IP Library Granted Patent US 11,884,753
Granted Patent B2
US 11,884,753 · App. 17/825,473 · Granted Jan 30, 2024

Green cationization agent

Inventor: Tim Engel (Tilburg, NL)
Assignee: SACHEM, INC.
C08B37/0096C07C227/18C07C229/12C07D303/16
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Patent No.
US 11,884,753
App. No.
17/825,473
Granted
Jan 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A compound having Formula (I) or Formula (II): or a mixture thereof, in which R is —H; —CH 3 ; —CH—(CH 3 ) 2 ; —CH 2 —CH—(CH 3 ) 2 ; —CH—(CH 3 )—CH 2 —CH 3 ; —CH 2 —(C 6 H 5 ); —CH 2 —(3-indole); —CH 2 —CH 2 —S—CH 3 ; —CH 2 —OH; —CH—(CH 3 )—OH; —CH 2 —SH; —CH 2 -(p-C 6 H 4 OH); —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —NH 2 ; —CH 2 —CO—NH 2 ; —CH 2 —CH 2 —CO—NH 2 ; —CH 2 —CH 2 —COOH; —CH 2 —COOH; or —CH 2 —CH 2 —NH—C═NH 2 (NH 2 ); and X is a suitable non-interfering anion, a process for making the compound having Formula (I) or Formula (II), and a process for reacting the compound having Formula (I) or Formula (II) or a mixture thereof with a (poly)saccharide to form a cationized (poly)saccharide.

Claims (40)

1. A compound having Formula (I) or Formula (II):

or a mixture of both a compound having Formula (I) and a compound having Formula (II),

wherein R is —H; —CH 3 ; —CH—(CH 3 ) 2 ; —CH 2 —CH—(CH 3 ) 2 ; —CH—(CH 3 )—CH 2 —CH 3 ; —CH 2 —(C 6 H 5 ); —CH 2 -(3-indole); —CH 2 —CH 2 —S—CH 3 ; —CH 2 —OH; —CH—(CH 3 )—OH; —CH 2 —SH; —CH 2 -(p-C 6 H 4 OH); —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —NH 2 ; —CH 2 —CO—NH 2 ; —CH 2 —CH 2 —CO—NH 2 ; —CH 2 —CH 2 —COOH; —CH 2 —COOH; or —CH 2 —CH 2 —NH—C═NH 2 (NH 2 );

and X is an anion.

2. A process for producing the compound having Formula (I) as defined in claim 1 , comprising:

providing a first compound having either Formula (III) or Formula (IIIa):

wherein R and X are as defined in claim 1 ;

providing epichlorohydrin, having formula:

or

providing 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol, having formula:

ClCH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 2 Cl

or

providing a mixture of both epichlorohydrin and 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol; and

reacting the first compound with the epichlorohydrin or the 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol or the mixture of epichlorohydrin and 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol under suitable esterification conditions to form the compound having Formula (I).

3. A process for producing the compound having Formula (II) as defined in claim 1 , comprising:

providing a first compound having either Formula (III) or Formula (IIIa):

wherein R and X are as defined in claim 1 ;

providing epichlorohydrin, having formula:

or

providing 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol, having formula:

ClCH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 2 Cl

or

providing a mixture of both epichlorohydrin and 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol;

reacting the first compound with the epichlorohydrin or the 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol or the mixture of epichlorohydrin and 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol under suitable esterification conditions to form the compound having Formula (I), and

converting the compound having Formula (I) to the compound having Formula (II) by an epoxidation reaction.

4. A cationic (poly)saccharide comprising a reaction product of the compound having the Formula (I) or the compound having the Formula (II) or a mixture of both the compound having Formula (I) and the compound having Formula (II) of claim 1 with a (poly)saccharide, wherein the (poly)saccharide is a starch, a guar, or a cellulose.

5. The cationic (poly)saccharide according to claim 4 , wherein the cationic (poly)saccharide comprises the reaction product made with the compound having Formula (I).

6. The cationic (poly)saccharide according to claim 4 , wherein the cationic (poly)saccharide comprises the reaction product made with the compound having Formula (II).

7. The cationic (poly)saccharide according to claim 4 , wherein the cationic (poly)saccharide comprises the reaction product made with the mixture of both the compound having Formula (I) and the compound having Formula (II).

8. A process for producing a cationic (poly)saccharide comprising:

providing a suitable (poly)saccharide;

providing the compound having Formula (I) or the compound having Formula (II) or a mixture of both the compound having Formula (I) and the compound having Formula (II) as defined in claim 1 ;

reacting the suitable (poly)saccharide with the compound having Formula (I) or the compound having Formula (II) or the mixture of both the compound having Formula (I) and the compound having Formula (II) under suitable conditions to result in reaction to form the cationic (poly)saccharide.

9. The process according to claim 8 , wherein the (poly)saccharide is a starch, a guar, or a cellulose.

10. The process according to claim 8 wherein the cationic (poly)saccharide comprises the reaction product made with the compound having Formula (I).

11. The process according to claim 9 wherein the cationic (poly)saccharide comprises the reaction product made with the compound having Formula (I).

12. The process according to claim 8 wherein the cationic (poly)saccharide comprises the reaction product made with the compound having Formula (II).

13. The process according to claim 9 wherein the cationic (poly)saccharide comprises the reaction product made with the compound having Formula (II).

14. The process according to claim 8 wherein the cationic (poly)saccharide comprises the reaction product made with the mixture of both the compound having Formula (I) and the compound having Formula (II).

15. The process according to claim 9 wherein the cationic (poly)saccharide comprises the reaction product made with the mixture of both the compound having Formula (I) and the compound having Formula (II).

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2025
From: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: SACHEM, INC.; SACHEM ASIA, INC.
Reel/Frame 071368/0642 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2024
From: SACHEM, INC.; SACHEM ASIA, INC.
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 067318/0340 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2022
From: ENGEL, TIM
To: SACHEM, INC.
Reel/Frame 060028/0767 →
Continuity (2)
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