Epoxy fusion catalyst and process

Patent · Tue May 09 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5869486

Jackson, R J

A process is described for preparing an advanced epoxy resin from a reaction mixture containing at least about 0.01 weight percent water, the process comprising: contacting in the reaction mixture a polyepoxide having an average of more than 1 vicinal epoxide group per molecule and a weight per epoxide less than about 500 with a fusion compound selected from the group consisting of phenols, thiophenols, carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid anhydrides in the presence of a catalytic amount of a catalyst of the formula in which each R is selected independently from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted tert-butyl and cyclohexyl; R' is substituted or unsubstituted C/sub 1/-C/sub 8/ alkyl; and X is a compatible anion, at a temperature in the range of about 100/sup 0/C to about 200/sup 0/C for a time sufficient to produce and advanced epoxy resin having a weight per epoxide of at least about 500.

• Assignee: Shell Oil Co., Houston, TX
• Patent Number(s): US 4829141
• OSTI ID: 5869486
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020400* -- Petroleum-- Processing
ANHYDRIDES
AROMATICS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CATALYSTS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
EPOXIDES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHENOLS
POLYMERS
RESINS
SYNTHESIS