Patent Description:
Polyurethane can be used as a raw material of resin and fiber having high stretchability due to excellent flexibility and elasticity. On the one hand, polyurethane can become also hard and tough by changing the chemical structure. In addition, polyurethane is very superior material due to excellent low temperature property, wear resistance, impact resistance, oil resistance or the like.

Polyurethane is generally produced by reacting a diisocyanate compound with a divalent alcohol compound. Such an isocyanate compound must be preserved under strict conditions such as low humidity and low temperature, since an isocyanate compound is toxic, is highly reactive and is easily reacted with water. Polyurethane can be also produced by using phosgene in place of an isocyanate compound, and an isocyanate compound itself is industrially produced by reacting a primary amine compound with phosgene (Patent document <NUM> or the like). Phosgene is a toxic compound. For example, phosgene is easily reacted with water to produce hydrogen chloride and has a history of being used as a poison gas. In addition, when a compound is produced by using phosgene, a chlorine component remains in the compound. For example, it is described in Non-patent document <NUM> that a polycarbonate produced from phosgene contains several dozen ppm to several hundred ppm of a chloride compound, even if the polycarbonate is exhaustively purified. A chlorine component also remains in polyurethane produced from phosgene, and the remaining chlorine component causes yellowing of polyurethane and adversely affects metals and living organisms. Thus, technology to produce polyurethane without using isocyanate compounds and phosgene has been studied.

For example, Patent document <NUM> and Non-patent documents <NUM> and <NUM> disclose a method for producing polyurethane by reacting a diphenyl carbonate optionally being substituted by a nitro group and a fluoro group with a diamino compound. However, a diphenyl carbonate itself is generally synthesized by reacting phosgene and phenol, and a method for synthesizing a diphenyl carbonate without using phosgene requires many steps (Non-patent document <NUM>). On the one hand, the inventors of the present invention have developed a method for safely and efficiently producing a carbonate derivative such as diphenyl carbonate (Patent documents <NUM> and <NUM>).

Patent document <NUM> discloses a biscarbonate compound optionally having a fluoro group as a non-aqueous medium for a non-aqueous electrolyte of a secondary battery.

The technology to produce polyurethane by using diphenyl carbonate without using an isocyanate compound nor phosgene has been already developed as described above. The inventors of the present invention, however, found that phenol is produced as a by-product in the above-described reaction, the phenol cannot be completely removed from the biscarbonate compound and the polyurethane and thus remains in the polyurethane, and the remaining phenol is easily oxidized to cause deterioration of the quality of the polyurethane. For example, the remaining phenol causes the coloration and the decrease of the polymerization degree of the polyurethane. In addition, the inventors experimentally found that the remaining phenol inhibits a polymerization reaction.

Thus, the objective of the present invention is to provide a method for efficiently producing a high quality polyurethane.

The inventors of the present invention repeated intensive studies in order to solve the above-described problems. As a result, the inventors completed the present invention by finding that an amount of the remaining fluoroalcohol compound as a by-product can be reduced by using the specific fluorocarbonate compound as a raw material to produce polyurethane, and even if the fluoroalcohol compound remains, the remaining fluoroalcohol compound surprisingly gives preferred properties to the polyurethane.

The present invention is hereinafter described.

Polyurethane can be produced without using a toxic isocyanate compound by the present invention method. In addition, diphenyl carbonate as the alternative of phosgene is also not needed to be used, and thus phenol, which is a by-product derived from diphenyl carbonate and causes the coloration and the decrease of the polymerization degree of polyurethane, does not remain. A fluoroalcohol may remain as alternated; however, an amount of the remaining fluoroalcohol is smaller than an amount of the remaining phenol in the case where diphenyl carbonate is used, and the remaining fluoroalcohol may give preferred properties to polyurethane. Thus, the present invention is industrially very useful as the technology to safely and efficiently produce a high quality polyurethane.

The method for producing polyurethane according to the present invention comprises the step of reacting a fluorocarbonate compound represented by the formula (I) and a divalent alcohol compound represented by the formula (II) to obtain a biscarbonate compound represented by the formula (III), and the step of reacting the biscarbonate compound represented by the formula (III) and a divalent amino compound represented by the formula (IV) to obtain a polyurethane represented by the formula (V). Hereinafter, each step is described, and the present invention is not restricted to the following specific examples. The "compound represented by the formula (x)" is hereinafter abbreviated as the "compound (x)".

The fluorocarbonate compound (I) and the divalent alcohol compound (II) are reacted to obtain the biscarbonate compound (III) in this step. The desired properties such as high strength, flexibility and water repellency can be given to polyurethane due to the combination of R<NUM> of the divalent amino compound (IV) and R<NUM> of the biscarbonate compound (III) in the present invention.

The biscarbonate compound (III) can be produced by reacting the divalent alcohol compound (II) and diphenyl carbonate, which is developed as the replacement of phosgene, as a conventional method, but phenol is produced as a by-product from diphenyl carbonate in this method. For example, when phenol is tried to be removed from the biscarbonate compound (III) by distillation, phenol is difficult to completely remove, since phenol is a solid under ordinary temperature and thus the viscosity of the crude composition increases with progression of distillation. The inventors of the present invention have experimentally found that the remaining phenol inhibits a polymerization reaction and also remains in the target polyurethane. The inventors found that the remaining phenol causes coloration of polyurethane, since phenol is very susceptible to oxidation.

The fluorocarbonate compound (I) is used in the present invention against the prior art. When the fluorocarbonate compound (I) and the divalent alcohol compound (II) are reacted, a fluoroalcohol is produced as a by-product but can be distilled more easily than phenol. Even if a fluoroalcohol remains in polyurethane, a fluoroalcohol is much more difficult to be oxidized than phenol. Thus, a fluoroalcohol may not adversely affect the transparency of polyurethane and may give preferred properties, such as repellency, antifouling property, weather resistance and abrasion resistance, to polyurethane on the basis of a fluoro group.

