# Patent

## Title
Beta-sulfone imides and preparation thereof

## Abstract

The present invention provides a novel β-sulfonimide compound having at least one imide group and at least one sulfonyl group and a method for preparing the same.

## Background
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a novel β-sulfonimide compound and a preparation method thereof.
BACKGROUND ART
N-alkylimides find many uses in electrics/electronics, medicine, agrochemicals, dyes, pigments and surfactants and thus are being actively studied. And, a variety of imide derivatives including phthalimide, succinimide and maleimide are used in many applications. U.S. Pat. No. 4,596,863 disclosed a use of N-alkylimide copolymers as sizing agent. Recently, U.S. Pat. No. 6,437,009 disclosed a use as low foam wetting agent. The use of imide compounds is expanding from medicinal and electric/electronic industries to more diverse industry fields.
In general, N-alkylimide compounds may be prepared by such known methods as presented in F. Barrow [J. Chem. Soc. (London), p. 638 (1939)], i.e., by condensation of carboxylic acid and primary amine, condensation of carboxylic acid ester and primary amine or condensation of carboxylic acid anhydride and primary amine.
Also, N-alkylimide compounds can be prepared from imide, for example, by the methods presented in U.S. Pat. No. 2,628,963 and U.S. Pat. No. 2,753,356, in which carboxyimide and primary amine are reacted at high temperature and under high pressure.
Polyimides frequently used as electronics material may be prepared by the above method. But, synthetic polyimides are prepared by condensing polyamic acid precursor at high temperature because of difficulty in processing, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,290,497.
But, the condensation requires high temperature or high pressure and the primary amine should have a high basicity. Because of these problems, efforts to develop various compounds were unsuccessful. Especially, β-sulfoneamine has to be used as primary amine to prepare β-sulfonimide. But, preparation of β-sulfonimide by the afore-mentioned process is difficult because β-sulfoneamine has a low basicity.
DISCLOSURE
Technical Problem
The present inventors studied ardently to solve these problems and succeeded in making the present invention.
An object of the present invention is to provide a novel β-sulfonimide compound that can be used in a variety of industrial fields.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an economical and efficient method for preparing a β-sulfonimide compound through a simple process.
Technical Solution
The present invention provides a novel β-sulfonimide compound having at least one imide group and at least one sulfonyl group and a method for preparing the same, more particularly a novel β-sulfonimide compound represented by the formula (1) or (2) below and a method for preparing the same:




each of X and X1 is, independently, selected from




wherein each of Ra and Rb is, independently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic group and may or may not be connected with each other, A is C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group;

Y1 is vinyl or C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group; and
p and m are integers the sum of which ranges from 0 to 6 (Y1 can be vinyl only when both p and m are 0);




X2 is




A is C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group, Y2 is C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group, q is 0 or 1 and n is an integer 1 or larger.

In the formulas (1) and (2), the substituents may be independently selected from amine, nitro, aminoalkyl, aminoaryl, thiol, thioalkyl, thioaryl, hydroxy, oxyalkyl, oxyaryl, fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo.
In the present invention, a β-sulfonimide compound is prepared by nucleophilic addition of a compound having at least one vinylsulfonyl group with a compound having at least one imide group in the presence of a proper catalyst.
Such nucleophilic addition is a Michael-type addition. As presented by A. Michael [J. Prakt. Chem. [2] 35, p. 349 (1987)], etc., a nucleophile is used as Michael donor and an activated unsaturated compound, for example, an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound, is used as Michael acceptor. In the present invention, imide is used as Michael donor and vinylsulfone is used as Michael acceptor. Particularly, the present invention is characterized in selectively using vinylsulfone as Michael acceptor.
To be specific, nucleophilic addition of an imide compound represented by the formula (3) below with a vinylsulfone compound represented by the formula (4) below is carried out in the presence of catalyst to prepare the β-sulfonimide compound represented by the formula (1) or (2):




Ra, Rb, A and Y1 are the same as defined above, k is an integer from 0 to 6 and Y1 can be vinyl only when k is 0.
Specific, but non-restrictive examples of the compound resented by the formula (3) are given in the formulas (5) to (13) below:







each of R1 to R4 may be identical or different and is a substituent independently selected from hydrogen, amine, nitro, aminoalkyl, aminoaryl, thiol, thioalkyl, thioaryl, hydroxy, oxyalkyl, oxyaryl, fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo or C1-C20 aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group substituted by said substituent or unsubstituted and R5 is C1-C20 alkyl, cycloalkyl or aromatic group substituted by said substituent or unsubstituted.
Specific, but non-restrictive examples of the compound resented by the formula (4) are given in the formulas (14) to (17) below, but any vinylsulfone compound having at least one vinyl group neighboring a sulfonyl group may be used in the present invention.




