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Definitions

• This invention relates to novel Schiff base compositions. This invention further relates to contacting an alkylene oxide with an alcohol in the presence of a Schiff base catalyst. This invention also relates to the propoxylation of 2-methoxy-1-propanol and 1-methoxy-2-propanol.
• the conversion of propylene oxide using base-catalyzed conditions to produce a mixture of monopropylene glycol methyl ethers (PM), dipropylene glycol methyl ether (DPM), tripropylene glycol methyl ethers (TPM) and heavier molecular weight polypropylene glycol methyl ethers is the current industry standard technology for commercial PM glycol ethers.
• the mixture of the mono-, di-, tri- and heavier product categories can be controlled by adjusting the methanol-to-propylene oxide feed mole ratio, recycling products back to the reactor for further propylene oxide addition, and adjusting the reactor temperature among other means.
• the monopropylene glycol methyl ether family includes two isomers, 1-methoxy-2-propanol (PM2) and 2-methoxy-1-propanol (PM1).
• PM2/PM1 ratio is ⁇ 20/1.
• Reaction technology giving a selectivity >20/1 is preferable since PM1 is classified as a teratogen and can be present as a component in the commercial PM2 product at ⁇ 0.5 wt %.
• Catalytically propoxylating PM1 to propoxylated adducts with very little reaction of PM2 can provide a mixture that is easily separated by simple distillation yet retains the highly desired PM2 product.
• a catalyst system that selectively propoxylates methanol to monopropylene glycol methyl ether and at the same time further catalyzes the selective propoxylation of the undesired PM1 product to DPM can result in a highly selective process for producing PM2.
• composition comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of:
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , Y 1 , Y 2 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , X 5 , X 6 , X 7 , and X 8 comprise, independently of one another, substituents selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydrocarbyl, hydroxyl, amino, nitro, alkoxyl, amide, phosphoryl, phosphonate, phosphine, carbonyl, carboxyl, silyl, ether, thioether, sulfonyl, selenoether, ketone, aldehyde, and ester; or wherein two or more of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , Y 1 , Y 2 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , X 5 , X 6 , X
• a composition comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of a racemic or non-racemic mixture of chiral Schiff base monomers wherein a monomer is defined by formula (I) wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , Y 1 , Y 2 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , X 5 , X 6 , X 7 , and X 8 comprise, independently of one another, substituents selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydrocarbyl, hydroxyl, alkoxyl, amino, nitro, amide, phosphoryl, phosphonate, phosphine, carbonyl, carboxyl, silyl, ether, thioether, sulfonyl, selenoether, ketone, aldehyde, and ester;
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , Y 1 , Y 2 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , X 5 , X 6 , X 7 , and X 8 together form a ring selected from the group consisting of a carbocyclic ring and a heterocyclic ring, said ring having from 4 to 10 atoms in the ring;
• R 5 group is selected from the group comprising a carbon-carbon bond, a methylene group, an ethylene group, an amine, an oxygen atom, and a sulfur atom; wherein one or more of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , Y 1 , Y 2 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , X 5 , X 6 , X 7 , and X 8 are capable of providing a complementary interaction to form a component selected from the group consisting
• a process comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of contacting an alkylene oxide with 2-methoxy-1-propanol (PM1) in the presence of a catalyst comprising a tetradentate Schiff-base metal complex in a reaction zone under reaction conditions to produce a reaction product, said reaction product comprising alkoxylated PM1 with less than 10 alkylene oxide equivalents.
• PM1 2-methoxy-1-propanol
• a process comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of contacting an alkylene oxide with an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst comprising a tetradentate Schiff base metal complex in a reaction zone under reaction conditions to produce a reaction product comprising a mixture of at least two components selected from the group consisting of mono-alkoxylated alcohol, di-alkoxylated alcohol, tri-alkoxylated alcohol, and heavy molecular weight alkoxylated alcohols containing not more than 10 alkylene oxide equivalents.
• Steps are isomeric molecules that have the same molecular formula and sequence of bonded atoms (constitution), but which differ in the three dimensional orientations of their atoms in space.
• “Diastereomers” are stereoisomers not related through a reflection operation. They are not mirror images of each other.
