Polyurethane is widely used for new industrial materials. However, there is the problem of polyurethane prepared from aromatic isocyanates being colored by air and light. In order to solve this problem, aliphatic isocyanates, which are resistant to coloring by air and light, are used. However, it is already clear that aliphatic isocyanates are less reactive than aromatic isocyanates and they are not able to use conventional catalysts such as tertiary amines [1][2][3][4][5] in the reaction between aliphatic isocyanates and alcohols. Although dibutyltin dilaurate (DBTDL) is generally used as a catalyst, 6-8 this compound contains a little tributyltin which is notable for environmental contamination. Accordingly, it is unfavorable to use it as catalyst. Thus, the development of a new catalyst having a high catalytic activity is necessary. 9 Recently, a new group (or type) of catalysts, late transition metal complexes, are being researched with great interest as catalysts. 10,11 In particular, metal--diketone complexes (Mt(acac) n ) are gaining much attention. For example, Fe(acac) 3 and Cu(acac) 2 complexes are used in the reaction between hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) and alcohols. 12,13 We have also already reported that Mt(acac) n and tertiary amine-Mt(acac) n complexes had adjective catalytic activity on the reaction between HDI and diethylene glycol (DEG). 14 In the present paper, the catalytic activities and kinetics of Mt(acac) n and Co(f 6 acac) 2 -Co(acac) 2 complexes, on the reaction between isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) and DEG are described. The resulting data clearly shows that the catalytic activity of Co(f 6 acac) 2 -Co(acac) 2 complex is the very highest on the reaction between IPDI and DEG.
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MaterialsIsophorone diisocyanate (IPDI, Nacalai Tesque Inc.) and diethylene glycol (DEG, Nacalai Tesque Inc.) were distilled immediately under reduced pressure (1 mmHg) before use. Manganese(II) (Mn(acac) 2 ) and iron(III) acethylacetonates (Fe(acac) 3 ) were obtained from Nacalai Tesque Inc. Cobalt(II) (Co-(acac) 2 ), nickel(II) (Ni(acac) 2 ), and copper(II) acethylacetonates (Cu(acac) 2 ), cobalt(II) hexafluoroacethylacetonate (Co(f 6 acac) 2 ) and dibutyltin dilaurate (DBTDL) were obtained from Tokyo Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd. and used without further purification. Toluene (Nacalai Tesque Inc.) and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF, Nacalai Tesque Inc.) were dehydrated over a molecular sieve (4 A). Other reagents are commercially available and were used as received.Reaction Catalyzed by Co(f 6 acac) 2 -Co(acac) 2 Complex between Isophorone Diisocyanate and Diethylene Glycol A DMF solution containing a catalyst and a isocyanate was prepared from Co(acac) 2 (0.0798 g, 0.31 mmol), Co(f 6 acac) 2 (0.0376 g, 0.08 mmol), IPDI (1.38 g, 6.20 mmol) and DMF (15 mL), and this DMF solution was degassed under an argon atmosphere. DEG (0.66 g, 6.20 mmol) and DMF (70 mL) solutions were placed in a 200 mL three-necked round bottom flask fitted with a mixer and an argon inlet tube, and then the resulting solution was sti...