Claims
- 1. A process for the preparation of foams characterized by carbodiimide and isocyanurate linkages comprising catalytically condensing an organic polyisocyanate in the presence of a catalytically sufficient amount of a quaternary boron salt prepared by the reaction at a temperature of from 25.degree. C. to 200.degree. C. for a period of one half hour to 24 hours of (a) boric acid or an alkyl ester thereof with (b) an organic compound having a reactive hydrogen atom on a nitrogen atom selected from the group consisting of primary and secondary alkyl amines having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, alkylenediamines, polyalkylene polyamines and primary and secondary alkanolamines having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkanol chain or mixtures of the above organic compounds with an alcohol having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and from 1 to 3 hydroxyl groups or a phenol having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms and from 1 to 3 hydroxyl groups, and (c) an alkali metal, alkali metal oxide or an alkali metal hydroxide employing a mole ratio of (a):(b):(c) of from 1:2:1 to 1:4:1.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein (b) is a primary or secondary alkanolamine having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkanol chain.
- 3. The process of claim 2 wherein the alkanolamine is N-methylethanolamine.
- 4. The process of claim 1 wherein (b) is a mixture of an alkanolamine and phenol.
- 5. The process of claim 1 wherein (a) is boric acid.
- 6. The process of claim 1 wherein (c) is sodium hydroxide.
- 7. The process of claim 1 wherein the organic polyisocyanate is selected from the group consisting of toluene diisocyanate, methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, polyphenyl polymethylene polyisocyanate and mixtures thereof.
- 8. The process of claim 1 wherein an auxiliary carbodiimide-promoting catalyst is employed.
- 9. The process of claim 8 wherein the auxiliary carbodiimide-promoting catalyst is 2,4-bis(diethylamino)-6-N-methylethanolamino-s-triazine or furfuryl alcohol.
- 10. The process of claim 1 carried out in the presence of from 5% to 70% by weight based on the weight of the organic polyisocyanate of a polyol having an average functionality of 2 to 8 and an average hydroxyl equivalent of from about 100 to 1500.
- 11. The process of claim 10 carried out in the presence of a catalyst which promotes urethane linkages.
- 12. The process of claim 11 wherein the catalyst which promotes urethane linkages is dibutyltin diacetate.
- 13. The process of claim 1 wherein an auxiliary trimerization catalyst is employed.
- 14. The process of claim 13 wherein the auxiliary trimerization catalyst is 1,3,5-tris(N,N-dimethylaminopropyl)-hexahydrotriazine.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED U.S. APPLICATION
The subject application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 752,461 filed Dec. 20, 1976 and now abandoned.
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