• Tetradentate is a chelating agent which has four groups capable of attachment to a metal ion.
• a “Schiff base” is a functional group resulting from the condensation of aldehydes or ketones with primary amines.
• a “Lewis acid” is a molecule that is an electron-pair acceptor.
• composition comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of an oligomerized, polymerized or copolymerized achiral tetradentate Schiff-base metal complex.
• the monomer of the metal complex is defined by formula (I).
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , Y 1 , Y 2 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , X 5 , X 6 , X 7 , and X 8 comprise, independently of one another, substituents selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydrocarbyl, hydroxyl, alkoxyl, nitro, amide, phosphoryl, phosphonate, phosphine, carbonyl, carboxyl, silyl, ether, thioether, sulfonyl, selenoether, ketone, aldehyde, and ester.
• substituents selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydrocarbyl, hydroxyl, alkoxyl, nitro, amide, phosphoryl, phosphonate, phosphine,
• two or more of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , Y 1 , Y 2 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , X 5 , X 6 , X 7 , and X 8 can together form a ring selected from the group consisting of a carbocyclic ring and a heterocyclic ring, the ring having from 4 to 10 atoms in the ring.
• R 5 is selected from the group comprising a carbon-carbon bond, a methylene group, an ethylene group, an amine, an oxygen atom, and a sulfur atom;
• one or more of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , Y 1 , Y 2 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , X 5 , X 6 , X 7 , and X 8 are capable of providing a complementary interaction to form a component selected from the group consisting of oligomer, polymer, and copolymer;
• a complementary interaction can include: carbon-carbon coupling, condensation, etherification, amide formation, esterification, ring opening polymerizations, olefin metathesis, olefin polymerization such as cationic polymerization, anionic polymerization, radical polymerization, group transfer polymerization, heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta polymerization, and homogeneous Ziegler-Natta polymerization.
• M t+ is a Group 2-15 metal capable of complexing with a ligand to affect catalysis, wherein t is an integer between 2 and 4;
• A is selected from the group consisting of neutral groups, bound anionic groups, unbound anionic groups, and combinations thereof, wherein s is the number of A groups associated to the metal and is an integer between 0 and 2.
• the composition can be present as an oligomer, a polymer, or a co-polymer.
• M is cobalt and A is selected from the group consisting of carboxylate, sulfonate, halide, alkoxide, hexafluorophosphate, tetrafluoroborate, hexafluoroantimonate and bis(trialkylsilyl)amide.
• the composition is present as an oligomer bound to a support wherein the oligomer is 1-20 repeat units of the above defined monomer.
• supports include, but are not limited to, an organic polymer, an ion-exchange resin, an inorganic support, a metal organic framework, and carbon.
• the catalyst can be incorporated into or onto the support by any suitable method known to those skilled in the art including, but not limited to, covalent bonding, ionic bonding, hydrogen bonding, metal complexing, encapsulating, and intercalating.
• the catalyst can be incorporated into polymeric structures by utilizing any of several different methods.
• the following documents provide examples of such techniques and their entire contents are herein disclosed by reference.
• more than one of the composition is present and is joined by a polyfunctional A, wherein A is selected from the group consisting of a polycarboxylate, polysulfonate, and a mixture thereof.
• more than one achiral monomeric composition can be linked with one or more achiral monomers to yield greater catalytic activity than the single monomer.
• composition comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of:
• composition is a diastereomeric mixture of components selected from the group consisting of oligomers, polymers, co-polymers, and combinations thereof.
• the composition is present as an oligomer bound to a support.
• ‘Bound’ is defined as covalently bond, ionically bond, hydrogen bonded, metal complexed, encapsulated in a support and intercalated in a support, as described above.
• the support is selected from the group consisting of an organic polymer, ion-exchange resin, inorganic support, carbon, and mixtures thereof.
• the racemic or non-racemic chiral monomeric composition is present wherein at least two monomeric metal ligand complexes are joined by a polyfunctional A to form a diasteriomeric mixture of molecules comprising more than one chiral monomeric ligand, where A is from a group containing a polycarboxylate (e.g. adipic acid), polysulfonate, and mixtures thereof.
• A is from a group containing a polycarboxylate (e.g. adipic acid), polysulfonate, and mixtures thereof.
