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WO2000001705A2
WO2000001705A2 PCT/US1999/013087 US9913087W WO0001705A2 WO 2000001705 A2 WO2000001705 A2 WO 2000001705A2 US 9913087 W US9913087 W US 9913087W WO 0001705 A2 WO0001705 A2 WO 0001705A2
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  • the present invention relates to novel silicone compounds, processes for making them, and to their use as surfactants.
  • Silicone surfactants i.e. surfactants containing chains of siloxane groups, are know.
  • silicone surfactants are commercially available are (ABA)n linear or comb copolymers, where
  • A is a siloxane chain and B is a polyether chain or a combination of hydrocarbyl and polyether chains.
  • a comb polymer is one in which pendant chains are disposed at intervals along a polymeric backbone (see R. M. Hill, "Silicone surfactants” in “Specialist surfactants” edited by J. D. Robb, Blackie (1977)).
  • US 5,045,584 lists polyoxyalkylene dimethyl polysiloxane copolymers among non-ionic surfactants.
  • EP 0630902A discloses silanes having hydrophilic groups. These silanes may be used as surface active agents in aqueous media.
  • the hydrophilic group may be a polyether residue.
  • the silane contains a single Si group and the silicon atom is linked to the polyether residue through an alkylene chain and not through an oxygen atom.
  • EP 0641798A discloses a silane of similar general formula to that given in EP
  • Rl to R7 are alkyl groups which may be the same or different, X is an alkylene group, m is zero or an integer in the range 1 to 3, n is an integer in the range 1 to 50, and p is an integer in the range 2 to 4.
  • an aqueous emulsion comprising water and a water-immiscible liquid and an effective amount of an emulsifier of formula (A).
  • alkyl groups Rl to R7 in the novel compound of the present invention may be the same or different. Preferably they are the same and are methyl groups.
  • m (the number of R4R5SiO groups) is one or two.
  • the alkylene group X is most conveniently - CH 2 CH 2 . - CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 _, or - CH 2 (CH 3 )CH-, i.e. the group -XO- is preferably derived from ethylene oxide or propylene oxide. Individual X units in a chain of XO units need not be the same, but the -(XO) neighbor- is preferably predominantly derived from ethylene oxide units. The number of units n is preferably in the range 1 to 50., e.g. 6.
  • the compound of formula (A) may be produced using a compound of formula (B) e.g. 1,1,1,3,3,5,5-heptamethylsiloxane as a starting material. This may be obtained from Chemical Technologies Inc., 2731 Bartram Road, Briston, PA, USA.
  • Compound (B) is reacted with a compound of formula (C).
  • Compounds of formula (C) are derived from conventional condensation products of alkylene oxides which are readily available commercially.
  • the alkylene oxide derivatives may be converted into compounds of formula (C) by first forming an alkali metal derivative of formula D below.
  • alkali metal derivatives of alkylene oxide condensation products may be produced by conventional methods which do not require detailed description here.
  • the alkali metal derivatives may be converted into compounds of formula (C) by reaction with an allyl halide of appropriate formula.
  • alkylene oxide condensation product which is available does not have the desired number (n) of alkylene oxide groups
  • alkali metal derivative of a condensation product containing a lesser number of alkylene oxide units (4) may be formed and reacted with the allyl compound.
  • the hydrogen at the end of the chain remote from the allyl group may be halogenated by known techniques, e.g.
  • the reaction of (B) and (C) may for example be carried out by heating the liquid reactants together at moderately elevated temperatures e.g. 100° to 130°C, preferably in the presence of a substantially anhydrous solvent e.g. toluene, and a catalyst, e.g. chloroplatinic acid.
  • a substantially anhydrous solvent e.g. toluene
  • a catalyst e.g. chloroplatinic acid
  • the reaction product may be purified by conventional techniques and the present of compound of formula (A) confirmed by techniques such as NMR and infra red spectroscopy.
  • Triethylene glycol 300g was introduced into a reactor (500ml), in which a nitrogen atmosphere was maintained, and stirred.
  • Sodium (4.6G) was cut into small pieces under toluene and the pieces gradually added to the reactor.
  • the reactor was warmed to 50°C to initiate the reaction.
  • Sodium pieces were added at a rate to keep the reactor temperature in the range 50° to 100°C.
  • the reactor was left overnight while stirring the contents under a nitrogen atmosphere.
