Claims
- 1. Peroxyoxalates of Structure A: ##STR40## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, and, additionally, R.sup.3 can be hydrogen, and,
- Q is selected from the group consisting of chloro, bromo, R--O, and R.sup.4 --OO, where R is selected from the group consisting of H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl radical of 1 to 24 carbons, substituents being one or more alkyl radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, alkoxy radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, aryloxy radicals of 6-10 carbons, fluoro, chloro, bromo, carboxy and cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl radical of 3 to 12 carbons, substituents being one or more lower alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl radical of 6 to 10 carbons, substituents being one or more alkyl radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, alkoxy radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, aryloxy radicals of 6 to 10 carbons, chloro, bromo and cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl radical of 7 to 13 carbons, substituents being one or more alkyl radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl radical of 5 to 12 carbons optionally having one or more oxygen or nitrogen atoms in the cycloalkane ring, with substituents being one or more lower alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, a substituted or unsubstituted bicycloalkyl radical of 6 to 14 carbons, with substituents being one or more lower alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, and, R- can additionally be structure (a), ##STR41## where R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, R.sup.7 is an unsubstituted alkylene diradical of 1 to 3 carbons or a substituted alkylene diradical of 1 to 3 carbons, substituents being one or more lower alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, R.sup.8 is selected from unsubstituted t-alkyl radicals of 4 to 12 carbons, substituted t-alkyl radicals of 4 to 12 carbons, t-cycloalkyl radicals of 6 to 13 carbons, t-alkynyl radicals of 5 to 9 carbons, t-aralkyl radicals of 9 to 13 carbons, unsubstituted aroyl radicals of 7 to 11 carbons, substituted aroyl radicals of 7 to 11 carbons, where the substituent for the t-alkyl radicals is a t-alkylperoxy radical of 4 to 8 carbons and the substituents for the aroyl radicals are one or more lower alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, alkoxy radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, phenyl radicals, acyloxy radicals of 2 to 8 carbons, t-alkylperoxycarbonyl radicals of 5 to 9 carbons, fluoro, chloro or bromo, and R.sup.8 can also be structures (b), (c) and (d) ##STR42## where x is 0 or 1, R.sup.9 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl radical of 1 to 18 carbons, substituents being one or more alkyl radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, t-alkylperoxy radicals of 4 to 8 carbons, alkoxy radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, aryloxy radicals of 6 to 10 carbons, hydroxy, chloro, bromo or cyano or a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl radical of 5 to 12 carbons optionally having one or more oxygen or nitrogen atoms in the cycloalkane ring, with substituents being one or more lower alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, and,
- R.sup.10 is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene diradical of 2 to 3 carbons, substituents being one or more lower alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, or a substituted or unsubstituted 1,2-, 1,3- or 1,4-phenylene diradical, substituents being one or more lower alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, chloro, bromo, nitro or carboxy, and,
- R.sup.1 1 is a lower alkyl radical of 1 to 4 carbons, and, additionally, the two R.sup.11 radicals may be concatenated to form an alkylene diradical of 4 to 5 carbons, R.sup.12 is a lower alkyl radical of 1 to 4 carbons, R.sup.13, R.sup.14 and R.sup.15 are selected from hydrogens, alkyl radicals of 1 to 8 carbons, aryl radicals of 6 to 10 carbons, alkoxy radicals of 1 to 8 carbons and aryloxy radicals of 6 to 10 carbons, and,
- R.sup.4 is selected from an unsubstituted t-alkyl radical of 4 to 12 carbons, a substituted t-alkyl radical of 4 to 12 carbons, a t-cycloalkyl radical of 6 to 13 carbons, a t-alkynyl radical of 5 to 9 carbons, and a t-aralkyl radical of 9 to 13 carbons, where the substituent for the t-alkyl radical is a t-alkylperoxy radical of 4 to 8 carbons and,
- Z is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and structures (e), (f) and (g), ##STR43## where R.sup.16 is selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl radical of 1 to 24 carbons, substituents being one or more alkyl radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, alkoxy radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, aryloxy radicals of 6 to 10 carbons, chloro, bromo, carboxy and cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl radical of 3 to 12 carbons, substituents being one or more lower alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl radical of 6 to 10 carbons, substituents being one or more alkyl radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, alkoxy radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, aryloxy radicals of 6 to 10 carbons, chloro, bromo and cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl radical of 7 to 13 carbons, substituents being one or more alkyl radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl radical of 5 to 12 carbons optionally having one or more oxygen or nitrogen atoms in the cycloalkane ring, with substituents being one or more lower alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, and a substituted or unsubstituted bicycloalkyl radical of 6 to 10 carbons, with substituents being one or more lower alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons.
