Isocyanurates, polyisocyanurates and polyurethanes and their preparation using as a catalyst a coordination compound of an organic borate ester and an alkali or alkaline earth metal

Claim 2

The process according to claim 1 wherein said isocyanate is polyisocyanate.

Claim 3

The process according to claim 1 wherein said isocyanate is diisocyanate.

Claim 4

The process according to claim 1 wherein said isocyanate is isocyanate prepoLymer.

Claim 5

The process according to claim 1 wherein said isocyanate is in admixture with polyol and is selected from the group consisting of polyisocyanate compounds and isocyanate prepolymers.

Claim 6

The process according to claim 1 wherein said temperature is ambient room temperature.

Claim 7

The process according to claim 1 wherein said ester is an orthoborate of a monohydric or polyhydric alcohol or phenol and said metal is sodium or potassium.

Claim 8

The process according to claim 1 wherein said catalyst is a coordination compound of the formula (B(OR)4) M where R is alkyl, hydroxy-substituted alkyl, ether-substituted alkyl, or alkyl substituted with ether and hydroxy substituents, and M is a cation of sodium, potassium, lithium, or rubidium.

Claim 9

The process according to claim 1 wherein said catalyst has the formula (B(O-CH2CH2-O-CH2CH2-O-CH2CH2-OH)4) Na .

Claim 10

The process according to claim 1, wherein said isocyanate is an isocyanate-capped prepolymer formed by reacting an excess of an aromatic diisocyanate with polyalkylene ether glycol, and said mixture further comprises polyalkylene ether polyol.

Claim 11

The process according to claim 11, wherein said mixture further comprises a blowing agent.

Claim 12

The process according to claim 11, wherein said mixture further comprises a filler.

Claim 13

The process according to claim 11, wherein said mixture further comprises a perfluoroalkyl amine as a foam stabilizer.

Claim 14

The process of claim 14, wherein said perfluoroalkyl amine is selected from the group consisting of

Claim 15

The process according to claim 11, wherein the equivalent NCO/OH ratio of said mixture is 1/1 to 12/1.

Claim 16

A process comprising reacting a mixture of a polyalkylene ether polyol and an NCO-capped prepolymer with a catalytic amount of sodium tetraborate of triethylene ether glycol to produce a polymer having urethane and isocyanurate linkages, said mixture having an NCO/OH equivalent ratio of 1.2/1 to 12/1, said tetraborate having an Na/B atom ratio of 1/1.

Claim 17

A mixture comprising a polyalkylene ether polyol and an NCO-capped prepolymer with a catalytic amount of sodium tetraborate of triethylene ether glycol, said mixture having an equivalent NCO/OH ratio of 1.2/1 to 12/1, said tetraborate having an Na/B atom ratio of 1/1.

Claim 19

A catalyst-cured, highly cross-linked polymer of (1) isocyanate consisting essentially of polyisocyanate comprising isocyanate-capped prepolymer of polyalkylene ether polyol or polyester polyol and (2) polyol comprising polyalkylene ether polyol having a molecular weight between about 400 and 5,000, the NCO/OH equivalent ratio of said polyisocyanate and polyol being 1.2/1 to 12/1, said polymer having isocyanate-derived linkages consisting essentially of urethane and isocyanurate linkages.

Claim 20

The polymer of claim 19 in the form of a rigid or flexible foam. 22. A process for making a foamed product, comprising reacting polyoxypropylene polyol and an isocyanate prepolymer based on polyoxypropylene polyol in the presence of a blowing agent, a catalyst comprising a coordination compound of sodium or potassium and a boric acid ester of triethylene ether glycol, said catalyst having a sodium or potassium to boron atom ratio of 2/1 to 1/2, and C8F17SO2N(C2H5)(CH2)2NH(CH2)2NH(CH2)2NH2, the relative amounts of said polyoxypropylene polyol and isocyanate prepolymer reacted being sufficient to provide an NCO/OH equivalent mole ratio in the range of 3/1 to 12/1.

Claim 21

A process comprising mixing an isocyanate with (B(O-CH2CH2-O-CH2CH2-O-CH2CH2OH)4) Na , and subjecting the resulting mixture to a temperature sufficient to form an isocyanurate product, said isocyanate being selected from the group consisting of phenyl isocyanate, toluene diisocyanate, and NCO-capped prepolymer.

Claim 22

The process according to claim 23 wherein said isocyanate is phenyl isocyanate.

Claim 23

The process according to claim 23 wherein said isocyanate is toluene diisocyanate.

Claim 24

The process according to claim 23 wherein said isocyanate is an NCO-capped prepolymer.