1,6-DIAZASPIRO (4,4)NONANE-2,7-DIONE DERIVATIVES

Abstract: A 1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione derivative having the formula X- -B-Y-P-YB-X, in which: B is a divalent radical of formula (I), wherein R independently is hydrogen or a C₁₋₄ alkyl, A is a substituent replacing hydrogen selected indepen­ dently from a C₁₋₄ alkyl or halogen atom, and n indepen­ dently is 0, 1 or 2; m ≧ 0; each X independently is hydrogen or a glycidyl group; Y is 2-hydroxy-1,3-propa­ diyl; each P independently is a divalent radical de­ rived from a dihydric aromatic alcohol; and p is on average of from 0 to 3.

Description: The invention relates to the production of certain novel 1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione derivatives. More particularly, the invention relates to certain novel 1,6-di(oxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione derivatives. Reaction products of epichlorohydrin and spirobiindanols are disclosed in U.S. 4,672,102, wherein the resulting polyhydric polyethers are said to have high heat distortion temperatures. The values reported are from about 131°C to about 153°C, depending upon the nature of the substituents present. The corresponding value for the polyhydric polyether of 2,2-di(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane was 88°C. It would be of advantage to provide a class of novel starting materials, being or leading to phenoxy-type resins having comparable or even higher glass transition temperatures. Accordingly Applicants have prepared novel 1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione derivatives having the formula X-[-B-Y-(P-Y) p -] m -B-X, in which: B is a divalent radical of formula (I), wherein R independently is hydrogen or a C₁₋₄ alkyl, A is a substituent replacing hydrogen selected independently from a C₁₋₄ alkyl or halogen atom, and n independently is 0, 1 or 2; m ≧ 0; each X independently is hydrogen or a glycidyl group; Y is 2-hydroxy-1,3-propadiyl; each P independently is a divalent radical derived from a dihydric aromatic alcohol; and p is on average of from 0 to 3. A preferably is methyl. The difunctional, polycyclic hydroxyphenyl substituted 1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-diones of the invention in which m is 0, are alternatively termed dihydric spirodilactams and can be prepared by reacting in liquid phase solution an aminophenol of formula (II), wherein A and n have the same meaning as defined before, with either (reactant IIa) a 4-oxoheptanedioic acid compound of formula (III), or (reactant IIb) a 1,6-dioxaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione of formula (IV), wherein R for both reactants has the same meaning as defined before. Illustrative dihydric spirodilactams include 1,6-di(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione, 1,6-di(3-hydroxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione, 1,6-di(4-hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione, 1,6-di(3-hydroxyphenyl)-3,8-dimethyl-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione, 1,6-di(4-hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)-3,8-dimethyl-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione.Of the dihydric spirodilactams of the above formula, 1,6-di(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione is particularly preferred. The corresponding glycidyloxyphenyl-substituted spirodilactams are produced from the dihydric spirodilactams by conventional technology typically employed for the production of glycidyloxyphenyl-containing epoxy compounds. Preferably the dihydric or glycidyloxyphenyl substituted spirodilactam is represented by the formula wherein R is hydrogen. Particularly preferred are spirodilactams formula (I) wherein n is 0, spirodilactams wherein n is 0 and R is hydrogen being most preferred. The X-oxyphenyl substituent may be a 3- or a 4-X-oxyphenyl substituent, the latter being most preferred. The reaction of the 4-oxoheptanedioic acid of formula (III) or its (di)alkylester (i.e., compound IIa), and the aminophenol is referred to as "route A", the reaction of the 1,6-dioxaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione of formula (IV) (compound IIb) and the aminophenol respectively "route B". Illustrative aminophenols include 4-aminophenol, 3-aminophenol, 3-amino-6-methylphenol, 4-amino-2-bromophenol, 4-amino-2,6-dibromophenol, 4-amino-2-chlorophenol, 3-amino-5-ethylphenol and 4-amino-2-chloro-6-methylphenol. The otherwise unsubstituted aminophenols, i.e., 4-aminophenol and 3-aminophenol, are the preferred reactants and 4-aminophenol is particularly preferred. Illustrative 4-oxoheptanedioic acid compounds include 4-oxoheptanedioic acid, dimethyl 4-oxoheptanedioate, diethyl 2,6-dimethyl-4-oxoheptanedioate, dipropyl 2-methyl-4-oxoheptanedioate, 