U.S. patent application number 11/952555 was filed with the patent office on 2009-06-11 for process for the preparation of aryl-diamines.
This patent application is currently assigned to Xerox Corporation. Invention is credited to Jennifer A. Coggan, Matthew A. Heuft, Nan-Xing Hu.
Application Number | 20090149675 11/952555 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 40688688 |
Filed Date | 2009-06-11 |
United States Patent
Application |
20090149675 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Coggan; Jennifer A. ; et
al. |
June 11, 2009 |
PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ARYL-DIAMINES
Abstract
A process for forming a
N,N'-diaryl-N,N'-di(hydroxyaryl)-aryl-diamine compound includes
reacting a halogenated aryl compound with an etherified diarylamine
in the presence of a catalyst, then deprotecting the resulting
N,N'-diaryl-N,N'-di(alkyl-oxyaryl)-aryl-diamine to form the
N,N'-diaryl-N,N'-di(hydroxyaryl)-aryl-diamine.
Inventors: |
Coggan; Jennifer A.;
(Cambridge, CA) ; Heuft; Matthew A.; (Oakville,
CA) ; Hu; Nan-Xing; (Oakville, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC.
P.O. BOX 320850
ALEXANDRIA
VA
22320-4850
US
|
Assignee: |
Xerox Corporation
Norwalk
CT
|
Family ID: |
40688688 |
Appl. No.: |
11/952555 |
Filed: |
December 7, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
564/309 |
Current CPC
Class: |
C07C 213/08 20130101;
C07C 213/08 20130101; C07C 215/76 20130101; C07C 213/08 20130101;
C07C 217/84 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
564/309 |
International
Class: |
C07C 211/55 20060101
C07C211/55 |
Claims
1. A process for forming a
N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamine
compound, where m and n are each integers having a value from 0 to
2 inclusive and the value of m+n is at least 1, comprising (1)
reacting a halogenated aryl compound with a diarylamine having at
least one protected oxygen functional group in the presence of a
catalyst to form an N,N,N',N'-(tetraaryl)-aryl-diamine containing
at least two protected oxygen functional groups; and (2) reacting
the N,N,N',N'-(tetraaryl)-aryl-diamine with a deprotecting agent to
form a
N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamine;
wherein the catalyst is palladium ligated with
2,4,6-trioxa-1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-8-phosphaadamantane.
2. The process of claim 1, wherein the halogenated aryl compound,
the diarylamine having at least one protected oxygen functional
group, the N,N,N',N'-(tetraaryl)-aryl-diamine containing at least
two protected oxygen functional groups, and the
N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamine
are represented as follows:
X--Ar.sup.1--X+((R.sup.1O).sub.m--Ar.sup.2)--NH--(Ar.sup.3(OR.sup.1).sub.-
n).fwdarw.((R.sup.1O).sub.m--Ar.sup.2)(Ar.sup.3--(OR.sup.1).sub.n).fwdarw.-
N--Ar.sup.1--N--((R.sup.1O).sub.n--Ar.sup.3)(Ar.sup.2--(OR.sup.1).sub.m)
(1)
((R.sup.1O).sub.m--Ar.sup.2)(Ar.sup.3--(OR.sup.1).sub.n)--N--Ar.sup.-
1--N--((R.sup.1O).sub.n--Ar.sup.3)(Ar.sup.2--(OR.sup.1).sub.m).fwdarw.((HO-
).sub.m--Ar.sup.2)(Ar.sup.3--(OH).sub.n)--N--Ar.sup.1--N--((HO).sub.n--Ar.-
sup.3)(Ar.sup.2--(OH).sub.m) (2) wherein: m is an integer having a
value from 0 to 2 inclusive n is an integer having a value from 0
to 2 inclusive, where the value of m+n is at least 1; X represents
a halogen (Cl, Br, I); R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group of from 1
to about 20 carbon atoms, a tetrahydropyranyl group, or a
trialkylsilyl group; Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2 and Ar.sup.3 which can be
the same or different, are selected from the group consisting of
tri-, di- or mono-substituted or unsubstituted aromatic components,
and substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups having from 2 to about
15 conjugate bonded or fused benzene rings, wherein a substituent
on the aryl groups Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2 and Ar.sup.3 is one or more
of the group consisting of hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl group
having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon radical
having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group, an aryl
group substituted by one or more alkyl groups, an alkyl group
containing a heteroatom and having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms,
a hydrocarbon radical containing a heteroatom and having from 1 to
about 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group containing a heteroatom, and
an aryl group containing a heteroatom substituted by one or more
alkyl groups.
