Compositions of novel polyhydric phenols and polyepoxides

Claim 1

A NEW COMPOSITION OF MATTER COMPRISING THE CONDENSATION PRODUCT OBTAINED BY HEATING (1) A POLYHYDRIC PHENOL, SAID POLYHYDRIC PHENOL BEING THE CONDENSATION PRODUCT OF PENTANOIC ACID CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF 4,4 BIS(4-HYDROXYARYL)PENTANOIC ACID WHEREIN THE HYDROXYARYL RADICAL IS A HYDROXYPHENYL RADICAL AND IS FREE FROM SUBSTITUENTS OTHER THAN ALKYL GROUPS OF FROM 1-5 CARBON ATOMS AND AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF A POLYHYDRIC ALCOHOL AND POLYAMINE, SAID POLYAMINE CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE AMINO HYDROGEN ATOM IN EACH AMINE GROUP AND BEING FREE FROM INTERFERING SUBSTITUENTS AND (2) A POLYEPOXIDE CONTAINING AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN ONE OXIRANE GROUP PER MOLECULE, WHEREIN SAID POLYEPOXIDE IS COMPOSED OF THE ELEMENTS CARBON, HYDROGEN, AND OXYGEN, AND HAVING OXYGEN PRESENT ONLY IN THE GROUPS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP AND OXIRANE GROUPS, WHEREIN -COO-, ETHEREAL OXYGEN AND OXIRANE GROUPS, WHEREIN THE PROPORTION OF (1) TO (2) ARE FROM 1:6 TO 6:1 ON AN EQUIVALENT WEIGHT BASIS.