The Rf in the fluorocarbonate compound (I) is independently an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a fluoro group. An example of the aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a fluoro group includes a C<NUM>-<NUM> monovalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a fluoro group, a C<NUM>-<NUM> monovalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a fluoro group, and a monovalent organic group formed by binding <NUM> or more and <NUM> or less of the above groups.

The "C<NUM>-<NUM> monovalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group" means a linear or branched monovalent saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of <NUM> or more and <NUM> or less. An example of the C<NUM>-<NUM> monovalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group includes a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkyl group, a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkenyl group and a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkynyl group.

An example of the C<NUM>-<NUM> alkyl group includes methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, <NUM>-methylpropyl, <NUM>-methylpropyl, <NUM>,<NUM>-dimethylethyl, <NUM>,<NUM>-dimethylethyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, <NUM>-hexyl, <NUM>-hexyl, <NUM>-methyl-<NUM>-pentyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl and n-decyl. The group is preferably a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkyl group and more preferably a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkyl group.

An example of the C<NUM>-<NUM> alkenyl group includes ethenyl (vinyl), <NUM>-propenyl, <NUM>-propenyl (allyl), butenyl, hexenyl, octenyl and decenyl. The group is preferably a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkenyl group and more preferably a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkenyl group.

An example of the C<NUM>-<NUM> alkynyl group includes ethynyl, propynyl, butynyl, hexynyl, octynyl and pentadecynyl. The group is preferably a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkynyl group and more preferably a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkynyl group.

The "C<NUM>-<NUM> monovalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group" means a cyclic saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of <NUM> or more and <NUM> or less. An example of the group includes a C<NUM>-<NUM> cycloalkyl group, a C<NUM>-<NUM> cycloalkenyl group and a C<NUM>-<NUM> cycloalkynyl group.

An example of the monovalent organic group formed by binding <NUM> or more and <NUM> or less of the C<NUM>-<NUM> monovalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group and the C<NUM>-<NUM> monovalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group includes a C<NUM>-<NUM> monovalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group - C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group and a C<NUM>-<NUM> monovalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group - C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group - C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group.

The substituent number of the fluoro group on the aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a fluoro group is not particularly restricted as long as the group can be substituted, and is preferably <NUM> or more and more preferably <NUM> or more, since the reactivity of the fluorocarbonate compound (I) becomes higher due to larger number of the fluoro group. With respect to the upper limit of the substituent number, the substituent number may be adjusted to, for example, <NUM> or less and preferably <NUM> or less. The aliphatic hydrocarbon group is preferably a sec-alkyl group or a tert-alkyl group and more preferably a perfluoro sec-alkyl group or tert-alkyl group, of which all hydrogen atoms are substituted with fluoro groups at the carbon atoms other than the carbon at the <NUM>st position. The fluorocarbonate compound (I) may be further substituted with a halogeno group selected from chloro group, bromo group and iodo group as an equally electron-withdrawing group in addition to fluoro group.

If the fluorocarbonate compound (I) is commercially available, the product may be used. Alternatively, the fluorocarbonate compound (I) may be synthesized. For example, the fluorocarbonate compound (I) can be synthesized by an ordinary method using phosgene, by the reaction of a fluoro aliphatic hydrocarbon ester of trichloroacetic acid and a fluoroalcohol, or by the method described in <CIT> without using phosgene.

An example of the fluorocarbonate compound (I) includes bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-trifluoroethyl)carbonate, bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-tetrafluoropropyl)carbonate, bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl)carbonate, bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-nonafluoro-<NUM>-trifluoromethyl-<NUM>-pentyl)carbonate, bis[<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoro-<NUM>-(trifluoromethyl)propane-<NUM>-yl]carbonate, bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-pentafluoropropyl)carbonate, bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-octafluoropentyl)carbonate and bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-octafluorocyclopentyl)carbonate.

The R<NUM> in the divalent alcohol compound (II) is a divalent organic group. An example of the R<NUM> includes a C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group, and a divalent organic group formed by bonding <NUM> or more and <NUM> or less of the groups.

The "C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group" means a linear or branched divalent saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of <NUM> or more and <NUM> or less. An example of the C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group includes a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkanediyl group, a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkenediyl group and a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkynediyl group.

An example of the C<NUM>-<NUM> alkanediyl group includes methylene, ethylene, n-propylene, isopropylene, n-butylene, <NUM>-methylpropylene, <NUM>-methylpropylene, <NUM>,<NUM>-dimethylethylene, <NUM>,<NUM>-dimethylethylene, n-pentylene, n-hexylene, n-heptylene, n-octylene and n-decylene. The group is preferably a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkanediyl group or a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkanediyl group and more preferably a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkanediyl group or a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkanediyl group.

An example of the C<NUM>-<NUM> alkenediyl group includes ethenylene (vinylene), <NUM>-propenylene, <NUM>-propenylene (allylene), butenylene, hexenylene, octenylene and decenylene. The group is preferably a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkenediyl group and more preferably a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkenediyl group or a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkenediyl group.

An example of the C<NUM>-<NUM> alkynediyl group includes ethynylene, propynylene, butynylene, hexynylene, octynylene and pentadecynylene. The group is preferably a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkynediyl group and more preferably a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkynediyl group or a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkynediyl group.

The "C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group" means a cyclic divalent saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of <NUM> or more and <NUM> or less. An example of the group includes a C<NUM>-<NUM> cycloalkanediyl group, a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkenediyl group and a C<NUM>-<NUM> cycloalkynediyl group. An example of the C<NUM>-<NUM> cycloalkanediyl group includes cyclobutanediyl, cyclopropanediyl, cyclohexanediyl and adamantanediyl.

The "C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group" means a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of <NUM> or more and <NUM> or less. An example of the group includes phenylene, indenylene, naphthylene, biphenylene, phenalenylene, phenanthrenylene and anthracenylene. The group is preferably a C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group and more preferably phenylene.

