Patent Application
20230117792
The present invention relates to the use of specific cinnamic acid esters as stabilizers of organic materials, in particular against oxidative, thermal and/or actinic degradation. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a correspondingly stabilized organic material. A further aspect of the present invention relates to a method for stabilizing organic materials, in which specific cinnamic acid esters are incorporated into the organic material. According to the invention, specific new cinnamic acid esters are also disclosed.
Organic materials, such as plastics, are subject to aging processes, which ultimately lead to a loss of desired properties, such as e.g. mechanical characteristic values. This process, called autoxidation, leads to changes in the polymer chain, for example, in molecular weight or the formation of new chemical groups, arising from radical chain cleavages through mechanochemical processes or through UV radiation in the presence of oxygen. Stabilizers are therefore used to prevent or at least delay said aging. Important representatives of stabilizers are antioxidants, which interfere with the free radicals formed during autoxidation and thus interrupt the degradation process. A distinction is generally made between primary antioxidants, which can react directly with oxygen-comprising free radicals or C-radicals, and secondary antioxidants, which react with intermediately formed hydroperoxides (see C. Kröhnke et al. Antioxidants in Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim 2015). Typical representatives of primary antioxidants are, for example, phenolic antioxidants, amines, but also lactones. Classes of secondary antioxidants are phosphorus compounds, such as phosphites and phosphonites, but also organosulfur compounds, such as thioesters and disulfides. Usually, in practice, primary and secondary antioxidants are often combined, resulting in a synergistic effect.
Plastics formed from fossil raw materials such as petroleum or natural gas are increasingly being supplemented or replaced by plastics based on renewable raw materials obtained via biochemical processes. The question of sustainability then also arises for the primary and secondary antioxidants used therefor (and for plastics made from fossil raw materials). There is therefore a need for stabilizers based on renewable and available raw materials that are highly effective, have low volatility and are compatible with polymeric substrates.
Basically, primary antioxidants made from renewable raw materials, which are also occasionally used in plastics, are known. A typical example are tocopherols (vitamin E).
Tocopherols, similarly to conventional antioxidants, have a sterically hindered phenol structure and may be used alone or in combination with secondary antioxidants (for example S. Al-Malaika, Macromol. Symp. 2001, 176, 107-117). For example, tocopherols can be isolated from natural substances, such as e.g. wheat germ oil, sunflower oil or olive oil.
Further known phenols having an antioxidant effect in plastics are, for example, quercetin (B. Kirschweng et al., Eur. Pol. J. 2018, 103, 228-237), Dihydromyrecetin (B. Kirschweng et al., Pol. Degr. Stab. 2016, 133, 192-200), Derivate der Rosmarinsaure. (K. Doudin et al., Pol. Degr. Stab. 2016, 130, 126-134) or also tannin (W. J. Grigsby et al., Polymers 5 (2013) 344-360).
Furthermore, derivatives of ferulic acid (A. F. Reano et al. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 4:6562-6571) and of caffeic acid (V. Ambrogi et al. Biomacromolecules 15:302-310) are also known.
However, most of the natural phenols require a great deal of effort when it comes to isolating, purifying or producing applicable secondary products.
This object is achieved with the features of patent claim 1 with regard to the use of certain cinnamic acid esters for stabilizing organic materials. The object is further achieved with a stabilized organic material according to patent claim 11 with regard to a method for stabilizing an organic material with the features of patent claim 14 and with regard to new cinnamic acid esters, which can be used as stabilizers for the purposes of the present invention, with the features of patent claim 15. The respective dependent claims represent advantageous developments.
Ferulic acid and its salts are used, for example, in the cosmetics industry or as pharmaceutical active ingredients (e.g. FR 2907338, CN 101181256, DE 1957433), the production of the salts being known in principle (e.g. AT 317184). Also known in the prior art are the stabilization of plastics with selected ester derivatives of ferulic acid (A. F. Reano et al. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 4 (2015), 6562-6571, A. F. Reano et al. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 3 (2015), 3486-3496) and of caffeic acid (V. Ambrogi et al. Biomacromolecules 15 (2014), 302-310).
However, said derivatives are produced by enzymatic syntheses in a relatively complex manner. Likewise known ferulic acid derivatives in the form of ester compounds are isosorbide esters (US 2007 189990), cholestanyl esters (WO 2018/153917) and oligomers and polymers of ferulic acid (US 2016 257846).
The object of the present invention was to provide sustainable antioxidants for plastics based on renewable raw materials with high effectiveness, high thermal stability and low volatility.
In a first aspect, the present invention thus relates to the use of a compound, or mixtures of a plurality of compounds, of the general Formula I
where
R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, linear or branched alkoxy groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and hydrogen, with the proviso that at least one of the moieties R1, R2 and R3 is a hydroxy moiety and/or a linear or branched alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and
R4 is selected from the group consisting of a linear or branched alkyl moieties having at least 8 carbon atoms and the following moieties according to Formulas IIa, IIb and IIc,
where R5 is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy and the following moiety according to Formula III,
where R1, R2 and R3 are as defined above, for the stabilization of organic materials, in particular against oxidative, thermal and/or actinic degradation.
Surprisingly, it was found that the cinnamic acid derivatives used according to the invention can be used as new stabilizers based on renewable raw materials. A high level of effectiveness, environmental friendliness and a favorable cost structure compared to the stabilizers previously known from the prior art were found.
Plastics, coatings, lubricants, hydraulic oils, engine oils, turbine oils, gear oils, metalworking fluids, chemicals or monomers are particularly suitable as organic materials for the purposes of the present invention.
According to the invention, cosmetics are not counted to be among the organic materials.
According to a particularly preferred embodiment, the compound according to general Formula I is selected from the group consisting of the following compounds:
where R4 is as defined in claim 1.
For example, the linear or branched alkyl moiety having at least 8 carbon atoms of the moiety R4 can be derived from alcohols selected from the group consisting of octan-1-ol, nonan-1-ol, decan-1-ol, undecan-1-ol, lauryl alcohol, tridecane-1-ol, myristyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, ceryl alcohol, myricyl alcohol, palmitoleyl alcohol, oleyl alcohol, arachidyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, erucyl alcohol, lignoceryl alcohol, montanyl alcohol, linoleyl alcohol, isotridecyl alcohol, geraniol, rhodinool, citronellol and cerol, particularly preferably lauryl alcohol and stearyl alcohol.
