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Definitions

• the present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a polyurethane polymer by successively using a catalyst of the guanidine type and an (organo)metallic catalyst.
• the present invention also relates to a two-component composition as well as the uses of said composition.
• the invention also relates to articles made with this composition and to methods of preparing said articles.
• Flexible packaging intended for the packaging of the most diverse products such as those manufactured for the food, cosmetics or detergent industries, generally consist of several thin layers (in the form of sheets or films) whose thickness is typically between 5 and 150 ⁇ m and which are made of different materials such as paper, a metal (for example aluminum) or else thermoplastic polymers.
• the corresponding complex (or multilayer) film the thickness of which can typically vary from 20 to 400 ⁇ m, makes it possible to combine the properties of the different individual layers of material and thus offer the consumer a set of characteristics suitable for flexible packaging.
• the multilayer film is generally shaped by heat sealing, at a temperature varying from approximately 120 to 250°C, this latter technique also being used for closing the packaging around the product intended for the consumer. .
• the various layers of material that make up the multilayer are combined or assembled by lamination during industrial complexing processes (also referred to by the term “lamination”). These methods use adhesives (or glues) and devices (or machines) designed for this purpose.
• laminate is often itself qualified by the term “laminate”.
• These methods firstly comprise a step of coating the adhesive on a first layer of material, which consists of depositing a continuous layer of glue and of controlled thickness generally greater than or equal to 1 ⁇ m and less than 25 ⁇ m, corresponding to a quantity of adhesive (or basis weight) which is also controlled, generally not exceeding 25 g/m 2 .
• This coating step is followed by a step of laminating a second layer of material, identical to or different from the first, consisting of the application under pressure of this second layer of material on the first layer of material covered with the glue layer.
• Polyurethane adhesives are commonly used for this type of application.
• polyurethane-based compositions generally have the drawback of having high residual contents of monomeric diisocyanate originating from the polyurethane synthesis reaction, which may lead to a certain number of drawbacks, in particular toxicity problems, in particular when it comes to aromatic diisocyanates.
• the non-labeling of polyurethanes requires residual diisocyanate contents as low as possible, and preferably less than 0.1% by weight. In order to obtain such low residual contents, the production processes can be restrictive.
• polyurethane-based compositions are often prepared using organometallic catalysts, especially tin-based catalysts.
• organometallic catalysts especially tin-based catalysts.
• some of these catalysts present high toxicological risks for humans and the environment. It thus becomes necessary to avoid or reduce the use of toxic catalysts.
• Document FR 2964106 A1 concerns the use of guanidine type catalysts for the synthesis of polyurethanes.
• Document WO 2017/171996 relates to an adhesive composition comprising a polyurethane composition and a catalyst which is the product of a reaction between an amidine-type compound, a guanidine-type compound, or an amine-type compound with carbon dioxide and water, an alcohol or a thiol.
• the invention relates firstly to a method for preparing a polyurethane polymer, comprising:
• IPDI isophorone diisocyanate
• the first catalyst is chosen from a catalyst of general formula (I) or a catalyst of general formula (II): in which :
• R° is a group comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, chosen from a linear or branched alkyl, cycloalkyl or arylalkyl group,
• R 1 , R 2 and R 3 independently represent a group comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, chosen from a linear or branched alkyl, cycloalkyl or arylalkyl group,
• R 4 represents a hydrogen atom or a group comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms chosen from a linear or branched alkyl, cycloalkyl, arylalkyl or aryl group, at least two of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 being optionally engaged in a cycle, and
• M + represents a monovalent cation
• the second catalyst is an (organo)metallic catalyst; or in which:
• the first catalyst is an (organo)metallic catalyst
• the second catalyst is chosen from a catalyst of general formula (I) or a catalyst of general formula (II).
• the first catalyst is chosen from a catalyst of general formula (I) or a catalyst of general formula (II) and the second catalyst is an (organo)metallic catalyst.
• the first and/or the second polyol is chosen from polyether polyols, polyester polyols and mixtures thereof, and preferably the first and/or the second polyol comprises a polypropylene glycol.
• the second polyol is the same as the first polyol.
• M + represents an Na + cation
• R° is chosen from a methyl group or a benzyl group.
• R 1 and R 2 or R 1 and R 4 are engaged in a cycle.
• R 1 and R 2 are engaged in a first cycle and R 3 and R 4 are engaged in a second cycle.
• the (organo)metallic catalyst is chosen from a tin catalyst, a zinc catalyst, a bismuth catalyst, a titanium catalyst, an iron catalyst, a copper catalyst, a zirconium catalyst , an aluminum catalyst and combinations thereof, and preferably the (organo)metallic catalyst is selected from a zinc catalyst, a bismuth catalyst, a titanium catalyst, an iron catalyst, a copper catalyst, a aluminum and a zirconium catalyst
• the step of bringing at least one isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) monomer into contact with at least one first polyol is between 1.5 and 5, preferably between 1.5 and 4, preferably between 1.5 and 3, and more preferably between 1.5 and 2.
• the invention also relates to a two-component composition for the preparation of a polyurethane polymer according to the above process, the composition comprising:
• an NCO component comprising the urethane prepolymer prepared by step (A) of the process; - And an OH component comprising at least a second polyol and the second catalyst.