An example of the divalent organic group formed by binding <NUM> or more and <NUM> or less of the groups selected from the C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group, the C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group and the C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group includes a C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group - C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group - C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group - C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group - C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group, a C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group - C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group - C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group - C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group - C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group and a C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group - C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group - C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group.

The above-described divalent organic group in the divalent alcohol compound (II) may be substituted with <NUM> or more halogeno groups selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo. The C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group and the C<NUM>-<NUM> divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group may have an ether group (-O-) and may be further substituted with a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkyl group in addition to a halogeno group. The substituent group is preferably fluoro.

An example of the divalent alcohol compound (II) includes ethanediol, propanediol, butanediol, pentanediol, hexanediol, heptanediol, octanediol and isosorbide.

An example of the R<NUM> in the divalent alcohol compound includes a divalent organic group represented by the following formula (VI):
<CHM>
wherein.

An example of the -Ph-R<NUM>-Ph- in the divalent organic group (VI) includes a divalent organic group as the part except for the hydroxy groups in bisphenol A, bisphenol AP, bisphenol AF, bisphenol B, bisphenol BP, bisphenol C, bisphenol E, bisphenol F, bisphenol G, bisphenol S, bisphenol TMC and bisphenol Z.

An example of the -(CR<NUM>R<NUM>)m3- group in the divalent organic group (VI) includes a single bond and a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkyl group, and an example of the -(-O-(CR<NUM>R<NUM>)m4-)m5- group includes -(-O-CH<NUM>CH<NUM>-)m5-, -(-O-CH(CH<NUM>)CH<NUM>-)m5- and -(-O-CH<NUM>CH(CH<NUM>)-)m5-.

An example of the R<NUM> in the divalent alcohol compound (II) includes a divalent organic group represented by the formula - R<NUM>-[-X-R<NUM>-]m- (wherein X is O or S and preferably O, R<NUM> is a C<NUM>-<NUM> alkanediyl group, m is an integer of <NUM> or more and <NUM> or less, and when m is an integer of <NUM> or more, a plurality of X and R<NUM> are the same as or different from each other.

An example of the R<NUM> includes ethylene group (-CH<NUM>CH<NUM>-), propylene group [-CH(CH<NUM>)CH<NUM>- or -CH<NUM>CH(CH<NUM>)-] and tetramethylene group (-CH<NUM>CH<NUM>CH<NUM>CH<NUM>-).

The m is preferably <NUM> or more, more preferably <NUM> or more, even more preferably <NUM> or more, and preferably <NUM> or less, more preferably <NUM> or less.

When the fluorocarbonate compound (I) and the divalent alcohol compound (II) are reacted, a solvent may be used. The solvent is not particularly restricted as long as the solvent is liquid under ordinary temperature and ordinary pressure and does not have a bad effect on the reaction. An example of the solvent includes a nitrile solvent such as acetonitrile; an ether solvent such as diethyl ether, glyme, diglyme, triglyme, tetraglyme, tetrahydrofuran and dioxane; a ketone solvent such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone; an ester solvent such as ethyl acetate; and a halogenated hydrocarbon solvent such as dichloromethane, chloroform and carbon tetrachloride. When at least one of the fluorocarbonate compound (I) and the divalent alcohol compound (II) is liquid under the reaction condition, a solvent may not be used. It is preferred not to use a solvent in terms of a cost and an environmental load.

The amounts of the fluorocarbonate compound (I) and the divalent alcohol compound (II) may be appropriately adjusted. For example, when one of the fluorocarbonate compound (I) and the divalent alcohol compound (II) is difficult to synthesize or is expensive, a molar ratio of the other compound to the compound can be adjusted to five times or more by mole and <NUM> times or less by mole. The molar ratio is preferably <NUM> times or less by mole and more preferably <NUM> times or less by mole. In addition, the molar ratio may be adjusted to <NUM> times or more by mole and <NUM> times or less by mole.

The fluorocarbonate compound (I) and the divalent alcohol compound (II) may be reacted in the presence of a base in the Step <NUM>. An example of the base includes an organic base such as pyridine, triethylamine, ethyldiisopropylamine, diazabicycloundecene (DBU) and N-methylmorpholine; and an inorganic base such as sodium hydrogencarbonate, potassium hydrogencarbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, cesium carbonate and calcium carbonate. The base is preferably an organic base in terms of the solubility in the reaction liquid and the appropriate basicity. The use amount of the base may be appropriately adjusted. For example, <NUM> times or more by mole and <NUM> time or less by mole of the base to the smaller molar number of the fluorocarbonate compound (I) and the divalent alcohol compound (II) may be used. It is preferred not to use the base in terms of a cost and the residual base.

The reaction temperature may be appropriately adjusted and may be adjusted to, for example, <NUM> or higher and <NUM> or lower. The reaction can be carried out under a heating and refluxing condition depending on the solvent. The reaction time may be also appropriately adjusted. The reaction may be carried out until it is confirmed by chromatography or the like that at least one of the fluorocarbonate compound (I) and the divalent alcohol compound (II) is consumed. The reaction time may be determined by a preliminary experiment. The reaction time may be adjusted to, for example, <NUM> hour or more and <NUM> hour or less.

A general aftertreatment may be carried out after the reaction. For example, water and a water-insoluble solvent such as diethyl ether, chloroform and ethyl acetate are added to the reaction liquid, and the organic phase and the aqueous phase are separated. The biscarbonate compound (III) as the target compound is extracted into the organic phase. The organic phase may be washed using water and saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution, and may be dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The organic phase is concentrated to obtain the biscarbonate compound (III). The biscarbonate compound (III) may be further purified by chromatography, recrystallization or the like, or may be directly used in the following Step <NUM>.