  • the contents of the reactor were now divided into two equal portions, one of which was retained in the reactor.
  • the portion remaining in the reactor was cooled to below 70°C and allyl bromide (10 ml) was added gradually.
  • the reactor was left overnight while stirring at a temperature maintained between 50°C and 100°C.
  • the chloroplatinic acid mixture consisted of 0.9g of chloroplatinic acid in 50 ml of ethanol. The flask was then heated gently to reflux temperature (115°C) and was left to reflux for 16 hours at this temperature, and then allowed to cool. The contents of the flask were then distilled under vacuum for about 3 hours to leave a residue as the desired product. This was a dark coloured liquid
  • Hexaethylene glycol was obtained from a commercial source (Aldrich). This made possible a simplified reaction scheme.
  • Example 1 Detailed reaction conditions for individual steps are indicated in Example 1.
  • the final product was shown by IR spectroscopy to have no unsaturated carbon - carbon bonds, showing that the allyl group had reacted. NMR showed that the Si-H bond present in the siloxane reactant had disappeared and showed the presence of Si-Me bonds. So confirming the structure deduced from the reaction scheme.
  • the limiting tension was found to be 31 mN m " ' and the critical micelle concentration was found to be 3xl0 "5 to 4xl0 "5 mol dm "3 .
  • the compounds of the present invention may be utilized as surfactants having desirable surface tension properties that may be utilized in a wide variety of commercial products such as cleaners, polishes, and coatings. Also the inventive process for making said compound may be operated utilizing commercially available starting materials and a simplified reaction scheme.

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Abstract

The present invention provides silicone surfactants with desirable surface orientation properties and having formula (A). The invention also provides a process for making the inventive silicone surfactants.

Description

SILICONE COMPOUNDS AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THEM
Technical Field The present invention relates to novel silicone compounds, processes for making them, and to their use as surfactants.
Background Art
Silicone surfactants, i.e. surfactants containing chains of siloxane groups, are know. Thus silicone surfactants are commercially available are (ABA)n linear or comb copolymers, where
A is a siloxane chain and B is a polyether chain or a combination of hydrocarbyl and polyether chains. A comb polymer is one in which pendant chains are disposed at intervals along a polymeric backbone (see R. M. Hill, "Silicone surfactants" in "Specialist surfactants" edited by J. D. Robb, Blackie (1977)). Thus US 5,045,584 lists polyoxyalkylene dimethyl polysiloxane copolymers among non-ionic surfactants.
Because of their structure the conventional silicone surfactants do not orientate at surfaces in the same way as conventional surfactants based on hydrocarbons.
EP 0630902A discloses silanes having hydrophilic groups. These silanes may be used as surface active agents in aqueous media. The hydrophilic group may be a polyether residue.
However, the silane contains a single Si group and the silicon atom is linked to the polyether residue through an alkylene chain and not through an oxygen atom.
EP 0641798A discloses a silane of similar general formula to that given in EP
0630902A but which as a hydrophilic ionic residue. The surfactants which are the subject of the above two patent specifications do not contain siloxane groups and contain only a single silicon atom.
It would be desirable to provide silicone surfactants which orientate more readily at surfaces, i.e. with a relatively hydrophobic head which is orientated towards the more hydrophobic surface and a relatively hydrophilic tail which was orientated away from the hydrophobic surface. Desirable surfactant characteristics are now provided by the novel silicone compound of the present invention. Disclosure of the Invention
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a novel compound of the formula
Figure imgf000004_0001
(A) wherein Rl to R7 are alkyl groups which may be the same or different, X is an alkylene group, m is zero or an integer in the range 1 to 3, n is an integer in the range 1 to 50, and p is an integer in the range 2 to 4.
According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a process for making a compound of formula (A) which comprises reacting together a compound of formula
Figure imgf000004_0002
(B) With a compound of formula
CH2 = CH — (CH2)q— 0 r [ XO H — H _ -i n
(C) where Rl to R7, X, and m and n have the same meaning as in formula (A), and q is zero, 1 or According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided an aqueous emulsion comprising water and a water-immiscible liquid and an effective amount of an emulsifier of formula (A).
The alkyl groups Rl to R7 in the novel compound of the present invention may be the same or different. Preferably they are the same and are methyl groups.