R1, R2 and R5 are the same as defined above.
The solvent used in the present invention need not be particularly limited, but one capable of dissolving the reactants well is preferable. For example, ketones such as acetone and 2-butanone, ethers such as diethyl ether and dioxane and amides such as N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide and N-methylpyrrolidone may be used.
The catalyst used in the present invention need not be particularly limited, as long as the objects of the present invention can be attained. That is, any catalyst can be used, as long as the compound provided by the present invention is obtained. In general, organic bases such as benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide, dimethyldiethylammonium hydroxide, ethyltrimethylammonium hydroxide, methyltriethylammonium hydroxide, tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, tetrabutylphosphonium hydroxide, tetraethylammonium hydroxide, tetramethylammonium hydroxide and tetrapropylammonium hydroxide may be used as catalyst. The content of the catalyst need not be particularly limited, but it is preferably used within 0.1-20 wt %, more preferably within 1-15 wt %, based on the weight of the reactants.
In the preparation method according to the present invention, the reaction temperature may be adjusted depending on the particular solvent used. Usually, 20-100° C. is preferred and 40-80° C. is more preferred.
In the preparation method of the present invention, separation and purification of the β-sulfonimide compound may be carried out by common techniques, including column chromatography, distillation, recrystallization, etc. However, it is simple and convenient to precipitate the β-sulfonimide compound using alcohols such as methanol, ethanol and propanol.



DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is the 1H-NMR spectrum of the β-sulfonimide compound prepared in Example 1.
FIG. 2 is the IR spectrum of the β-sulfonimide compound prepared in Example 1.
FIG. 3 is the thermal analysis (DSC-TGA) spectrum of the β-sulfonimide compound prepared in.
FIG. 4 is the 1H-NMR spectrum of the β-sulfonimide compound prepared in Example 2.
FIG. 5 is the 13C-NMR spectrum of the β-sulfonimide compound prepared in Example 2.
FIG. 6 is the IR spectrum of the β-sulfonimide compound prepared in Example 2.



BEST MODE
Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through examples. However, it will be appreciated that those skilled in the art, in consideration of this disclosure, may make modifications and improvements within the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Example 1
Preparation of 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-(N-anilinesulfonylethyl)-2,3-dicarboxylmide
In a 500 mL round bottom flask, a mixture of 20 g of 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-2,3-dicarboxylmide, 12.5 g of 4-ethenesulfonylphenylamine and 200 g of 1,4-dioxane was heated to 40-50° C. and stirred. To the reaction solution was added 4.3 g of 40% aqueous tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution 3 times over a 1-hour period. Subsequently, the mixture was stirred at 40-50° C. for 6 more hours. After stopping to stir, the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature and precipitated and dispersed in 1 L of methanol. The resultant precipitate was filtered, redispersed in 1 L of clean water, filtered again and washed to remove salt. Then, the product was redispersed in 500 mL of methanol, filtered and dried to obtain 31 g of 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-(N-anilinesulfonylethyl)-2,3-dicarboxylmide (yield=97%).
IR (KBr): vmax=1290.1 cm−1, 1143.6 cm−1 (—SO2—)
1H-NMR (DMSO-d6) δ (ppm): 8.2 (2H, d, ArH), 7.9 (2H, t, ArH) 7.4 (2H, d, ArH), 6.5 (2H, d, ArH), 3.8 (2H, t, —CH2SO2—), 3.5 (2H, t, —N(imide)CH2—)