Preferred moieties R5 are selected from the group consisting of the following moieties.
It is particularly preferred here that the substitution pattern of the moiety according to
of the compound according to Formula I and the substitution pattern of the moiety R5 is identical.
This means that, for example, the substitution pattern of the moieties according to Formula IIa, IIb, IIc shown above with regard to R5 and the cinnamic acid moiety according to Formula I is identical. Such compounds are thus symmetrical.
Preferably, the compound according to general Formula I, or in the case of a mixture of a plurality of compounds according to general Formula I all of the compounds according to general Formula I, is/are present in a proportion by weight of from 0.01 to 10.00% by weight, preferably from 0.02 to 5.00% by weight, particularly preferably from 0.05 or 0.10 to 2.00% by weight, in the organic material.
According to a further preferred embodiment, the compound according to Formula I, or the mixtures thereof, is/are used to stabilize thermoplastic, elastomeric or duromer plastics. In particular, the plastic is selected from the group consisting of
If the polymers specified under a) to r) are copolymers, these can exist in the form of statistical (“random”), block or “tapered” structures. Furthermore, the polymers mentioned can exist in the form of linear, branched, star-shaped or hyperbranched structures.
If the polymers specified under a) to r) are stereoregular polymers, they can exist in the form of isotactic, stereotactic, but also atactic forms or as stereoblock copolymers.
Furthermore, the polymers specified under a) to r) can have both amorphous and (partially) crystalline morphologies.
Optionally, the polyolefins mentioned under a) can also be crosslinked, for example crosslinked polyethylene, which is then referred to as X-PE.
Furthermore, the present compounds can be used to stabilize rubbers and elastomers. This can be natural rubber (NR) or synthetic rubber materials such as NR (Natural Rubber), chloroprene (CR), polybutadiene (BR), styrene-butadiene (SBR), polyisoprene (IR), butyl rubber (IIR), nitrile rubber (NBR), hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR), polyester or polyether urethane rubber, silicone rubber.
Apart from new goods, the plastics can be recycled plastics, for example, from industrial collections such as e.g. production waste or plastics from household or recyclable collections.
Thermoplastic plastics, and in particular plastics that are used in packaging such as e.g. food packaging, in particular polyolefins, polystyrene, polyesters and polyamides, are preferred as plastics. Polypropylene homo- and copolymers are very particularly preferred, and polyethylene in the form of LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, MDPE, VLDPE and polyethylene terephthalate (PET), homo- and copolymers.
Particular preference is further given to aliphatic polyesters from renewable raw materials, which are substantially produced from aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and aliphatic diols, from hydroxycarboxylic acids or lactones. such as e.g. polylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid (PGA), polyhydroxybutyric acid (PHB), polyhydroxyvaleric acid (PHV), polyethylene succinate (PESu), polybutylene succinate (PBS), polyethylene adipate, poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA) or polycaprolactone (PCL).
For example, the plastic can comprise at least one additional additive selected from the group consisting of primary and/or secondary antioxidants, in particular primary and/or secondary antioxidants selected from the group consisting of phosphites, phosphonites, thiols, phenolic antioxidants, sterically hindered amines, hydroxylamines and mixtures or combinations thereof, UV absorbers, light stabilizers, hydroxylamine-based stabilizers, benzofuranone-based stabilizers, nucleating agents, impact modifiers, plasticizers, lubricants, rheology modifiers, chain extenders, processing aids, pigments, dyes, optical brighteners, antimicrobial agents, antistatic agents, slip agents, antiblocking agents, coupling agents, dispersants, compatibilizers, oxygen scavengers, acid scavengers, co-stabilizers, marking agents and anti-fogging agents, and/or can be added to the plastic during the use.
In the event that an additive or a plurality of additives are contained in the plastic, said additives are preferably contained or added during use in a total amount of 0.01 to 9.99% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 4.98% by weight, particularly preferably 0.02 to 2.00% by weight, based on the total of the at least one compound according to Formula I, the organic material and the at least one additive.
The present invention also relates to an organic material, in particular a plastics composition, comprising at least one compound of general Formula I or a mixture of a plurality of compounds according to general Formula I as a stabilizer
where R1, R2, Wand R4 are as defined in any one of claims 1 and 5.
All the preferred versions as formulated above regarding the compound according to Formula I also apply without restriction to the organic material according to the invention.
The organic material preferably has the following composition:
0.01 to 10.00% by weight, preferably from 0.02 to 5.00% by weight, particularly preferably from 0.10 to 2.00% by weight, of a compound according to general Formula I, or, in the case of a mixture of a plurality of compounds according to general Formula I, the entirety of all compounds according to general Formula I
99.99 to 90.00% by weight, preferably 99.89 to 95.00% by weight, particularly preferably 99.90 to 98.00% by weight of at least one organic material, preferably selected from the group consisting of plastics, coatings, lubricants, hydraulic oils, engine oils, turbine oils, gear oils, metalworking fluids, chemicals or monomers, and
0 to 9.99% by weight, preferably 0 to 4.98% by weight, particularly preferably 0.02 to 2.00% by weight of at least one additive,
the components adding up to 100% by weight.
According to a further preferred embodiment, the at least one additive is selected from the group consisting of primary and/or secondary antioxidants, in particular primary and/or secondary antioxidants selected from the group consisting of phosphites, phosphonites, thiols, phenolic antioxidants, sterically hindered amines, hydroxylamines and mixtures or combinations thereof, UV absorbers, light stabilizers, hydroxylamine-based stabilizers, benzofuranone-based stabilizers, nucleating agents, impact modifiers, plasticizers, lubricants, rheology modifiers, chain extenders, processing aids, pigments, dyes, optical brighteners, antimicrobial agents, antistatic agents, slip agents, antiblocking agents, coupling agents, dispersants, compatibilizers, oxygen scavengers, acid scavengers, co-stabilizers, marking agents and anti-fogging agents;
is selected in particular from the group consisting of a secondary antioxidant selected from the group consisting of phosphites, phosphonites and thiols, at least one co-stabilizer selected from the group consisting of polyols, acid scavengers and sterically hindered amines.
Suitable primary antioxidants (A) are phenolic antioxidants, amines and lactones.