Preferably m (the number of R4R5SiO groups) is one or two.
The skilled reader will understand that commercial products may contain mixtures of molecular species such that the average value of m or n may not be an integer, although it will be an integer for any individual molecule.
The alkylene group X is most conveniently - CH2 CH2. - CH2 CH2 CH2_, or - CH2(CH3)CH-, i.e. the group -XO- is preferably derived from ethylene oxide or propylene oxide. Individual X units in a chain of XO units need not be the same, but the -(XO)„- is preferably predominantly derived from ethylene oxide units. The number of units n is preferably in the range 1 to 50., e.g. 6.
A specific example of a compound formula (A) is
Me Me Me I
ME - -Si — O — Si — O Si - CH, O CH2CH2O H
Me Me M I e
The compound of formula (A) may be produced using a compound of formula (B) e.g. 1,1,1,3,3,5,5-heptamethylsiloxane as a starting material. This may be obtained from Chemical Technologies Inc., 2731 Bartram Road, Briston, PA, USA.
Compound (B) is reacted with a compound of formula (C). Compounds of formula (C) are derived from conventional condensation products of alkylene oxides which are readily available commercially. The alkylene oxide derivatives may be converted into compounds of formula (C) by first forming an alkali metal derivative of formula D below.
Figure imgf000005_0001
(D) where M is an alkali metal. The alkali metal derivatives of alkylene oxide condensation products may be produced by conventional methods which do not require detailed description here. The alkali metal derivatives may be converted into compounds of formula (C) by reaction with an allyl halide of appropriate formula. Where the alkylene oxide condensation product which is available does not have the desired number (n) of alkylene oxide groups, and alkali metal derivative of a condensation product containing a lesser number of alkylene oxide units (4) may be formed and reacted with the allyl compound. The hydrogen at the end of the chain remote from the allyl group may be halogenated by known techniques, e.g. reaction with thionyl bromide, and a further quantity of an alkylene oxide condensation product containing(s) alkylene oxide units (where n=r+s) may then be reacted with the halogen to increase the length of the alkylene oxide chain.
The reaction of (B) and (C) may for example be carried out by heating the liquid reactants together at moderately elevated temperatures e.g. 100° to 130°C, preferably in the presence of a substantially anhydrous solvent e.g. toluene, and a catalyst, e.g. chloroplatinic acid.
The reaction product may be purified by conventional techniques and the present of compound of formula (A) confirmed by techniques such as NMR and infra red spectroscopy.
It is believed that compounds of formula (A) are of particular value in the formation of micro-emulsions.
Mode of Carrying Out the Invention Example 1 :
Triethylene glycol (300g) was introduced into a reactor (500ml), in which a nitrogen atmosphere was maintained, and stirred. Sodium (4.6G) was cut into small pieces under toluene and the pieces gradually added to the reactor. The reactor was warmed to 50°C to initiate the reaction. Sodium pieces were added at a rate to keep the reactor temperature in the range 50° to 100°C. The reactor was left overnight while stirring the contents under a nitrogen atmosphere.
The contents of the reactor were now divided into two equal portions, one of which was retained in the reactor. The portion remaining in the reactor was cooled to below 70°C and allyl bromide (10 ml) was added gradually. The reactor was left overnight while stirring at a temperature maintained between 50°C and 100°C.
Thionyl bromide (21 g) was then added to the reactor, dropwise, and the reactor was stirred for about 1 hour at approximately 80°C.
The other half of the product obtained by reacting tri ethylene glycol with sodium was now added back to the reactor and stirred at approximately 80°C for 24 hours. The reactor contents were then left to cool. They were then mixed with an equal weight of water, and subjected to continuous distillation with a 50:50 mixture of 2,2,4-trimethyl pentane and toluene. The product obtained by extractive reflux distillation was then distilled to remove the solvent, and distillation was continued under vacuum for 6 hours to recover the distillate.
The reaction scheme represented by the above reactions is indicated below. HO (CH2 CH2 O)3H was reacted with sodium to give Na (CH2 CH2O)3H. The reaction of this with allyl bromide (CH,= CH,Br) gave CH2=CH2(CH2 CH2O)3H which, on reaction with thionyl chloride, gave CH2=CH2(CH2 CH2O)3Br which, on reaction with a further quantity of the sodium derivative, gave CH2=CH2(CH2 CH2O)6H which for convenience is referred to below as allyl glycol 1.
