Isocyanate

Isocyanate

Removal of free isocyanates: moving to polyU

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Isocyanates are common intermediates in the synthesis of primary amines via [[hydrolysis]]:
Isocyanates are common intermediates in the synthesis of primary amines via [[hydrolysis]]:
* [[Hofmann rearrangement]], a reaction in which a primary [[amide]] is treated with a [[Oxidizing agent|strong oxidizer]] such as sodium [[hypobromite]]http://alpha.chem.umb.edu/chemistry/orgchem/CH20Handout.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060911031125/http://alpha.chem.umb.edu/chemistry/orgchem/CH20Handout.pdf |date=2006-09-11 }}, Ch20Handout, University of Massachusetts Boston{{cite book|last1= Mann |first1= F. G. |last2= Saunders |first2= B. C.|title=Practical Organic Chemistry, 4th Ed.|year=1960|publisher=Longman|location=London|isbn=978-0-582-44407-2|page=128|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/46973684/Practical-Organic-Chemistry-Frederick-George-Mann}}{{cite book|last=Cohen|first=Julius|title=Practical Organic Chemistry 2nd Ed.|year=1900|publisher=Macmillan and Co., Limited|location=London|page=[https://archive.org/details/practicalorgani00cohegoog/page/n90 72]|url=https://archive.org/details/practicalorgani00cohegoog|quote=Practical Organic Chemistry Cohen Julius.}} or [[lead tetraacetate]]{{cite journal|author1=Baumgarten, Henry |author2=Smith, Howard |author3=Staklis, Andris |title=Reactions of amines. XVIII. Oxidative rearrangement of amides with lead tetraacetate|journal=The Journal of Organic Chemistry|year=1975|volume=40|issue=24|pages=3554–3561|doi=10.1021/jo00912a019}} to form an isocyanate intermediate.
* [[Hofmann rearrangement]], a reaction in which a primary [[amide]] is treated with a [[Oxidizing agent|strong oxidizer]] such as sodium [[hypobromite]]http://alpha.chem.umb.edu/chemistry/orgchem/CH20Handout.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060911031125/http://alpha.chem.umb.edu/chemistry/orgchem/CH20Handout.pdf |date=2006-09-11 }}, Ch20Handout, University of Massachusetts Boston{{cite book|last1= Mann |first1= F. G. |last2= Saunders |first2= B. C.|title=Practical Organic Chemistry, 4th Ed.|year=1960|publisher=Longman|location=London|isbn=978-0-582-44407-2|page=128|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/46973684/Practical-Organic-Chemistry-Frederick-George-Mann}}{{cite book|last=Cohen|first=Julius|title=Practical Organic Chemistry 2nd Ed.|year=1900|publisher=Macmillan and Co., Limited|location=London|page=[https://archive.org/details/practicalorgani00cohegoog/page/n90 72]|url=https://archive.org/details/practicalorgani00cohegoog|quote=Practical Organic Chemistry Cohen Julius.}} or [[lead tetraacetate]]{{cite journal|author1=Baumgarten, Henry |author2=Smith, Howard |author3=Staklis, Andris |title=Reactions of amines. XVIII. Oxidative rearrangement of amides with lead tetraacetate|journal=The Journal of Organic Chemistry|year=1975|volume=40|issue=24|pages=3554–3561|doi=10.1021/jo00912a019}} to form an isocyanate intermediate.

== Removal of free isocyanates ==
In the production of polyurethane prepolymers, a certain amount of unreacted monomeric diisocyanates such as TDI, MDI, or HDI typically remains after the reaction between polyols and isocyanates.{{cite book |last1=Brereton |first1=George |last2=Emanuel |first2=Ronald M. |last3=Lomax |first3=Robert |last4=Pennington |first4=Keith |last5=Ryan |first5=Tyler |last6=Tebbe |first6=Heiko |last7=Timm |first7=Michael |last8=Ware |first8=Polina |last9=Winkler |first9=Karen |last10=Yuan |first10=Tingting |last11=Zhu |first11=Zhenya |last12=Adam |first12=Norbert |last13=Avar |first13=Geza |last14=Blankenheim |first14=Herbert |last15=Friederichs |first15=Wolfgang |last16=Giersig |first16=Manfred |last17=Weigand |first17=Eckehard |last18=Halfmann |first18=Michael |last19=Wittbecker |first19=Friedrich-Wilhelm |last20=Larimer |first20=Donald-Richard |last21=Maier |first21=Udo |last22=Meyer-Ahrens |first22=Sven |last23=Noble |first23=Karl-Ludwig |last24=Wussow |first24=Hans-Georg |title=Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry |chapter=Polyurethanes |date=2019 |pages=1–76 |doi=10.1002/14356007.a21_665.pub3 |isbn=978-3-527-30673-2 }}{{Cite web |title=Reducing free monomer content in MDI-based prepolymers |url=https://pdf.benchchem.com/179/Reducing_free_monomer_content_in_MDI_based_prepolymers.pdf |archive-date=2026-03-16}}{{Cite patent|number=CA2257214C|title=Removal of unreacted diisocyanate monomer from polyurethane prepolymers|gdate=2006-11-21|invent1=Rosenberg|invent2=Singh|invent3=Maupin|invent4=Lombardo|inventor1-first=Ronald Owen|inventor2-first=Ajaib|inventor3-first=Christopher James|inventor4-first=Brian Scott|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/CA2257214C/en}} Because many monomeric isocyanates are classified as hazardous substances, numerous regulations (e.g. GHS, EU restriction 2020/1149{{Cite web |title=Low Free Technology |url=https://www.ube.co.jp/ube/ |access-date=2026-03-16 |website=UBE Corporation |language=en}}, OSHA{{Cite web |title=Isocyanates - Overview {{!}} Occupational Safety and Health Administration |url=https://www.osha.gov/isocyanates |access-date=2026-03-16 |website=www.osha.gov}}, or California Proposition 65) set strict limits for the maximum allowable content of free isocyanates in commercial products.

To comply with these limits and to achieve so‑called ''“low free”'' prepolymers (often defined as <0.1 % free monomer), purification processes are applied.{{Cite web |title=Getting Low Free Polyurethane |url=https://www.vta-process.de/fileadmin/user_upload/www.vta-process.de/PDF/Downloads/Isocyanates.pdf |access-date=2026-03-16}} Free isocyanates can be removed under vacuum.{{Cite web |title=Client Challenge |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/958477877/Encyclopedia-of-Industrial-Chemistry |access-date=2026-03-16 |website=www.scribd.com}}{{Cite web |title=Getting Low Free Polyurethane - Prepolymers by Vacuum Distillation Case Study |url=https://www.uic-gmbh.de/fileadmin/user_upload/www.uic-gmbh.de/Downloads/Isocyanates_Case-Study_EN-red.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.uic-gmbh.de/fileadmin/user_upload/www.uic-gmbh.de/Downloads/Isocyanates_Case-Study_EN-red.pdf |archive-date=2026-03-16 |access-date=2026-03-16 |website=uic-gmbh.de}}


== Common isocyanates ==
== Common isocyanates ==