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Metal salts of hindered aromatic phenols

Assignee: GEN ELECTRICPriority: Sep 29, 2000Filed: Nov 6, 2002Published: May 1, 2003
Est. expirySep 29, 2020(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
C07C 37/66C07C 37/64
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Abstract

Reaction of a phenol with a metal salt of an alcohol produces a metal phenolate salt of a phenol. When a hindered phenol is used a hindered metal phenolate is produced. Such hindered metal phenolate salts are useful in driving the synthesis reaction of hindered phenol esters and phosphite esters to completion.

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Having described the invention, that which is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A process for the preparation of a metal phenolate comprising reacting a phenol having the formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein each R 1 , R 2 , and R 3  is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, t-amyl, t-hexyl, cyclohexyl, cumyl, t-pentyl, and t-octyl with a metal alcoholate having the formula (R 4 O) x Q where R 4 O is derived from the corresponding alcohol R 4 OH, Q is a metal cation having a valence x, to produce a metal phenolate and an alcohol R 4 OH wherein said metal phenolate has the formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein Q, x and each R 1 , R 2 , and R 3  are as previously defined and removing the alcohol R 4 OH from the metal phenolate.  
     
     
         2 . The process of  claim 1 . A process for the preparation of a metal phenolate comprising reacting a phenol having the formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein each R 1 , R 2 , and R 3  is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, t-amyl, t-hexyl, cyclohexyl, cumyl, t-pentyl, and t-octyl with a metal alcoholate having the formula (R 4 O) x Q where R 4 O is derived from the corresponding alcohol R 4 OH, Q is a metal cation having a valence x, to produce a metal phenolate and an alcohol R 4 OH wherein said metal phenolate has the formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein Q, x and each R 1 , R 2 , and R 3  are as previously defined and removing the alcohol R 4 OH from the metal phenolate.  
     
     
         3 . The process of  claim 1  wherein R 4  is a monovalent organic radical having from one to twenty carbon atoms.  
     
     
         4 . The process of  claim 2  wherein R 4  is a monovalent organic radical having from one to twenty carbon atoms.  
     
     
         5 . The process of  claim 1  wherein R 4  is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethanyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, 2-butyl, 2-methyl-propyl and tertiary butyl.  
     
     
         6 . The process of  claim 2  wherein R 4  is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, 2-butyl, 2-methyl-propyl and tertiary butyl.  
     
     
         7 . The process of  claim 1  where Q is selected from the group consisting of the alkali metals, the alkaline earth metals, the transition metals and the non-transition metals of Groups III, IV and V subject to the limitation that the halides of these metals are ionic salts.  
     
     
         8 . The process of  claim 2  where Q is selected from the group consisting of the alkali metals, the alkaline earth metals, the transition metals and the non-transition metals of Groups III, IV and V subject to the limitation that the halides of these metals are ionic salts.  
     
     
         9 . The process of  claim 1  wherein wherein each R 1 , R 2 , and R 3  is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, t-amyl, and t-hexyl.  
     
     
         10 . The process of  claim 2  wherein wherein each R 1 , R 2 , and R 3  is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, t-amyl, and t-hexyl.  
     
     
         11 . The process of  claim 2  wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, halogentated aliphatic hydrocarbons, halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons, esters, ketones, ethers, glycolethers, nitrogen compounds, carbon disulfide, dimethyl sulfoxide; phosphorus compounds such as hexamethylphosphoramide; and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         12 . The process of  claim 11  where the nitrogen compounds are amines.  
     
     
         13 . The process of  claim 12  where the amine is tri-n-propyl amine.  
     
     
         14 . The process of  claim 13  where each R 1 , R 2 , and R 3  is t-butyl.  
     
     
         15 . The process of  claim 14  where Q is an alkali metal.  
     
     
         16 . The process of  claim 15  where the alkali metal is sodium.  
     
     
         17 . The process of  claim 16  where R 4  is methyl.  
     
     
         18 . A process for the preparation of a metal phenolate consisting essentially of reacting a phenol having the formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein each R 1 , R 2 , and R 3  is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, t-amyl, t-hexyl, cyclohexyl, cumyl, t-pentyl, and t-octyl with a metal alcoholate having the formula (R 4 O) x Q where R 4 O is derived from the corresponding alcohol R 4 OH, Q is a metal cation having a valence x, to produce a metal phenolate and an alcohol R 4 0H wherein said metal phenolate has the formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein Q, x and each R 1 , R 2 , and R 3  are as previously defined and removing the alcohol R 4 OH from the metal phenolate.  
     
     
         19 . The process of  claim 18  conducted in the presence of a solvent.  
     
     
         20 . A process for the preparation of a metal phenolate consisting of reacting a phenol having the formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein each R 1 , R 2 , and R 3  is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, t-amyl, t-hexyl, cyclohexyl, cumyl, t-pentyl, and t-octyl with a metal alcoholate having the formula (R 4 O) x Q where R 4 O is derived from the corresponding alcohol R 4 OH, Q is a metal cation having a valence x, to produce a metal phenolate and an alcohol R 4 OH wherein said metal phenolate has the formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein Q, x and each R 1 , R 2 , and R 3  are as previously defined and removing the alcohol R 4 OH from the metal phenolate.

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