• the NCO component also comprises one or more additives chosen from plasticizers, solvents, pigments, adhesion promoters, humidity absorbers, UV stabilizers (or antioxidants), fluorescent materials, rheological additives, and mixtures thereof.
• the NCO/OH molar ratio of the NCO component to the OH component is from 1.5 to 2.5, and preferably from 1.7 to 2.0.
• the invention also relates to the use of said composition as an adhesive for bonding two substrates together.
• the invention also relates to an article comprising at least one layer obtained by crosslinking of said composition.
• the invention also relates to a process for preparing said article, comprising:
• the present invention makes it possible to meet the need expressed above. It more particularly provides a process which makes it possible to obtain polyurethane polymers, in particular based on isophorone diisocyanate, by improving the kinetics of the crosslinking for the formation of the polymer and by avoiding the use of toxic reagents.
• the invention also provides a composition based on polyurethane making it possible to improve the kinetics of the crosslinking for the formation of the polymer and obtained by avoiding the use of toxic reagents.
• this method comprises two distinct steps: a first step of forming a urethane prepolymer using a first catalyst and a second step of forming the polyurethane polymer using a second catalyst.
• One of the first and second catalysts is a guanidine type catalyst and the other of the first and second catalysts is an (organo)metallic catalyst.
• the use of one or the other of the first catalyst makes it possible to improve the kinetics of the crosslinking. Moreover, it allows control the regioselectivity of the reaction.
• I isophorone diisocyanate being an unsymmetrical diisocyanate comprising a first isocyanate group linked to a primary carbon (C1) and a second isocyanate group linked to a secondary carbon (C2)
• a first catalyst of the guanidine type or of the (organo)metallic type makes it possible to increase the regioselectivity of the reaction, that is to say that in the first stage the diol reacts preferentially with one of the first or second isocyanate groups (this choice being dependent on the first
• the use of a catalyst of the guanidine type as first catalyst makes it possible to promote the reaction of isocyanate groups bonded to a primary carbon (C1)
• the use of an (organo)metallic catalyst makes it possible to promote the reaction of isocyanate groups linked to a secondary carbon (C2).
• the use of a second catalyst (of the guanidine type or of the (organo)metallic type but different from the first st catalyst) having
• the use of the catalyst of guanidine type as first catalyst also makes it possible to control the quantity of residual monomer.
• the invention relates to a process for the preparation of a polyurethane polymer.
• This process includes a first step of forming a urethane prepolymer and a second step of formulating the polyurethane adhesive.
• urethane prepolymer is meant an intermediate for the synthesis of a polyurethane, corresponding to a polymer comprising in its main chain at least two urethane groups and at least two reactive isocyanate functions allowing it to undergo at least one polyaddition reaction.
• the first catalyst is a catalyst of the guanidine type of general formula (I) or (II) and the second catalyst is an (organo)metallic catalyst.
• the entire description applies in the same way, by analogy, to the case where the first catalyst is a catalyst (organo)metallic and the second catalyst is a catalyst of the guanidine type of general formula (I) or (II).
• (organo)metallic includes metallic and organometallic catalysts.
• the first step of the process according to the invention is carried out by bringing at least one isophorone diisocyanate (I PDI) monomer into contact with at least one first polyol, in the presence of a first catalyst of the guanidine type, it that is, comprising a structure of three nitrogens bonded to a carbon atom, one of the nitrogens being bonded to the carbon atom with a double bond.
• a first catalyst of the guanidine type it that is, comprising a structure of three nitrogens bonded to a carbon atom, one of the nitrogens being bonded to the carbon atom with a double bond.
• the guanidine type catalyst has the general formula (I) or the general formula (II).
• R°, R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are different from a hydrogen atom.
• at least two of the nitrogen atoms included in the catalyst are not protonated. This makes it possible to obtain a high regioselectivity (as explained below) and therefore to reduce the residual monomer content.
• R° is a group comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and preferably a group comprising from 1 to 7 carbon atoms.
• R° can be a linear or branched alkyl, cycloalkyl or arylalkyl group.
• it may be a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, a cyclopropyl group, a tert-butyl group, an isobutyl group, an n-butyl group, an sec-butyl, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, an n-hexyl group, an n-octyl, ethyl-2-hexyl, n-decyl group, an alkyl group substituted by an aryl group (arylalkyl) such a benzyl, an alkyl group substituted by an ester group, an alkyl group substituted by an amino group of the tertiary type, an alkyl group substituted by an alkyldialkoxysilane or alkyltrialkoxysilane group.
• arylalkyl such a
• R° is a methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, n-pentyl or n-hexyl group.
• R° is a benzyl group.
• M + represents a monovalent cation, preferably chosen from Li + , Na + , K + .
• M + is an Na + cation.
• R 1 , R 2 and R 3 independently represent a group comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
• R 1 , R 2 and R 3 can be independently chosen from a linear or branched alkyl, cycloalkyl or arylalkyl group.
• R 1 , R 2 and R 3 can be independently chosen from a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, a cyclopropyl group, a tert-butyl group, an isobutyl group, an n-butyl, a sec-butyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, an alkyl group substituted by an aryl group (arylalkyl) such as an alkyl phenyl.
• arylalkyl such as an alkyl phenyl.
• R 4 can be a hydrogen atom or a group comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms. It may be a linear or branched alkyl, cycloalkyl, arylalkyl or aryl group.
