers selected from polypropylene, linear low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene and copolymers comprising more than 50% by weight of polypropylene which process comprises reacting the polymer with a peroxide in an amount and under conditions effective to initiate free radical formation from the peroxide and thereby initiate said modification of the molecular chain of said polymer wherein the improved process also enhances the oxidative stability of said polymer and consists of the incorporation in said process of an antioxidant-peroxide having structure A:
- (Y--[--R--OO--X).sub.x --An].sub.y A
- where
- x and y are 1 or 2, but when x is 2, y can only be 1, and when y is 2, x can only be 1 and with the following provisos (I), (II) and (III):
- (I) when x is 1 and y is 1,
- An is an antioxidant monoradical having a structure selected from the following structures (1), (2) and (3):
- ##STR7## where R1 is a t-alkyl radical of 4 to 8 carbons;
- R11 is a structure selected from the group consisting of (a), (b), (c) and (d):
- ##STR8## where R12 is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene diradical of 1 to 6 carbons and an alkenylene diradical of 2 to 6 carbons, and
- where R13 is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene diradical of 1 to 3 carbons, an unsubstituted 1,2-phenylene diradical, and a substituted 1,2-phenylene diradical, the substituents being selected from the group consisting of one or more lower alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, chloro, bromo, fluoro, carboxy and nitro;
- ##STR9## where R2 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl radical of 1 to 18 carbons and an aryl radical of 6 to 12 carbons, and
- R22 is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene diradical of 1 to 6 carbons and an alkenylene diradical of 2 to 6 carbons;
- Y is nothing;
- R is selected from the group consisting of a t-alkyl radical of 4 to 10 carbons, a t-aralkyl radical of 9 to 13 carbons, an acyl radical of 2 to 13 carbons, an aryl radical of 7 to 11 carbons, an alkoxycarbonyl radical of 2 to 13 carbons and the radical
- An--X--;
- and
- X is selected from the group consisting of a diradical (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i):
- ##STR10## where the --(*)-- shows the point of attachment of the --OO-- grouping to the --X-- diradical, the other end of the --X-- diradical being attached to the An radical,
- when An is structure (1) and R11 is (b), (c) or (d), X is selected from the group consisting of a direct bond and a diradical (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i);
- where
- R3 is a lower alkyl radical of 1 to 4 carbons,
- R4 is selected from the group consisting of an unsubstituted alkylene diradical of 2 to 4 carbons and a lower alkyl substituted alkylene diradical of 2 to 4 carbons,
- R5 is selected from the group consisting of an unsubstituted 1,3-phenylene diradical, an unsubstituted 1,4-phenylene diradical, a substituted 1,3-phenylene diradical and a substituted 1,4-phenylene diradical, the substituted R5 diradicals having substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, chloro or bromo,
- --Z-- is the diradical
- --NH--R6--NH--,
- where
- R.sup.6 is selected from the group consisting of nothing, an unsubstituted alkylene diradical of 2 to 10 carbons, an unsubstituted 1,2-phenylene diradical, an unsubstituted 1,3-phenylene diradical, an unsubstituted 1,4-phenylene diradical, a substituted 1,2-phenylene diradical, a substituted 1,3-phenylene diradical and a substituted 1,4-phenylene diradical, the R6 substituted diradicals having substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, chloro and bromo;
- and
- z is 0 or 1;
- (II) when x is 1 and y is 2,
- An is an antioxidant monoradical having structure (4):
- ##STR11## where R1 is a t-alkyl radical of 4 to 8 carbons;
- R11 is a structure selected from the group consisting of (j), (k) and (l):
- ##STR12## lwhere
- R12 and R13 are the same as when x is 1 and y is 1;
- Y is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene diradical of 2 to 4 carbons and an ethynylene diradical;
- X is a direct bond;
- and
- R is the alkylide diradical ##STR13## (III) when x is 2 and y is 1;
- an is an antioxidant diradical having the structure ##STR14## Y is nothing;
- R is selected from the group consisting of a t-alkyl radical of 4 to 10 carbons, a t-aralkyl radical of 9 to 13 carbons, an acyl radical of 2 to 13 carbons, an aroyl radical of 7 to 11 carbons, and an alkyoxycarbonyl radical of 2 to 13 carbons;
- and
- X is the same as when x is 1 and y is 1.