The reaction is accelerated in the case of the above-described biscarbonate compound (III-<NUM>) among the biscarbonate compound (III), since a fluoroalcohol is particularly easily eliminated by the reaction. In particular, when R<NUM> does not contain a fluoro group, the reaction may hardly progress in some cases; on the one hand, polyurethane can be successfully produced even in such a case by using the biscarbonate compound (III-<NUM>), since the biscarbonate compound (III-<NUM>) is particularly highly reactive.

The biscarbonate compound (III) obtained in the above Step <NUM> and the divalent amino compound (IV) are reacted to obtain the polyurethane (V) in this step.

The R<NUM> in the divalent amino compound (IV) is a divalent organic group. An example of the R<NUM> in the divalent amino compound (IV) includes a divalent organic group exemplified as the R<NUM> in the divalent alcohol compound (II). The R<NUM> in the divalent amino compound (IV) may be the same as or different from the R<NUM> in the divalent alcohol compound (II). The R<NUM> and the R<NUM> are preferably different from each other in terms of various properties of the polyurethane (V) as the target compound.

When the biscarbonate compound (III) and the divalent amino compound (IV) are reacted, a solvent may be used. The solvent is not particularly restricted as long as the solvent is liquid under ordinary temperature and ordinary pressure and does not have a bad effect on the reaction. An example of the solvent includes an aromatic hydrocarbon such as benzene, toluene and chlorobenzene; a nitrile solvent such as acetonitrile; an ether solvent such as diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran and dioxane; an ester solvent such as ethyl acetate; a halogenated hydrocarbon solvent such as dichloromethane, chloroform and carbon tetrachloride; a hydrocarbon solvent such as pentane and hexane; a ketone solvent such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone; an amide solvent such as dimethylformamide and dimethylacetamide; and a sulfoxide solvent such as dimethylsulfoxide. When at least one of the biscarbonate compound (III) and the divalent amino compound (IV) is liquid under the reaction condition, a solvent may not be used. It is preferred not to use a solvent in terms of a cost and an environmental load.

The amounts of the biscarbonate compound (III) and the divalent amino compound (IV) may be appropriately adjusted. For example, a molar ratio of the divalent amino compound (IV) to <NUM> mole of the biscarbonate compound (III) may be adjusted to <NUM> times or more by mole and <NUM> times or less by mole. The molar ratio is preferably <NUM> times or more by mole, more preferably <NUM> times or more by mole, and preferably <NUM> times or less by mole, more preferably <NUM> times or less by mole.

The reaction temperature of this Step <NUM> may be appropriately adjusted and may be adjusted to, for example, <NUM> or higher and <NUM> or lower. The reaction can be carried out under a heating and refluxing condition depending on the solvent. The reaction time may be also appropriately adjusted. The reaction may be carried out until it is confirmed by chromatography or the like that at least one of the biscarbonate compound (III) and the divalent amino compound (IV) is consumed. The reaction time may be determined by a preliminary experiment. The reaction time may be adjusted to, for example, <NUM> minutes or more and <NUM> hours or less.

A general aftertreatment may be carried out after the reaction. For example, the polyurethane (V) as the target compound may be washed with an inactive solvent such as n-hexane, since the polyurethane (V) is a polymer and is insoluble in a solvent. The polyurethane (V) may be dried after washing or without washing.

Polyurethane can be produced easily, safely and efficiently without using a highly toxic isocyanate compound by the present invention. The polyurethane produced by the present invention can have desired properties such as high strength, flexibility and water repellency due to the two divalent organic groups in the molecular structure unit, i.e. the combination of the R<NUM> in the biscarbonate compound (III) and the R<NUM> in the divalent amino compound (IV). In addition, the quality of the polyurethane may be improved due to the remaining fluoroalcohol.

The present application claims the benefit of the priority date of <CIT>.

Hereinafter, the examples are described to demonstrate the present invention more specifically, but the present invention is in no way restricted by the examples, and the examples can be appropriately modified to be carried out within a range that adapts to the contents of this specification. Such a modified example is also included in the range of the present invention.

Chloroform (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) was added into a three-neck cylindrical flask of φ <NUM> × <NUM>, and light was irradiated thereto using a low pressure mercury lamp of <NUM> W and Φ <NUM> × <NUM> at <NUM> for <NUM> hours with blowing oxygen bubble at a flow rate of <NUM>/min. The lamp was placed at <NUM> from the bottom of the flask. The light contained ultraviolet of <NUM> and <NUM>. Then, the light was turned off, the reaction liquid was cooled to -<NUM>, and <NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,-nonafluoro-<NUM>-(trifluoromethyl)pentanol (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and pyridine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were successively added thereto. The mixture was stirred for <NUM> hours. Next, the reaction mixture was warmed to <NUM> and stirred for <NUM> hours to remove a photolysis gas such as phosgene dissolved in the reaction mixture from the reaction mixture. The generated gas was passed through a saturated sodium hydrogencarbonate aqueous solution to be degraded to carbon dioxide gas and to be discharged. Then, <NUM>,<NUM>-hexanediol (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Dichloromethane and water were added to the reaction mixture, and the organic phase and the aqueous phase were separated. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the target compound as colorless liquid was obtained by distillation using a glass tube oven (yield: <NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol). <NUM>H NMR (<NUM>, CDCl<NUM>, <NUM>): δ/ppm = <NUM>(ttt, J=<NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, methine), <NUM>(t, J=<NUM>, <NUM>, methylene), <NUM>(t, J=<NUM>, <NUM>, methylene), <NUM>(tt, J=<NUM>, <NUM>, methylene) <NUM>F NMR (<NUM>, CDCl<NUM>, <NUM>): δ ppm = -<NUM> (m, 6F, -CF<NUM>), - <NUM>(m, 3F, -CF<NUM>), -<NUM>(m, 2F, -CF<NUM>-), -<NUM>(m, 1F, -CF-) <NUM>C NMR (<NUM>, CDCl<NUM>, <NUM>): δ ppm = <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM> IR (ATR): <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM> FAB-MS: m/z calculated for [M+H]+ (C<NUM>H<NUM>F<NUM>O<NUM>) <NUM>, found <NUM>.

