| abstract |
The present invention is directed to a liquid, diphenylmethane diisocyanate composition having an isocyanate functionality of greater than 2.0 and having an isocyanate group content of from about 20 to about 30 percent by weight prepared by reacting: (a) diphenylmethane diisocyanate with (b) a mixture of (i) from about 5 to about 20 equivalent percent of a monohydroxy alcohol, (ii) from about 25 to about 35 equivalent percent of a poly-1,2-propylene ether glycol having a molecular weight of from 134 to 700, and (iii) from about 45 to about 65 equivalent percent of a trihydroxy alcohol selected from the group consisting of trimethylolpropane, triethylolpropane, glycerin and 1,3,6-hexane triol, the total equivalent percent of (i), (ii) and (iii) being 100, the weight ratio of (a) to (b) being from 5:1 to 15:1. |