公开(公告)号：US4943626A

公开(公告)日：1990-07-24

申请号：US226302

申请日：1988-07-29

申请人： James E. McGrath ,  Youngtai Yoo ,  Robert B. Turner ,  Diane M. Lewis

发明人： James E. McGrath ,  Youngtai Yoo ,  Robert B. Turner ,  Diane M. Lewis

IPC分类号： C08G18/48 ,  C08G65/12 ,  C08G65/26 ,  C08G65/28 ,  C08G65/32 ,  C08G65/324 ,  C08G67/00

CPC分类号： C08G65/12 ,  C08G18/48 ,  C08G65/2648 ,  C08G65/2651 ,  C08G65/324

摘要： Polyether active hydrogen compounds having at least two terminal active hydrogen groups on primary carbon atoms are prepared by (a) forming polyoxyalkylene molecules each having at least one active hydrogen precursor, (b) linking at least two of the polyoxyalkylene molecules, and (c) converting the active hydrogen precursor groups to active hydrogen groups on primary carbon atoms. The polyoxyalkylene molecule is formed by exposing a reaction mixture comprising at least one alkylene oxide and at least one protective initiator to conditions effective for the polymerization of the alkylene oxides. Linking is accomplished at polyether chain ends distal to the protected active hydrogen precursor groups, such that the active hydrogen precursors remain on the linked polyether chains until they are converted to active hydrogen groups. The process is particularly useful to produce polyether compounds having at least about 80 mole percent primary active hydrogen groups, which compounds are useful, for instance, in forming polyurethanes.