2,6-dimethyl-4-oxoheptanedioic acid and the mono-methyl ester of 4-oxoheptanedioic acid. In general, the preferred 4-oxoheptanedioic acid compounds are those of the above formula wherein each R is hydrogen or methyl and particularly preferred are 4-oxoheptanedioic acid or dimethyl 4-oxoheptanedioate. Route B uses a 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione of formula (IV). Such "spirodilactones" are produced from analogous unsubstituted or substituted succinic anhydrides. Illustrative spirodilactones useful in the process of the invention are 1,6-dioxaspiro-[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione, 3,8-dimethyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione, 3,8-diethyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione and 3-methyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione. The spirodilactone free from alkyl ring substituents, i.e., 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione, is the more preferred spirodilactone reactant. In the process of the invention the aminophenol is employed in an amount of from 1 mole to 5 moles per mole of reactant II (i.e., for route A the 4-oxoheptanedioic acid compound, and for route B the spirodilactone) but preferably in an amount of from 1.5 mole to 3 moles per mole of reactant II. The reaction of reactant II and the aminophenol takes place in liquid phase solution in a liquid reaction diluent. Suitable reaction diluents are liquid under reaction conditions and are polar diluents in which reactant II and aminophenol are soluble, at least at reaction temperature, and which are inert to the reactants and the dihydric spirodilactam product. Suitable diluents include dialkyl ketones such as methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone and diisopropyl ketone; esters such as butyl acetate and methyl 2-ethylhexanoate; ethers including acyclic ethers such as diethylene glycol dimethyl ether and triethylene glycol diethyl ether as well as cyclic ethers such as tetrahydrofuran and dioxane; N,N-dialkylamides such as N,N-dimethylacetamide, N,N-dimethylformamide and N,N-diethylacetamide and sulfur-containing diluents such as dimethyl sulfoxide and sulfolane. Of these diluent types, the N,N-dialkylamides are a preferred class, particularly N,N-dimethylacetamide. Reactant II and the aminophenol are contacted under reaction conditions in solution in the reaction diluent by conventional methods such as shaking, stirring or refluxing. Suitable reaction temperatures are of from 80°C to 250°C, preferably of from 100°C to 200°C, depending in part on the particular diluent employed and the reaction pressure. Suitable reaction pressures are sufficient to maintain the reaction mixture in a liquid phase and vary of from 1 atmosphere to 20 atmospheres, preferably of from 1 atmosphere to 5 atmospheres. Subsequent to reaction the product mixture is separated and the dihydric spirodilactam product is recovered by conventional methods such as precipitation, selective extraction or distillation. The conversion of the dihydric spirodilactam to the glycidyloxyphenyl-substituted epoxide is conducted in the liquid phase at relatively elevated temperature. The epihalohydrin should be employed in a quantity of at least 2 moles per mole of the dihydric spirodilactam because of the 2:1 stoichiometry of the reaction and preferably the epihalohydrin is employed in a quantity of at least 4 moles per mole of dihydric spirodilactam. Frequently a substantial excess of epihalohydrin is employed to serve as a reaction diluent as well as a reactant. Alternatively, other reaction diluents such as aromatic hydrocarbons including toluene and xylene can be utilised so long as they are relatively inert to the reactants and the epoxy product. Reaction typically is conducted at a temperature of from 80°C to 180°C and a reaction pressure of from 1 atmosphere to 5 atmospheres. Better results are obtained when the reaction of epihalohydrin and dihydric spirodilactam is conducted in the presence of a quaternary phosphonium salt as catalyst, preferably an alkyltriphenylphosphonium halide. Ethyltriphenylphosphonium iodide or bromide comprise preferred catalysts for the process. The initial reaction product of the epihalohydrin and dihydric spirodilactam is, without isolation, treated with a strong base, typically aqueous sodium hydroxide, while the water both present and formed is removed by distillation under conditions of approximately the normal boiling temperature of the mixture. Such a two-step conversion is entirely conventional for the conversion of hydroxyphenyl-substituted cyclic compounds to the corresponding glycidyloxyphenyl derivative. For example, 2,2-di(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane is converted commercially to the corresponding diglycidyl ether by this