Kinetics of urethane formation from isophorone diisocyanate and polycaprolactone diol and poly(butylene adipate) in acetone was studied by IR spectroscopy. It was found that poly(butylene adipate) is the most reactive oligoesterdiol, with the reaction being both non-catalyzed and catalyzed by dibutyltin dilaurate. It was shown that the cycloaliphatic group of isophorone diisocyanate is an order of magnitude more active than the aliphatic one in catalytic reactions of isophorone diisocyanate with investigated oligoesterdiols. Furthermore, waterborne polyurethanes based on the studied oligoesterdiols were synthesized and characterized by DLS, DSC, and TGA methods.
