IP Library Granted Patent US 10,059,149
Granted Patent B2
US 10,059,149 · App. 15/555,729 · Granted Aug 28, 2018

Organolithium compound, method for preparing modified conjugated diene-based polymer using the same, and modified conjugated diene-based polymer

Inventors: Ho Young Lee (Daejeon, KR); No Ma Kim (Daejeon, KR); Min Sik Mun (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
B60C1/00C08F2/04C08F210/18C08F212/08C08K5/56C08L9/06C07C211/09C07F1/02C08F2500/21
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Patent No.
US 10,059,149
App. No.
15/555,729
Granted
Aug 28, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to an organolithium compound, and a method for preparing a modified conjugated diene-based polymer using the same. A modified conjugated diene-based polymer having good compatibility with an inorganic filler and improved processability may be provided, and by using a rubber composition including such modified conjugated diene-based polymer, a tire having excellent exothermic properties, tensile strength, abrasion resistance, low fuel consumption and wet traction, and low rolling resistance may be provided.

Claims (23)

1. An organolithium compound represented by the following Formula 1:

in Formula 1, R 1 , R 2 and R 5 are each independently a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R 3 and R 4 are each independently a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 1 to 5.

2. The organolithium compound of claim 1 , wherein in Formula 1, R 1 , R 2 and R 5 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R 3 and R 4 are each independently an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 1 to 3.

3. The organolithium compound of claim 1 , wherein the organolithium compound represented by Formula 1 is represented by the following Formula 2:

4. The organolithium compound of claim 1 , wherein the organolithium compound is a polymerization initiator for a polymer containing conjugated diene-based monomer-derived units.

5. A method for preparing a modified conjugated diene-based polymer represented by the following Formula 3:

in Formula 3,

R 1 , R 2 and R 5 are each independently a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms,

R 3 and R 4 are each independently a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms,

n is an integer of 1 to 5, and

P is a conjugated diene-based polymer chain, the method comprising:

polymerizing conjugated diene-based monomers, or conjugated diene-based monomers and aromatic vinyl-based monomers in the presence of an organolithium compound represented by the following Formula 1 in a hydrocarbon solvent:

in Formula 1,

R 1 , R 2 and R 5 are each independently a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms,

R 3 and R 4 are each independently a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and

n is an integer of 1 to 5

6. The method for preparing the modified conjugated diene-based polymer of claim 5 , wherein the organolithium compound represented by Formula 1 is represented by the following Formula 2:

7. The method for preparing the modified conjugated diene-based polymer of claim 5 , wherein the organolithium compound is used from 0.01 mmol to 10 mmol on the basis of 100 g of total monomers.

8. The method for preparing the modified conjugated diene-based polymer of claim 5 , wherein the conjugated diene-based monomer is at least one selected from the group consisting of 1,3-butadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, piperylene, 3-butyl-1,3-octadiene, isoprene, and 2-phenyl-1,3-butadiene.

9. The method for preparing the modified conjugated diene-based polymer of claim 5 , wherein the aromatic vinyl-based monomer is at least one selected from the group consisting of styrene, a-methylstyrene, 3-methylstyrene, 4-methylstyrene, 4-propylstyrene, 1-vinylnaphthalene, 4-cyclohexylstyrene, 4-(p-methylphenyl)styrene, and 1-vinyl-5-hexylnaphthalene.

10. The method for preparing the modified conjugated diene-based polymer of claim 5 , wherein the polymerizing is performed using a polar additive.

11. The method for preparing the modified conjugated diene-based polymer of claim 10 , wherein the polar additive is added from 0.001 g to 10 g on the basis of 1 mmol of the organolithium compound in total.

12. The method for preparing the modified conjugated diene-based polymer of claim 10 , wherein the polar additive is at least one selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrofuran, ditetrahydrofurylpropane, diethyl ether, cycloamyl ether, dipropyl ether, ethylene dimethyl ether, diethylene glycol, dimethyl ether, tertiary butoxyethoxyethane bis(2-dimethylaminoethyl)ether, (dimethylaminoethyl)ethyl ether, trimethylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine, and tetramethylethylenediamine.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2017
From: LEE, HO YOUNG; KIM, NO MA; MUN, MIN SIK
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0153294 · Nov 2, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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