3. The process of claim 1, wherein the first step is a transition
metal catalyzed coupling of a halogenated aryl compound and a
diarylamine.
4-7. (canceled)
8. The process of claim 1, wherein the first step further comprises
a base.
9. The process of claim 8, wherein the base is a metal
alkoxide.
10. The process of claim 1, wherein the deprotecting agent is an
alkyl or arylthiolate.
11. The process of claim 1, wherein the deprotecting agent is
2-(diethylamino)-ethanethiolate.
12. The process of claim 1, wherein the first step is carried out
under an inert atmosphere.
13. The process of claim 12, wherein the inert atmosphere is
nitrogen or argon gas.
14. The process of claim 1, wherein the first step is carried out
in a non-polar solvent.
15. The process of claim 14, wherein the non-polar solvent is
selected from the group consisting of toluene and xylene.
16. The process of claim 2, wherein Ar.sup.1 is selected from the
group consisting of biphenyl and terphenyl.
17. The process of claim 16, wherein Ar.sup.1 is p-terphenyl.
18. The process of claim 2, wherein Ar.sup.2 and Ar.sup.3 are
phenyl groups.
19. The process of claim 1, wherein the halogenated aryl compound
is formed by reacting bromine with an aryl compound, in the
presence of a trace of iodine and in a trichlorobenzene solvent at
100.degree. C.
20. A process for forming a
N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-bis(3-hydroxyphenyl)-[1,1':4'1''terphenyl]-4,4''-diami-
ne compound, comprising (1) reacting dibromoterphenyl with
3-methoxydiphenylamine in the presence of a ligated palladium
catalyst and a base, and (2) reacting the resulting
N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-bis(3-methoxyphenyl)-[1,1':4'1''-terphenyl]-4,4''-diam-
ine with a thiolate deprotecting agent; wherein the ligated
palladium catalyst is palladium ligated with
2,4,6-trioxa-1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-8-phosphaadamantane.
21. A process for forming a
N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-di(3-hydroxyphenyl)-biphenyl-diamine compound,
comprising (1) reacting dibromobiphenyl with 3-methoxydiphenylamine
in the presence of a ligated palladium catalyst and a base, and (2)
reacting the resulting
N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-di(3-methoxyphenyl)-biphenyl-diamine with a
thiolate deprotecting agent; wherein the ligated palladium catalyst
is palladium ligated with
2,4,6-trioxa-1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-8-phosphaadamantane.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This disclosure is generally directed to improved chemical
processes for the synthesis of aryl-diamines. In particular, this
disclosure provides a two-step method for producing
N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamine
compounds, wherein an halogenated aryl compound is reacted with a
diarylamine having a protected oxygen functional group, then the
resulting product is reacted with a deprotecting agent to form
alcohol groups from the ether groups.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0002] Commonly assigned, U.S. patent application Ser. No.
11/940,718 filed Nov. 15, 2007, describes processes for the
synthesis of hydroxyl triarylamine compounds comprising reacting a
halogenated aryl aldehyde with an aldehyde protecting agent,
reacting the halogenated protected aryl aldehyde with an arylamine,
then deprotecting the resulting product and reducing the aldehyde
groups to alcohol groups to form a dihydroxyl triarylamine.
[0003] Commonly assigned, U.S. patent application Ser. No.
11/734,593 filed Apr. 12, 2007, describes a process for forming a
triarylamine compound comprising reacting a halogenated aryl
alcohol with an alcohol protecting agent and a first base to form a
halogenated protected aryl alcohol compound, and reacting the
halogenated protected aryl alcohol compound with an amine in the
presence of a suitable catalyst and a second base.
[0004] Commonly assigned, U.S. patent application Ser. No.
