Stabilized cyanoacrylate adhesives

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2000-07-31

2003-11-04

Zalukaeva, Tatyana (Department: 1713)

Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 ser

Synthetic resins

Polymers from only ethylenic monomers or processes of...

C526S220000, C526S222000, C526S082000, C526S084000, C526S085000, C526S204000, C526S234000, C526S307000, C526S329300, C526S341000, C524S555000, C524S556000

Reexamination Certificate

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06642337

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to new cyanoacrylate adhesives which are distinguished by a particularly favorable inhibitor against anionic polymerization.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Cyanoacrylate adhesives are monomeric adhesives. They are based on esters of alpha-cyanoacrylic acid. These esters can be polymerized both by radical and by anionic mechanisms. The anionic polymerization is initiated by traces of moisture which are to be found on almost all surfaces. Accordingly, cyanoacrylate adhesives set very quickly when introduced between two surfaces stored under ambient conditions.
The particular advantage of cyanoacrylate adhesives in terms of adhesives technology lies precisely in this reactivity of theirs coupled with the high bonds strengths they develop, especially with polar substrates. However, stabilizers have to be added both for the production and for the storage of the adhesives. The stabilizer systems have to be selected so that no polymerization occurs during transportation and storage in sealed drums, even at elevated temperatures and after long periods, whereas after application polymerization occurs immediately.
Accordingly, besides known radical polymerization inhibitors, inhibitors against anionic polymerization are generally added to cyanoacrylate adhesives.
Thus, it is proposed in DE-OS 21 00 026 to add a strongly acidic cation exchanger as inhibitor. Cation exchangers based on crosslinked polystyrenes containing sulfonic acid groups are said to be preferred. The disadvantage of this approach is that the ion exchanger added can easily impede the outflow of the adhesive and that, as a solid, it does not act throughout the entire volume of the adhesive.
It is proposed in German patent application DE 41 09 105 to surface-modify storage containers for cyanoacrylate adhesives in such a way that they contain acid groups. Although this proposal can be successfully implemented, it is again attended by the problem that the inhibitor effect only occurs in the vicinity of the container wall.
Another method of stabilizing cyanoacrylate adhesives is to add sulfur dioxide as inhibitor. Although this measure has been successfully applied in practice, it is important to bear in mind that sulfur dioxide is a gaseous substance and that uniform addition is difficult with the result that quality variations can occur. In addition, sulfur dioxide can escape from the adhesive containers by diffusion during storage.
Apart from these considerations, it is proposed in European patent application 579 476 to add between 0.1 and 10% by weight of a sulfur-containing or even cyclic compound to cyanoacrylate monomers. Cyclic organic sulfates, sulfites, sulfoxides, sulfinates, for example 2-oxo-
1,3,2-
dioxathiolanes, are proposed as compounds. According to the European patent application, these compounds are said to be used in quantities of 0.1% by weight (1,000 ppm) to 10% by weight. The purpose of using them is to raise the ceiling temperature and hence to improve the thermal stability of the adhesives. There are no references in the cited European patent application to the use of the compounds in question to stabilize the monomeric adhesives
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION against anionic polymerization.
Against this background, the problem addressed by the present invention was to provide an improved inhibitor against anionic polymerization for monomeric cyanoacrylate adhesives. In particular, this inhibitor would be effective throughout the entire volume of the adhesive and would be able to be added more uniformly and more easily than gases.
Another problem addressed by the invention was to provide an inhibitor for cyanoacrylate adhesives which would drastically extend the setting time over the storage period. In addition, discoloration of the adhesive during storage would be prevented.
Accordingly, the present invention relates to a cyanoacrylate adhesive containing one or more cyanoacrylates, inhibitors against radical polymerization, inhibitors against anionic polymerization and optionally typical auxiliaries used in such adhesive systems, characterized in that 2-oxo-
1,3,2-
dioxathiolanes are present as the anionic polymerization inhibitor.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The 2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxathiolanes to be used in accordance with the invention as inhibitors against anionic polymerization are known, commercially available compounds. In simple terms, they may be regarded as esters of sulfurous acid with vicinal dialcohols. Among the 2-oxo-
1,3,2-
dioxathiolanes mentioned, compounds substituted by one or more alkyl groups are preferred. Suitable alkyl groups have a chain length of 1 to 8 carbon atoms. A particularly suitable substance is 4,5-dimethyl-2-oxo-
1,3,2-
dioxathiolane which is a liquid with a boiling point of 185° C.
The 2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxathiolanes to be used in accordance with the invention are used in quantities of 50 to 5,000 ppm, preferably in quantities of 100 to 1,000 ppm and more preferably in quantities of 200 to 700 ppm. The quantity used is determined in particular by the level of stabilization required, i.e. for example by the container size, by the need to be able to store opened containers and the like.
The cyanoacrylate adhesives according to the invention consist mainly of one or more esters of alpha-cyanoacrylic acid. These esters have the general formula H
2
C═C(CN)—COOR, in which R is an alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxyalkyl, aralkyl or haloalkyl group, more particularly a methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, allyl, methallyl, crotyl, propargyl, neopentyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl, phenyl, cresyl, 2-chloroethyl, 3-chloropropyl, 2-chlorobutyl, trifluoroethyl, 2-methoxyethyl, 3-methoxybutyl and 2-ethoxyethyl group. The cyanoacrylates mentioned above are known to the expert on adhesives, cf. Ullmann, Encyclopaedia of Industrial Chemistry, Vol. A1, page 240, Verlag Chemie Weinheim (1985) and U.S. Pat. No. 3,254,111 and U.S. Pat. No. 3,654,340. Preferred monomers are methoxyethyl, ethoxyethyl, methyl, ethyl, propyl or butyl esters of 2-cyanoacrylic acid.
The cyanoacrylates mentioned are present in the adhesives in quantities of 99.99 to 90% by weight. Cyanoacrylates of which the alcohol component derives from C
1-10
alcohols which may even be cyclic, branched or perfluorinated are preferred.
In addition, the cyanoacrylate adhesives according to the invention may contain an inhibitor against radical polymerization. Examples of such inhibitors are quinones, hydroquinones, p-methoxyphenol and sterically hindered phenols, phenothiazine and the like.
The cyanoacrylate adhesives according to the invention may also contain thickeners as further auxiliaries. This is desirable in particular when the materials to be bonded are porous and would otherwise readily absorb the low-viscosity adhesive. The thickeners used may be selected from many types of polymers including, for example, polymethyl methacrylate, other methacrylate copolymers, acrylate rubber, cellulose derivatives, polyvinyl acetate or poly-alpha-cyanoacrylate. A typical quantity of thickener is generally about 20% by weight or less, based on the adhesive as a whole. In addition to or instead of the thickener, the cyanoacrylate adhesives according to the invention may also contain reinforcing additives. Examples of reinforcing additives include acrylic elastomers, acrylonitrile copolymers, elastomers or fluororubbers. In addition, inorganic additives, for example large-surface silicates preferably coated with polydialkylsiloxanes, may be used. In addition to or instead of these auxiliaries, the adhesives according to the invention may contain binding accelerators, for example crown ethers or calixarenes (polyarenes with a helical structure).
The cyanoacrylate adhesives according to the invention may also contain substances which increase their thermal stability, for example the sulfur compounds mentioned in EP 579 476.
In addition to or instead of the additives mentioned, the cyanoacrylate adhesives according to the invention may also contain plasticizers. Their

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