申请人:——
公开号:US06143922A1
公开(公告)日:2000-11-07
The present invention relates to a novel composition of diols, said composition of diols comprising HO--(H.sub.3 C)R.sup.4 C--Q--CR.sup.5 (CH.sub.3)--OH wherein Q is a diaryl group comprising two aryl groups linked together directly (as in biphenyl) or bridged by an oxygen atom, sulfur atom or methyl group, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl groups (e.g., methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl, most preferably methyl). The diols will usually be provided as compositions which comprise either: a solution of the diols, with the diols comprising more than 99% by weight solids of the solution, and whichdiol has less than 1% by weight of impurity selected from the group consisting essentially of monoaryl hydroxy compounds, especially monoaryl monohydroxy compounds, and monoaryl dihydroxy compounds where only one hydroxy group is attached directly to the aryl ring. The present invention also relates to a method of providing the novel composition of diols, said method comprising the processes of: 1) providing a solution of diol having the formula HO--(H.sub.3 C)R.sup.4 C--Ar--Z--Ar--CR.sup.5 (CH.sub.3)--OH, or HO--(H.sub.3 C)R.sup.4 C--Q--CR.sup.5 (CH.sub.3)--OH HO--(H.sub.3 C)R.sup.4 C--Ph--O'Ph--CR.sup.5 (CH.sub.3)'OH wherein Q is as defined above, Z is a bond or --O--, --S--, or a methine group (such as --CH2-- or CHRO.sup.0 --, where R.sup.0 is a substituent group such as lower alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, or the like), Ar is an aromatic group, especially a mono-ring aromatic groups, nd especially phenyl groups, and R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl groups (e.g., methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl), said solution also comprising impurities selected from the group consisting of the monoaryl hydroxy groups (as defined herein); removing at least some of said monoaryl hydroxy impurities which comprise monoaryl phenolic compounds.
本发明涉及一种新型二元醇组成物,该二元醇组成物包括HO--(H.sub.3 C)R.sup.4 C--Q--CR.sup.5 (CH.sub.3)--OH,其中Q是一个二芳基基团,包括两个芳基基团直接连接在一起(如联苯)或通过氧原子、硫原子或甲基基团桥接,R.sup.4和R.sup.5独立地选自氢和低烷基(例如,甲基、乙基、丙基和丁基,最好是甲基)。二元醇通常将作为组成物提供,该组成物包括:二元醇的溶液,其中二元醇占溶液固体的重量的99%以上,且二元醇中的杂质重量不到1%,所述杂质基本上由单芳基羟基化合物组成,特别是单芳基单羟基化合物和单芳基二羟基化合物,其中只有一个羟基直接连接到芳环上。本发明还涉及一种提供新型二元醇组成物的方法,该方法包括以下过程:1)提供具有以下式子的二元醇溶液HO--(H.sub.3 C)R.sup.4 C--Ar--Z--Ar--CR.sup.5 (CH.sub.3)--OH,或HO--(H.sub.3 C)R.sup.4 C--Q--CR.sup.5 (CH.sub.3)--OH HO--(H.sub.3 C)R.sup.4 C--Ph--O'Ph--CR.sup.5 (CH.sub.3)'OH,其中Q如上所定义,Z是一个键或--O--、--S--或甲基基团(例如--CH2--或CHRO.sup.0--,其中R.sup.0是取代基,例如低烷基、烷氧基、卤素或类似物),Ar是芳香基团,特别是单环芳香基团,特别是苯基,R.sup.4和R.sup.5独立地选自氢和低烷基(例如,甲基、乙基、丙基和丁基),所述溶液还包括从单芳基羟基化合物(如本文所定义)组成的杂质中去除至少一部分的单芳基羟基杂质,其中包括单芳基酚化合物。