US 7,514,526 B2
Process for preparing a stabilized polyester
Dirk Simon, Mutterstadt (Germany); Dario Lazzari, Bologna (Italy); Stephen Mark Andrews, New Fairfield, Conn. (US); and Heinz Herbst, Lörrach (Germany)
Assigned to Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., Tarrytown, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Feb. 07, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/348,664.
Application 11/348664 is a continuation of application No. 10/472789, filed on Sep. 24, 2003, granted, now 7,205,379.
Claims priority of application No. 01810316 (EP), filed on Mar. 28, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2006/0155065 A1, Jul. 13, 2006
Int. Cl. C08G 63/02 (2006.01); C08G 63/16 (2006.01); C08G 63/18 (2006.01); C08G 63/44 (2006.01); C08G 63/68 (2006.01); C08G 69/00 (2006.01); C08G 18/42 (2006.01); C08G 18/48 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 528—286  [528/287; 528/288; 528/298; 528/302; 528/307; 528/308; 528/308.6; 524/706; 524/710; 524/713; 524/755; 524/765; 524/766; 428/35.2; 428/35.7; 428/36.9] 11 Claims
 
1. A process for the preparation of a stabilized polyester that is low in the generation of aldehydes which comprises reacting one or more diacids with one or more diols in an esterification process, and/or one or more diesters with one or more diols in a transesterification process in the presence of an effective amount of a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of
(c) a sterically hindered amine which comprises at least a radical of the formula IV or V

OG Complex Work Unit Drawing
wherein
G is hydrogen or methyl, and
G1 and G2 are hydrogen, methyl or together are oxygen.