• a process comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of contacting an alkylene oxide with 2-methoxy-1-propanol (PM1) in the presence of a catalyst comprising a tetradentate Schiff-base metal complex in a reaction zone under reaction conditions to produce a reaction product comprising alkoxylated PM1 with less than 10 alkylene oxide equivalents.
• PM1 2-methoxy-1-propanol
• the catalyst is defined as a Schiff-base metal complex, wherein a monomer of the metal complex is defined by Formula (I).
• the catalyst can be any catalyst described in the previous embodiments, or any other monomeric catalyst defined by Formula (I).
• the catalyst can be either homogenous or heterogeneous.
• the catalyst can be present as a monomer, oligomer, polymer or copolymer as described above.
• the catalyst can also be bound to a support, as described above.
• a cocatalyst can optionally be used.
• the cocatalyst is a Lewis acid.
• Lewis acids include, but are not limited to metal triflate, metal tosylate, tris-perfluoronated aryl borate, metal halides, and combinations thereof.
• An example of a metal triflate that can be used is aluminum triflate.
• the mole ratio of the catalyst monomeric unit to the co-catalyst is generally in the range of from about 1:1 to about 20:1.
• the alkylene oxide is generally selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, pentylene oxide, hexylene oxide, epihalohydrin and combinations thereof. In an embodiment, the alkylene oxide is propylene oxide.
• the alkylene oxide and PM1 are generally present in a mole ratio of from about 0.01/1 to about 100/1.
• the reaction conditions includes a mole ratio of from 0.25/1 to about 10/1
• the reaction conditions in the reaction zone generally include a temperature in the range of from about ⁇ 10° C. to about 200° C. In an embodiment, the reaction conditions include a temperature in the range of from 0° C. to 60° C.
• the reaction zone can be of the type comprising of a fixed bed, a fluidized bed, a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR), batch, semi-batch, continuous types or combinations thereof. Said reaction zone can be operated for example isothermally, adiabatically, or a combination thereof.
• CSTR continuous stirred tank reactor
• a reaction product which comprises alkoxylated PM1 with less than 10 alkylene oxide equivalents.
• the reaction product generally comprises unreacted 2-methoxy-1-propanol (PM1), unreacted alkylene oxide, mono-alkoxylates of PM1, di-alkoxylates of PM1, and heavy molecular weight alkoxylates of PM1, which are alkoxylates with 3 to 10 alkylene oxide equivalents.
• the mono-alkoxylates of PM1 are typically present in the reaction product in an amount in the range of from about 0.1 weight percent to about 100 weight percent, based on the total weight of the reaction product.
• the di-alkoxylates of PM1 are typically present in the reaction product in an amount in the range of from about 0 weight percent to about 10 weight percent, based on the total weight of the reaction product.
• a process comprising, consisting of or consisting essentially of contacting an alkylene oxide with an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst comprising a tetradentate Schiff-base metal complex in a reaction zone under reaction conditions to produce a reaction product comprising a mixture of at least two components selected from the group consisting of a mono-alkoxylated alcohol, a di-alkoxylated alcohol, a tri-alkoxylated alcohol, and heavy molecular weight alkoxylated alcohols containing not more than 10 alkylene oxide equivalents.
• the alkoxylated alcohol products from above can optionally be contacted with additional alkylene oxide in the presence of the catalyst in a reaction zone under reaction conditions to produce a second reaction product with a mono-alkoxylated alcohol/di-alkoxylated alcohol product ratio less than in the first reaction product.
• the catalyst is defined as an achiral or chiral tetradentate Schiff-base metal complex, wherein a monomer of said metal complex is defined by Formula (I).
• the catalyst can be any composition described in the above embodiments, or any other suitable composition defined by Formula (I) including monomeric forms.
• the catalyst can be either homogenous or heterogeneous.
• the catalyst can be present as a monomer, an oligomer, a polymer or mixture thereof.
• the catalyst can also be bound to a support, as described above.
• a cocatalyst can also be used.
• the cocatalyst is a Lewis acid.
• Lewis acids include, but are not limited to metal triflate, metal tosylate, tris-perfluorinated aryl borate, metal halides, alkyl metals and combinations thereof.
