Amorphous amides
View Patent ↗An amorphous amide compound of the formula wherein R is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkylaryl group, an arylalkyl group, and combinations thereof. An amorphous diamide compound of the formula wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene group, an arylene group, an alkylarylene group, an arylalkylene group, and combinations thereof.
1. A compound of the formula
wherein R is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkylaryl group, an arylalkyl group, and combinations thereof.
2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R is an alkyl group having from about 1 to about 22 carbon atoms.
3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R is an alkyl group having from about 2 to about 18 carbon atoms.
4. The compound of claim 1 , having the formula
5. The compound of claim 1 , having the formula
6. The compound of claim 1 , having the formula
7. A method for preparing an amorphous monoamide comprising:
contacting a compound of the formula
with an acid of the formula
with mixing and optional heating to produce a product compound of the formula
wherein R is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkylaryl group, an arylalkyl group, and combinations thereof.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising a catalyst.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein heating comprises heating to a temperature of from about 160 to about 180° C.
10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising applying a vacuum pressure of from about 1 to about 2 millimeters of mercury for a period of from about 1 minute to about 1 hour.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the product compound is of the formula