An improved process for polymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising reacting said monomer with a peroxide in an amount and under conditions effective to initiate free radical formation from the peroxide, thereby initiating polymerization of the monomer, where the improved process also enhances the oxidation stabilty of the polymer, produced and consists of the incorporation in said process of an antioxidant-peroxide having structure A:
- (Y--[--R--OO--X).sub.x --An].sub.y A
- where
- x and y are 1 or 2, but when x is 2, y can only be 1, and when y is 2, x can only be 1 and with the following provisos (I), (II) and (III):
- (I) when x is 1 and y is 1,
- an is an antioxidant monoradical having a structure selected from the following structures (1), (2) and (3):
- ##STR15## where R1 is a t-alkyl radical of 4 to 8 carbons;
- R11 is a structure selected from the group consisting of (a), (b), (c) and (d):
- ##STR16## where R12 is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene diradical of 1 to 6 carbons and an alkenylene diradical of 2 to 6 carbons, and
- where R13 is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene diradical of 1 to 3 carbons, an unsubstituted 1,2-phenylene diradical, and a substituted 1,2-phenylene diradical, the substituents being selected from the group consisting of one or more lower alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, chloro, bromo, fluoro, carboxy and nitro;
- ##STR17## where R2 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl radical of 1 to 18 carbons and an aryl radical of 6 to 12 carbons, and
- R22 is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene diradical of 1 to 6 carbons and an alkenylene diradical of 2 to 6 carbons;
- Y is nothing;
- R is selected from the group consisting of a t-alkyl radical of 4 to 10 carbons, a t-aralkyl radical of 9 to 13 carbons, an acyl radical of 2 to 13 carbons, an aroyl radical of 7 to 11 carbons, an alkoxycarbonyl radical of 2 to 13 carbons and the radical
- An--X--;
- and
- X is selected from the group consisting of a diradical (e);
- (f), (g), (h) and (i):
- ##STR18## where the --(*)-- shows the point of attachment of the --OO-- grouping to the --X-- diradical, the other end of the --X-- diradical being attached to the An radical,
- when An is structure (1) and R11 is (b), (c) or (d), X is selected from the group consisting of a direct bond and a diradical (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i);
- where
- R3 is a lower alkyl radical of 1 to 4 carbons,
- R4 is selected from the group consisting of an unsubstituted alkylene diradical of 2 to 4 carbons and a lower alkyl substituted alkylene diradical of 2 to 4 carbons,
- R5 is selected from the group consisting of an unsubstituted 1,3-phenylene diradical, an unsubstituted 1,4-phenylene diradical, a substituted 1,3-phenylene diradical and a substituted 1,4-phenylene diradical the substituted R5 diradicals having substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, chloro or bromo,
- --Z-- is the diradical
- --NH--R6--NH--
- where
- R6 is selected from the group consisting of nothing, an unsubstituted alkylene diradical of 2 to 10 carbons, an unsubstituted 1,2-phenylene diradical, an unsubstituted 1,3-phenylene diradical, an unsubstituted 1,4-phenylene diradical, a substituted 1,2-phenylene diradical, a substituted 1,3-phenylene diradical and a substituted 1,4-phenylene diradical, the R6 substituted diradicals having substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, chloro and bromo;
- and
- z is 0 to 1;
- (II) when x is 1 and y is 2,
- An is an antioxidant monoradical having structure (4):
- ##STR19## where R1 is a t-alkyl radical of 4 to 8 carbons;
- R11 is a structure selected from the group consisting of (j), (k) and (l):
- ##STR20## where R12 and R1 are the same as when x is 1 and y is 1;
- Y is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene diradical of 2 to 4 carbons and an ethylene diradical;
- X is a direct bond;
- and
- R is the alkylidene diradical ##STR21## (III) when x is 2 and y is 1, An is an antioxidant diradical having the structure ##STR22## Y is nothing;
- R is selected from the group consisting of a t-alkyl radical of 4 to 10 carbons, a t-aralkyl radical of 9 to 13 carbons, an acyl radical of 2 to 13 carbons, an aroyl radical of 7 to 11 carbons, and an alkoxycarbonyl radical of 2 to 13 carbons;
- and
- X is the same as when x is 1 and y is 1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.