Example 2
Preparation of 1-[2-(4-amino-benzenesulfonyl)-ethyl]-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione
In a 100 mL round bottom flask, a mixture of 1.15 g of succinimide, 2 g of 4-ethenesulfonylphenylamine and 30 g of 1,4-dioxane was heated to 60-70° C. and stirred. To the reaction solution was added 0.75 g of 40% aqueous tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution 3 times over a 1-hour period. Subsequently, the mixture was stirred at 60-70° C. for 2 more hours. When the solution turned into a white suspension, stirring was stopped and the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature and precipitated and dispersed in 100 mL of methanol. The resultant precipitate was filtered, redispersed in 100 mL of clean water, filtered again and washed to remove salt. Then, the product was redispersed in 500 mL of methanol, filtered and dried to obtain 2.2 g of 1-[2-(4-amino-benzenesulfonyl)-ethyl]-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione (yield=70%).
IR (KBr): vmax=1294.9 cm−1, 1138.7 cm−1 (—SO2—)
1H-NMR (DMSO-d6) δ (ppm): 7.4 (2H, d, ArH), 6.6 (2H, d, ArH) 6.2 (2H, d, NH2), 3.6 (2H, t, —CH2SO2—), 3.3 (2H, t, —N(imide)CH2—), 2.5 (4H, t, —CH2CH2—)




Example 3
Preparation of 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-(N-vinylsulfonylethyl)-2,3-dicarboxylmide
In a 1 L round bottom flask, a mixture of 50 g of 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-2,3-dicarboxylmide, 21 g of divinylsulfone and 400 g of 1,4-dioxane was heated to 40-50° C. and stirred. To the reaction solution was added 11 g of 40% aqueous tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution 3 times over a 1-hour period. Subsequently, the mixture was stirred at 40-50° C. for 5 more hours. After stopping stirring, the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature and precipitated and dispersed in 1 L of methanol. The resultant precipitate was filtered, redispersed in 100 mL of clean water, filtered again and washed to remove salt. Then, the product was redispersed in 1 L of methanol, filtered and dried to obtain 66 g of 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-(N-vinylsulfonylethyl)-2,3-dicarboxylmide (yield=95%).
IR (KBr): vmax=1290.1 cm−1, 1132.9 cm−1 (—SO2—)
1H-NMR (DMSO-d6) δ (ppm): 8.2 (2H, d, ArH), 7.0 (1H, m, —CH═) 6.3 (2H, dd, ═CH2), 3.5 (2H, t, —CH2SO2—), 3.3 (2H, t, —N(imide)CH2—)




Example 4
Preparation of bis(1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-(N-ethyl)-2,3-dicarboxylmide)sulfone
In a 100 mL round bottom flask, a mixture of 2 g of 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-2,3-dicarboxylmide, 0.39 g of divinylsulfone and 15 g of 1,4-dioxane was heated to 40-50° C. and stirred. To the reaction solution was added 0.43 g of 40% aqueous tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution. Subsequently, the mixture was stirred at 50-60° C. for 4 more hours. After stopping stirring, the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature and precipitated and dispersed in 100 mL of methanol. The resultant precipitate was filtered, redispersed in 100 mL of clean water, filtered again and washed to remove salt. Then, the product was redispersed in 50 mL of methanol, filtered and dried to obtain 2.1 g of bis(1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-(N-ethyl)-2,3-dicarboxylmide)sulfone (yield=87%).
IR (KBr): vmax=1290.1 cm−1, 1125.3 cm−1 (—SO2—).




Example 5
Preparation of bis(1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-(N-ethyl)-2,3-dicarboxylmide)sulfone
In a 100 mL round bottom flask, a mixture of 2 g of 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-(N-vinylsulfonylethyl)-2,3-dicarboxylmide, 1.44 g of 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-2,3-dicarboxylmide and 20 g of 1,4-dioxane was heated to 40-50° C. and stirred. To the reaction solution was added 0.3 g of 40% aqueous tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution. Subsequently, the mixture was stirred at 50-60° C. for 3 more hours. After stopping stirring, the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature and precipitated and dispersed in 100 mL of methanol. The resultant precipitate was filtered, redispersed in 100 mL of clean water, filtered again and washed to remove salt. Then, the product was redispersed in 50 mL of methanol, filtered and dried to obtain 2.95 g of bis(1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-(N-ethyl)-2,3-dicarboxylmide)sulfone (yield=86%).
IR (KBr): vmax=1290.1 cm−1, 1125.3 cm−1 (—SO2—)