• R 4 can be chosen from a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, a cyclopropyl group, a tert-butyl group, an isobutyl group, an n-butyl group, a dry group - butyl, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, an alkyl group substituted by an aryl group (arylalkyl) such as an alkyl phenyl, a substituted phenyl group or not by one or more groups such as an alkyl (alkylaryl) or cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 can be alkyl groups comprising from 1 to 7 carbon atoms.
• R 1 , R 2 and R 3 can be methyl groups
• R 4 can be a methyl, isopropyl, cyclohexyl or tert-butyl group.
• R 1 , R 2 and R 3 can be alkyl groups comprising from 1 to 7 carbon atoms, for example methyl groups, and R 4 can be an aryl group, for example phenyl.
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are involved in a cycle. This means that there is a covalent bond between an atom of one of the groups and an atom of the other of the groups.
• R 1 and R 2 or R 3 and R 4 can be engaged in a cycle.
• the R 1 and R 4 groups form a cycle whereas in the case of the catalyst of formula (IV), it is the R 1 and R 2 groups which form a cycle.
• n can be a number from 0 to 3, preferably from 0 to 1, and even more preferably n can be 1. Thus, it may be a ring with five atoms, a ring with six atoms, a ring with seven atoms, or a ring with eight atoms, preferentially a ring with five atoms or six atoms and even more preferentially a ring with six atoms.
• u can be a number from 1 to 4, preferably from 1 to 2, and more preferably u can be 1. Thus, it can be a five-atom ring, a six-atom ring, a seven-atom ring, or an eight-atom ring.
• R°, R 2 , R 3 and R 4 have the same meaning as for formulas (I) and (II).
• R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 and R 14 can be chosen, independently of each other, from a hydrogen atom or a group comprising 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and preferably 1 to 7 carbon atoms.
• R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 and R 14 can be independently chosen from a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group, cycloalkyl , arylalkyl or aryl.
• R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 and R 14 can be independently chosen from a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group , an isopropyl group, a cyclopropyl group, a tert-butyl group, an isobutyl group, an n-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, an alkyl group substituted by a group aryl (arylalkyl) such as an alkyl phenyl, a phenyl group substituted or not by one or more groups such as an alkyl (al kylaryl) or cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen, a nitro group, and a carbonyl group .
• At least one of R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 and R 14 preferably at least two of R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 and R 14 , preferably at least three of R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 and R 14 , more preferably at least four of R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 and R 14 , of preferably at least five of R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 and R 14 , and even more preferably all of R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 ,
• R 1 and R 2 are engaged in a first cycle and R 3 and R 4 are engaged in a second cycle.
• Such catalysts are bicyclic.
• the bicyclic catalysts can in particular be of general formula (V):
• the R 1 and R 2 groups form a first cycle and the R 3 and R 4 groups form a second cycle.
• t can be a number from 1 to 4, preferably from 1 to 3, and more preferably t can be 1 or 2.
• it can be a ring with five atoms, a ring with six atoms, a seven-atom ring, or an eight-atom ring.
• u is as defined above.
• t and u are different.
• t and u are identical, for example, n and u are equal to 1 or n and u are equal to 2.
• R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 and R 18 can be chosen, independently of each other, from a hydrogen atom or a group comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms , and preferably from 1 to 7 carbon atoms.
• R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 and R 18 can be independently chosen from a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl, cycloalkyl, arylalkyl or aryl group.
• R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 and R 18 may be independently chosen from a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, an cyclopropyl group, a tert-butyl group, an isobutyl group, an n-butyl group, a sec- butyl, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, an alkyl group substituted by an aryl group (arylalkyl) such as an alkyl phenyl, a phenyl group substituted or not by one or more groups such as an alkyl group ( al kylaryl) or cycloalkyl, an alkoxy group, a halogen, a nitro group, and a carbonyl group.
• arylalkyl such as an alkyl phenyl
• At least one of R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 and R 18 preferably at least two of R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 ,
• R 16 , R 17 and R 18 preferably at least three of R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 ,
• R 17 and R 18 more preferably at least four of R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 ,
• R 16 , R 17 and R 18 preferably at least five of R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 ,
• R 17 and R 18 preferably at least six of R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 and R 18 , preferably at least seven of R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 and R 18 , and even more preferably all of the R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 and R 18 are a 'hydrogen.
• the R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 and R 18 are a hydrogen atom and t and u are equal to 1, or t and u are equal to 2, or t is equal to 1 and u is equal to 2, or t is equal to 2 and u is equal to 1, or t is equal to 2 and u is equal to 3, where t is 2 and u is 4, or t is 3 and u is 2, or t is 4 and u is 2.
• the first catalyst can be chosen from 7-methyl-1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (MTBD), 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4 benzyl .0]dec-5-ene (Bn-TBD), sodium 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (TBD'Na + ), N-methyl-1,4 ,6-triazabicyclo[3.3.0]oct-4-ene (MTBO), sodium 1,4,6-triazabicyclo[3.3.0]oct-4-ene (TBO'Na + ), pentamethylguanidine (PTMG) , tetramethylguanidine (TMG), 2-tertbutyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine (BTMG), N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-N"-phenylguanidine (Ph-TMG), 1, 3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidin
• a single first catalyst is contacted with the isophorone diisocyanate and the polyol(s).
