Patent ID: 6610859
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: C07F,C08C,C08F,Y02P

Abstract:
A compound of the formula: wherein:M is an alkali metal selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium and potassium; Z is a branched or straight chain hydrocarbon connecting group which contains 3-25 carbon atoms, optionally substituted with aryl or substituted aryl; Q is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group derived by the incorporation of one or more unsaturated organic compounds into the Mâ€”Z linkage; n is from 0 to 5; R1 is selected from the group consisting, of aralkyl, allyl, tertiary alkyl and methyl; and R2 is the same as R1, with the proviso that when R1 is methyl, R2 is not C1-C4 alkyl, or when R1 is aralkyl, R2 is not aralkyl, or R2 is different from R1 and selected from the group consisting of alkyl,substituted alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and substituted heterocycloalkyl, with the proviso that when R is not the same as R1, then R2 is more stable under conditions used to remove R1, or R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form wherein y is from 1 to 4 and each R11 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, and substituted heterocycloalkyl.