11/563,931 filed Nov. 28, 2006, describes a process for forming a
triarylamine compound, comprising reacting an aniline and an
arylchloride in the presence of a palladium ligated catalyst and a
base.
[0005] Commonly assigned, U.S. patent application Ser. No.
11/563,873 filed Nov. 28, 2006, describes a process for forming a
diarylamine compound, comprising reacting an aniline and an
arylbromide in the presence of a palladium ligated catalyst and a
base.
[0006] Commonly assigned, U.S. patent application Ser. No.
11/263,671 filed Nov. 1, 2005, describes a process for the
preparation of a tertiary arylamine compound, comprising reacting
an arylhalide and an arylamine in an ionic liquid in the presence
of a catalyst.
[0007] Commonly assigned, U.S. patent application Ser. No.
10/992,690 filed Nov. 22, 2004, describes a process for forming a
tertiary arylamine compound, comprising reacting an arylbromide and
an arylamine.
[0008] The appropriate components and process aspects of each of
the foregoing, such as the arylamine precursor materials, may be
selected for the present disclosure in embodiments thereof. The
entire disclosures of the above-mentioned applications are totally
incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND
[0009] Image-forming devices such as copiers, printers and
facsimiles include known electrophotographic systems in which
charging, exposure, development, transfer, etc., are carried out
using electrophotographic photoreceptors.
[0010] Such photoreceptors are known to include several layers,
generally including: a substrate, an undercoating layer, an
intermediate layer, an optional charge blocking layer, a charge
generating layer over an undercoating layer and/or a blocking
layer, a charge transport-layer and an optional protective overcoat
layer. These layers can be in a variety of orders to make up a
functional device, and sometimes multiple layers can be combined in
a single or mixed layer.
[0011] In the charge transport layer and the optional protective
overcoat layer, hole transport molecules may be dispersed in a
polymer binder. The hole transport molecules provide hole or
electron transport properties, while the electrically inactive
polymer binder provides mechanical properties.
[0012] Imaging members are generally exposed to repetitive
electrophotographic cycling, which subjects the exposed charge
transport layer or protective overcoat layer thereof to mechanical
abrasion, chemical attack and heat. This repetitive cycling leads
to gradual deterioration in the mechanical and electrical
characteristics of the exposed charge transport layer.
[0013] In light of this deterioration, one type of protective
overcoat layer has been used to provide increased crack, abrasion
and scratch resistance of the photoreceptor when the photoreceptor
is in a belt configuration. The layer is generally made up of three
main components: a polyol binder, a melamine-formaldehyde curing
agent and a hole transport material such as
N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-bis(3-hydroxyphenyl)-[1,1':4,1''-terphenyl]-4,4''-diam-
ine.
[0014] The production of a number of
N,N'-diaryl-N,N'-di(hydroxyaryl)-aryl-diamine compounds, such as
N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-bis(3-hydroxyphenyl)-[1,1':4,1''-terphenyl]-4,4''-diam-
ine that is useful as the hole transport material in
electrophotographic photoreceptors, often involves synthesis of
intermediate materials which are generally costly and/or
time-consuming to produce, and some of which involve a multi-step
process.
[0015] Certain N,N'-diaryl-N,N'-di(hydroxyaryl)-aryl-diamine
compounds may be produced by reaction of a diarylamine with an
aryliodide under traditional Ullmann conditions (copper catalyst,
high temperature, long reaction time) or the so-called
ligand-accelerated Ullmann reaction that uses lower reaction
temperatures but is still limited to the use of aryliodides.
Aryliodides tend to be very expensive reagents. Furthermore, both
of these reactions usually require lengthy and costly purification
processes. These drawbacks, while nominal in a laboratory scale,
pose significant challenges in scaling up a reaction to commercial
level.
[0016] Accordingly, improved processes providing safe,
cost-effective, and efficient methods for
N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamin-
e production are desired.
SUMMARY
[0017] The present disclosure addresses these and other needs, by
providing an improved method for the preparation of
N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamin-
e compounds, where m and n are integers each having a value from 0
to 2 inclusive and the value of m+n is at least 1. More
particularly, this disclosure provides an improved method of
producing
N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamin-
e compounds by the reaction of a halogenated aryl compound (such as
a halogenated terphenyl) with a diarylamine having a protected
oxygen functional group (such as methoxydiphenylamine), then the
resulting product is reacted with a deprotecting agent to form a
N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamin-
e compound.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] FIG. 1 represents a conventional process for producing a
N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamin-
e compound.