• a mixture of several first catalysts as described above is brought into contact with I isophorone diisocyanate and the polyol(s).
• no other catalyst is brought into contact with the reactants in this step, and in particular the second catalyst described in more detail below is not brought into contact with the reactants during this step.
• the first catalyst (or the different first catalysts if more than one first catalyst is present during this step) can be present at a content of 50 to 10,000 ppm, preferably 100 to 5,000 ppm, preferably 200 to 1 000 and preferably from 300 to 800 ppm relative to the weight of the isocyanate (isophorone diisocyanate) and polyol(s) mixture.
• the polyol(s) can be chosen from polyether polyols and polyester polyols and mixtures thereof.
• a polyol is contacted with isophorone diisocyanate.
• polyols for example two, or three, or four polyols are brought into contact with the isophorone diisocyanate.
• the polyol(s) that can be used can have a number-average molecular weight ranging from 200 g/mol to 10,000 g/mol, preferably from 400 to 5,000 g/mol, preferably from 400 to 3 000 g/mol.
• the number-average molecular mass of the polyols can be calculated from the hydroxyl index (IOH) expressed in mg KOH/g and the functionality of the polyol or determined by methods well known to those skilled in the art, by example by steric exclusion chromatography (or SEC in English) with polystyrene standard.
• IOH hydroxyl index
• the polyol(s) can have a hydroxyl functionality ranging from 2 to 6, preferably 2 to 3.
• the hydroxyl functionality of a polyol is the average number of hydroxyl functions per mole of polyol.
• the polyol(s) When the polyol(s) is (are) a polyester polyol(s), it(s) can have a number average molecular weight ranging from 800 g/mol to 15,000 g/ mol, preferably from 800 to 10,000 g/mol, preferably from 800 to 5,000 g/mol, and preferably from 800 g/mol to 3,000 g/mol.
• polyester polyols of natural origin such as castor oil; polyester polyols resulting from the condensation: of one or more aliphatic (linear, branched or cyclic) or aromatic polyols such as, for example, ethanediol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, glycerol, trimethylolpropane, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,2,6-hexanetriol, butenediol, sucrose, glucose, sorbitol, pentaerythritol, mannitol, triethanolamine, N-methyldiethanolamine, and mixtures thereof, with one or more polycarboxylic acids or ester derivatives or anhydrides such as 1,6-hexanedioic acid, dodecanedioic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, adipic acid , 1,18
• polyester polyols mentioned above can be prepared conventionally, and are for the most part commercially available.
• polyester polyols mention may be made, for example, of the following products with a hydroxyl functionality equal to 2: DEKATOL® 3008 (marketed by BOSTIK) which is an aliphatic polyester diol having a number-average molecular mass of between 425 and 455 g/mol , with an IOH hydroxyl index of between 370 and 396 mg KOH/g,
• REALKYD XTR 10410 (marketed by ARKEMA), which is a polyester polyol with a number-average molecular mass of between 967 and 1038 g/mol, with an IOH hydroxyl index of between 108 and 116 mg KOH/g,
• REALKYD XTR 09431 (marketed by ARKEMA), which is a polyester polyol having a number-average molecular mass of between 794 and 843 g/mol, with an IOH hydroxyl index of between 133 and 143 mg KOH/g,
• REALKYD XTR 10W30 (marketed by ARKEMA), which is a polyester polyol with a number-average molecular mass of between 967 and 1038 g/mol, with an IOH hydroxyl index of between 108 and 116 mg KOH/g,
• the polyester polyol is chosen from: a castor estolide polyol; Castor oil ; a polyester polyol resulting from the condensation of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and/or 1,6-hexanediol with adipic acid and/or the various isomers of phthalic acid; and their mixtures.
• the polyol(s) When the polyol(s) is (are) a polyether polyol(s), it(s) can have a number average molecular weight ranging from 200 to 10,000 g/mol, preferably 400 to 10,000 g/mol, preferably 400 to 5,000 g/mol, and preferably 400 to 3,000 g/mol.
• the polyether polyol(s) has (have) a hydroxyl functionality ranging from 2 to 3.
• the polyether polyols are preferably chosen from polyoxyalkylene polyols, the alkylene part of which, linear or branched, comprises from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, preferably from 2 to 3 carbon atoms.
• the polyether polyol(s) can be chosen from polyoxyalkylene diols or polyoxyalkylene triols, and better still polyoxyalkylene diols, of which the alkylene part, linear or branched, comprises from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, preferably 2 to 3 carbon atoms.
• polyoxyalkylene diols or triols which can be used according to the invention, mention may be made, for example: polyoxypropylene diols or triols (also designated by polypropylene glycols (PPG) diol or triol) having a number-average molecular mass ranging from 200 g/mol to 10,000 g/mol and preferably ranging from 400 g/mol to 12,000 g/mol, the polyoxyethylene diols or triols (also designated by polyethylene glycols (PEG) diol or triol) having a number-average molecular mass ranging from 200 g/mol to 10,000 g/mol and preferably ranging from 400 g/mol to 10,000 g/mol, the polyoxybutylene glycols (also referred to as polybutylene glycols (PBG) diol or triol) having a number-average molecular mass ranging from 200 g/mol to 10,000 g/mol, copolymers or terpolymers
• the polyether polyols are chosen from polyoxypropylene diols or triols and polyoxyethylene diols or triols. Still preferably, the polyether polyols are chosen from polyethylene glycols and polypropylene glycols, preferably from polypropylene glycols.