Into a <NUM> sample bottle, <NUM>,<NUM>-hexamethylene bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-nonafluoro-<NUM>-(trifluoromethyl)-<NUM>-pentyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), m-xylylenediamine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and toluene (<NUM>) as a solvent were added. The mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hour. The reaction mixture was washed with n-hexane and was subjected to suction filtration. The residue was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as pale yellow solid (yield: <NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol). <NUM>H NMR (<NUM>, DMSO-d<NUM>, <NUM>): δ7. , <NUM>, NH), <NUM>-<NUM>(br. , <NUM>, Phenyl), <NUM>(d, <NUM>, methylene), <NUM>(t, <NUM>, methylene), <NUM>(br. , <NUM>, methylene), <NUM>(br. , <NUM>, methylene) IR (ATR): <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM> Average molecular weight by HPLC (polystyrene standard): Mn = <NUM>, Mw = <NUM>, Mw/Mn = <NUM>.

Bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-trifluoroethyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and potassium carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added to acetonitrile (<NUM>). The mixture was mixed to prepare a solution. Polypropylene glycol <NUM> (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) was added to the solution, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Dichloromethane and water were added to the reaction mixture, and the organic phase and the aqueous phase were separated. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to obtain the target compound as pale yellow oil liquid (yield: <NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol).

Polypropylene glycol bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-trifluoroethyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and m-xylylenediamine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added into a <NUM> one-neck round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. The reaction mixture was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as brown oil (yield: ><NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol). <NUM>H NMR (<NUM>, CDCl<NUM>, <NUM>): δ7. <NUM>-<NUM>(br. , <NUM>, Phenyl), <NUM>-<NUM>(br. , <NUM>, Phenyl), <NUM>(br. , <NUM>, NH), <NUM>(br. , <NUM>, methine), <NUM>(br. , <NUM>, methylene), <NUM>-<NUM>[m, methine and methylene], <NUM>(br. , <NUM>, methyl), <NUM>(br.

Bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (BHFC) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), <NUM>,<NUM>-hexanediol (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and triethylamine (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>µL) were added into a one-neck round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. The reaction mixture was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as colorless oil (yield: <NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol).

Into a <NUM> round-bottom flask, <NUM>,<NUM>-hexamethylene bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and m-xylylenediamine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added. The mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. The reaction mixture was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as white solid (yield: ><NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol).

Bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (BHFC) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), polypropylene glycol <NUM> (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and triethylamine (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>µL) were added into a two-neck round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. The reaction mixture was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as colorless oil (yield: <NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol).

The obtained biscarbonate (<NUM>) was burned with P as an internal standard and absorbed in an absorbing liquid using Automatic Quick Furnace ("AQF-<NUM>" manufactured by Mitsubishi Analytech). As the absorbing liquid, <NUM> NaOH + <NUM>% H<NUM>O<NUM> was used. The obtained absorbing liquid was analyzed by ion chromatography ("ICS-<NUM>" manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific, column: AS11HC) to determine the amounts of Cl and P in the absorbing liquid. As a result, the chlorine concentration was <NUM> wtppm. The mixed chlorine may be derived from the impurity contained in BHFC used as a raw material.

Polypropylene glycol bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and m-xylylenediamine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added into a <NUM> round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred under argon atmosphere at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. The reaction mixture was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as pale yellow oil (yield: <NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol).

The amount of the remaining chlorine in the obtained polyurethane was measured by the same method as the above-described (<NUM>). As a result, the amount of chlorine was very small as <NUM> wtppm. A fluoroalcohol is produced as the progress of the reaction but was not detected from the obtained polyurethane, since a fluoroalcohol is easily volatilized.

Polypropylene glycol <NUM> (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), diphenyl carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and <NUM>,<NUM>-diazabicyclo(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>)octane (hereinafter described as DABCO) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added into a one-neck round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. The obtained oily reaction mixture was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours using an oil rotary pump to evaporate the eliminated alcohol produced by the reaction and DABCO to obtain a transparent oil product.

Since a small amount of the eliminated phenol remained in accordance with <NUM>H NMR spectrum, the product was further dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours using an oil rotary pump to obtain a transparent oil product (yield: <NUM>%).

The bis(phenyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) obtained by Comparative example <NUM>(<NUM>) and m-xylylenediamine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added into a <NUM> one-neck round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. The reaction mixture was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours using an oil rotary pump to remove the eliminated alcohol. It was confirmed that the corresponding polyurethane was produced by <NUM>H NMR spectrum.

The average molecular weight was determined by GPC; as a result, Mn was <NUM>, Mw was <NUM> and Mw/Mn was <NUM>. In the obtained polyurethane, <NUM>% of phenol remained to the total phenol eliminated by the reaction.

As the above-described results, phenol remained in polyurethane, though the polyurethane was dried in vacuo under high temperature. The reason why the polyurethane has smaller molecular weight and larger variation of molecular weight than the polyurethane of Example <NUM>(<NUM>) may be that phenol as a by-product could not be removed and inhibited the polymerization reaction.

Polypropylene glycol bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and <NUM>,<NUM>-hexamethylenediamine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added into a <NUM> round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred under argon atmosphere at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. The reaction mixture was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as pale yellow oil (yield: ><NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol). A fluoroalcohol is produced as the progress of the reaction but was not detected from the obtained polyurethane, since a fluoroalcohol is easily volatilized.

The bis(phenyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) obtained in Comparative example <NUM>(<NUM>) and <NUM>,<NUM>-hexamethylenediamine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added into a <NUM> one-neck round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. The reaction mixture was dried in vacuo using an oil rotary pump at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to remove the eliminated alcohol. It was confirmed by <NUM>H NMR spectrum that the corresponding polyurethane was produced.