[0019] FIG. 2 represents processes for producing an exemplary
N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamine
compound according to the disclosure, including the precursor step
of halogenating an aryl compound.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0020] This disclosure is not limited to particular embodiments
described herein, and some components and processes may be varied
by one of ordinary skill in the art, based on this disclosure. The
terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular
embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting.
[0021] In this specification and the claims that follow, singular
forms such as "a," "an," and "the" include plural forms unless the
content clearly dictates otherwise. In addition, reference may be
made to a number of terms that shall be defined as follows:
[0022] The term "aryl" refers, for example, to monocyclic or
fused-ring polycyclic (i.e., rings which share adjacent pairs of
carbon atoms) carbocyclic aromatic ring systems having about 6 to
about 20 carbon atoms or more, such as phenyl, naphthyl, anthrycyl,
and the like. Optionally, these groups may be substituted with one
or more independently selected substituents, including alkyl,
alkenyl, alkoxy, hydroxyl, nitro and additional aryl groups. "Aryl"
also includes heteroaryl groups, such as pyrimidine or
thiophene.
[0023] The term "arylamine" refers, for example, to moieties
containing both aryl and amine groups. Exemplary arylamine groups
have the structure Ar--NRR', in which Ar represents an aryl group
and R and R' are groups that may be independently selected from
hydrogen and substituted and unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl,
and other suitable functional groups.
[0024] "Amine" refers, for example, to an alkyl moiety in which one
or more of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced by an --NH.sub.2
group. The term "lower amine" refers, for example, to an alkyl
group of about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms in which at least one, and
optionally all, of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced by an
--NH.sub.2 group.
[0025] The phrase "a diarylamine having a protected oxygen
functional group" refers to a diarylamine having the structure
(Ar.sup.1)(Ar.sup.2)NH in which at least one of Ar.sup.1 and
Ar.sup.2 has at least one oxygen based functional group, that has
been protected with a suitable protecting agent, as a substituent.
For example, protected oxygen functional groups include ethers,
acetals, and silyl ethers. The particular protected oxygen
functional group is chosen to withstand subsequent reactions, after
which the protecting group is removed. In embodiments, the oxygen
protecting group can be an alkyl group, a tetrahydropyranyl group,
or a trialkylsilyl group.
[0026] An improved two-step process for producing
N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamin-
e compounds, directly from a halogenated aryl and a etherified
diarylamine is provided.
[0027] The results surrounding this process were very unexpected in
that the two-step process proceeding from the aryl compound and an
etherified diarylamine to the desired
N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamin-
e, proceeded easily and can be scaled-up to commercial scale. This
process can be used in place of the process that uses an Ullmann
reaction. The Ullmann reaction pathway generally suffers from
insolubility of intermediates, lengthy reactions times, high
reaction temperatures and difficult purification procedures.
Therefore, the disclosed process is very practical and applicable
to the preparation of
N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamin-
e compounds on an industrial scale since the present two-step
reaction produces the desired compound in a short reaction time
with high purity.
[0028] This improved process is now described in detail. Compare,
for example, FIG. 1, which shows a conventional process for
preparing a
N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamin-
e, with FIG. 2, which shows an embodiment of the present processes
for preparing a
N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxyl).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamin-
e.
