Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A heat-curable mixture which is stable on storage, which contains (a) at least one polyimide of the formula I ##STR27## in which A is a x-valent organic radical having at least 2 and not more than 30 carbon atoms, Z is a radical of the formulae ##STR28## and x is the number 2 or 3, and (b) at least one poly-(β-iminocrotononitrile) of the formula II, III or IV ##STR29## in which Y is a m-valent organic radical having at least 2 and not more than 30 carbon atoms, R' is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 5 or 6 carbon atoms or aryl having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, R is an aliphatic or aromatic radical having not more than 30 carbon atoms, E, together with the two nitrogen atoms, is a five-membered or six-membered ring, m is 2 or 3 and n is 1 or 2.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A heat-curable mixture which is stable on storage, which contains (a) at least one polyimide of the formula I ##STR27## in which A is a x-valent organic radical having at least 2 and not more than 30 carbon atoms, Z is a radical of the formulae ##STR28## and x is the number 2 or 3, and (b) at least one poly-(β-iminocrotononitrile) of the formula II, III or IV ##STR29## in which Y is a m-valent organic radical having at least 2 and not more than 30 carbon atoms, R' is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 5 or 6 carbon atoms or aryl having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, R is an aliphatic or aromatic radical having not more than 30 carbon atoms, E, together with the two nitrogen atoms, is a five-membered or six-membered ring, m is 2 or 3 and n is 1 or 2.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A mixture according to claim 1, which contains (a) at least one polyimide of formula I, in which A is a radical of the formulae ##STR30## Z is the vinylene radical and x is 2 or 3, and (b) at least one poly-(β-iminocrotononitrile) of the formula II, III or IV, in which Y is a radical of the formulae ##STR31## R' is a hydrogen atom, R is the ethylene radical and n is 1 and the grouping ##STR32## is the radical of the formula ##STR33##
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A mixture according to claim 1, which contains (a) at least one polyimide of formula I, and (b) at least one poly-(β-iminocrotononitrile) of formula II or III.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A mixture according to claim 1, wherein 1 to 5 equivalents of maleimide groups are present per 1 equivalent of β-iminocrotononitrile in the mixture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A mixture according to claim 1, wherein 1.3 to 3 equivalents of maleimide groups are present per 1 equivalent of β-iminocrotononitrile.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A mixture according to claim 1, which contains, as the poly-imide of the formula I, N,N'-hexamethylene-bis-maleimide, N,N'-4,4'-diphenylmethane-bis-maleimide or the N,N',N"-tris-maleimide of tris-(4-aminophenyl) phosphate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A mixture according to claim 1, which contains, as a poly-(β-iminocrotononitrile) of the formula II, N,N'-4,4'-diphenylmethane-bis-(β-iminocrotononitrile), N,N'-1,3-phenylene-bis-(β-iminocrotononitrile), N,N'-1,4-phenylene-bis-(β-iminocrotononitrile), N,N'-hexamethylene-bis-(β-iminocrotononitrile), N,N'-ethylene-bis-(β-iminocrotononitrile), or N,N'-isophorone-bis-(β-iminocrotononitrile).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A mixture according to claim 1, which contains, as a poly-(β-iminocrotononitrile) of the formula III, the tris-(β-iminocrotononitrile) of diethylenetriamine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A process for the preparation of an insoluble and infusible plastic product from a curable mixture according to claim 1, which comprises reacting this mixture at temperatures between 50° and 280° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 9 wherein the curable mixture is reacted at temperatures between 50° and 280° C. in the presence of a curing catalyst.