Patent ID: 8445555

Claim:
A method of producing an isocyanurate comprising: providing at least one isocyanate, contacting the isocyanate with a catalyst composition comprising at least one carbanion compound having the formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 in each occurrence are selected independently from a hydrogen atom; a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 36 alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or aralkyl group; an oxygen atom; —OR 4 ; or —NHR 4 ; wherein R 3 and R 4 in each occurrence are selected independently from a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 36 alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or aralkyl group; wherein M in each occurrence is selected independently from: potassium or a quaternary ammonium ion; wherein p is 1 or 2; and wherein q is 1, 2, or 3; under conditions sufficient to produce the isocyanurate.