Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series – Organic compounds – Sulfur containing
Patent
1990-11-20
1992-04-14
Cintins, Marianne
Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series
Organic compounds
Sulfur containing
C07C31714
Patent
active
051050161
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to bis(cyclohexylphenol) compounds which are novel and useful as antioxidants or biocides for industrial use, and to their use.
BACKGROUND ART
It has been disclosed in AU 532353 that bisphenolsulfone compounds of the formula ##STR2## wherein R is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, carboxyl or carboalkoxy, m is an integer of 1 to 3, and when m is not less than 2, the groups represented by R may be the same or different and two of them, when adjacent to each other, may combinedly form a benzene ring, can be obtained by oxidation of the corresponding sulfoxide compounds or sulfone compounds using hydrogen peroxide in the presence of an alkali, and that said compounds are useful as light stabilizers, polyolefin modifiers, lubricants, additives, agrochemicals, and intermediates thereof. Further, it is described in Chemical Abstracts, 76, 25, 153267m that 4,4'-thiobis(6-cyclohexyl-2-methylphenol) is useful as a nonstaining stabilizer for polymers.
The above-mentioned Australian patent discloses 4,4'-diphenolsulfone, 4,4'-bis(2-tert-butyl-5-methylphenol)sulfone, 4,4'-bis(2-phenylphenol)sulfone, etc. as examples of 4,4'-bisphenolsulfone compounds, whereas no specific description can be found about alkyl-substituted cyclohexylphenol compounds. In addition, previously known 4,4'-thiobis(2-methyl-6-cyclohexylphenol) poses a problem that it colors polymers in actual use. It has not been known that these compounds exhibit biocidal action on wood destroying fungi.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
The present inventors conducted intensive studies for the purpose of providing compounds useful as antioxidants or biocides for industrial use and found that certain bis(cyclohexylphenol) compounds show excellent action, which resulted in completion of the invention. Thus, the present invention relates to bis(cyclohexylphenol) compounds of the formula ##STR3## wherein R is an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, Y is --S--, --SO-- or --SO.sub.2 -- with the proviso that when R is methyl in the ortho position to the hydroxy, Y is --SO-- or --SO.sub.2 -- [hereinafter referred to as compounds (I)] and to their use.
In the above definition, the alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms is, for example, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, hexyl, etc.
The preferred compounds (I) are compounds wherein R is alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and Y is --SO.sub.2 --. Particularly preferred are 4,4'-sulfonylbis(6-cyclohexyl-3-methylphenol) and 4,4'-sulfonylbis(6-cyclohexyl-2-methylphenol).
The compounds (I) of the present invention can be produced, for example, by the following methods.
(1) When Y is a sulfur atom:
A compound of the formula ##STR4## wherein R is as defined above, is reacted with a sulfur compound, such as sulfur, sulfur monochloride or sulfur dichloride.
The reaction normally proceeds in a suitable solvent (e.g. methylene chloride, dichloroethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, tetrachloroethane, acetic acid, carbon disulfide, acetonitrile, hexane, heptane, ligroin, petroleum benzine, etc.) in the presence of an acidic catalyst (e.g. sulfuric acid, boron trifluoride, tin tetrachloride, aluminum chloride, zinc chloride, trifluoroacetate, pyridine hydrochloride, pyridine sulfuric anhydride complex, iron chloride, etc.) at -20.degree. to 150.degree. C., preferably about 0.degree. to 40.degree. C. The acidic catalyst is used in a proportion of about 0.01 to 10 moles per mole of the compound of formula (II).
(2) When Y is sulfinyl or sulfonyl:
The compounds (I) of the present invention can be produced by subjecting the compound wherein Y is a sulfur atom, which is produced by the method (1) mentioned above, to oxidation reaction. The oxidizing agents for the oxidation are exemplified by, but not limited to, peroxides such as hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, perbenzoic acid and so on, and inorganic oxidizing agents such as calcium permanganate, potassium periodate, and so on.
The reaction no
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Saeki Kazumi
Shimada Akira
Argo Margaret
Cintins Marianne
Yoshitomi Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
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