This invention relates to a method for the catalytic preparation of 1,5-pentamethylene diisocyanate
trimer, belonging to the field of
organic synthesis and
polymer materials technology. Addressing the problems of poor
catalyst selectivity and the tendency to generate pentamers and higher polymers in existing PDI
trimer synthesis processes, leading to increased product
viscosity and decreased NCO content, this invention proposes using
potassium isooctanoate catalyst under
nitrogen protection. The purified PDI
monomer is heated to 90°C, and 0.8‰ (based on the
mass of PDI
monomer) of catalyst is rapidly added dropwise. The reaction is controlled until the NCO conversion reaches 30%, then a terminator is added to terminate the reaction, followed by molecular
distillation to remove residual monomers.
Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) analysis shows that the obtained product contains 29.46%
trimer, and the contents of pentamers, heptamers, and high polymers (n≥9) are 5.74%, 2.12%, and 5.90%, respectively. This invention achieves
highly selective synthesis of PDI trimer, producing a product with low
viscosity and high NCO content, which can be used as a curing agent for high-performance
polyurethane coatings and has promising industrial application prospects.