technique. Further illustrations of the process are found, for example, in the Encyclopaedia of Polymer Science and Technology, 1968, Vol. 6, 209-222. Starting from an aromatic dihydric compound ("diphenol") and a di(glycidyloxyphenyl)-substituted compound ("diglycidylether") of which at least a part of either of these compounds is a spirodilactam, a 1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione derivative can be prepared, that is a linear polyhydric polyether. Preferably the polyhydric polyethers are represented by formula (I), wherein m is larger than 0. More preferably, p in formula (I) is either 1 or 0, representing an alternating copolymer and a homopolymer respectively. Even more preferably, divalent radical P is a di(oxyphenyl)propane moiety. Still more preferably, P is a 2,2-di(4-oxyphenyl)propane moiety. However, even more preferred 1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione derivatives are those in which each R is hydrogen, and each n is 0. It will be apparent that the diphenol and diglycidyl ether will combine in an equimolar relationship to give the polymeric product. Although the ratio of diphenol to diglycidyl ether to be employed are suitably of from 3:1 to 1:3, the reactants are preferably employed in a ratio which is substantially equimolar. Reaction is conducted by mixing the reactants and maintaining the mixture under polymerisation conditions at an elevated temperature. Reaction temperatures to be suitably employed are above 150°C but preferably above 180°C. An atmospheric reaction pressure is useful, although superatmospheric pressures may be utilised. Reactant contact during the reaction is preferably maintained by conventional methods such as shaking or stirring. The reaction conditions, particularly the reaction temperature, will control to some extent the molecular weight of the polyhydric 1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7 dione derivative. Derivatives of molecular weight of from 10,000 to 100,000 are preferred because of the properties they exhibit. It is useful on occasion to employ a polymerisation catalyst which is preferably a phosphonium salt, particularly a phosphonium halide although phosphonium acetates and phosphonium bicarbonates are also useful. Such catalysts are conventional in processes of this type and often are alkyltriphenylphosphonium salts. Ethyltriphenylphosphonium salts, particularly ethyltriphenylphosphonium bromide or ethyltriphenylphosphonium iodide are preferred. The phosphonium salt is employed in catalytic quantities. Amounts of the phosphonium salt of up to 5% by mole, based on total reactants, are satisfactory. Subsequent to reaction the polymeric product is recovered by conventional methods such as precipitation, selective extraction or distillation. The product is often used as such without further purification but the product is purified by conventional techniques such as dissolving the product mixture in a suitable solvent, e.g., an ether such as tetrahydrofuran, and reprecipitating the polymer with an alcohol such as methanol. The polyhydric polyethers of the invention are characterised by high glass transition temperatures, typically above 150°C or higher. They find utility in the applications conventionally associated with phenoxy resins but additionally are useful for engineering applications such as moulded containers for food and drink which are frequently exposed to elevated temperatures. The polymers can be processed by means of the usual techniques such as injection, compression or blow moulding to prepare films and shaped articles. Moreover, the novel spirodilactam products and the polymers prepared thereof, may be cured using conventional curing agents typically in the art of thermosetting resins. The invention is further illustrated by the following examples which should not be construed as limiting. Example I, route A A mixture of 25 g (0.14 mole) of 4-oxoheptanedioic acid, 31.34 g (0.28 mole) of 4-aminophenol and 100 ml of N,N-dimethylacetamide was placed in a 500 ml round-bottom flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer and a condenser. While being stirred, the mixture was heated to 165°C and refluxed for 12 hours. After cooling, N,N-dimethylacetamide was removed under reduced pressure and methanol was added to precipitate the product. The precipitated product was washed several times with methanol and then dried in a vacuum oven at 150°C for 24 hours. The product had a melting point of 320°C and the nuclear magnetic resonance spectra were consistent with the structure 1,6-di(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione. Example II, route A A mixture of 25 g (0.14 mole) of 4-oxoheptanedioic acid, 31.34 g (0.28 mole) of 3-aminophenol and 100 ml of N,N-dimethylacetamide was placed in a 500 ml round-bottom flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer and a condenser. While being stirred, the mixture was heated to 165°C and refluxed for 12 hours. After cooling, the N,N-dimethylacetamide was removed under reduced pressure and methanol was added to precipitate the product. The precipitated product was recovered by filtration, washed several times with methanol and dried in a vacuum oven at 150°C for 24 hours. The product had a melting point of 270°C and the nuclear magnetic resonance spectra were consistent with the structure 1,6-di(3-hydroxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione. Example III, route B The procedure of Example I was repeated employing a mixture of 25g (0.16 mole) of 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione and 34.9g (0.32 mole) of 4-aminophenol. The product had a melting point of 320°C and the nuclear magnetic resonance spectra were consistent with the structure 1,6-di(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione. Example IV, route B The procedure of Example III was repeated employing 34.9g (0.32 mole) of 3-aminophenol in place of the 4-aminophenol. The product had a melting point of 270°C and the nuclear magnetic resonance spectra were consistent with the structure 1,6-di(3-hydroxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione. Example V, epoxidation A mixture of 10.14g (0.03 mole) of 1,6-di(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione, 0.05g of ethyltriphenylphosphonium bromide and 150 ml of epichlorohydrin is placed in a 500 ml round-bottomed flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer and a condenser. The mixture was stirred and heated to 120°C and maintained at 110°C-120°C for four hours. The mixture was then cooled to 80°C-90°C while stirring continued and 5.0 g of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was added drop-wise as the water present or formed was removed by distillation. After addition of the sodium hydroxide, unreacted epichlorohydrin was removed by distillation under reduced pressure and methanol was added to precipitate the product. The precipitated product was washed several times with methanol and then dried in a vacuum oven for 24 hours. The isolation yield is over 95%. The product had a melting point of 170°C and the nuclear magnetic resonance spectra were consistent with the structure 1,6-di(4-glycidyloxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione. Example VI, epoxidation The procedure of Example V was repeated employing a mixture of 10.14g (0.03 mole) of 1,6-di(3-hydroxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione. The product had a melting point of 126°C and the nuclear magnetic resonance spectra were consistent with the structure 1,6-di(3-glycidyloxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione. Example VII, homopolymerization A mixture of 2.25g (0.005 mole) of 1,6-di(4-glycidyloxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione, 1.69g (0.005 mole) of 1,6-di(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione and 0.1855g (0.0005 mole) of ethyltriphenylphosphonium bromide was placed in a reactor of 50 ml capacity equipped with a mechanical stirrer and a condenser. The reaction mixture was heated while being stirred to 200°C and maintained at 200°C for 6 hours. The reaction mixture was then cooled and the reaction product was isolated as a hard resin with a glass transition temperature of 167°C. Example VIII, homopolymerization The procedure of Example VII was repeated employing a mixture of 1.69g (0.005 mole) of 1,6-di(3-hydroxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione, and 2.25g (0.005 mole) of 1,6-di(3-glycidyloxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione. The reaction product was isolated as a hard resin with a glass transition temperature of 158°C. Example IX, copolymerization The procedure of Example VII was repeated employing a mixture 3.4 g (0.01 mole) of 2,2-di(4-glycidyloxyphenyl)propane, and 3.38 g (0.01 mole) of 1,6-di(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione. The reaction product was isolated as a hard resin with a glass temperature of 157°C. Example X, copolymerization The procedure of Example VII was repeated employing a mixture of 1.14g (0.005 mole) of 2,2-di(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, and 2.25g (0.005 mole) of 1,6-di(4-glycidyloxyphenyl)-1,6-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,7-dione. The reaction product was isolated as a hard resin with a glass transition temperature of 156°C. Comparative Example The reaction product of 2,2-di(4-glycidyloxyphenyl)propane and 2,2-di(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane was produced by the procedure of Example VII. The product, a commercial resin, had a glass transition temperature of 87°C.