As the above-described results, phenol remained in polyurethane, though the polyurethane was dried in vacuo under high temperature. The reason why the polyurethane has smaller molecular weight and larger variation of molecular weight than the polyurethane of Example <NUM> may be that phenol as a by-product could not be removed and inhibited the polymerization reaction.

Polypropylene glycol bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and <NUM>,<NUM>-pentamethylenediamine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added into a <NUM> round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hour. The reaction mixture was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as pale yellow oil (yield: <NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol).

<NUM>H NMR (<NUM>, CDCl<NUM>, <NUM>): δ/ppm = <NUM>-<NUM>(br. , <NUM>, methine), <NUM>-<NUM>(br. , <NUM>, methylene + methine), <NUM>-<NUM>(m. , <NUM>, methylene), <NUM>(m, <NUM>, methylene), <NUM>-<NUM>(m, <NUM>, methylene), <NUM>(br. , <NUM>, methyl), <NUM>-<NUM>(br. , <NUM>, methyl).

IR (ATR): <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM>.

Average molecular weight by HPLC (polystyrene standard): Mn = <NUM>, Mw = <NUM>, Mw/Mn = <NUM>.

Polypropylene glycol bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and <NUM>,<NUM>-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added into a <NUM> round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. The reaction mixture was died in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as pale yellow oil (yield: <NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol).

Polypropylene glycol bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and <NUM>,<NUM>'-methylene bis(cyclohexylamine) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added into a <NUM> round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hour. The reaction mixture was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as pale yellow oil (yield: <NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol).

Polypropylene glycol bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and isophoronediamine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added into a <NUM> round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hour. The reaction mixture was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as pale yellow oil (yield: <NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol).

Bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-tetrafluoropropyl)carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), propylene glycol <NUM> (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), potassium carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and acetonitrile (<NUM>) as a solvent were added into a one-neck round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Then, the solvent in the reaction mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure using an evaporator. Ethyl acetate, hexane and pure water were added thereto, and the organic phase and the aqueous phase were separated. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The anhydrous sodium sulfate was removed by filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure using an evaporator and dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as colorless transparent oil (yield: <NUM>%, amount: <NUM> mmol).

Bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-tetrafluoropropyl)carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), propylene glycol <NUM> (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and triethylamine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added into a one-neck round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Then, after the low-boiling component in the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure using an evaporator, the reaction mixture was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hour to obtain the target compound as colorless transparent oil (yield: <NUM>%).

Polypropylene glycol <NUM> (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-tetrafluoropropyl)carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and <NUM>,<NUM>-diazabicyclo(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>)octane (hereinafter, described as DABCO) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added into a one-neck round-bottom flask, and the reaction mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. The obtained oily reaction mixture was dried in vacuo using an oil rotary pump at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to evaporate the eliminated alcohol produced by the reaction and DABCO to obtain the target compound as transparent oil (yield: <NUM>%).

Polypropylene glycol bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-tetrafluoropropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and m-xylylenediamine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added into a <NUM> one-neck round-bottom flask, and the temperature was increased from <NUM> to <NUM> over <NUM> hours with stirring the reaction mixture under reduced pressure using a diaphragm pump. The reaction mixture was further stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. The pressure was returned to ordinary pressure and the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature to quantitatively obtain the target compound as pale yellow oil.

Polypropylene glycol bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-tetrafluoropropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and m-xylylenediamine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added into a one-neck round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. The obtained oily reaction mixture was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hour using a diaphragm pump. It was confirmed by <NUM>H NMR spectrum that the corresponding polyurethane was produced.

The average molecular weight was determined by GPC; as a result, Mn was <NUM>, Mw was <NUM> and Mw/Mn was <NUM>. The fluoroalcohol eliminated by the reaction was not detected in the obtained polyurethane.

Polyurethane was produced similarly to Example <NUM>(<NUM>) except that the bis(phenyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) produced in Comparative example <NUM>(<NUM>) was used in place of polypropylene glycol bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-tetrafluoropropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol). It was confirmed by <NUM>H NMR spectrum that the corresponding polyurethane was produced.

Polypropylene glycol bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-tetrafluoropropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), m-xylylenediamine and the solvent described in Table <NUM> were added into a <NUM> one-neck round-bottom flask, and the reaction mixture was heated and stirred in the conditions described in Table <NUM>. It was confirmed by <NUM>H NMR spectrum that the corresponding polyurethane was produced, and the average molecular weight was determined by GPC. The result is shown in Table <NUM>.

Since there was no significant change in the average molecular weight of the obtained polyurethane in comparison with the polyurethane of Example <NUM>(<NUM>), in which a solvent was not used, it was found that the reaction successfully proceeds even when a solvent is used.

Polypropylene glycol bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-tetrafluoropropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), THF (<NUM>µL) and the diamine described in Table <NUM> were added into a <NUM> one-neck round-bottom flask, and the reaction mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. It was confirmed by <NUM>H NMR spectrum that the corresponding polyurethane was produced and the average molecular weight was determined by GPC. The result is shown in Table <NUM>.

Polypropylene glycol bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-tetrafluoropropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and <NUM>,<NUM>-hexamethylenediamine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added into a <NUM> one-neck round-bottom flask, and the temperature was increased from <NUM> to <NUM> over <NUM> hours with stirring the reaction mixture under reduced pressure using a diaphragm pump. The reaction mixture was further stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. The pressure was returned to ordinary pressure and the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature to quantitatively obtain the target compound as pale yellow oil.

Polypropylene glycol bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-tetrafluoropropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), <NUM>,<NUM>-hexamethylenediamine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and the solvent described in Table <NUM>, and further the base described in Table <NUM> in some cases were added into a <NUM> one-neck round-bottom flask, and the mixture was heated and stirred in the conditions described in Table <NUM>. It was confirmed by <NUM>H NMR spectrum that the corresponding polyurethane was produced, and the average molecular weight was determined by GPC. The result is shown in Table <NUM>.