Suitable synthetic phenolic antioxidants are, for example:
Alkylated monophenols, such as 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol, 2-tert-butyl-4,6-dimethylphenol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-ethylphenol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-n-butylphenol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-isobutylphenol, 2,6-dicyclopentyl-4-methylphenol, 2-(α-methylcyclohexyl)-4,6-dimethylphenol, 2,6-dioctadecyl-4-methylphenol, 2,4,6-tricyclohexylphenol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methoxymethylphenol, linear or branched nonylphenols such as 2,6-dinonyl-4-methylphenol, 2,4-dimethyl-6-(1′-methylundec-1′-yl)phenol, 2,4-dimethyl-6-(1′-methylheptadec-1′-yl)phenol, 2,4-dimethyl-6-(1′-methyltridec-1′-yl)phenol and mixtures thereof;
alkylthiomethyl phenols, such as e.g. 2,4-dioctylthiomethyl-6-tert-butylphenol, 2,4-dioctylthiomethyl-6-methylphenol, 2,4-dioctylthiomethyl-6-ethylphenol, 2,6-didodecylthiomethyl-4-nonylphenol;
hydroquinones and alkylated hydroquinones such as e.g. 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol, 2,5-di-tert-butylhydroquinone, 2,5-di-tert-amylhydroquinone, 2,6-diphenyl-4-octadecyloxyphenol, 2,6-di-tert-butylhydroquinone, 2,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl stearate, bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) adipate;
tocopherols, such as e.g. α-, β-, γ-, δ-tocopherol and mixtures thereof (vitamin E);
hydroxylated thiodiphenyl ethers, such as 2,2′-thiobis(6-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol), 2,2′-thiobis(4-octylphenol), 4,4′-thiobis(6-tert-butyl-3-methylphenol), 4,4′-thiobis(6-tert-butyl-2-methylphenol), 4,4′-thiobis(3,6-di-sec-amylphenol), 4,4′-bis(2,6-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)disulfide;
alkylidene bisphenols, such as 2,2′methylenebis(6-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol), 2,2′-methylenebis(6-tert-butyl-4-ethylphenol), 2,2′-methylenebis[4-methyl-6-(α-methylcyclohexyl)phenol], 2,2′-methylenebis(4-methyl-6-cyclhexylphenol), 2,2′-methylenebis(6-nonyl-4-methylphenol), 2,2′-methylenebis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol), 2,2′-ethylidenebis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol), 2,2′-ethylidenebis(6-tert-butyl-4-isobutylphenol), 2,2′-methylenebis[6-(α-methylbenzyl)-4-nonylphenol], 2,2′-methylenebis[6-(α,α-dimethylbenzyl)-4-nonylphenol], 4,4′-methylenebis(2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, 4,4′-methylenebis(6-tert-butyl-2-methylphenol), 1,1-bis(5-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy methylphenyl)butane, 2,6-bis(3-tert-butyl-5-methyl-2-hydroxybenzyl)-4-methylphenol, 1,1,3-tris(5-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-2-methylphenyl)butane, 1,1-bis(5-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy methylphenyl)-3-n-dodecylmercaptobutane, ethylene glycol-bis[3,3-bis(3′-tert-butyl-4′-hydroxyphenyl)butyrate], bis(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)dicyclopentadiene, bis[2-(3′-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxy-5′-methylbenzyl)-6-tert-butyl-4-methylphenyl]terephthalate, 1,1-bis-(3,5-dimethyl-2-hydroxyphenyl)butane, 2,2-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, 2,2-bis-(5-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-2-methylphenyl)-4-n-dodecylmercaptobutane, 1,1,5,5-tetra(5-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-2-methylphenyl)pentane;
O-, N- and S-benzyl compounds, such as 3,5,3′,5′-tetra-tert-butyl-4,4′-dihydroxydibenzylether, octadecyl-4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethylbenzylmercaptoacetate, tridecyl-4-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylbenzylmercaptoacetate, tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)amine, bis(4-tert-butyl-3-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylbenzyl)dithioterephthalate, bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)sulfide, isooctyl-3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylmercaptoacetate;
hydroxybenzylated malonates, such as dioctadecyl-2,2-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxybenzyl)malonate, dioctadecyl-2-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylbenzyl)malonate, didodecylmercaptoethyl-2,2-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)malonate, bis[4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenyl]-2,2-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)malonate;
aromatic hydroxybenzyl compounds, such as 1,3,5-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene, 1,4-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)-2,3,5,6-tetramethylbenzene, 2,4,6-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)phenol;
triazine compounds, such as 2,4-bis(octylmercapto)-6-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanilino)-1,3,5-triazine, 2-octylmercapto-4,6-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanilino)-1,3,5-triazine, 2-octylmercapto-4,6-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenoxy)-1,3,5-triazine, 2,4,6-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenoxy)-1,2,3-triazine, 1,3,5-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl hydroxybenzyl)isocyanurate, 1,3,5-tris(4-tert-butyl-3-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylbenzyl)isocyanurate, 2,4,6-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxphenylethyl)-1,3,5-triazine, 1,3,5-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenylpropionyl)hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine, 1,3,5-tris(3,5-dicyclohexyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)isocyanurate;
benzyl phosphonates, such as dimethyl-2,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate, diethyl-3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate, dioctadecyl-3,5-di-tert-butyl hydroxybenzylphosphonate, dioctadecyl-5-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzylphosphonate, the calcium salt of the monoethylester of 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonic acid;
acylaminophenols, such as 4-hydroxylauranilide, 4-hydroxystearanilide, octyl-N-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)carbamate;