[0029] In general, the process of the present disclosure can be
represented as:
X--Ar.sup.1--X+((R.sup.1O).sub.m--Ar.sup.2)--NH--(Ar.sup.3(OR.sup.1).sub-
.n).fwdarw.((R.sup.1O).sub.m--Ar.sup.2)(Ar.sup.3--(OR.sup.1).sub.n).fwdarw-
.N--Ar.sup.1--N--((R.sup.1O).sub.n--Ar.sup.3)(Ar.sup.2--(OR.sup.1).sub.m)
(1)
((R.sup.1O).sub.m--Ar.sup.2)(Ar.sup.3--(OR.sup.1).sub.n)--N--Ar.sup.1--N-
--((R.sup.1O).sub.n--Ar.sup.3)(Ar.sup.2--(OR.sup.1).sub.m).fwdarw.((HO).su-
b.m--Ar.sup.2)(Ar.sup.3--(OH).sub.n)--N--Ar.sup.1--N--((HO).sub.n--Ar.sup.-
3)(Ar.sup.2--(OH).sub.m) (2)
where m is an integer having a value from 0 to 2 inclusive; n is an
integer having a value from 0 to 2 inclusive, where the value of
m+n is at least 1; X represents a halogen; R1 represents an alkyl
group such as from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms or from 1 to about 10
carbon atoms, a tetrahydropyranyl group, or a trialkylsilyl group;
and Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2 and Ar.sup.3 independently represent aryl
groups.
[0030] Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2 and Ar.sup.3 can be any known substituted
or unsubstituted aromatic component or a substituted or
unsubstituted aryl group having from 2 to about 15 conjugate bonded
or fused benzene rings and could include, but is not limited to,
phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl, and the like. The
substituents on Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2 or Ar.sup.3 can be suitably
selected to represent hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl group having
from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon radical having from
1 to about 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group optionally substituted by
one or more alkyl groups, an alkyl group containing a heteroatom
such as oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and the like, having from 1 to
about 20 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon radical containing a
heteroatom such as oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and the like, having
from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group containing a
heteroatom such as oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and the like,
optionally substituted by one or more alkyl groups, and the like.
Where the substituent on Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2 or Ar.sup.3 is an aryl
group, Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2 or Ar.sup.3 can be for example biphenyl,
terphenyl, and the like.
[0031] In exemplary embodiments, Ar.sup.1 can be, for example,
-Phenyl-, -Phenyl-Phenyl-, -Phenyl-Phenyl-Phenyl-, or the like.
Likewise, in such embodiments, Ar.sup.2 can be, for example, of the
following structures:
##STR00001##
where R represents an optional one or more substituents on the
phenyl ring, such as --CH.sub.3, --C.sub.2H.sub.5,
--C.sub.3H.sub.7, and --C.sub.4H.sub.9.
[0032] Prior to the first step, a halogenated aryl compound is
provided. The halogenated aryl compound can be purchased pre-made,
or manufactured according to any of various processes known in the
art. For example, terphenyl can be brominated with the use of
bromine with a trace of iodine in trichlorobenzene at 100.degree.
C. The halogenated aryl compound may be, for example, a single
benzene ring or a compound comprised of a series of phenyl groups,
for example a bi- or ter-phenyl, bonded to a halogen. Such a
reaction can take place at about 100.degree. C. for a period of
about 1 hour. Suitable reaction conditions further include, for
example, the use of a solvent and the presence of iodine as a
catalyst. The solvent may be, for example trichlorobenzene, or
other appropriate solvents.
[0033] In the first step, the halogenated aryl compound is reacted
with a diarylamine having at least one protected oxygen functional
group, such as in the presence of a suitable catalyst. The
diarylamine having at least one protected oxygen functional group
may be any diarylamine with one or more protected oxygen functional
groups attached to one or both of the aryl groups, for example
methoxydiphenylamine. The protected oxygen functional group may be
comprised of any suitable alkyl group from 1 to about 20 carbon
atoms, tetrahydropyranyl group, or trialkylsilyl group.
[0034] The catalyst used in the first step may be, for example, a
transition metal catalyst containing Pd, Fe, Ni, or Cu. The
reaction typically takes place in the presence of a base, which can
be any suitable base. The catalyst is also not particularly
limited, and suitable catalysts include those that are known or
discovered to be useful for formation of nitrogen-carbon bonds. For
example, suitable catalysts include ligated palladium catalysts,
such as those disclosed by Buchwald et al. and Hartwig et al. (see,
e.g., J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 5327-5333, the entire disclosure of
which is incorporated herein by reference), ligated nickel
catalysts, such as those disclosed by Chen and Yang (see, e.g. J.
Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 6325, the entire disclosure of which is
incorporated herein by reference), or ligated iron and copper
catalysts, such as those disclosed by Tailiefer et al. (see, e.g.,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 934, the entire disclosure of which
is incorporated herein by reference).