The average molecular weight of the polyurethane produced using a solvent was larger than that of Example <NUM> as the result shown in Table <NUM>. The reason may be that the reaction was accelerated due to high flowability of the polymer. In addition, it was found that the reaction is further accelerated by using a base.

Bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-trifluoroethyl)carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and potassium carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) was added to acetonitrile (<NUM>) to be mixed in a one-neck round-bottom flask. To the solution, <NUM>,<NUM>-hexanediol (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) was added. The mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Dichloromethane and water were added to the reaction mixture, and the organic phase and the aqueous phase were separated. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The anhydrous sodium sulfate was removed by filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the target compound as colorless oil (yield: <NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol).

Bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-trifluoroethyl)carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and potassium carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added to acetonitrile (<NUM>) to be mixed in a one-neck round-bottom flask. Bis(hydroxyethyl)bisphenol A (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) was added to the obtained solution, and the mixture was heated and stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hour. Diethyl ether and water were added to the reaction mixture, and the organic phase and the aqueous phase were separated. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The anhydrous sodium sulfate was removed by filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure using an evaporator and further dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as brown oil (yield: <NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol).

Bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-trifluoroethyl)carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and potassium carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added to acetonitrile (<NUM>) to be mixed in a one-neck round-bottom flask. Isosorbide (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) was added to the obtained solution, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hour. Diethyl ether and water were added to the reaction mixture, and the organic phase and the aqueous phase were separated. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The anhydrous sodium sulfate was removed by filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure using an evaporator and further dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as brown oil (yield: <NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol).

Bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoropropane-<NUM>-yl)carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), <NUM>,<NUM>'-thiodiethanol (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and triethylamine (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>µL) were added into a one-neck round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Then, chloroform and water were added thereto, and the organic phase and the aqueous phase were separated. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The anhydrous sodium sulfate was removed by filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure using an evaporator and further dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as colorless oil (yield: <NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol).

Bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoropropane-<NUM>-yl)carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), poly tetramethylene ether glycol (PTMG <NUM>) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and triethylamine (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>µL) were added to a one-neck round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Then, chloroform and water were added thereto, and the organic phase and the aqueous phase were separated. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The anhydrous sodium sulfate was removed by filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and further dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hour to quantitatively obtain the target compound as white solid (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol).

Bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-tetrafluoropropyl)carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), <NUM>,<NUM>'-thiodiethanol (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), potassium carbonate (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and acetonitrile (<NUM>) as a solvent were added into a one-neck round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Then, the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure using an evaporator. Dichloromethane and pure water were added thereto, and the organic phase and the aqueous phase were separated. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The anhydrous sodium sulfate was removed by filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure using an evaporator. The residue was subjected to distillation using a glass tube oven to obtain the fraction of <NUM> as the target compound of colorless transparent oil (yield: <NUM>%, amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol).

BHFC (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>), <NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>. <NUM>-hexafluoro-<NUM>,<NUM>-pentanediol (<NUM>,<NUM>-HFPDL) (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>), pyridine (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>µL) and acetonitrile (<NUM>) as a solvent were added to a <NUM> round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Then, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was heated at <NUM> under reduced pressure to be dried to obtain the target compound as colorless liquid (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%).

Into a <NUM> test tube, <NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoro-<NUM>,<NUM>-pentamethylene bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and m-xylylenediamine (<NUM>µL, <NUM> mmol) were added. The mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Then, appropriate amounts of methanol and hexane were added to the reaction mixture, and the precipitated solid was collected by suction filtration. The solid was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as pale yellow solid (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%).

Into a <NUM> test tube, <NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoro-<NUM>,<NUM>-pentamethylene bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and <NUM>,<NUM>-hexamethylenediamine (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added. The mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Then, appropriate amounts of acetone and hexane were added to the reaction mixture, and the precipitated solid was collected by suction filtration. The solid was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as white solid (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%).

Into a <NUM> test tube, <NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoro-<NUM>,<NUM>-pentamethylene bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and polypropylene glycol diamine (PPGDA, average molecular weight: <NUM>) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) were added. The mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Then, the reaction mixture was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as yellow viscous solid (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: ><NUM>%).

Into a <NUM> round-bottom flask, <NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoro-<NUM>,<NUM>-pentamethylene bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), <NUM>,<NUM>'-diaminodiphenylmethane (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>) and THF (<NUM>) as a solvent were added. The mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> days. Samples were taken from the reaction solution approximately every <NUM> days. The progress of the reaction was confirmed by mixing the samples with deuterated acetone and analyzing the mixture by <NUM>H NMR. Then, appropriate amounts of THF and hexane were added to the reaction mixture, and the precipitated solid was collected by suction filtration. The solid was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as pale brown solid (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%).

BHFC (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>), <NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-octafluoro-<NUM>,<NUM>-hexanediol (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>), pyridine (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>µL) and acetonitrile (<NUM>) as a solvent were added to a <NUM> round-bottom flask. The mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Then, appropriate amounts of <NUM> hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoroether ("Novec™ <NUM>" manufactured by <NUM>) were added to the reaction mixture, and the organic phase and the aqueous phase were separated. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure from the obtained solution, and the residue was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as white solid (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%).

Into a <NUM> test tube, <NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-octafluoro-<NUM>,<NUM>-hexamethylene bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) containing <NUM>% of carbonate oligomer (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and m-xylylenediamine (<NUM>µL, <NUM> mmol) were added. The mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hour. Then, appropriate amounts of acetone and hexane were added to the reaction mixture, and the precipitated solid was collected by suction filtration. The solid was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as white solid (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%).

