Alkylated aminopropylated methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine) and uses thereof

1. A curing agent composition comprising at least one alkylated aminopropylated methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine) having at least three active amine hydrogen atoms; wherein the at least one alkylated aminopropylated methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine) comprises: a methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine) structure having two nitrogen atoms; at least one aminopropyl group bonded to at least one of the two nitrogen atoms of the methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine) structure; and at least one C2-C21 alkyl group bonded to the nitrogen atom of at least one aminopropyl group of the at least one aminopropyl group bonded to at least one of the two nitrogen atoms of the methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine) structure.

2. The curing agent composition of claim 1 further comprising at least one multifunctional amine having 3 or more active amine hydrogens.

3. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the at least one multifunctional amine is an aliphatic amine, a cycloaliphatic amine, an aromatic amine, a poly(alkylene oxide) diamine or triamine, a Mannich base derivative of an aliphatic amine, a cycloaliphatic amine, or an aromatic amine, a polyamide derivative of an aliphatic amine, a cycloaliphatic amine, or an aromatic amine with a dimmer fatty acid or a mixture of a dimmer fatty acid and fatty acid, an amidoamine derivative of an aliphatic amine, a cycloaliphatic amine, or an aromatic amine with a fatty acid, an amine adduct derivative of an aliphatic amine, a cycloaliphatic amine, or an aromatic amine with a glycidyl ether of bisphenol A or bisphenol F or an epoxy novolac resin, or any combination thereof.

4. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the at least one multifunctional amine is ethylenediamine (EDA), diethylenetriamine (DETA), triethylenetetramine (TETA), tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA), pentaethylenehexamine (PEHA), propylenediamine, dipropylenetriamine, tripropylenetetramine, N-3-aminopropyl ethylenediamine (Am3), N,N′-bis(3-aminopropyl)ethylenediamine (Am4), N,N,N′-tris(3-aminopropyl)ethylenediamine (Am5); N-3-aminopropyl-1,3-diaminopropane, N,N′-bis(3-aminopropyl)-1,3-diaminopropane, N,N,N′-tris(3-aminopropyl)-1,3-diaminopropane, or any combination thereof.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one alkylated aminopropylated methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine) comprises the reductive amination product of an aldehyde or ketone compound with at least one aminopropylated methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine).

6. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the at least one aminopropylated methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine) compound is N-(3-aminopropyl)methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine); N,N′-bis(3-aminopropyl)methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine); N,N-bis(3-aminopropyl)methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine); N,N,N′-tris(3-aminopropyl)methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine); or any combination thereof.

7. The composition of claim 3 , wherein the at least one aminopropylated methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine) compound is N,N′-bis(3-aminopropyl)methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine).

8. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the molar reactant ratio of the aldehyde or ketone compound to the at least one aminopropylated methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine) compound is in a range from about 0.8:1 to about 2:1.

9. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the molar reactant ratio of the aldehyde or ketone compound to the at least one aminopropylated methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine) compound is in a range from about 1.2:1 to about 1.5:1.

10. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the curing agent composition has an amine hydrogen equivalent weight (AHEW) based on 100% solids from about 50 to about 500.

11. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the curing agent composition has an AHEW based on 100% solids from about 100 to about 200.

12. An amine-epoxy composition comprising the reaction product of:

A) ring agent composition of claim 1 ; and

B) an epoxy composition comprising at least one multifunctional epoxy resin.

13. The amine-epoxy composition of claim 12 in which the curing agent composition comprises the contact product of a curing agent composition of claim 1 and at least one multifunctional amine having 3 or more active amine hydrogens.

14. The composition of claim 12 , wherein the stoichiometric ratio of epoxy groups in the epoxy composition to amine hydrogens in the curing agent composition is in a range from about 1.3:1 to about 0.7:1.

15. An article of manufacture comprising the composition of claim 12 .

16. The article of claim 15 , wherein the article is an adhesive, a coating, a primer, a sealant, a curing compound, a construction product, a flooring product, or a composite product.

17. The article of claim 15 , wherein the article is a coating, primer, sealant, or curing compound which is applied to a metal or cementitious substrate.

18. A curing agent composition comprising at least one alkylated aminopropylated methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine) having at least three active amine hydrogen atoms; wherein the at least one alkylated aminopropylated methylene-di-(cyclohexylamine) has the formula:

wherein R A is a C2-C11 alkyl group; R B , R C , R D , R F , and R G are independently R A or a hydrogen atom; and X is a methylene-di-(cyclohexyl) group.

19. The composition of claim 18 wherein R A and R C are C2-C11 alkyl; R B , R D , R F , and R G are hydrogen atoms.

20. The composition of claim 18 , wherein R A and R C are C3-C8 alkyl; R B , R D , R F , and R G are hydrogen atoms.

21. The composition of claim 18 , wherein R A and R C are C3-C6 alkyl; R B , R D , R F , and R G are hydrogen atoms.

22. An amine-epoxy composition comprising the reaction product of:

A) a curing agent composition of claim 18 ; and

B) an epoxy composition comprising at least one multifunctional epoxy resin.

23. An article of manufacture comprising the composition of claim 22 .