Polymer of a monoepoxy alcohol and reaction products thereof

Claim 1

A LIQUID TO FUSIBLE SOLID POLYHYDRIC POLYMER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HOMOPOLYMERS OF MONOEPOXY ALCOHOL COMPOUNDS, AND COPOLYMERS OF A MIXTURE OF MONOEPOXY ALCOHOL COMPOUNDS, SAID MONOEPOXY ALCOHOL COMPOUNDS BEING OF 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)UNDEC-9-OXYALKANOL, (C) 4-OXATETRACYCLO(6.2.1.0**2,7.0**3,5)UNDEC-9-OXYALKANEPOLY-OL WHICH CONTAINS UP TO SIX ALCOHOLIC HYDROXY GROUPS, (D) 4-OXATETRACYCLO(6.2.1.0**2,7.0**3,5)UNDECANE-9,10-DIOL, (E) 4-OXATETRACYCLO(6.2.1.0**2,7.0**3,5EUNDECANE-10,11-DIOL, (F) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3,6.0**2,7.0**9,11)TRIDECAN-4OL, (G)10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3,6.0**2,7.0**9,11)TRIDECANE4,5-DIOL, (H) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3,6.0**2,7.0**9,11)TRIDEC-4YLALKANOL, (I) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3,6.0**2,7.0**9,11)TRIDEC-4,5YLENE-DIALKANOL, (J) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3,6.0**2,7.0**9,11)TRIDE-4OXYALKANOL, (K) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3,6.0**2,7.0**9,11)TRIDEC-4OXYALKANEPOLY-OL WHICH CONTAINS UP TO SIX ALCOHOLIC HYDROXY GROUPS, (L) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3,6.0**2.7.0**9,11)TRIDEC-4YLEMTHYLENE-OXYALKANOL, (M) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3,6.0*2,7.0**9,11)TRIDEC-4YLMETHYLENE-OXYALKANE -POLY-OL WHICH CONTAINS UP TO SIX ALCOHOLIC HYDROXY GROUPS, (N) THE 4-OXATETRACYCLO(6.2.1.0**2,7.0**3,5)UNDEC-9-OXY (MONO-AND POLYALKYLENEOXY)ALKANOLS, (O) THE 4-OXATETRACYCLO(6.2.1.0**2,7.0**3,5)UNDEC-9,10YLENE-DI(OXY(MONO-AND POLYALKYLENEOXY)ALKANOLS), (P) THE 4-OXATETRACYCLO(6.2.1.0**2,7.0**3,5)UNDEC-10,11YLENE-DI(OXY(MONO-AND POLYALKYLENEOXY)ALKANOLS), (Q) THE 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3,6.0**2,7.0**9,11)TRIDEC4-OXY(MONO- AND POLYALKYLENEOXY)ALKANOLS, (R) THE 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3,6.0**2,7.0**9,11)TRIDEC4,5-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-4YLALKYLENEOXY(MONO- AND POLYALKYLENEOXY)ALKANOLS, (U) 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3,6.0**2,7.0**9,11)TRIDEC-4,5YLENE -DI(ALKYLENEOXYALKANOL), AND (V) THE 10-OXAPENTACYCLO(6.3.1.1**3,6.0**2,7.0**9,11)TRIDEC-4, 5-LYLENE-DI(ALKYLENEOXY(MONO- AND POLYALKYLENEOXY)ALKANOLS); SAID POLYHYDRIC POLYMER BEING CHARACTERIZED IN THAT (1) IT CONTAINS A PLURALITY OF ALCOHOLIC HYDROXY GROUPS, AND (2) THE POLYMER CHAIN OF SAID OLYHYDRIC POLYMER BEING FORMED BY THE REACTION OF AN ALCOHOLIC HYDROXY GROUP WITH A VICINAL EPOXY GROUP OF THE AFORESAID MONO-EPOXY ALCOHOL COMPOUNDS.