Process for the preparation of (thio)hydantoins modified by amide groups

Claim 2

Processes for the production of (thio) hydantoins substituted by amide groups, wherein maleic acid imides corresponding to formula (I) and/or maleic acid mono amide corresponding to formula (II): ##STR6## wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 6 , which may be the same or different, each represents, hydrogen or an aliphatic radical; R 5 represents hydrogen or an optionally substituted aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic, aliphatic-aromatic or heterocyclic radical; and k represents an integer of from 1 to 3 are reacted with (thio) ureas.

Claim 3

Processes as claimed in claim 1 wherein R 1 , r 2 and R 3 each represents hydrogen or a C 1 -C 18 alkyl radical which may optionally be substituted by halogen, R 5 represents hydrogen, a C 1 -C 20 alkyl radical, a C 5 -C 12 cycloalkyl radical which may optionally be substituted by halogen, by a hydroxy, C 1 -C 18 alkoxy, C 2 -C 18 alkoxy carbonyl or by a hydroxy carbonyl group, a C 6 -C 16 aryl radical which may optionally be substituted by halogen, nitro, by C 1 -C 18 alkyl, by C 1 -C 18 haloalkyl, hydroxy, C 1 -C 18 hydroxylalkoxy, C 2 -C 18 alkoxy carbonyl or by hydroxy carbonyl groups, a C 7 -C 18 aralkyl radical or a C 5 -C 12 heterocyclic radical containing N, O and/or S atoms in the ring.

Claim 4

Processes as claimed in claim 2, wherein R 5 represents hydrogen, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 8 alkyl radical or C 6 -C 16 aryl radical.

Claim 5

Processes as claimed in claim 1, wherein the (thio) urea corresponds to formula (III) ##STR7## wherein R 3 and R 4 , which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen or an optionally substituted aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic, aliphatic-aromatic or heterocyclic radical; X represents oxygen or sulphur; and m represents an integer of from 1 to 100.

Claim 6

Processes as claimed in claim 4, wherein R 3 and R 4 , have the same meaning as R 5 .

Claim 7

Processes as claimed in claim 4, wherein R 3 and R 4 represent hydrogen, a C 1 -C 18 alkyl radical, a C 5 or C 6 cycloalkyl radical or a C 6 -C 16 aryl radical optionally substituted by halogen, by C 1 -C 3 alkyl or by C 1 -C 3 alkoxy groups, and m an integer from 1 to 3.

Claim 8

Processes as claimed in claim 6, wherein, m represents 1 or 2.

Claim 9

Processes as claimed in claim 1, carried out at a temperature of from 80° to 250° C.

Claim 10

Processes as claimed in claim 8, wherein the said temperature is from 150° to 200° C.

Claim 11

Processes as claimed in claim 1, carried out in an inert solvent.

Claim 12

An amide substituted (thio)hydantoin produced by the process as claimed in claim 1.

Claim 13

A lacquer composition comprising an amide-substituted (thio)hydantoin as claimed in claim 11.