Into a <NUM> round-bottom flask, <NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-octafluoro-<NUM>,<NUM>-hexamethylene bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) containing <NUM>% of carbonate oligomer (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), m-xylylenediamine (<NUM>µL, <NUM> mmol) and tetrahydrofuran (<NUM>) as a solvent were added. The mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Then, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as white solid (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%). Average molecular weight by HPLC: Mn = <NUM>, Mw = <NUM>, Mw/Mn = <NUM>.

Into a <NUM> round-bottom flask, <NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-octafluoro-<NUM>,<NUM>-hexamethylene bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) containing <NUM>% of carbonate oligomer (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol), m-xylylenediamine (<NUM>µL, <NUM> mmol) and tetrahydrofuran (<NUM>) as a solvent were added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for <NUM> hours. Then, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as white solid containing unreacted carbonate and m-xylylenediamine. Average molecular weight by HPLC: Mn = <NUM>, Mw = <NUM>, Mw/Mn = <NUM>.

Into a <NUM> round-bottom flask, <NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-octafluoro-<NUM>,<NUM>-hexamethylene bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) containing <NUM>% of carbonate oligomer (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and <NUM>,<NUM>-pentamethylenediamine (<NUM>µL, <NUM> mmol) were added. The mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hour. Then, the reaction mixture was mixed with tetrahydrofuran, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as brown solid (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%).

BHFC (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>), perfluoropolyether (HOCH<NUM>CF<NUM>O(CF<NUM>CF<NUM>O)p(CF<NUM>O)qCF<NUM>CH<NUM>OH, "Fomblin (registered trademark) D2" manufactured by Solvay) (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>) and pyridine (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>µL) were added into a <NUM> round-bottom flask. The mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Then, appropriate amounts of <NUM> hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoroether ("Novec™ <NUM>" manufactured by <NUM>) were added to the reaction mixture, and the organic phase and the aqueous phase were separated. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hour to obtain the target compound as colorless liquid (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%).

Perfluoropolyether bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and m-xylylenediamine (<NUM>µL, <NUM> mmol) were added into a <NUM> test tube, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Then, the reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as colorless viscous liquid (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: ><NUM>%).

Perfluoropolyether bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and <NUM>,<NUM>-pentamethylenediamine (<NUM>µL, <NUM> mmol) were added into a <NUM> test tube, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours and further at <NUM> for <NUM> minutes in a reduced pressure condition using an oil pump. Then, the reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as pale yellow viscous solid (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: ><NUM>%).

Perfluoropolyether bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and <NUM>,<NUM>-hexamethylenediaimne (<NUM>µL, <NUM> mmol) were added to a <NUM> test tube, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Then, the reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hour to obtain the target compound as colorless viscous liquid (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%).

Perfluoroether bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and <NUM>,<NUM>'-methylene bis(cyclohexylamine) (<NUM>µL, <NUM> mmol) were added into a <NUM> test tube, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Then, the reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hour to obtain the target compound as colorless viscous liquid (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%).

BHFC (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>), <NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-dodecafluoro-<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-trioxaundecane-<NUM>,<NUM>-diol (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>), pyridine (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>µL) and acetonitrile (<NUM>) as a solvent were added into a <NUM> round-bottom flask, and the mixture was heated and stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hours. Then, appropriate amounts of <NUM> hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoroether ("Novec™ <NUM>" manufactured by <NUM>) were added to the reaction mixture, and the organic phase and the aqueous phase were separated. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure from the obtained solution, and the residue was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as white solid (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%).

Into a <NUM> round-bottom flask, H,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-dodecafluoro-<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-trioxaundecane bis(<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoroisopropyl carbonate) (<NUM>, <NUM> mmol) and m-xylylenediamine (<NUM>µL, <NUM> mmol) were added. The mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> hour. Then, the insoluble precipitate was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was dried in vacuo at <NUM> for <NUM> hours to obtain the target compound as yellow solid (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%).

Diphenyl carbonate (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>), <NUM>,<NUM>-HFPDL (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>) and pyridine (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>µL) were added into a <NUM> round-bottom flask, and the mixture was stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> days. Then, after the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, the residue was subjected to distillation under reduced pressure using a glass tube oven.

As a result, <NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-hexafluoro-<NUM>,<NUM>-pentamethylenediphenyl carbonate was obtained as the yellow viscous solid target compound (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%), but the target compound contained <NUM>% of a polymer.

As the above-described result, when diphenyl carbonate was used in place of a fluorocarbonate compound, a polycarbonate was produced and thus the synthesis of polyurethane became difficult due to the progress of undesired polymerization reaction.

Diphenyl carbonate (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>), pentafluoropolyether ("Fomblin (registered trademark) D2" manufactured by Solvay) (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>) and pyridine (<NUM> mmol, <NUM>µL) were added into a <NUM> round-bottom flask, and the mixture was violently stirred at <NUM> for <NUM> days in order to mix the phase-separating solution. After the reaction, dichloromethane was added to the reaction mixture and the liquid part was removed by decantation. Then, distillation under reduced pressure was carried out using a glass tube oven.

As a result, perfluoropolyetherdiphenyl carbonate was obtained (amount: <NUM>, <NUM> mmol, yield: <NUM>%) as the colorless liquid target compound, but the target compound contained <NUM>% of a polymer.

Claim 1:
A method for producing polyurethane, the method comprising the steps of:
reacting a fluorocarbonate compound represented by the following formula (I) and a divalent alcohol compound represented by the following formula (II) to obtain a biscarbonate compound represented by the following formula (III),
<CHM>
wherein
Rf<NUM> is independently an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a fluoro group,
R<NUM> is a divalent organic group,
and reacting the biscarbonate compound represented by the above formula (III) and a divalent amino compound represented by the following formula (IV) to obtain a polyurethane represented by the following formula (V),
<CHM>
wherein
Rf<NUM> and R<NUM> are the same as the above,
R<NUM> is a divalent organic group.