Accelerators for curable compositions
View Patent ↗Benzoylthiourea or benzoylthiourethane derivatives as cure accelerators for curable compositions are provided.
1. An anaerobic curable composition, comprising:
(a) a (meth)acrylate component;
(b) an anaerobic cure-inducing composition comprising a peroxide and a benzoyl thiourea or benzoyl thiourethane compound as an anaerobic cure accelerator within structures I or IA below:
wherein Z is O or N—R, where R is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, alkylene (meth)acrylate, carbonyl, carboxyl, or sulfonato, and R′ taken together form a carbocyclic or hetero atom-containing ring, or R′ is a direct bond attaching to the phenyl ring; X is optional, but when present is halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, alkoxy, amino, alkylene- or alkenylene-ether, alkylene(meth)acrylate, carbonyl, carboxyl, nitroso, sulfonate, hydroxyl or haloalkyl; and Y is —SO 2 NH—, —CONH—, —NH—, and —PO(NHCONHCSNH 2 )NH—; and n is 0 or 1 and m is 1 or 2;
wherein R and R′ are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, alkylene (meth)acrylate, carbonyl, carboxyl, or sulfonato, or R and R′ taken together form a carbocyclic or hetero atom-containing ring, or R′ is a direct bond attaching to the phenyl ring; X is optional, but when present is halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, alkoxy, amino, alkylene- or alkenylene-ether, alkylene(meth)acrylate, carbonyl, carboxyl, nitroso, sulfonate, hydroxyl or haloalkyl; and Y is —SO 2 NH—, —CONH—, —NH—, and —PO(NHCONHCSNH 2 )NH—; and n is 0 or 1 and m is 1 or 2.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the anaerobic cure accelerator is within structure II or IIA below:
wherein R, R′, X, Y, and n are as defined above.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the anaerobic cure accelerator is within structure III or IV below:
wherein R, X, Y, and n are as defined above, and X′ is defined as X.
4. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the (meth)acrylate component is represented by H 2 C═CGCO 2 R 1 , wherein G is a member selected from the group consisting of H and alkyl having from 1 to about four carbon atoms, and R 1 is a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, alkaryl, and aryl groups having from 1 to about 16 carbon atoms, with or without substitution or interruption by a member selected from the group consisting of silane, silicon, oxygen, halogen, carbonyl, hydroxyl, ester, carboxylic acid, urea, urethane, carbamate, amine, amide, sulfur, sulfonate and sulfone.
5. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the (meth)acrylate component is a member selected from the group consisting of silicone (meth)acrylates, polyethylene glycol di(meth)acrylates, bisphenol-A-(meth)acrylates, ethoxylated bisphenol-A-(meth)acrylates, bisphenol-F-(meth)acrylates, ethoxylated bisphenol-F-(meth)acrylates, tetrahydrofuran(meth)acrylates and di(meth)acrylates, hydroxypropyl(meth)acrylate, hexanediol di(meth)acrylate, and trimethylol propane tri(meth)acrylate.
6. The composition according to claim 1 , further comprising an additional accelerator.
7. The composition according to claim 6 , wherein the additional accelerator is saccharin.
8. Reaction products of the composition according to claim 1 .
9. A process for preparing a reaction product from an anaerobic curable composition, comprising the steps of:
apply an anaerobic curable composition according to claim 1 , to a desired substrate surface and
exposing the composition to an anaerobic environment for a time sufficient to cure the composition.
10. A method of preparing an anaerobic curable composition, comprising the step of:
mixing together:
a (meth)acrylate component,
an anaerobic cure inducing composition and
as an anaerobic cure accelerator a benzoyl thiourea or benzoyl thiourethane compound within structures I or IA
wherein R and R′ are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, alkylene (meth)acrylate, carbonyl, carboxyl, or sulfonato, or R and R′ taken together form a carbocyclic or hetero atom-containing ring, or R′ is a direct bond attaching to the phenyl ring; X is optional, but when present is halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, alkoxy, amino, alkylene- or alkenylene-ether, alkylene(meth)acrylate, carbonyl, carboxyl, nitroso, sulfonate, hydroxyl or haloalkyl; and Y is —SO 2 NH—, —CONH—, —NH—, and —PO(NHCONHCSNH 2 )NH—; and n is 0 or 1 and m is 1 or 2, or
wherein R and R′ are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, alkylene (meth)acrylate, carbonyl, carboxyl, or sulfonato, or R and R′ taken together form a carbocyclic or hetero atom-containing ring, or R′ is a direct bond attaching to the phenyl ring; X is optional, but when present is halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, alkoxy, amino, alkylene- or alkenylene-ether, alkylene(meth)acrylate, carbonyl, carboxyl, nitroso, sulfonate, hydroxyl or haloalkyl; and Y is —SO 2 NH—, —CONH—, —NH—, and —PO(NHCONHCSNH 2 )NH—; and n is 0 or 1 and m is 1 or 2.
11. A composition comprising a bond formed between two mated substrates with the composition of claim 1 .
12. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the anaerobic cure accelerator is at least one of:
13. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the peroxide is selected from the group consisting of cumene hydroperoxide, para-menthane hydroperoxide, t-amyl hydroperoxide, 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl hydroperoxide, t-butyl hydroperoxide, t-butyl perbenzoate, benzoyl peroxide, dibenzoyl peroxide, 1,3-bis(t-butylperoxyisopropyl)benzene, diacetyl peroxide, butyl 4,4-bis(t-butylperoxy)valerate, p-chlorobenzoyl peroxide, t-butyl cumyl peroxide, t-butyl perbenzoate, di-t-butyl peroxide, dicumyl peroxide, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di-t-butylperoxyhexane, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di-t-butyl-peroxyhex-3-yne, 4-methyl-2,2-di-t-butylperoxypentane, and combinations thereof.