esters of β-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid with monohydric or polyhydric alcohols, for example methanol, ethanol, n-octanol, i-octanol, octadecanol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,9-nonanediol, ethylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, neopentyl glycol, thiodiethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, pentaerythritol, tris(hydroxyethyl)isocyanurate, N,N′-bis(hydroxyethyl)oxamide, 3-thiaundecanol, 3-thiapentadecanol, trimethylhexanediol, trimethylolpropane, 4-hydroxymethyl-1-phospha-2,6,7-trioxabicyclo[2.2.2]octane;
esters of β-(5-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)propionic acid with monohydric or polyhydric alcohols, for example methanol, ethanol, n-octanol, i-octanol, octadecanol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,9-nonanediol, ethylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, neopentyl glycol, thiodiethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, pentaerythritol, tris(hydroxyethyl)isocyanurate, N,N′-bis(hydroxyethyl)oxamide, 3-thiaundecanol, 3-thiapentadecanol, trimethylhexanediol, trimethylolpropane, 4-hydroxymethyl-1-phospha-2,6,7-trioxabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, 3,9-bis[2-{3-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)propionyloxy}-1,1-dimethylethyl]-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane;
esters of β-(3,5-dicyclohexyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid with monohydric or polyhydric alcohols, for example methanol, ethanol, octanol, octadecanol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,9-nonanediol, ethylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, neopentyl glycol, thiodiethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, pentaerythritol, tris(hydroxyethyl)isocyanurate, N,N′-bis(hydroxyethyl)oxamide, 3-thiaundecanol, 3-thiapentadecanol, trimethylhexanediol, trimethylolpropane, 4-hydroxymethyl-1-phospha-2,6,7-trioxabicyclo[2.2.2]octane;
esters of (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid with monohydric or polyhydric alcohols, for example methanol, ethanol, octanol, octadecanol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,9-nonanediol, ethylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, neopentyl glycol, thiodiethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, pentaerythritol, tris(hydroxyethyl)isocyanurate, N,N′-bis(hydroxyethyl)oxamide, 3-thiaundecanol, 3-thiapentadecanol, trimethylhexanediol, trimethylolpropane, 4-hydroxymethyl-1-phospha-2,6,7-trioxabicyclo[2.2.2]octane;
amides of β-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid, such as N,N′-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenylpropionyl)hexamethylene diamide, N,N′-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenylpropionyl)hexamethylene diamide, N,N′-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenylpropionyl)hexamethylene diamide, N,N′-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenylpropionyl)hydrazide, N,N′-bis[2-(3-[3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl]propionyloxy)ethyl]oxamide (Naugard® XL-1, marketed by Uniroyal);
ascorbic acid (vitamin C).
Particularly preferred phenolic antioxidants are the following structures:
with n=2 to 10
Very particularly preferred phenolic antioxidants are octadecyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate and pentaerythritol tetrakis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate).
Further particularly preferred phenolic antioxidants are based on renewable raw materials such as e.g. tocopherols (vitamin E), tocotrienols, tocomomonoenols, carotenoids, hydroxytyrosol, flavonols such as e.g. chrysin, quercitin, hesperidin, neohesperidin, naringin, morin, kaempferol, fisetin, anthocyanins such as e.g. delphinidin and malvidin, curcumin, carnosolic acid, carnosol, rosmarinic acid and resveratrol.
Suitable aminic antioxidants are, for example:
N,N′-di-isopropyl-p-phenylene diamine, N,N′-di-sec-butyl-p-phenylene diamine, N,N′-bis(1,4-dimethylpentyl)-p-phenylene diamine, N,N′-bis(1-ethyl-3-methylpentyl)-p-phenylene diamine, N,N′-bis(1-methylheptyl)-p-phenylene diamine, N,N′-dicyclohexyl-p-phenylene diamine, N,N′-diphenyl-p-phenylene diamine, N,N′-bis(2-naphthyl)-p-phenylene diamine, N-isopropyl-N′-phenyl-p-phenylene diamine, N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylene diamine, N-(1-methylheptyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylene diamine, N-cyclohexyl-N′-phenyl-p-phenylene diamine, 4-(p-toluene sulfamoyl)diphenylamine, N,N′-dimethyl-N,N′-di-sec-butyl-p-phenylene diamine, diphenylamine, N-allyldiphenylamine, 4-isopropoxydiphenylamine, N-phenyl-1-naphthylamine, N-(4-tert-octylphenyl)-1-naphthylamine, N-phenyl-2-naphthylamine, octylated diphenylamine, for example p,p′-di-tert-octyldiphenylamine, 4-n-butylaminophenol, 4-butyrylaminophenol, 4-nonanoylaminophenol, 4-dodecanoylaminophenol, 4-octadecanoylamino-phenol, bis(4-methoxyphenyl)amine, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-dimethylaminomethyl-phenol, 2,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane, 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane, N,N,N′,N′-tetra-methyl-4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane, 1,2-bis[(2-methyl-phenyl)amino]ethane, 1,2-bis(phenylamino)propane, (o-tolyl)biguanide, bis[4-(1′,3′-dimethylbutyl)phenyl]amine, tert-octylated N-phenyl-1-naphthylamine, a mixture of mono- and dialkylated tert-butyl/tert-octyldiphenylamines, a mixture of mono- and dialkylated nonyldiphenylamines, a mixture of mono- and dialkylated dodecyldiphenylamines, a mixture of mono- and dialkylated isopropyl/isohexyl-diphenylamines, a mixture of mono- and dialkylated tert-butyldiphenylamines, 2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-4H-1,4-benzothiazine, phenothiazine, a mixture of mono- and dialkylated tert-butyl/tert-octylphenothiazines, a mixture of mono- and dialkylated tert-octylphenothiazinene, N-allylphenothiazine, N,N,N′,N′-tetraphenyl-1,4-diaminobut-2-ene and mixtures or combinations hereof.