• the ratio of the catalyst monomer unit to the cocatalyst is generally in the range of from about 1:1 to about 20:1.
• the Lewis acid is aluminum triflate.
• alkylene oxide is selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, pentylene oxide, hexylene oxide, epihalohydrin and combinations thereof.
• the alkylene oxide is propylene oxide.
• the alcohol is selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol, hexanol, 2-ethylhexanol, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, glycerol, erythritol, pentaerythritol, trimethylolpropane, sorbitol, 2-methoxy-1-propanol, 1-methoxy-2-propanol, glycol ether, phenol and combinations thereof.
• the alcohol is methanol.
• alkylene oxide and the alcohol are typically present in a ratio of from about 0.1/1 to about 10/1.
• reaction conditions in the reaction zone generally include a temperature in the range of from about ⁇ 10° C. to about 200° C. In an embodiment, reaction conditions can include a temperature in the range of from 0° C. to 60° C.
• the reaction zone can be of the type comprising of fixed bed, fluidized bed, continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR), batch reactor, semi-batch reactor, continuous reactor or combination of thereof, said reaction zone can be operated for example isothermally, adiabatically, or a combination thereof.
• CSTR continuous stirred tank reactor
• the reaction zone of the optional secondary reaction step in this embodiment can be in either the same or different vessels as the reaction zone of the first reaction step.
• a reaction product which comprises alkoxylated alcohols with less than 10 alkylene oxide equivalents.
• the reaction product of the first and second reaction zones comprises at least two of monoalkoxylated alcohols (MA), dialkoxylated alcohols (DA), trialkoxylated alcohols (TA) and heavy molecular weight alkoxyated alcohols containing less than 10 alkylene oxide equivalents per molecule.
• the MA is present in said reaction product in an amount in the range of from about 10 weight percent to about 99.99 weight percent, based on the total weight of said reaction product.
• the DA is present in said reaction product in an amount in the range of from about 0.01 weight percent to about 80 weight percent, based on the total weight of said reaction product.
• the TP is present in said reaction product in an amount in the range of from about 0 weight percent to about 1 weight percent, based on the total weight of said reaction product.
• the used catalyst can be isolated or concentrated in a process stream and recycled back to the reactor. Prior to recycling the catalyst may optionally be reactivated for example by treatment with acid, a source of oxygen, a metal capable of electron transfer, or a combination thereof.
• the round bottom flask was equipped with a Dean-Stark trap and a cold water condenser.
• the reaction was placed under a N 2 atmosphere and was refluxed for 18 hours.
• the reaction mixture was diluted with diethyl ether (50 mL) and washed with deionized water (50 mL).
• the organic layer was dried over MgSO 4 , filtered and upon rotary evporation and further drying in vacuo (50° C.), afforded 330 mg (39% yield) of yellow/orange solids.
• PTSA p-Toluene sulfonic acid
• a round bottom flask 250 mL was equipped with a Teflon coated stir bar and charged with Bis(3-t-butyl-5-formyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) heptanedioate (0.512 g, 0.999 mmol, synthesized as per procedure provided by White, D. E., Harvard University Thesis: “Development and mechanistic studies of a highly active and selective oligomeric (salen)Co(III) catalyst for asymmetric epoxide ring opening reactions” 2005, p. 172), trans-diaminocyclohexane (0.114 g, 0.999 mmol) and benzene (75 mL). The reaction was heated to 50° C.
• Co(II) acetate tetrahydrate (0.036 g, 0.14 mmol) was made into a solution with 2 mL of methanol in an inert atmosphere box. This solution was added to a toluene (3 mL) solution of the salen ligand (0.083 mmol) and allowed to stir under anaerobic conditions for 1.5 h. The mixture was concentrated under vacuum leaving a brick red solid residue. To this was added 0.083 mmol of organic acid (3-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid*1H 2 O, toluenesulfonic acid, or acetic acid) and the mixture was taken up into 10 mL of methylenechloride and 2 mL of toluene.
• organic acid 3-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid*1H 2 O, toluenesulfonic acid, or acetic acid
• amorphous silica gel (0.320 g; 200 m 2 /g, fully hydroxylated; previously activated in a 100° C. vacuum oven for 20 hrs).