Allyl glycol 1 (6.6g, 0.021 moles), a siloxane (1,1,1,3,3,5,5-heptamethyltrisiloxane) (5.5g, 0.025 moles), toluene (30 mis), and chloroplatinic acid mixture (4 drops) were introduced into a 250 ml two necked flask fitted with a thermometer and a reflux condenser.
The chloroplatinic acid mixture consisted of 0.9g of chloroplatinic acid in 50 ml of ethanol. The flask was then heated gently to reflux temperature (115°C) and was left to reflux for 16 hours at this temperature, and then allowed to cool. The contents of the flask were then distilled under vacuum for about 3 hours to leave a residue as the desired product. This was a dark coloured liquid
Me
ME S Ii — O H
Me
Figure imgf000007_0001
Example 2:
Hexaethylene glycol was obtained from a commercial source (Aldrich). This made possible a simplified reaction scheme.
HO(CH2 CH2O)6H was reacted with sodium under nitrogen to give Na(CH2 CH2O)6H which was reacted with allyl bromide to give CH2 :=CH2(CH2 CH2O)6H. This was then reacted with 1,1, 1,3,3, 5,5,-heptamethyl trisiloxane in the presence of chloroplatinic acid to give Me3SiOSi(Me)2OSi(Me)2- (CH2)3O(CH2 CH2O)3H as a dark liquid.
Detailed reaction conditions for individual steps are indicated in Example 1.
The final product was shown by IR spectroscopy to have no unsaturated carbon - carbon bonds, showing that the allyl group had reacted. NMR showed that the Si-H bond present in the siloxane reactant had disappeared and showed the presence of Si-Me bonds. So confirming the structure deduced from the reaction scheme.
The presence of surface activity in a compound is indicated by its effect on surface tension of water. Using a du Nouy tensiometer, the surface tension of water was shown to fall with increasing concentration of the product until a limiting tension was reached
(corresponding to the formation of micelles). The limiting tension was found to be 31 mN m"' and the critical micelle concentration was found to be 3xl0"5 to 4xl0"5mol dm"3.
Industrial Applicability The compounds of the present invention may be utilized as surfactants having desirable surface tension properties that may be utilized in a wide variety of commercial products such as cleaners, polishes, and coatings. Also the inventive process for making said compound may be operated utilizing commercially available starting materials and a simplified reaction scheme.

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1. A novel compound of formula
Rl O XO -H
Figure imgf000009_0001
(A) wherein Rl to R7 are alkyl groups which may be the same or different, X is an alkylene group, m is zero or an integer in the range 1 to 3, n is an integer in the range 1 to 50, and p is an integer in the range 2 to 4.
2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein the groups Rl to R7 are methyl groups.
3. A compound according to either of claims 1 or 2 wherein m is 1 or 2.
4. A compound according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the group -(XO)n- is predominantly derived from ethylene oxide units.
5. A compound according to any one of the preceding claims wherein n is in the range 1 to 50.
6. A compound according to any one of the preceding claims which is
Me Me Me
ME - Si — O — Si — O Si - CH, -- ' —[ I« CH2CH2O H
Me Me Me
7. A process for making a compound of formula (A) which comprises reacting together a compound of formula R2 R4 R6
Rl- -Si ΓÇö O Si ΓÇö O Si ΓÇö H
R3 R5 R7
(B) with a compound of formula
Figure imgf000010_0001
(C) where Rl to R7, X, and m and n have the same meaning as in formula (A), and q is zero, l or 2.
8. A process according to claim 7 wherein the reaction is carried out in the presence of chloroplatinic acid as catalyst.
9. A process for making a compound of formula (A) which comprises making a compound of formula (c) by reacting a compound of formula (D) with an allyl halide.
10. A process for making a compound of formula (A) which comprises making a compound of formula (d) by a. reacting an alkali metal derivative of an alkylene oxide condensation product containing r alkylene oxide units with an allyl halide, b. substituting a terminal hydrogen remote from the allyl group with halogen, and c. reacting the resulting product with an alkali metal derivative of an alkylene oxide condensation product containing s alkylene oxide units, where r+s=n.
11. An aqueous emulsion comprising water and a water-immiscible liquid and an effective amount of an emulsifier of formula (A).
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