[0035] Any suitable base may be used in embodiments, such as an
alkaline hydroxide or an alkaline alkoxide and the like. Exemplary
bases that may be used in embodiments include bases having the
general formula MOR, in which O is oxygen, M is a metal atom, and R
is a hydrogen or an alkyl group. M is a metal selected from
potassium, sodium, lithium, calcium, magnesium and the like; and R
is a hydrogen or a straight or branched alkyl group selected from
methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl,
and decyl groups, such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl,
n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, octyl, decyl and the like. Suitable
bases include potassium hydroxide, potassium tert-butoxide, sodium
tert-butoxide, and sodium tert-pentoxide.
[0036] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an example of a
suitable catalyst is palladium acetate ligated with
tri-tert-butylphosphine in the presence of a base. One specific
suitable catalyst is
2,4,6-trioxa-1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-8-phosphaadamantane, which is
manufactured as Cytop-216 (Cytec Industries). However, it will be
apparent to those skilled in the art that other ligands, such as
any tertiary phosphine ligand such as biaryldialkylphosphine or
trialkyl phosphine ligands, or N-heterocyclic carbene complexes
could also be used to produce suitable results (from the point of
view of conversion and yield), and thus would be suitable to ligate
palladium or other metals and thus act as catalysts for the process
described in this disclosure.
[0037] The reaction of the first step of the process can be carried
out in the presence of the catalyst, and can be conducted in
continuous mode. However, the reaction may be conducted in batch
mode. For example, the reaction can be carried out for a period of
from about 30 minutes to about 30 hours or more, such as a reaction
time of from about 30 minutes to about 12 hours.
[0038] The reaction of the first step of the process can be carried
out in a suitable solvent, such as toluene, xylene, decane,
tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, other organic solvents, or mixtures
thereof. The choice of solvent can be decided based on the
solubility of the starting materials, intermediates, and final
products, and will be readily apparent or within routine
experimentation to those skilled in the art. Furthermore the choice
of solvent can be decided based on the desired operating
temperature range. The described process is exothermic and
precautions should be taken to ensure that the solvent chosen is
capable of dispersing the produced heat by, for example, refluxing
and cooling at such a rate so as to control the exotherm. The
reaction is desirably conducted under an atmosphere of inert gas
(such as nitrogen or argon, which excludes substantially all oxygen
and other reactive gasses from the reactor) so as to preclude
deactivation of catalyst or base by oxygen or atmospheric moisture.
Furthermore, the reaction of the second step may take place at, for
example, a temperature of about 20.degree. C. to about 150.degree.
C.
[0039] In a second step, the resulting
N,N,N',N'-(tetraaryl)-aryl-diamine containing at least two
protected oxygen functional groups is reacted with a suitable
deprotecting agent. The deprotecting agent may be any known alkyl
arylether deprotecting agent, for example
2-(diethylamine)-ethanethiolate. Other suitable deprotecting agents
include boron trihalides such as boron trifluoride, boron
trichloride, and boron tribromide and alkylsilylhalides such as
trimethylsilyl chloride and trimethylsilyl iodide. The deprotecting
agent turns the ether groups into alcohol groups, thereby forming a
N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamine.
[0040] After each step is completed, suitable separation,
filtration, and/or purification processes can be conducted, as
desired to a desired purity level. For example, the desired
N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamine
product can be subjected to conventional organic washing steps, can
be separated, can be decolorized (if necessary), treated with known
absorbents (such as silica, alumina, and clays, if necessary) and
the like. The final product can be isolated, for example, by a
suitable recrystallization procedure. The final product can also be
dried, for example, by air drying, vacuum drying, or the like. All
of these procedures are conventional and will be apparent to those
skilled in the art.
[0041] The
N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.n-diaryl)-ary-
l-diamine produced by this process can be further processed and/or
reacted to provide other compounds for their separate use. For
example, the
N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.m-diaryl)-N,N'-((hydroxy).sub.n-diaryl)-aryl-diamine
can be further processed and/or reacted to provide charge-transport
materials or other compounds useful in such electrostatographic
imaging member.