• Monomeric salen ligand 5 (2.31 mL; as a 0.0411 M solution in 2:1 CH 2 Cl 2 /DMF, 0.095 mmol) was syringed on top of the silica.
• the sides of the flask were rinsed with 1 mL CH 2 Cl 2 and the slurry was stirred under nitrogen at room temperature for 30 min. Vacuum was applied on the mixture to evaporate CH 2 Cl 2 and most of the DMF, after which the flask was placed in a 100° C.
• amorphous silica gel (0.494 g; 200 m 2 /g, fully hydroxylated; previously activated in a 100° C. vacuum oven for 20 hrs).
• Dimeric salen ligand 8 (13.3 mL; as a 0.01098 M solution in CH 2 Cl 2 ) was syringed on top of the silica.
• DMF was then added (6.5 mL). The slurry was stirred under N 2 at RT for 1 hr. Volatiles were then evaporated, after which the flask was placed in a 100° C. oil bath under full vacuum for overnight drying.
• the contents of the flask were rinsed with CH 2 Cl 2 and filtered through a glass frit, with sequential washes of CH 2 Cl 2 , MeOH and CH 2 Cl 2 .
• the resulting yellow solid was dried in a vacuum oven at 55° C. for 24 hrs. Yield: 0.586 g.
• the yellow filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to yield 0.061 g of a yellow oil; ligand concentration based on weight difference is calculated as 111 ⁇ mol/g solid , corresponding to 222 ⁇ mol/g for potential cobalt sites.
• Thermogravimetric analysis of a sample revealed a ligand concentration of 149 ⁇ mol/g solid , corresponding to 298 ⁇ mol/g for potential cobalt sites.
• the remaining green solid was rinsed and washed copiously with MeOH and CH 2 Cl 2 , before being dried in a vacuum oven.
• trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane monohydrochloride (0.500 g, 3.3190 mmol)
• the hydrosilylated tethered hydroxybenzaldehyde, 3, (1.642 g, 3.3190 mmol) and 4 ⁇ molecular sieves (0.365 g).
• the flask was placed under a nitrogen atmosphere and anhydrous ethanol (25 mL) was syringed in to give a yellow mixture. The mixture was allowed to stir overnight. 1 H NMR analysis of an aliquot showed the desired intermediate as the major product.
• amorphous silica gel (0.846 g; 200 m 2 /g, fully hydroxylated; previously activated in a 100° C. vacuum oven for 20 hrs).
• the trans-dimeric salen ligand, 9, (4.1 mL; as a 0.06143 M solution in CH 2 Cl 2 ) was syringed on top of the silica.
• DMF was then added (2 mL). The slurry was stirred under N 2 at room temperature for 1 hr. Volatiles were then evaporated, after which the flask was placed in a 100° C. oil bath under full vacuum for overnight drying.
• the contents of the flask were rinsed with CH 2 Cl 2 and filtered through a glass frit, with sequential washes of CH 2 Cl 2 , MeOH and CH 2 Cl 2 .
• the resulting yellow solid was dried in a vacuum oven at 55° C. for 24 hrs. Yield: 1.075 g.
• the yellow filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to yield 0.142 g of a yellow oil; ligand concentration based on weight difference is calculated as 158 ⁇ mol/g soild , corresponding to 316 ⁇ mol/g for potential cobalt sites.
• Thermogravimetric analysis of a sample revealed a ligand concentration of 149 ⁇ mol/g solid , corresponding to 298 ⁇ mol/g for potential cobalt sites.
• a thick-walled vial was charged with a 50:50 mixture of Co(III) metal complex from Examples 9a and 9b (0.0141 grams, 0.0176 mmol based on a molecular weight of 801-one cobalt Schiff base monomer) and 0.001 grams of aluminum triflate.
• a solution of 0.428 grams (0.0133 mol) of methanol and 1.551 grams (0.0269 mol) of propylene oxide was added to the vial hosting the catalyst mixture. The vial was immediately sealed and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours.
• a GC analysis of the resultant solution indicated 100% methanol conversion and 54% propylene oxide conversion.
• the product comprised 84.7 wt % PM2, 0.61 wt % PM1, and 13.55 wt % dipropyleneglycol monomethyl ether isomer mixture.

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