• the polyether polyols mentioned above can be prepared conventionally, and are widely available commercially. They can for example be obtained by polymerization of the corresponding alkylene oxide in the presence of a catalyst based on a double metal-cyanide complex (DMC).
• DMC double metal-cyanide complex
• the first polyol can be a mixture of a diol and a triol, for example a polyoxypropylene diol and a polyoxypropylene triol.
• polyether diols examples include the polyoxypropylene diols marketed under the name ACCLAIM® by the company COVESTRO, such as ACCLAIM® 8200 with a number-average molecular mass close to 8057 g/mol, and ACCLAIM® 4200 with a number-average molecular mass close to 4020 g/mol, or the polyoxypropylene diols marketed under the name VORANOLTM by the company DOW, such as VORANOL 1010L with a number-average molecular mass close to 1000 g/mol. mol and VORANOL 2000 L with a number-average molecular weight close to 2004 g/mol.
• polyether triols examples include the polyoxypropylene triol marketed under the name VORANOL® CP3355 by the company DOW, with a number-average molecular mass close to 3554 g/mol, and the polyoxypropylene triol VORANOL® CP450 with a molecular mass average between 425 and 455 g/mol.
• the NCO/OH molar ratio is between 1.5 and 5.5, preferably between 1.5 and 4, preferably between 1.5 and 3, and even preferably between 1.5 and 2.
• this molar ratio can be from 1.5 to 2; or from 2 to 2.5; or 2.5 to 3; or from 3 to 3.5; or 3.5 to 4; or 4 to 4.5; or 4.5 to 5; or 5 to 5.5.
• the NCO/OH molar ratio corresponds to the molar ratio of the number of isocyanate groups (NCO) to the number of hydroxyl groups (OH) carried respectively by the polyisocyanate(s). ) and the polyol(s) used. Indeed, a low NCO/OH molar ratio makes it possible to reduce the quantity of residual monomer.
• isophorone diisocyanate is a a non-symmetnic diisocyanate comprising a first isocyanate group linked to a primary carbon and a second isocyanate group linked to a secondary carbon.
• the presence of the first catalyst makes it possible to increase the regioselectivity of the reaction.
• the first catalyst makes it possible to “direct” the reaction of the hydroxyl groups with one of the first or second isocyanate groups. This also makes it possible to control the quantity of residual monomer in addition to the choice of the NCO/OH ratio as previously indicated.
• the regioselectivity of this reaction is calculated according to the method detailed below.
• x quantity of isophorone diisocyanate with y quantity of a diol
• three different products can be obtained as illustrated in the reaction scheme below.
• Their amounts y, z and t, as well as the amount x' of residual monomer depend on the regioselectivity of the reaction.
• the diol can react with the isocyanate group linked to a primary carbon or with the isocyanate group linked to a secondary carbon.
• the value of r (regioselectivity) can only vary between - 2/(C1 +C1 ')+(C2+C2') and + 2/(C1 +C1 ')+(C2+C2'), the value of 2 to the numerator corresponding to the 2 carbamate functions of chain ends per mole of prepolymer.
• the use of the first catalyst makes it possible to obtain the prepolymer with a regioselectivity (r) greater than or equal to 0.10, preferably greater than or equal to 0.25, and more preferably greater than or equal at 0.3.
• r regioselectivity
• the regioselectivity is advantageously greater than or equal to 0.25, or 0.30, or 0, 35, or 0.40, or 0.45.
• the regioselectivity is advantageously greater than or equal to 0.10, or to 0.15, or 0.20, or 0.25 and preferably greater than or equal to 0.30.
• This regioselectivity is determined by 13 C NMR spectroscopy with acquisition conditions making it possible to quantitatively integrate the C1, C1', C2 and C2' peaks (300 MHz 1 H, conditions: pulse angle: 30, relaxation time: 2 s, number of scans > 1000).
• one or more additional compounds may be present in addition to the isophorone diisocyanate, the polyol(s) and the guanidine type catalyst.
• an additional compound can be a solvent, preferably chosen from ethyl acetate, acetone and methyl ethyl ketone.
• This step can be carried out at a temperature ranging from 30 to 120°C, preferably from 40 to 100°C, and preferably at a temperature ranging from 50 to 90°C.
• this step can be carried out for a period of 2 to 10 hours, preferably 2 to 4 hours with the guanidine type catalysts according to the invention.
• the prepolymer obtained at the end of this stage may have a number-average molecular weight of 800 to 20,000 g/mol, preferably of 1,000 to 10,000 g/mol, and preferably 2,000 to 8,000 g/mol. Molecular weight is measured by size exclusion chromatography using polystyrene as standard for calibration.
• the urethane prepolymer may have a mass percentage of NCO groups ranging from 2 to 20%, preferably from 2 to 10%, and even more preferably from 2 to 6% relative to the total weight of the urethane prepolymer.
• the urethane prepolymer may have a residual monomer content of less than or equal to 5%, and preferably less than or equal to 3%.
• This urethane prepolymer may also have a Brookfield viscosity at 23° C. measured at D+1 ranging from 500 to 400,000 mPa.s, preferably ranging from 500 to 300,000 mPa.s, preferably ranging from 500 to 200,000 mPa.