EXAMPLES
[0042] The disclosure will be illustrated in greater derail with
reference to the following Example, but the disclosure should not
be construed as being limited thereto. In the following example,
all the "parts" are given by weight unless otherwise indicated.
Example
Bromination of Aryl Compound
[0043] In a 2 L 3-necked flask equipped with a thermometer,
mechanical stirrer, reflux condenser and scrubber was placed 1.6 L
of trichlorobenzene. To this was added 100 g of p-terphenyl and
1.00 mg of iodine. This mixture was stirred for H) minutes at a
temperature of roughly 22.degree. C., after which 45 mL of bromine
was added. The mixture was next heated at about 100.degree. C. for
1 hour, while being stirred. The mixture was then cooled, and
methanol was added to trigger precipitation. The precipitate was
collected by filtration and washed with methanol. Finally, the
product was dried under vacuum to give a white powder in 69%
yield.
Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling:
[0044] A 2-necked, 2000 mL RBF equipped with mechanical stirrer was
flame-dried and cooled under an argon atmosphere. Pd(OAc).sub.2
(1.74 g, 7.75 mmol) was added to the reactor followed by toluene
(700 mL) which resulted in an orange, homogeneous solution. A
solution of P(t-Bu).sub.3 in toluene (0.025 M, 309 mL) was added by
syringe in 50 mL portions and the mixture was stirred under an
argon atmosphere for 1.0 min at which time a golden yellow solution
resulted. Dibromoterphenyl (100 g, 258 mmol) was added and the
resulting suspension was stirred for 5 min. 3-methyldiphenylamine
(105 g, 528 mmol) was added and the suspension was stirred for 5
min. NaOt-Bu (61.9 g, 644 mmol) was added and a reflux condenser
was placed on the reactor. The reaction was heated to reflux
(heating mantle set temperature was 125 C, took 30 min to reach
reflux) and the reaction was monitored by HPLC. The reaction was
complete after about 60 min at reflux. The reaction was filtered
hot and the filtrate was concentrated to afford a yellow solid. The
yellow solid was suspended in a hot mixture of acetone/water,
filtered, and the filtercake was dried in a vacuum oven to afford
the N,N'-diaryl-N,N'-di(alkyl-oxyaryl)-aryl-diamine product as a
yellow solid (140 g, 87%).
Deprotection:
[0045] Sodium t-butoxide (194 g, 2.02 mol) was added in portions
over 10 min to a stirred suspension of 2-(diethylamino)-ethanethiol
hydrochloride (150 g, 0.96 mol) in N-methylpyrrolidone (1.4 L). A
bright, pink color resulted. The mixture was stirred for 15 min at
about 22.degree. C., the
N,N'-diaryl-N,N'-di(alkyl-oxyaryl)-aryl-diamine (200 g, 0.32 mol)
was added, and the reaction was healed to 140.degree. C. The
reaction became homogeneous and was a dark yellow/green colour. The
reaction was monitored by HPLC and was complete after about 2.5 h.
The reaction was cooled to about 22.degree. C. and MeOH (1400 mL)
was added followed by controlled addition of HCl (2 M, aq, 1020
mL). Upon addition of HCl a pale-yellow precipitate formed. Once
all of the acid was added the mixture was stirred for 10 min. The
precipitate was collected by filtration through a fiber-glass
filter and air dried to afford a pale yellow solid. The yellow
solid was dissolved in THF (800 mL) and transferred to a separatory
funnel. The organic phase was washed with 1:1 water/brine
(4.times.800 mL), dried (MgSO.sub.4), filtered, and concentrated to
afford an off-white solid. The crude reaction product was placed in
a 3 L flask equipped with mechanical stirring and Dean Stark
apparatus with a thermometer and heated in heptane (total volume
.about.1.5 L). Solvent was removed until the distillate temperature
remained 98.degree. C. for over 30 min. The suspension was then
cooled to rt, filtered, and dried in a vacuum oven overnight to
afford the N,N'-diaryl-N,N'-di(hydroxyaryl)-aryl-diamine product,
N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-di(3-hydroxyphenyl)-terphenyl-diamine (187 g,
98%).
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