Claims: Claims for the following Contracting States : BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL A 1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione derivative having the formula X-[-B-Y-(P-Y) p -] m -B-X, in which: B is a divalent radical of formula (I), wherein R independently is hydrogen or a C₁₋₄ alkyl, A is a substituent replacing hydrogen selected independently from a C₁₋₄ alkyl or halogen atom, and n independently is 0, 1 or 2; m ≧ 0; each X independently is hydrogen or a glycidyl group; Y is 2-hydroxy-1,3-propadiyl; each P independently is a divalent radical derived from a dihydric aromatic alcohol; and p is on average of from 0 to 3. A 1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione derivative as claimed in claim 1, wherein p is 0 or 1. A 1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione derivative as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein m is selected such that the the derivative has a molecular weight of from 10,000 to 100,000. A 1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione derivative as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein R is methyl or hydrogen. A 1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione derivative as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4, wherein A is methyl. A 1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione derivative as claimed in any of claims 1 to 5, wherein R is hydrogen, and n is 0. A 1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione derivative as claimed in any of claims 1 to 6, wherein divalent radical P is derived from 2,2-di(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane. A 1,6-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione derivative as claimed in any of claims 1 to 6, wherein m is 0, and each X is either hydrogen or a glycidyl group. Claims for the following Contracting State : ES Process for the preparation of 1,6-diazaspiro-[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione derivatives having the formula X-[-B-Y-(P-Y) p -] m -B-X, in which: B is a divalent radical of formula (I), wherein R independently is hydrogen or a C₁₋₄ alkyl, A is a substituent replacing hydrogen selected independently from a C₁₋₄ alkyl or halogen atom, and n independently is 0, 1 or 2; m ≧ 0; each X independently is hydrogen or a glycidyl group; Y is 2-hydroxy-1,3-propadiyl; each P independently is a divalent radical derived from a dihydric aromatic alcohol; and p is on average of from 0 to 3, which comprises reacting in liquid phase solution an aminophenol of formula (II), wherein A and n have the same meaning as defined above, with either (reactant IIa) a 4-oxoheptanedioic acid compound of formula (III), or (reactant IIb) a 1,6-dioxaspiro[4,4]nonane-2,7-dione of formula (IV), wherein R for both reactants has the same meaning as defined above; followed, when m is greater than zero, by epoxidation. Process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aminophenol is employed in amount of from 1.5 mole to 3 moles per mole of reactant II. Process as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the reaction takes place in a solvent selected from dialkyl ketones, esters, ethers, or N,N-dialkylamides. Process as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the reaction is carried out at a temperature between 100°C and 200°C. Process as claimed in any one of the preceeding claims, wherein the dihydric spirodilactam product (m=O) is epoxidised to a glycidyloxyphenyl-substituted epoxide by reaction with an epihalohydrin in the presence of a quaternary phosphonium salt as catalyst.

Inventors: WANG, PEN CHUNG
Applicants: SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ B.V.
Application year: 1989
Main classification: C07D487
IPC codes: C08G65, C08G73, C08G59, C07D487