Example 6
Preparation of 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-(N-succinimidylethanesulfonylethyl)-2,3-dicarboxylmide
In a 100 mL round bottom flask, a mixture of 0.47 g of succinimide, 2 g of 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-(N-vinylsulfonylethyl)-2,3-dicarboxylmide and 20 g of 1,4-dioxane was heated to 40-50° C. and stirred. To the reaction solution was added 0.3 g of 40% aqueous tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution. Subsequently, the mixture was stirred at 50-60° C. for 3 more hours. After stopping stirring, the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature and precipitated and dispersed in 100 mL of methanol. The resultant precipitate was filtered, redispersed in 100 mL of clean water, filtered again and washed to remove salt. Then, the product was redispersed in 50 mL of methanol, filtered and dried to obtain 2.17 g of 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-(N-succinimidylethanesulfonylethyl)-2,3-dicarboxylmide (yield=88%).
IR (KBr): vmax=1292.1 cm−1, 1124.3 cm−1 (—SO2—)




Example 7
Preparation of poly(β-sulfone-imide)
In a 100 mL round bottom flask, a mixture of 1 g of pyromellitic diimide, 0.55 g of divinylsulfone and 20 g of N,N-dimethylacetamide was heated to 40-50° C. and stirred. To the reaction solution was added 0.58 g of 40% aqueous tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution. Subsequently, the mixture was stirred at 40-50° C. for 12 more hours. After stopping stirring, the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature and precipitated and dispersed in 100 mL of methanol. The resultant precipitate was filtered, redispersed in methanol, filtered again and washed to remove salt. Then, the product was dried to obtain 1.44 g of poly(β-sulfone-imide) (yield=93%).
IR (KBr): vmax=1304.6 cm−1, 1132.0 cm−1 (—SO2—)




Example 8
Preparation of N-vinylsulfonylethylmaleimide
In a 50 mL round bottom flask, a mixture of 0.5 g of maleimide, 0.61 g of divinylsulfone and 10 g of 1,4-dioxane was heated to 40-50° C. and stirred. To the reaction solution was added 0.67 g of 40% aqueous tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution. Subsequently, the mixture was stirred at 40-50° C. for 3 more hours. After stopping stirring, the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature and precipitated and dispersed in 100 mL of methanol. The resultant precipitate was filtered, redispersed in a large volume of clean water, filtered again and washed to remove salt. Then, the product was redispersed in 50 mL of methanol, filtered and dried to obtain 0.94 g of N-vinylsulfonylethylmaleimide (yield=61%)
IR (KBr): vmax=1305.6 cm−1, 1127.2 cm−1 (—SO2—)




Example 9
Preparation of bis(N-maleimidylethyl)sulfone
In a 50 mL round bottom flask, a mixture of 1.0 g of maleimide, 0.61 g of divinylsulfone and 20 g of 1,4-dioxane was heated to 40-50° C. and stirred. To the reaction solution was added 1.2 g of 40% aqueous tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution little by little. Subsequently, the mixture was stirred at 40-50° C. for 5 more hours. After stopping stirring, the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature and precipitated and dispersed in 100 mL of methanol. The resultant precipitate was filtered, redispersed in a large volume of clean water, filtered again and washed to remove salt. Then, the product was redispersed in 100 mL of methanol, filtered and dried to obtain 1.32 g of bis(N-maleimidylethyl)sulfone (yield=70%).
IR (KBr): vmax=1305.6 cm−1, 1127.2 cm−1 (—SO2—)




INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
In accordance with the present invention, novel β-sulfonimide compounds with wanted properties can be prepared simply and in good yield by selective reaction with imide group and vinylsulfone group. The β-sulfonimide compounds provided by the present invention can be utilized in a variety of applications, including medicine, dyes, pigments, agrochemicals, polymer compounds and electric/electronic materials.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the concepts and specific embodiments disclosed in the foregoing description may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other embodiments for carrying out the purposes of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that such equivalent embodiments do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the appended claims.

## Claims

1. A β-sulfonimide compound represented by the following formula (1) or (2):



wherein, in the formula (1), each of X and X1 is, independently, selected from




wherein each of R1 to R4 may be identical or different and is a substituent independently selected from hydrogen, amine, nitro, aminoalkyl, aminoaryl, thiol, thioalkyl, thioaryl, hydroxy, oxyalkyl, oxyaryl, fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo or C1-C20 aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group substituted by said substituent or unsubstituted and R5 is C1-C20 alkyl, cycloalkyl or aromatic group substituted by said substituent or unsubstituted;
Y1 is vinyl or C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group; and
p and m are integers the sum of which ranges from 0 to 6 (Y1 can be vinyl only when both p and m are 0);




X2 is





A is C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group, Y2 is C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group, q is 0 or 1 and n is an integer 1 or larger.

