Bicyclic amidines, process for their preparation, and their use as catalyst

Abstract

A process including preparing a polyurethane in the presence of a catalyst which is a bicyclic amidine of the formula: wherein A is selected from the group consisting of —CR1R2—CR3R4—CR5R6—, —CR1R2—CR3R4—CR5R6—CR7R8—, and —CR1R2—CR3R4—CR5R6—CR7R8—CR9R10—, wherein the substituents in A are in each case numbered starting from the nitrogen atom, and B is selected from the group consisting of —CR11R12—CR13R14—, —CR11R12—CR15R16—CR13R14—, and —CR11R12—CR15R16—CR17R18—CR13R14—, and R1 to R18 are, in each case independent of one another, hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, aryl, or C1-C4-alkyl that is substituted with hydroxyl, amino, C1-C4-alkylamino or mercapto, with the proviso that at least one of the substituents R1 to R18 is (1) hydroxyl, (2) amino, (3) C1-C4-alkylamino, (4) mercapto, (5) C1-C4-alkyl substituted with hydroxyl, (6) C1-C4-alkyl substituted with amino, (7) C1-C4-alkyl substituted with C1-C4-alkylamino, (8) C1-C4-alkyl substituted with mercapto, and (9) at least two of (1) to(8).

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.