Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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Compositions comprising (a) a compound, or mixture of compounds, capable of being transformed into a higher-molecular weight material under the influence of a cationic catalyst, (b) an effective amount of a sulfoxonium salt of the formula ##STR22## where p denotes zero or 1, R 6 denotes an arylene or aralkylene group of 4 to 25 carbon atoms linked directly through a carbon atom thereof to, if p denotes zero, the indicated sulfur atom or, if p denotes 1, to the indicated carbonyl carbon atom, R 7 denotes a hydrogen atom, or a group of formula ##STR23## R 8 denotes an alkyl group of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylalkyl group of 4 to 8 carbon atoms, an aryl group of 4 to 24 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group of 5 to 16 carbon atoms, R 9 has the same meaning as R 8 but may alternatively represent a dialkylamino group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms or, if R 8 denotes a said alkyl group, an arylamino group of 4 to 8 carbon atoms, R 10 and R 11 each independently have the same meaning as R 8 but may also each represent a hydrogen atom, r represents 1, 2, or 3, Z r- denotes an r-valent anion of a protic acid, and q denotes zero when p denotes zero, or zero or 1 when p denotes 1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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Compositions comprising (a) a compound, or mixture of compounds, capable of being transformed into a higher-molecular weight material under the influence of a cationic catalyst, (b) an effective amount of a sulfoxonium salt of the formula ##STR22## where p denotes zero or 1, R 6 denotes an arylene or aralkylene group of 4 to 25 carbon atoms linked directly through a carbon atom thereof to, if p denotes zero, the indicated sulfur atom or, if p denotes 1, to the indicated carbonyl carbon atom, R 7 denotes a hydrogen atom, or a group of formula ##STR23## R 8 denotes an alkyl group of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylalkyl group of 4 to 8 carbon atoms, an aryl group of 4 to 24 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group of 5 to 16 carbon atoms, R 9 has the same meaning as R 8 but may alternatively represent a dialkylamino group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms or, if R 8 denotes a said alkyl group, an arylamino group of 4 to 8 carbon atoms, R 10 and R 11 each independently have the same meaning as R 8 but may also each represent a hydrogen atom, r represents 1, 2, or 3, Z r- denotes an r-valent anion of a protic acid, and q denotes zero when p denotes zero, or zero or 1 when p denotes 1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 1, wherein R 6 denotes a homocyclic arylene or aralkylene group of 6 to 11 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 1, wherein R 8 and R 9 each denote an alkyl group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 1, wherein R 8 and R 9 each denote an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a phenyl or naphthyl group, which may be substituted in the ring or rings by one or two alkyl groups, each of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, by one or two alkoxy groups, each of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or by one or two fluorine, chlorine, or bromine atoms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 1, where Z r- denotes Cl - , Br - , NO 3 - , HSO 4 - , ClO 4 - , H 2 PO 4 - , SO 4 -- , PO 4 --- , or an anion of formula MX.sub.n.sup.- IX where M denotes an atom of boron, bismuth, antimony, arsenic, or phosphorus, X denotes an atom of fluorine or chlorine, and n is 4, 5, or 6 and is one more than the valency of M.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 1, wherein (b) is dimethylphenylsulfoxonium hexafluorophosphate, dimethylphenacylsulfoxonium hexafluorophosphate, dimethylphenacylsulfoxonium hexafluoroantimonate, diphenylphenacylsulfoxonium hexafluorophosphate, 1,4-bis(1-oxo-2-(dimethylsulfoxonium)ethyl)benzene dihexafluoroarsenate, (dimethylamino)diphenylsulfoxonium tetrafluoroborate, (diethylamino)diphenylsulfoxonium hexafluorophosphate, 1,4-bis(1-oxo-2-(dimethylsulfoxonium)ethyl)benzene dihexafluoroantimonate, dodecylmethylbenzylsulfoxonium hexafluorophosphate, triphenylsulfoxonium hexafluorophosphate, dimethylphenylsulfoxonium, perchlorate, dimethylphenacylsulfoxonium chloride, 1,4-bis(1-oxo-2-(dimethylsulfoxonium)ethyl)benzene dichloride, or tris(dimethylphenacylsulfoxonium) phosphate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 1, wherein (a) is a 1,2-epoxide, a vinyl monomer or prepolymer, an aminoplast, or a phenoplast.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 7, wherein (a) is an epoxide resin, or a resol resin made from a phenol and an aldehyde.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 1, containing 0.1 to 7.5 parts by weight of (b) per 100 parts by weight of (a).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 8, which also contains a curing amount of a latent heat-curing agent for the epoxide resin or for the resol resin.