- 2. Peroxyoxalates as defined in claim 1 wherein R is selected from the group consisting of H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl radical of 1 to 18 carbons, substituents being one or more alkyl radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, alkoxy radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, aryloxy radicals of 6 to 10 carbons, fluoro, chloro, bromo, carboxy and cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl radical of 7 to 13 carbons, substituents being one or more alkyl radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl radical of 5 to 12 carbons, substituents being one or more lower alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, and structure (a).
- 3. Peroxyoxalates as defined in claim 1 wherein R is selected from the group consisting of H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl radical of 1 to 18 carbons, substituents being one or more alkyl radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, alkoxy radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, aryloxy radicals of 6 to 10 carbons, fluoro, chloro, bromo, carboxy and cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl radical of 5 to 12 carbons, substituents being one or more lower alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, and structure (a).
- 4. A monoperoxyoxalate as defined in claim 1 selected from the group consisting of:
- O-ethyl OO-(3-ethoxycarbonylcarbonyloxy-1,1-dimethylbutyl) monoperoxyoxalate,
- OO-[3-(4-methyl-2-pentoxycarbonylcarbonyloxy)-1,1-dimethylbutyl] O-(4-methyl-2-pentyl) monoperoxyoxalate,
- OO-[3-(3-t-butylperoxy-1,3-dimethylbutoxycarbonylcarbonyloxy)-1,1-dimethylbutyl] O-(3-t-butylperoxy-1,3-dimethylbutyl) monoperoxyoxalate,
- 1,3-dimethyl-3-(chlorocarbonylcarbonylperoxy)butyl chlorooxalate,
- O-ethyl OO-(3-hydroxy-1,1-dimethylbutyl) monoperoxyoxalate,
- O-(2-ethylhexyl) OO-(3-hydroxy-1,1-dimethylbutyl) monoperoxyoxalate,
- O-(2-ethylhexyl) OO-[3-(2-ethylhexoycarbonylcarbonyloxy)-1,1-dimethylbutyl] monoperoxyoxalate,
- O-t-butyl OO-(3-t-butoxycarbonylcarbonyloxy)-1,1-dimethylbutyl] monoperoxyoxalate,
- O-neopentyl OO-(3-neopentoxycarbonylcarbonyloxy-1,1-dimethylbutyl) monoperoxyoxalate,
- O-benzyl OO-(3-benzyloxycarbonylcarbonyloxy-1,1-dimethylbutyl) monoperoxyoxalate,
- O-hexafluoroamyl OO-(3-hexafluoroamyloxycarbonylcarbonyloxy-1,1-dimethylbutyl) monoperoxyoxalate, and
- t-butyl 3 -t-butylperoxycarbonylcarbonyloxy-1,1-dimethylbutyl diperoxyoxalate.
- 5. A monoperoxyoxalate as defined in claim 1 wherein Z is structure (e).
- 6. A monoperoxyoxalate as defined in claim 1 wherein Z is hydrogen.
- 7. A process for use of the monoperoxyoxalates as defined in claim 1 as free-radical initiators for the curing of unsaturated polyester resin compositions by heating such resins in the presence of initiating amounts of the novel peroxide compositions of claim 1 at appropriate temperatures.
- 8. A process for the polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers which comprises treating such monomers with initiating amounts of the monoperoxyoxalates defined in claim 1 at temperatures of from 0.degree. C. to 100.degree. C.
Parent Case Info
This Application claims priority from Provisional Application S/N 60/034,519, filed Dec. 30, 1996.
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