2. The β-sulfonimide compound as set forth in claim 1, wherein, in the formula (2), the substituents are at least one selected from amine, nitro, aminoalkyl, aminoaryl, thiol, thioalkyl, thioaryl, hydroxy, oxyalkyl, oxyaryl, fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo.

3. The β-sulfonimide compound as set forth in claim 1, wherein, in the formula (2), X2 is selected from




where each R1 and R2 may be identical or different and is a substituent independently selected from hydrogen, amine, nitro, aminoalkyl, aminoaryl, thiol, thioalkyl, thioaryl, hydroxy, oxyalkyl, oxyaryl, fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo or C1-C20 aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group substituted by said substituent or unsubstituted and R5 is C1-C20 alkyl, cycloalkyl or aromatic group substituted by said substituent or unsubstituted.

4. The β-sulfonimide compound as set forth in claim 1, wherein, in the formula (1), Y1 is selected from




and —R5, where each R1 and R2 may be identical or different and is a substituent independently selected from hydrogen, amine, nitro, aminoalkyl, aminoaryl, thiol, thioalkyl, thioaryl, hydroxy, oxyalkyl, oxyaryl, fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo or C1-C20 aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group substituted by said substituent or unsubstituted and R5 is C1-C20 alkyl, cycloalkyl or aromatic group substituted by said substituent or unsubstituted.

5. A method for preparing a β-sulfonimide compound represented by the following formula (1) or (2) by nucleophilic addition of an imide compound represented by the following formula (3) with a vinylsulfone compound represented by the following formula (4) in the presence of catalyst:



wherein, in the formula (1), each of X and X1 is, independently, selected from





wherein each of Ra and Rb is, independently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic group and may or may not be connected with each other, A is C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group;
Y1 is vinyl or C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group; and
p and m are integers the sum of which ranges from 0 to 6 (Y1 can be vinyl only when both p and m are 0);




wherein, in the formula (2), X2 is





A is C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group, Y2 is C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group, q is 0 or 1 and n is an integer 1 or larger;




wherein, in the formula (3), each of Ra and Rb is, independently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic group and may or may not be connected with each other, A is C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group; and
wherein, in the formula (4), Y1 is vinyl or C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group and k is an integer from 0 to 6 and Y1 can be vinyl only when k is 0.

6. The preparation method as set forth in claim 5, wherein the substituents are at least one selected from amine, nitro, aminoalkyl, aminoaryl, thiol, thioalkyl, thioaryl, hydroxy, oxyalkyl, oxyaryl, fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo.

7. The preparation method as set forth in claim 5, wherein a solvent is further used in preparing the β-sulfonimide compound.

8. The preparation method as set forth in claim 7, wherein the solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of ketone, ether and amide.

9. The preparation method as set forth in claim 5, wherein the catalyst is quaternary ammonium hydroxide.

10. The preparation method as set forth in claim 9, wherein the catalyst is selected from benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide, dimethyldiethylammonium hydroxide, ethyltrimethylammonium hydroxide, methyltriethylammonium hydroxide, tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, tetrabutylphosphonium hydroxide, tetraethylammonium hydroxide, tetramethylammonium hydroxide and tetrapropylammonium hydroxide.

11. The preparation method as set forth in claim 5, wherein the preparation is carried out in a temperature range of 20-100° C.

12. The preparation method as set forth in claim 5, wherein the β-sulfonimide compound is collected using a nonsolvent.

13. The preparation method as set forth in claim 12, wherein the nonsolvent is selected from methanol, ethanol or propanol.

14. A β-sulfonimide compound represented by the following formula (1):



wherein, in the formula (1), X is





and X1 is selected from




wherein each of R1 to R4 may be identical or different and is a substituent independently selected from hydrogen, amine, nitro, aminoalkyl, aminoaryl, thiol, thioalkyl, thioaryl, hydroxy, oxyalkyl, oxyaryl, fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo or C1-C20 aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group substituted by said substituent or unsubstituted and R5 is C1-C20 alkyl, cycloalkyl or aromatic group substituted by said substituent or unsubstituted;
Y1 is vinyl or C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic group; and
p and m are integers the sum of which ranges from 0 to 6 (Y1 can be vinyl only when both p and m are 0).