Epoxy resins from hydroxy benzamides

Claim 2

An epoxy resin or mixture of epoxy resins represented by the following formulas I, II or III ##STR3## wherein each R is a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, a group represented by the following formulas IV, V, VI or VII ##STR4## or R can combine with R 1 so as to form a stable heterocyclic ring with the nitrogen atoms; each A is independently a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, --O--, --S--, --S--S--, ##STR5## each R 1 is independently hydrogen, a 2,3-epoxypropyl group, a 2-alkyl-2,3-epoxypropyl group, a monovalent hydrocarbyl group, or a hydroxyl substituted monovalent hydrocarbyl group, said hydrocarbyl groups having from 1 to about 9 carbon atoms, said alkyl having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; each R 2 and R 3 is independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; each R 4 is independently hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl group or a halogen substituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 9 carbon atoms; each R 8 is independently selected from the group represented by the following formula XIV ##STR6## or the same group as R 1 except that R 8 cannot be hydrogen; each R 9 is a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from two to about 4 carbon atoms; each X is independently hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or a hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy group having from 1 to about 9 carbon atoms; each m independently has a value of zero or 1; n has an average value of from about 0.01 to about 6; p has an average value of from 1 to about 10; q has an average value of at least 1; and each y and z independently has a value of 1 or 2.

Claim 3

An epoxy resin or mixture of epoxy resins of claim 1 wherein each R is independently a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 2 to about 12 carbon atoms or two such groups each having from 2 to about 4 carbon atoms; A is a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, each R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and X is hydrogen; each R 4 is independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to about 2 carbon atoms; each R 9 is a divalent hydrocarbyl group having 2 carbon atoms; each X is hydrogen and m has a value of 1.

Claim 4

A composition containing at least one 2,3-epoxypropyl, 2,3-epoxypropoxy, 2-alkyl-2,3-epoxypropyl or 2-alkyl-2,3-epoxypropoxy group per molecule and at least one 2-hydroxy-3-halopropyl, 2-alkyl-2-hydroxy-3-halopropyl, 2-hydroxy-3-halopropoxy or 2-alkyl-2-hydroxy-3-halopropoxy group per molecule, said composition being represented by the following formulas XI, XII or XIII; ##STR7## wherein each R is a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, a group represented by the following formulas IV, V, VI or VII ##STR8## or R can be combined with R 5 so as to form a stable heterocyclic ring with the nitrogen atoms; each A is independently a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, --O--, --S--, --S--S--, ##STR9## each X is independently hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or a hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy group having from 1 to about 9 carbon atoms; each R 3 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; each R 4 is independently hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl or halogen substituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; each R 6 is independently a 2,3-epoxypropyl, a 2-alkyl-2,3-epoxypropyl, a 2-hydroxy-3-halopropyl or a 2-alkyl-2-hydroxy-3-halopropyl group said alkyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; each R 7 is independently hydrogen, a monovalent hydrocarbyl group, a hydroxyl substituted monovalent hydrocarbyl group, said hydrocarbyl groups having from 1 to about 9 carbon atoms or a group defined by R 6 ; and each R 8 is independently selected from a group represented by the following formula XVI ##STR10## or the group represented by R 6 ; each R 9 is independently a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 2 to about 4 carbon atoms; each m independently has a value of zero or 1; n has an average value of from about 0.01 to about 6; p has an average value of from 1 to about 10; q has a value of at least 1; each y and z independently has a value of 1 or 2; and with the proviso that at least one of R 6 or R 7 is a 2-alkyl-2,3-epoxypropyl or a 2,3-epoxypropyl group and at least one of R 6 or R 7 is a 2-hydroxy-3-halopropyl or a 2-alkyl-2-hydroxy-3-halopropyl group.

Claim 5

A composition containing at least one 2,3-epoxypropyl, 2,3-epoxypropoxy, 2-alkyl-2,3-epoxypropyl or 2-alkyl-2,3-epoxypropoxy group per molecule and at least one 2-hydroxy-3-halopropyl, 2-alkyl-2-hydroxy-3-halopropyl, 2-hydroxy-3-halopropoxy or 2-alkyl-2-hydroxy-3-halopropoxy group per molecule, said composition being represented by the following formulas XI, XII or XIII; ##STR7## wherein each R is a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, a group represented by the following formulas IV, V, VI or VII ##STR8## or R can be combined with R 5 so as to form a stable heterocyclic ring with the nitrogen atoms; each A is independently a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, --O--, --S--, --S--S--, ##STR9## each X is independently hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or a hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy group having from 1 to about 9 carbon atoms; each R 3 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; each R 4 is independently hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl or halogen substituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; each R 6 is independently a 2,3-epoxypropyl, a 2-alkyl-2,3-epoxypropyl, a 2-hydroxy-3-halopropyl or a 2-alkyl-2-hydroxy-3-halopropyl group said alkyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; each R 7 is independently hydrogen, a monovalent hydrocarbyl group, a hydroxyl substituted monovalent hydrocarbyl group, said hydrocarbyl groups having from 1 to about 9 carbon atoms or a group defined by R 6 ; and each R 8 is independently selected from a group represented by the following formula XVI ##STR10## or the group represented by R 6 ; each R 9 is independently a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 2 to about 4 carbon atoms; each m independently has a value of zero or 1; n has an average value of from about 0.01 to about 6; p has an average value of from 1 to about 10; q has a value of at least 1; each y and z independently has a value of 1 or 2; and with the proviso that at least one of R 6 or R 7 is a 2-alkyl-2,3-epoxypropyl or a 2,3-epoxypropyl group and at least one of R 6 or R 7 is a 2-hydroxy-3-halopropyl or a 2-alkyl-2-hydroxy-3-halopropyl group.

Claim 6

A composition of claim 3 wherein each R is independently a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 2 to about 12 carbon atoms or 2 such groups each having from 2 to about 4 carbon atoms; A is a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; each R 3 , R 7 and X is hydrogen; R 4 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to about 2 carbon atoms; each R 6 is independently selected from 2,3-epoxypropyl and 2-hydroxy-3-chloropropyl; R 9 is a divalent hydrocarbyl group having 2 carbon atoms and m has a value of 1.