• s preferably ranging from 500 to 100,000 mPa.s, preferably ranging from 500 to 50,000 mPa.s, preferably ranging from 500 to 25,000 mPa.s, preferably, preferably ranging from 500 to 12,000 mPa .s, preferably ranging from 500 to 6000 mPa.s and preferably ranging from 500 to 3000 mPa.s depending on the NCO/OH ratio used and the nature of the polyols used.
• Step 2 Formation of the polyurethane polymer
• the second step of the process according to the invention is carried out by bringing the urethane prepolymer into contact with at least one second polyol to form the polyurethane polymer. This step is carried out in the presence of a second catalyst.
• the second polyol(s) can be chosen from the same polyols as the first polyol(s) previously described.
• the second polyol(s) is (are) identical to, different from or partly different from the first polyol(s) .
• a single second polyol is contacted with the urethane prepolymer.
• more than one second polyol are brought into contact with the urethane prepolymer.
• the NCO/OH molar ratio can be from 1.3 to 3, preferably from 1.5 to 2.
• the second catalyst is a metal catalyst.
• metal catalyst is meant a catalyst comprising at least one metal atom.
• the metal can be chosen from tin, zinc, bismuth, aluminum, titanium, iron, copper, zirconium.
• the second catalyst is chosen from a zinc catalyst, a bismuth catalyst, a titanium catalyst, an iron catalyst, a copper catalyst, a zirconium catalyst, an aluminum catalyst, as well as their combinations.
• the second catalyst is preferably devoid of tin.
• the second catalyst can be a metal carboxylate.
• the carboxylates can be those in which the carboxylic acid contains from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably from 4 to 14 carbon atoms. Mention may be made, for example, as carboxylic acids: acetic acid, butyric acid, isobutyric acid, caproic acid, caprylic acid, 2-ethylhexanoic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, isostearic acid, abietic acid, neodecanoic acid, 2,2,3,5-tetramethylhexanoic acid, l 2,4-dimethyl-2-isopropylpentanoic acid, 2,5-dimethyl-2-ethylhexanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyloctanoic acid, 2,2-diethylhexanoic acid, and arachidic acid.
• carboxylic acids acetic acid, butyric acid, isobutyric acid, caproic acid,
• the carboxylates can be mono-carboxylates, dicarboxylates, tricarboxylates, or mixtures thereof.
• the second catalyst can be a metal coordination complex, i.e. a metal complexed with one or more organic ligands.
• This type of catalyst can be chosen, for example, from zinc acetylacetonate, titanium acetylacetonate (for example commercially available under the name TYZOR ® AA75 from the company DORF KETAL), titanium tetraacetylacetonate, aluminum trisacetylacetonate , aluminum chelates such as, for example, mono-acetylacetonate bis-(ethylacetoacetate) (for example commercially available under the name K-KAT ® 5218 from the company KING INDUSTRIES), zirconium tetraacetylacetonate, diisopropoxybis(ethylacetonato) titanium, zirconium acetylacetonate, copper acetylacetonate, and mixtures thereof.
• the second catalyst can be chosen, for example, from dioctyl tin dicarboxylates such as dioctyl tin diacetate, dioctyl tin diethylhexanoate, dioctyl tin dineodecanoate (for example available under the name TIB KAT® 223 from the company TIB CHEMICALS), dioctyl tin dilaurate (DOTL) (for example available under the name TIB KAT® 216 from the company TIB CHEMICALS), dibutyl tin dioleate, dibutyl tin benzyl maleate, and mixtures thereof.
• dioctyl tin dicarboxylates such as dioctyl tin diacetate, dioctyl tin diethylhexanoate, dioctyl tin dineodecanoate (for example available under the name TIB
• the second catalyst can be chosen from titanium diisopropoxy-bis(ethylacetoacetato), zinc neodecanoate, titanium neodecanoate, iron acetylacetonate, zirconium acetylacetonate, copper, and mixtures thereof.
• a single second catalyst is brought into contact with the urethane prepolymer and the second polyol(s).
• a mixture of several second catalysts (for example two) is brought into contact with the urethane prepolymer and the second polyol(s).
• the second catalyst may be present at a level of 100 to 2000 ppm, and preferably 200 to 800 ppm based on the weight of the OH component.
• one or more additional compounds may be present in addition to the urethane prepolymer, the second polyol(s) and the metal catalyst(s).
• an additional compound can be a solvent, preferably chosen from ethyl acetate, acetone and methyl ethyl ketone.
• the bringing into contact of the urethane prepolymer with the second polyol(s) and the second catalyst(s) during this second step can be carried out by adding the second polyol(s). s) and the second catalyst(s) to the mixture resulting from the first stage and comprising the urethane prepolymer.
• This second step can be carried out at a temperature of 15 to 60°C, and preferably at a temperature of 23 to 50°C.
• the invention also relates to a two-component composition comprising an NCO component and an OH component.
• the NCO component of the composition comprises the urethane prepolymer prepared according to the first step of the process described above.
• the NCO component corresponds to the mixture obtained after bringing the isophorone diisocyanate into contact with the first polyol(s) and the first catalyst. That is, the prepolymer obtained is not isolated or purified from this mixture, and thus the mixture comprising the prepolymer and the first catalyst (as well as residues of polyol and isophorone diisocyanate) corresponds to the NCO component .
