Polyalkylene glycol producing catalyst, and method for producing polyalkylene glycol using same

摘要

To provide a catalyst composed of a salt of a phosphazenium cation and an active hydrogen compound anion, which can be easily synthesized, does not contain metal components at all, and does not leave any odor on a resulting product; a method for its production; an economical and efficient method for producing a polyalkylene oxide by means thereof; and a salt of a phosphazenium cation and an active hydrogen compound anion, represented by the following formula (2):;
[in the above formula (2), each of R1 and R2 which are independent of each other, is a C1-10 alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted C6-10 phenyl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted C6-10 phenylalkyl group, provided that R1 and R2, or R2's, may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure, n is a real number of from 1 to 8, and Yn− is an anion of an active hydrogen compound which is obtained by removing n protons from an active hydrogen compound Y] is used as a polyalkylene glycol producing catalyst.

主权项

1. A polyalkylene glycol producing catalyst which is composed of a salt of a phosphazenium cation and an active hydrogen compound anion, represented by the following formula (2): [in the above formula (2), each of R1 and R2 which are independent of each other, is a C1-10 alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted C6-10 phenyl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted C6-10 phenylalkyl group, provided that R1 and R2, or R2's, may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure, n is a real number of from 2 to 8, and Yn− is an anion of an active hydrogen compound which is obtained by removing n protons from an active hydrogen compound Y].