Preferred aminic antioxidants are: N,N′-di-isopropyl-p-phenylenediamine, N,N′-di-sec-butyl-p-phenylenediamine, N,N′-bis(1,4-dimethylpentyl)-p-phenylenediamine, N,N′-bis(1-ethyl-3-methylpentyl)-p-phenylenediamine, N,N′-bis(1-methylheptyl)-p-phenylenediamine, N,N′-dicyclohexyl-p-phenylenediamine, N,N′-diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine, N,N′-bis(2-naphthyl)-p-phenylenediamine, N-isopropyl-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine, N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine, N-(1-methylheptyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine, N-cyclohexyl-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine
Particularly preferred aminic antioxidants are the structures:
with n=3-100
Further preferred aminic antioxidants are hydroxylamines or N-oxides (nitrones), such as e.g. N,N-dialkylhydroxylamines, N,N-dibenzylhydroxylamine, N,N-dilaurylhydroxylamine, N,N-distearylhydroxylamine, N-benzyl-α-phenylnitrone, N-octadecyl-α-hexadecylnitrone, and Genox EP (SI Group) according to the formula:
Suitable lactones are benzofuranones and indolinones such as 3-(4-(2-acetoxyethoxy)-phenyl]-5,7-di-tert-butyl-benzofuran-2-one, 5,7-di-tert-butyl-3-[4-(2-stearoyloxyethoxy)phenyl]benzofuran-2-one, 3,3′-bis[5,7-di-tert-butyl-3-(4-(2-hydroxyethoxy] phenyl)benzofuran-2-one), 5,7-di-tert-butyl-3-(4-ethoxyphenyl)benzofuran-2-one, 3-(4-acetoxy-3,5-dimethylphenyl)-5,7-di-tert-butyl-benzofuran-2-one, 3-(3,5-dimethyl-4-pivaloyloxyphenyl)-5,7-di-tert-butyl-benzofuran-2-one, 3-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-5,7-di-tert-butyl-benzofuran-2-one, 3-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)-5,7-di-tert-butyl-benzofuran-2-one and lactones that also comprise phosphite groups such as
A further suitable group of antioxidants are isoindolol[2,1-A]quinazolines such as e.g.
Suitable secondary antioxidants are in particular phosphites or phosphonites such as e.g. triphenylphosphite, diphenylalkylphosphite, phenyldialkylphosphite, tri(nonylphenyl)phosphite, trilaurylphosphite, trioctadecylphosphite, distearylpentaerythritoldiphosphite, tris-(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite, diisodecylpentaerythritoldiphosphite, bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)pentaerythritoldiphosphite, bis(2,4-di-cumylphenyl)pentaerythritoldiphosphite, bis(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenyl)pentaerythritoldiphosphite, diisodecyloxypentaerythritoldiphosphite, bis(2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-methylphenyl)pentaerythritoldiphosphite, bis(2,4,6-tris(tert-butylphenyl)pentaerythritoldiphosphite, tristearylsorbitoltriphosphite, tetrakis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)-4,4′-biphenylene diphosphonite, 6-isooctyloxy-2,4,8,10-tetra-tert-butyl-12H-dibenz[d,g]-1,3,2-dioxaphosphocine, bis(2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-methylphenyl)methylphosphite, bis(2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-methylphenyl)ethylphosphite, 6-fluoro-2,4,8,10-tetra-tert-butyl-12-methyl-dibenz[d,g]-1,3,2-dioxaphosphocine, 2,2′2″-nitrilo[triethyltris(3,3″,5,5′-tetra-tert-butyl-1,1′-biphenyl-2,2′-diyl)phosphite], 2-ethylhexyl(3,3′,5,5′-tetra-tert-butyl-1,1′-biphenyl-2,2′-diyl))phosphite, 5-butyl-5-ethyl-2-(2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenoxy)-1,3,2-dioxaphosphirane.
Particularly preferred phosphites/phosphonites are:
with n=3-100
A preferred phosphonite is:
The phosphite tris-(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite is very particularly preferably used as the secondary antioxidant.
Suitable secondary antioxidants are furthermore organosulfur compounds such as sulfides and disulfides, e.g. distearylthiodipropionate, dilaurylthiodipropionate; ditridecyldithiopropionate, ditetradecylthiodipropionate, 3-(dodecylthio)-,1,1′-[2,2-bis[[3-(dodecylthio)-1-oxopropoxy]methyl]-1,3-propandiyl] propanoic acid ester. The following structures are preferred:
Suitable acid scavengers (“antacids”) are salts of monovalent, bivalent, trivalent, or quadrivalent metals, preferably alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, aluminum or zinc, in particular formed with fatty acids such as calcium stearate, magnesium stearate, zinc stearate, aluminum stearate, calcium laurate, calcium behenate, calcium lactate, calcium stearolyl-2-lactate. Further classes of suitable acid scavengers are hydrolactites, in particular synthetic hydrolactites on the basis of aluminum, magnesium and zinc, hydrocalumites, zeolites, alkaline earth oxides, in particular calcium oxide and magnesium oxide and zinc oxide, alkaline earth carbonates, in particular calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, dolomite, and hydroxides, in particular brucite (magnesium hydroxide),
Suitable costabilizers are furthermore polyols, in particular alditols or cyclitols. Polyols are, for example, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, tripentaerythritol, short-chain polyether polyols or polyester polyols, and hyperbranched polymers/oligomers or dendrimers having alcohol groups, for example
The at least one alditol is preferably selected from the group consisting of threitol, erythritol, galactitol, mannitol, ribitol, sorbitol, xylitol, arabitol, isomalt, lactitol, maltitol, altritol, iditol, maltotritol and hydrogenated oligo- and polysaccharides having polyol end groups and mixtures thereof. The at least one preferred alditol is particularly preferably selected from the group consisting of erythritol, mannitol, isomaltol, maltitol, and mixtures thereof.
Examples of further suitable sugar alcohols are heptitols and octitols: meso-glycero-allo-heptitol, D-glycero-D-altro-heptitol, D-glycero-D-manno-heptitol, meso-glycero-gulo-heptitol, D-glycero-D-galacto-heptitol (perseitol), D-glycero-D-gluco-heptitol, L-glycero-D-gluco heptitol, D-erythro-L-galacto-octitol, D-threo-L-galacto-octitol.
In particular, the at least one cyclitol may be selected from the group consisting of inositol (myo, scyllo-, D-chiro-, L-chiro-, muco-, neo-, allo-, epi- and cis-inositol), 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroxycyclohexane, 1,2,3,4,5-pentahydroxycyclohexane, quercitol, viscumitol, bornesitol, conduritol, ononitol, pinitol, pinpollitol, quebrachitol, ciceritol, quinic acid, shikimic acid and valienol; in this case myo-inositol is preferred.
Suitable light stabilizers are, for example, compounds based on 2-(2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazoles, 2-hydroxybenzophenones, esters of benzoic acids, acrylates, oxamides and 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazines.