• the urethane prepolymer is part of the NCO component of the composition.
• additives can be added to the NCO component.
• additives can be chosen from plasticizers, solvents, pigments, adhesion promoters, moisture absorbers, UV stabilizers (or antioxidants), molecular sieves, fluorescent materials, rheological additives, fillers, and their mixtures.
• the urethane prepolymer can be present at a content ranging from 60 to 100%, and preferably from 70 to 99% relative to the total weight of the NCO component.
• the additives may be present in a content of 0 to 10%, and preferably 0 to 2% based on the weight of the NCO component of the composition.
• the OH component of the composition includes the second polyol(s) and the second catalyst as described above.
• only one second polyol is present in the OH component.
• several second polyols are present in the OH component.
• the second polyol(s) can be present at a content of 60 to 100%, and preferably 70 to 99%, based on the total weight of the OH component.
• only one second catalyst is present in the OH component.
• several second catalysts are present in the OH component.
• the second catalyst may be present at a level of 100 to 2000 ppm, and preferably 200 to 800 ppm based on the weight of the OH component.
• the OH component according to the invention may further comprise additives which may be included in the -NCO component, such as plasticizers, solvents, pigments, adhesion promoters, moisture absorbers, UV stabilizers (or antioxidants), fluorescent materials, rheological additives, and mixtures thereof.
• additives may be present in a content of 0 to 10%, and preferably 0 to 2% based on the weight of the OH component of the composition.
• the NCO components and the OH component of the two-component composition can preferably remain separate until the composition is used.
• the two-component composition according to the invention can be prepared by mixing the NCO component of the composition with the OH component. During this mixing, the hydroxyl groups present on the second polyol can react (in the presence of the second catalyst) with the isocyanate ends of the urethane prepolymer to form the polyurethane adhesive.
• the NCO component can be mixed with the OH component in an NCO/OH molar ratio ranging from 1.5 to 2.5, and preferably from 1.7 to 2.0.
• the two-component composition can be used for the treatment of substrates such as paper, a metal such as aluminum, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), a copolymer based on ethylene and propylene, polyamide (PA), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), or even a copolymer based on ethylene such as for example a maleic anhydride graft copolymer, a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate (EVA), a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol (EVOH), a copolymer of ethylene and an alkyl acrylate such as methyl acrylate (EMA) or butyl acrylate (EBA), polystyrene (PS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC ), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), a polymer or copolymer of lactic acid (PLA), or a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). Mention may also be made of a thin layer consisting of a
• the OH component of the composition is mixed with the OH component before coating the two-component composition (mixture of NCO and OH components) on the surface of a substrate.
• the NCO component can be mixed with the OH component at room temperature, for example at a temperature of 15 to 60°C, and preferably 23 to 50°C.
• the coating of the two-component composition on the surface of the substrate can be carried out at a temperature ranging from 23 to 50°C, and preferably ranging from 35 to 40°C.
• the two-component composition can form a continuous layer on the surface of the substrate. This layer can have a thickness of 1 ⁇ m to 25 ⁇ m, and preferably from 1 ⁇ m to 10 ⁇ m, and even more preferably from 1 ⁇ m to 5 ⁇ m.
• the two-component composition according to the invention can be used as an adhesive composition, so as to bond two substrates together.
• the composition can form an adhesive layer holding two substrates fixed together.
• the surface of an additional substrate can be brought into contact with the coated surface, so as to bond the two substrates.
• the contacting of the additional substrate with the coated surface the assembly can be placed under a heating press so as to accelerate the bonding of the two substrates together.
• the temperature of this press can be for example from 60 to 110°C, and preferably from 80 to 100°C.
• the articles manufactured after application of the composition according to the invention comprise at least one surface coated with the two-component composition. It is an internal surface of the article, that is to say a surface of the article which is in contact with, for example, another surface of the article, and the two-component composition located between these two surfaces.
• the manufactured article may comprise more than two layers (or substrates), for example three or four layers (or substrates), these layers being fixed together with the two-component composition according to the invention.
• the two-component composition according to the invention can therefore be used for the preparation of multilayer films for the manufacture of flexible packaging.
• This type of film can in fact be used for the manufacture of the most diverse flexible packaging, which is shaped and then closed (after the packaging stage of the product intended for the consumer) by heat-sealing (or heat-sealing) techniques.
• these films are used for the manufacture of flexible packaging intended for sterilization treatments, such as the sterilization of food products packaged in said flexible packaging.
• VESTANAT IPDI isophorone diisocyanate marketed by the company EVONIK, having a molar mass of 222.6 g/mol and a %NCO of between 37.5 and 37.8%;
• VORANOL® 1010L polypropylene glycol sold by the company DOW, having a number-average molecular weight of between 984 and 1058 g/mol and an IOH hydroxyl index of between 106 and 114 mg KOH/g;
• VORANOL® CP450 polypropylene glycol triol marketed by the company DOW, having a number-average molecular mass of between 425 and 455 g/mol and an IOH hydroxyl index of between 370 and 396 mg KOH/g;
• DEKATOL® 3008 aliphatic polyester diol marketed by the company BOSTIK, having a number-average molecular weight of between 967 and 1039 g/mol, and an IOH hydroxyl index of between 108 and 116 mg KOH/g;
• MTBD 7-methyl-1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4,4,0]dec-5-ene (CAS No: 84030-20-6);
• DABCO 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (CAS No: 280-57-9);
• TIB KAT® 216 dioctyltin dilaurate marketed by the company TIB CHEMICALS.
