Poly(Thioesters), Their Applications and Derivatives

Abstract

A composition of the formulae MZAORS n R 1 F 1 m OAZ 1 M 1 , wherein O and S have their normal meaning of oxygen and sulfur, n is at least 2 and not more than 8, F 1 is of the formula —OAORS n R 1 —, m is at least 1, Z and Z 1 are the same or different and are oxy or amino, M and M 1 are the same or different and are hydrogen or an organic substituent, R and R 1 are the same or different and are organic divalent radicals, each having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and A is the residue of a dicarboxylic acid of from 2 to 40 carbon atoms.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A composition of the formulae:
   MF m ORS n R 1 OM 1      wherein:   O and S have their normal meaning of oxygen and sulfur;   n is at least 2 and, not more than 8;   F is of the formula —ORS n R 1 OAO—;   m is at least 1;   M and M 1  are the same or different and are hydrogen or an organic substituent;   R and R 1  are the same or different and are organic divalent radicals, each having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms; and   A is the residue of a dicarboxylic acid of from 2 to 40 carbon atoms.   
     
     
         2 . A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein M and M 1  are hydrogen, and A is of from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, and R and R 1  are aliphatic. 
     
     
         3 . A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein M and M 1  are hydrogen, A is a fatty acid dimer residue, and R and R 1  are aliphatic. 
     
     
         4 . A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein M and M 1  are hydrogen, n is 2 to 4, R and R 1  are ethylene, and A is a fatty acid dimer residue. 
     
     
         5 . A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 M is defined as W 1 R 2 — and   M 1  is defined as W 2 R 3 —,   wherein:   R 2  and R 3  are the same or different and are an organic divalent radical having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms; and   W and W 1  are the same or different, and are amino and substituted amino of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, hydroxyl, carboxyl, isothiocyanate, oxo-carbonyl, non-oxo-carbonyl, siloxane, silane, cyclocarbonate, active olefin, or active hydrogen.   
     
     
         6 . A composition according to  claim 5 , wherein A is of from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, R and R 1  are aliphatic. 
     
     
         7 . A composition according to  claim 5 , wherein A is a fatty acid dimer residue, and R and R 1  are aliphatic. 
     
     
         8 . A composition according to  claim 5 , wherein n is 2 to 4, R and R 1  are ethylene, and A is a fatty acid dimer residue. 
     
     
         9 . A copolymer according to  claim 9 , wherein said polymer is a polyurethane. 
     
     
         10 . A copolymer according to  claim 9 , wherein said polymer is a polyether. 
     
     
         11 . A copolymer according to  claim 9 , wherein said polymer is a polyester. 
     
     
         12 . A copolymer according to  claim 9 , wherein said polymer is an addition polymer. 
     
     
         13 . A copolymer according to  claim 9 , wherein A is a dicarboxylic acid residue of from 2 to 8 carbon atoms and n is 2 to 4. 
     
     
         14 . A copolymer according to  claim 13 , wherein at least on of W and W 1  is hydroxyl. 
     
     
         15 . A copolymer according to  claim 13 , wherein at least on of W and W 1  is carboxyl. 
     
     
         16 . A copolymer according to  claim 13 , wherein at least on of W and W 1  is an amine. 
     
     
         17 . A compound of the formulae:
   MF 1   m OAOM 1 ,   wherein:   F 1  is of the formula —OAORS n R 1 —;   m is at least 1;   n is of 2 to 4;   R and R 1  are ethylene;   A is the residue of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid of from 2 to 40 carbon atoms; and   M and M 1  are H.   
     
     
         18 . A compound having at least one unit of the formula:
 having from 24 to 40 carbon atoms with the structure:
   —ORS n R 1 OAO—
 
   wherein:   O and S have their normal meaning of oxygen and sulfur;   n is at least 2 and not more than 8;   R and R 1  are the same or different and are organic divalent radicals, each having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms; and   A is the residue of a dibasic carboxylic acid of from 1 to 40 carbon atoms, wherein A is a fatty acid dimer residue, and R and R1 are aliphatic.   
     
     
         19 . A compound containing one or more units formed from a polysulfide diol and a fatty acid dimer
   —[R—S x —R—O—C(O)—R′—C(O)]—
   
       wherein:
 x can be any value between 2 and 8, 
 R contains 2 carbon atoms and the sum of carbon atoms contributed by R groups is from 4 to 40, and 
 R′ is a section of the fatty acid dimer located between two carboxylic groups. 
 
     
     
         20 . A composition of the formulae:
   MZAORS n R 1 F 1   m OAZ 1 M 1 ,   wherein   O and S have their normal meaning of oxygen and sulfur;   n is at least 2 and not more than 8;   F1 is of the formula —OAORSnR1-   m is at least 1;   Z or Z1 is amino;   M and M1 are the same or different and are hydrogen or an organic substituent;   R and R1 are the same or different and are organic divalent radicals, each having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms; and   A is the residue of a dicarboxylic acid of from 2 to 40 carbon atoms.