Suitable 2-(2″-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazoles are, for example, 2-(2′-hydroxy-5′methylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(3′,5′-di-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(5′-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxy-phenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(3′,5′-di-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxyphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole, 2-(3′-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxy-5′-methylphenyl-5-chlorobenzotriazole, 2-(3′-sec-butyl-5′-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxy-phenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(2′-hydroxy-4′-octyloxyphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(3′,5′-di-tert-amyl-2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(3′,5′-bis(α,α-dimethylbenzyl)-2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(3′-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxy-5′-(2-octyloxycarbonylethyl)phenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole, 2-(3′-tert-butyl-5′-[2-(2-ethylhexyloxy)carbonylethyl]-2′-hydroxyphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole, 2-(3′-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxy-5′-(2-methoxycarbonylethyl)phenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole, 2-(3′-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxy-5′-(2-methoxycarbonylethyl)phenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(3′-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxy-5′-(2-octyloxycarbonylethyl)phenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(3′-tert-butyl-5′-[2-(2-ethylhexyloxy)carbonylethyl]-2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(3′-dodecyl-2′-hydroxy-5′-methylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(3′-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxy-5′-(2-isooctyloxycarbonylethyl)phenylbenzotriazole, 2,2′-methylenebis[4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-6-benzotriazole-2-ylphenol]; the product of the transesterification of 2-[3′-tert-butyl-5′-(2-methoxycarbonylethyl)-2′-hydroxyphenyl]-2H-benzotriazole with polyethyleneglycol 300; [R—CH2CH2—COO—CH2CH2]—2, where R=3′-tert-butyl-4′-hydroxy-5′-2H-benzotriazole-2-ylphenyl, 2-[2′-hydroxy-3′-(α,α-dimethylbenzyl)-5′-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenyl]benzotriazole, 2-[2′-hydroxy-3′-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-5′-(α,α-dimethylbenzyl)phenyl]benzotriazole.
Suitable 2-hydroxybenzophenones are, for example, 4-hydroxy-, 4-methoxy-, 4-octyloxy-, 4-decyloxy-4-dodecyloxy, 4-benzyloxy, 4,2′,4′-trihydroxy- and 2′-hydroxy-4,4′-dimethyoxy derivatives of the 2-hydroxy benzophenones.
Suitable acrylates are, for example, ethyl-α-cyano-β,β-diphenylacrylate, isooctyl-α-cyano-β,β-diphenylacrylate, methyl-α-carbomethoxycinnamate, methyl-α-cyano-β-methyl-p-methoxycinnamate, butyl-α-cyano-β-methyl-p-methoxycinnamate, methyl-α-carbomethoxy-p-methoxycinnamate and N-β-carbomethoxy-β-cyanovinyl)-2-methylindoline.
Suitable esters of benzoic acids are, for example, 4-tert-butylphenylsalicylate, phenylsalicylate, octylphenylsalicylate, dibenzoylresorcinol, bis(4-tert-butylbenzoyl)resorcinol, benzoylresorcinol, 2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl-3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate, hexadecyl-3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate, octadecyl-3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate, 2-methyl-4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl-3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate.
Suitable oxamides are, for example, 4,4′-dioctyloxyoxanilide, 2,2′-diethoxyoxanilide, 2,2′-dioctyloxy-5,5′-di-tert-butoxanilide, 2,2′-didodecyloxy-5,5′-di-tert-butoxanilide, 2-ethoxy-2′-ethyloxanilide, N,N′-bis(3-dimethylaminopropyl)oxamide, 2-ethoxy-5-tert-butyl-2′-ethoxanilide and its mixtures with 2-ethoxy-2′-ethyl-5,4′-di-tert-butoxanilide, mixtures of n- and p-methoxy-disubstituted oxanilides and mixtures of o- and p-ethoxy-disubstituted oxanilides.
Suitable 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazines are, for example, 2,4,6-tris(2-hydroxy-4-octyloxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine, 2-(2-hydroxy-4-octyloxyphenyl)-4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine, 2-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine, 2,4-bis(2-hydroxy-4-propyloxyphenyl)-6-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine, 2-(2-hydroxy-4-octyloxyphenyl)-4,6-bis(4-methylphenyl-1,3,5-triazine, 2-(2-hydroxy-4-dodecyloxyphenyl)-4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine, 2-(2-hydroxy-4-tridecyloxyphenyl)-4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine, 2-[2-hydroxy-4-(2-hydroxy-3-butyloxypropoxy)-phenyl]-4,6-bis(2,4-dimethyl)-1,3,5-triazine, 2-[2-hydroxy-4-(2-hydroxy-3-octyloxypropyloxy)phenyl]-4,6-bis(2,4-dimethyl)-1,3,5-triazine, 2-[4-(dodecyloxy/tridecyloxy-2-hydroxypropoxy)-2-hydroxyphenyl]-4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine, 2-[2-hydroxy-4-(2-hydroxy-3-dodecyloxypropoxy)phenyl]-4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl-1,3,5-triazine, 2-(2-hydroxy-4-hexyloxy)phenyl-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine, 2-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine, 2,4,6-tris[2-hydroxy-4-(3-butoxy-2-hydroxypropoxy)phenyl]-1,3,5-triazine, 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine, 2-{2-hydroxy-4-[3-(2-ethylhexyl-1-oxy)-2-hydroxypropyloxy]phenyl}-4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl-1,3,5-triazine.
Suitable metal deactivators are, for example, N,N′-diphenyloxamide, N-salicylal-N′-salicyloylhydrazine, N,N′-bis(salicyloyl)hydrazine, N,N′-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl hydroxyphenylpropionyl)hydrazin, 3-salicyloylamino-1,2,4-triazole, bis(benzylidene)oxalyldihydrazide, oxanilide, isophthaloyldihydrazide, sebacoyl-bis-phenylhydrazide, N,N′-diacetyladipoyldihydrazide, N,N′-bis(salicyloyl)oxylyldihydrazide, N,N′-bis(salicyloyl)thiopropionyldihydrazide.
Particularly preferred as metal deactivators are:
Suitable hindered amines are, for example, 1,1-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)succinate, bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidyl)sebacate, bis(1-octyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)sebacate, bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidyl)-n-butyl-3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylmalonate, the condensation product of 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxypiperidine and succinic acid, linear or cyclic condensation products of N,N′-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)hexamethylenediamine and 4-tert-octylamino-2,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine, tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)nitrilotriacetate, tetrakis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)-1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylate, 1,1′-(1,2-ethanediyl)-bis(3,3,5,5-tetramethylpiperazinone), 4-benzoyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, 4-stearyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, linear or cyclic condensation products from N,N′-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)hexamethylenediamine and 4-morpholino-2,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine the reaction product of 7,7,9,9-tetramethyl-2-cycloundecyl-1-oxa-3,8-diaza-4-oxospiro-[4,5]decane and epichlorohydrin.