• VESTANAT IPDI VESTANAT IPDI
• VORANOL 1010L 29.8 g
• VORANOL CP450 and 10 ppm of phosphoric acid to neutralize any traces of catalyst present in polyols
• phosphoric acid to neutralize any traces of catalyst present in polyols
• the NCO/OH ratio is 4.9.
• the ratio r was calculated using the method detailed in the description.
• the ratio r corresponds to the regioselectivity with respect to the isocyanate group linked to a primary carbon over the isocyanate group linked to a secondary carbon, which is calculated according to the method described above.
• the ratio r is greater than 0 when the catalyst used favors the reaction of isocyanate groups linked to a primary carbon (C1), the ratio r is less than 0 when the catalyst promotes the reaction of the isocyanate groups linked to a secondary carbon (C2).
• the catalyst is all the less regioselective as the ratio r tends towards 0.
• the catalyst concentrations were adjusted in order to obtain a reaction similar to that obtained when dioctyl tin is used as catalyst.
• Zr(acac)4 Zirconium (IV) acetylacetonate
• Fe(OTf)2 Iron (II) trifluoromethanesulfonate
• DBU 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene
• DABCO 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane
• the reaction in the absence of catalyst (entry 1) makes it possible to obtain a regioselectivity inverse to that obtained with the catalysts of formulas (I) and (II).
• This inverse regioselectivity is also obtained with metal catalysts (entries 2 to 5) as well as with protonated guanidine type catalysts (entries 6 and 7) and phosphazene (entry 8) and amidine (entry 9) type catalysts.
• Other catalysts of the amidine (entry 10) and tertiary amine (entry 11) type make it possible to obtain a regioselectivity in the same direction as the catalysts of formulas (I) and (II), but lower than that desired.
• the catalysts according to formulas (I) and (II) (entries 12 to 18) make it possible to obtain the urethane prepolymer with an r ratio greater than 0.25.
• the regioselectivity during the formation of the urethane prepolymer was studied using different catalysts.
• VESTANAT IPDI 23.3 g of VESTANAT IPDI were brought into contact with a mixture of 29.8 g of VORANOL 1010L and 8.1 g of VORANOL CP450 and 10 ppm of phosphoric acid (to neutralize any traces of catalyst present in polyols), at a temperature between 75 and 78° C., and the various catalysts which are illustrated in the table below until the theoretical % NCO of 6.4% is reached. This theoretical ratio is determined by calculation according to the composition of the reaction medium and the functionality of the raw materials used.
• the NCO/OH ratio is 1.83.
• the ratio r was calculated using the method above.
• the r ratio is greater than 0 when the catalyst used promotes the reaction of isocyanate groups linked to a primary carbon (C1), the r ratio is less than 0 when the catalyst promotes the reaction of isocyanate groups linked to a secondary carbon (C2).
• the catalyst is all the less regioselective as the ratio r tends towards 0.
• Ti(acac)2OIPr2 titanium diisopropoxide bis(acetylacetonate)
• the reaction in the absence of catalyst makes it possible to obtain a regioselectivity inverse to that obtained with the catalysts of formulas (I) and (II).
• This inverse regioselectivity is also obtained with metal catalysts (entries 2 to 5).
• the DABCO catalyst of the tertiary amine type makes it possible to obtain a regioselectivity in the same direction as the catalysts of formulas (I) and (II), but lower than that desired.
• the catalysts according to formulas (I) and (II) (entries 7 and 8) make it possible to obtain the urethane prepolymer with an r ratio greater than 0.2.
• compositions (A to C) were prepared by mixing an NCO component with an OH component.
• A is a composition according to the invention while B and C are comparative compositions.
• the NCO and OH components were prepared in an amount of 100 g each.
• the NCO component of each composition was prepared by mixing the components at a temperature of 75 to 78°C for a duration of 2 to 3 hours for the NCO component of composition A (catalyzed MTBD), from 2 to 3 hours for the NCO component of composition C (DOTL catalyzed) and 32 hours for the NCO component of composition B (catalyzed DABCO).
• the MTBD here is representative of the first catalyst according to the invention.
• the NCO/OH ratio used to synthesize the NCO component of each composition is 1.7.
• the % NCO is measured using standard NF EN 1242.
• the IOH hydroxyl number is measured using the ASTM E1899-08 standard.
• compositions A, B and C were mixed at an NCO/OH molar ratio of 1.86.
• compositions A, B and C were then used (grammage of 2.5 g/m 2 ) to produce PET-ALU complexes (20 ⁇ m, including 12 ⁇ m PET and aluminum 8 ⁇ m) / Adhesive composition (2.5 ⁇ m) / PE (50 ⁇ m), which complexes were then used to measure the kinetics of crosslinking at 23°C of the adhesive composition between the layers of PET-ALU and PE over 18 days.
• the degree of crosslinking of the adhesive compositions between the 2 PET-ALU and PE films was measured by infrared spectrometry by following the disappearance of the NCO functions on the adhesive film after delamination of samples taken each day from the 3 complexes.
• Cat 1 first catalyst

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