Patent ID: 6130346
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: C07B,C07C

Abstract:
A process for preparing an oxyalkylene derivative, comprising, in the presence of a phosphine oxide represented by formula (1): ##STR19## where R.sup.1 is the same or different and each represents a hydrogen or hydrocarbon group with 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and x is the amount of water as a molar ratio which is 0 to 5.0, reacting an epoxy compound withi) an alcohol, thiol, phenol, thiophenol, carboxylic acid or sulfonic acid represented by formula 2:H--Q Formula(2)where H is an active hydrogen and Q is an organic moiety of the alcohol, thiol, phenol, thiophenol, carboxylic acid or sulfonic acid except the active hydrogen;ii) a carboxylate represented by formula (3), a carboxylic anhydride represented by formula (4) or a sulfonate represented by formula (5): ##STR20## where in formulas (3), (4) and (5) R.sup.2 is hydrogen or an organic group having 1 to 35 carbon atoms; in formulas (3) and (5) OZ.sup.1 is an organic moiety of the alcohol or phenol except the active hydrogen; and in formula (4) OZ.sup.2 is an organic moiety of the carboxylic acid except the active hydrogen; oriii) a carbonate represented by formula (6) ##STR21## where R.sup.3 is aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 35 carbon atoms or aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 35 carbon atoms, and OZ.sup.1 is as defined above for formula (3) and (5), to form respectively an oxyalkylene derivative havingi) a substructure represented by formula (7): ##STR22## ii) a substructure represented by formula (8), (9) or (10): ##STR23## or iii) a substructure represented by formula (11) and/or a substructure represented by formula (12): ##STR24##