The sterically hindered N—H, N-alkyl such as N-methyl or N-octyl, the N-alkoxy derivatives such as N-methoxy or N-octyloxy, the cycloalkyl derivatives such as N-cyclohexyloxy and the N-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropoxy) analogs are also each included in the above-given structures here.
Preferred hindered amines also have the following structures:
Preferred oligomeric and polymeric hindered amines have the following structures:
In the above-named compounds, n respectively means 3 to 100.
A further suitable light stabilizer is Hostanox NOW (manufacturer: Clariant SE) having the following general structure:
where R means —O—C(O)—C15H31 or —O—C(O)—C17H35.
Suitable dispersing agents are, for example:
polyacrylates, for example, copolymers having long chain side groups, polyacrylate block copolymers, alkylamides: for example, N,N′-1,2-ethanediylbisoctadecanamide sorbitan esters, for example, monostearyl sorbitan esters, titanates and zirconates, reactive copolymers having functional groups, for example, polypropylene-co-acrylic acid, polypropylene-co-maleic anhydride, polyethylene-co-glycidyl methacrylate, polystyrene-alt-maleic anhydride-polysiloxanes: for example, dimethylsilanediol-ethylene oxide copolymer, polyphenylsiloxane copolymer, amphiphilic copolymers: for example, polyethylene block polyethylene oxide, dendrimers, for example, dendrimers comprising hydroxyl groups.
Suitable antinucleating agents are azine dyes, such as e.g. nigrosine.
Suitable flame retardant agents are, in particular
Suitable plasticizers are, for example, phthalic acid esters, adipic acid esters, esters of citric acid, ester of 1,2-cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid, trimellitic acid esters, isorobide esters, phosphate esters, epoxides such as epoxidized soy bean oil, or aliphatic polyesters.
Suitable mold lubricants and processing aids are, for example, polyethylene waxes, polypropylene waxes, salts of fatty acids such as calcium stearate, zinc stearate, or salts of montane waxes, amide waxes such as erucic acid amide or oleic acid amides, fluoropolymers, silicones, or neoalkoxytitanates and zirconates.
Suitable pigments can be of an inorganic or organic nature. Inorganic pigments are, for example, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, zinc sulfide, iron oxide, ultramarine, black carbon; organic pigments are, for example, anthraquinones, anthanthrones, benzimidazolones, chinacridones, diketoptyrrolopyrrols, dioxazines, inanthrones, isoindolines, azo compounds, perylenes, phthalocyanines or pyranthrones. Further suitable pigments are metal-based effect pigments or metal-oxide-based pearlescent pigments.
Suitable optical brighteners are, for example, bis-beznzoxazoles, phenylcumarines, or bis(styryl)biphenyls and in particular optical brighteners of the formulas:
Suitable filler deactivators are, for example, polysiloxanes, polyacrylates, in particular block copolymers like polymethacrylic acid-polyalkylene oxide or polyglycidyl (meth)acrylates and their copolymers for example with styrene, and epoxides, for example, of the following structures:
Suitable antistatic agents are, for example, ethoxylated alkylamines, fatty acid esters, alkylsulfonates, and polymers such as polyetheramides.
Suitable antiozonants are the above-mentioned amines such as N,N′-di-isopropyl-p-phenylenediamine, N,N′-di-sec-butyl-p-phenylenediamine, N,N′-bis(1,4-dimethylpentyl)-p-phenylenediamine, N,N′-dicyclohexyl-p-phenylenediamine, N-isopropyl-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine, N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine, N-(1-methylheptyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine, N-cyclohexyl-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine
Suitable nucleation agents are, talcum, alkali, or alkaline earth salts of mono- and polyfunctional carboxylic acids such as benzoic acid, succinic acid, adipic acid, e.g. sodium benzoate, zinc glycerolate, aluminiumhydroxy-bis(4-tert-butyl)benzoate, 2,2′-methylene-bis-(4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphate, and trisamides and diamides such as trimesic acid tricyclohexylamide, trimesic acid tri(4-methylcyclohexylamide), trimesic acid tri(tert-butylamide), N,N′,N″-1,3,5 benzoltriyltris(2,2-dimethyl-propanamide) or 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid cyclohexylamide.
Suitable additives for increasing the molecular weight of polycondensation polymers (chain extenders) are diepoxides, bis-oxazolines, bis-oxazolones, bis-oxazines, diisocyanates, dianhydrides, bis-acyllactams, bis-maleimides, dicyanates, carbodiimides. Further suitable chain extenders are polymeric compounds, such as e.g. polystyrene-polyacrylate-polyglycidyl(meth)acrylate copolymers, polystyrene-maleic anhydride copolymers and polyethylene-maleic anhydride copolymers.
Suitable additives for increasing the electrical conductivity are, for example, the antistatic agents mentioned, carbon black and carbon compounds like carbon nanotubes and graphene, metal powder, such as e.g. copper powder, and conductive polymers, such as e.g. polypyrroles, polyanilines and polythiophenes. Suitable additives to increase thermal conductivity are, for example, aluminum nitrides and boron nitrides.
Suitable infrared-active additives are, for example, aluminum silicates or dyestuffs such as phthalocyanines or anthraquinones.
Suitable mold release agents are, for example, silicones, soaps and waxes, such as e.g. montan waxes.
Furthermore, the additives according to the invention can be used to stabilize oils, fats and chemical products. If the organic materials are oils and fats, these can be based on mineral oils, vegetable fats or animal fats or oils, fats or waxes based on, for example, synthetic esters. Vegetable oils and fats are, for example, palm oil, olive oil, rapeseed oil, linseed oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, castor oil; animal fats are, for example, fish oils or beef tallow. The compounds according to the invention can also be used as stabilizers for lubricants, hydraulic oils, motor oils, turbine oils, gear oils, metal working fluids or as lubricating greases. These mineral or synthetic lubricants are mainly based on hydrocarbons. Chemical products are, for example, those used to stabilize polyols used in the production of polyurethanes or to stabilize monomers such as styrene, acrylic esters, methacrylic esters during transport and storage.
