Curable compositions containing epoxy alcohol, unsaturated polycarboxylic acid and unsaturated monomer

Claim 1

A CURABLE, POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITON COMPRISING (1) A SATURATED MONOEPOXY ALCOHOL COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF: (A) 4-OXATETRACYCLO(6.2.1.0**2.7 0**3.5)UNDECAN-9-OL, (B) 4-OXATETRACYCLO(6.2.1.0**2.7 0**3.5)UDEC-9OXYALKANOL, (C) 4-OXATETRACYCLO(6.2.1.0**2.7 0**3.5)UNDEC-9OXYALKANE-POLY-OL, (D) 4-OXATETRACYCLO(6.2.1.0**2.7 0**3.5)UNDECANE9,10-DIOL, (E) 4-OXATETRACYCLO(6.2.1.0**2.7 0**3.5)UNDECANE10,11-DIOL, (F) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3.6 .0**2.7 .0**9.11) TRIDECAN-4-OL, (G) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3.6 .0**2.7 .0**9.11) TRIDECAN-4,5-DIOL, (H) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3.6 .0**2.7 .0**9.11) TRIDEC-4-YLALKANOL, (I) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3.6 .0**2.7 .0**9.11) TRIDEC-4,5-YLENEDIALKANOL, (J) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3.6 .0**2.7 .0**9.11) TRIDEC-4-OXYALKANOL, (K) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3.6 .0**2.7 .0**9.11) TRIDEC-4-OXYALKANE-POLY-OL, (L) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3.6 .0**2.7 .0**9.11) TRIDEC-4-YLMETHYLENE-OXYALKANOL, (M) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3.6 .0**2.7 .0**9.11) TRIDEC-4-YLMETHYLENE-OXYALKANE-POLY-OL, (N) THE 4-OXATETRACYCLO(6.2.1.0**2.7 .0**3.5)UNDEC-9OXY(MONO- AND POLYALKYLENEOXY)ALKANOLS, (O) THE 4-OXATETRACYCLO(6.2.1.0**2.7 .03.5)UNDEC9-10, YLENE-DI(OXY(MONO-ANDPOLYALKYLENEOXY) ALKNANOLS), (P) THE 4-OXATETRACYCLO(6.2.1.0**2.7 .0**3.5)UNDEC10,11-YLENE-DI(OXY(MONO- AND POLYALKYLENEOXY)ALKANOLS), (Q) THE 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1$$3.6 .0**2.7 .0**9.11) TRIDEC-4-OXY(MONO- AND POLYALKYLENOXY) ALKANOLS, (R) THE 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.0**3.6 .0**2.7 .0**9.11) TRIDEC-4,5-YLENE-DI(OXY(MONO-AND POLYALKYLENEOXY)ALKANOLS), (S) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3.6 .0**2.7 .0**9.11) TRIDEC-4-YLALKYLENEOXYALKANOL, (T) THE 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3.6 .0**2.7 .0**9.11) TRIDEC-4-YLALKYLENEOXY(MONO- AND POLYALKYLENEOXY)ALKANOLS, (U) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3.6 .0**2.7 .0**9.11) TRIDEC-4,5-YLENE-DI7ALKYLENEOXYALKAOL), (V) THE 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3.6 .0**2.7 .0**9.11) TRIDEC-4,5-YLENE-DI(ALKYLENEOXY(MONO- AND POLYALKYLENEOXY)ALKANOLS), (W) MONO VISINAL-EPOXYCYCLOALKANOL, (X) MONO VICINAL-EPOXYCYCLOALKYALKANOL, AND (Y) MONO VIVINAL-EPOXYBICYCLOAKANOL; (2) AN OLEFINICALLY UNSATURATED HYDROCARBON DICARBOXYLIC ACID ANHYDRIDE; AND (3) A MOMOMERIC ETHYLENICALLY UNSATURATED COMPOUND WHICH IS POLYMERIZABLE WITH SAID AMHYDRIDE, SAID MONOMERIC ETHYLENICALLY UNSATURATED COMPOUND CONTAINING NO FUNCTIONAL GROUPS WHICH ARE REACTIVE WITH VICINAL EPOXY GROUPS AND CARBOXY GROUPS; IN SUCH RELATIVE AMOUNTS SO AS TO PROVIDE FROM ABOUT 0.1 TO ABOUT 5.0 CARBOXY GROUPS OF SAID ANHYDRIDE PER EPOXY GROUP OF SAID MONOEPOXY ALCOHOL COMPOUND, AND FROM ABOUT 0.002 TO ABOUT 5.0 ETHYLENIC GROUPS OF SAID MONOMERIC ETHYLENICALLY UNSATURATED COMPOUND PER ETHYLENIC GROUP OF SAID ANHYDRIDES.