The present invention also relates to a method for stabilizing organic materials, in particular against oxidative, thermal and/or actinic degradation, in which a compound or a plurality of compounds according to general Formula I
where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in any one of claims 1 and 5, is incorporated into the organic material.
All preferred statements relating to the compound of the general Formula I as formulated above also apply without restriction to the method according to the invention.
The invention also relates to compounds according to general Formula I
where
R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, linear or branched alkoxy groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and hydrogen, with the proviso that at least one of the moieties R1, R2 and R3 is a hydroxy moiety and/or a linear or branched alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and
the following moieties according to Formulas IIa, IIb and IIc
where R5 is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy and the following moiety according to
where R1, Wand Ware as defined above.
All preferred statements relating to the moieties R1 to R5 as stated above also apply without restriction to the compounds according to the invention.
The additive described above and optionally additional additives are incorporated into the plastic through conventional processing methods, wherein the polymer is melted and mixed with the additive composition according to the invention and the optionally further additives, preferably using mixers, kneaders or extruders. Extruders, such as e.g. single-screw extruders, twin-screw extruders, planetary roller extruders, ring extruders, cci-kneaders, which are preferably equipped with vacuum degassing, are preferred as processing machines. The processing can hereby take place under air or optionally under inert gas conditions such as e.g. under nitrogen.
Furthermore, the additive compositions according to the invention can be produced and introduced in the form of so-called masterbatches or concentrates, for example comprising 10-90% of the additives according to the invention in a polymer.
Areas of application according to the invention for the stabilization or organic materials according to the invention are in particular plastics in the form of injection molded parts, foils or films, foams, fibers, cables and pipes, profiles, hollow bodies, ribbons, membranes, such as e.g. geomembranes, or adhesives, which are produced via extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, calendering, pressing processes, spinning processes, rotomoulding, for example, for the electrical and electronics industry, construction industry, transport industry (car, plane, ship, train), for medical applications, for household and electrical appliances, vehicle parts, consumer goods, packaging, furniture, textiles. A further area of application are paints, colorants and coatings, and oils and fats.
The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the following exemplary configurations without restricting the invention to the specific embodiments set out.
A) Preparation of the Hydroxycinnamic Acid Salts According to the Invention
A1) Synthesis of the Methyl Ferulate
In a 500 mL round bottom flask, 15 g (1.00 eq., 77.24 mmol) ferulic acid are dissolved in 300 mL (95.77 eq., 237.00 g, 7397.00 mmol) methanol with gentle heating. Then 3.1 mL (0.75 eq., 57.99 mmol) of 95% sulfuric acid are added, the solution turning yellow. The solution is heated at 70° C. for 3 h and, after cooling, is added to 375 mL of chloroform. The solution is then washed twice with 300 mL distilled water each and once with a saturated sodium bicarbonate solution. The organic phase is dried over 100 g of sodium sulfate and the chloroform is then distilled off. After drying under high vacuum, 14.03 g (67.39 mmol) of a white solid are obtained. The yield is 87.25%.
A2) Synthesis of the Octadecyl Ferulate
First 3.00 g (1.00 eq, 14.41 mmol) of methyl ferulate and 4.68 g (1.20 eq., 17.30 mmol) of stearyl alcohol are placed in a heated 100 mL round bottom flask fitted with a condensation bridge and cold trap in a countercurrent of nitrogen. The reaction mixture is melted at 95° C. with gentle stirring under an inert nitrogen atmosphere. 0.15 g (0.04 eq., 0.60 mmol) dibutyltin oxide (DBTO) are added to the clear melt in a nitrogen countercurrent. The reaction temperature is increased to 140° C. and a pressure of between 200-800 mbar is set. After a reaction time of 24 h, the excess stearyl alcohol is condensed off by increasing the temperature to 155° C. and reducing the pressure to 1×10-3 bar. The vacuum is broken by feeding in nitrogen and the slightly yellowish reaction melt is cooled to room temperature. This is then taken up in dichloromethane, treated with 2.80 g fuller's earth (OPTIMUM 21OFF) and refluxed for 30 min. After filtration through a short silica pad, the solvent is distilled off in vacuo. 4.11 g (9.20 mmol, 64.84%) of the white solid remain.
A3) Synthesis of the Pentaerythritol Ester of Ferulic Acid
2.00 g (1.00 eq., 14.69 mmol) of pentaerythritol and 12.85 g (4.20 eq., 61.76 mmol) of ferulic acid methyl ester are initially introduced in a nitrogen countercurrent into a heated 100 ml round bottom flask fitted with a condensation bridge and cold trap. The reaction mixture is melted at 100° C. with gentle stirring under an inert nitrogen atmosphere. 0.18 g (0.05 eq., 0.72 mmol) dibutyltin oxide (DBTO) are added to the clear melt in a nitrogen countercurrent. The reaction temperature is increased to 170° C. and a pressure of between 600-800 mbar is set. After a reaction time of 27 h, the excess ferulic acid methyl ester is condensed off by setting the temperature to 155° C. and reducing the pressure to 1×10-3 bar. The vacuum is broken by feeding in nitrogen and the yellow reaction melt is cooled to room temperature. This is then taken up in dichloromethane, treated with 2.80 g fuller's earth (OPTIMUM 21OFF) and refluxed for 30 min. After filtration through a short silica pad, the solvent is distilled off in vacuo. 10.02 g (11.92 mmol, 81.12%) of the finely powdered, yellow solid remain.
B) Application Check
To examine the effect of the stabilizers according to the invention, a commercial polypropylene (Moplen HP 501N, Lyondell Basell Industries) was homogenized in a powder-powder mixture with the stabilizers stated in Table and was circulated in a twin-screw microextruder (MC 5, manufacturer DSM) for 30 minutes at 200° C. and 200 revolutions per minute and the decrease in the force was recorded. The force is a direct measure for the molecular weight of polypropylene: the smaller the decrease, the higher the stabilization effect.
The additives according to the invention show a clear stabilizing effect, since there is less degradation of the polymer over the course of the test.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 10 2020 203 987.9 | Mar 2020 | DE | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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| PCT/EP2021/057101 | 3/19/2021 | WO |
