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Immobilized epoxy advancement initiators
Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1983-07-21
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Granted: 1984-10-16
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Expires: 2003-07-21
Abstract
Abstract Novel advanced epoxy resins are prepared using phosphine or phosphonium salt initiators bearing at least one hydroxyphenyl or thiophenyl groups. These phosphonium salt initiators are novel compositions of matter. The resulting resins contain reduced quantities of extractable phosphorus containing moieties.
Inventors
- 👤 George A. Doorakian
- 👤 Joseph W. Hanafin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 09:28
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G59/00; C08G59/18; C08G59/40; C08G59/62; C07; C07F; C07F9/00; C07F9/02; C07F9/28; C07F9/54; C07F9/5442; C07F9/5456; C08G59/02; C08G59/14; C08G59/1433; C08G59/1438; C08G59/1455; C08G59/42; C08G59/68; C08G59/688
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
In a process for reacting at an elevated temperature (a) an epoxy resin or thioepoxide bearing an average of more than one vicinal epoxide or thioepoxide group per molecule with (b) a polyhydric phenol, polyhydric thiophenol, carboxylic acid or carboxylic acid anhydride, the improvement comprising conducting the reaction in the presence of sufficient quantity of (c) a trihydrocarbyl phosphine or quaternary phosphonium cation which bear on the averge per molecule more than one moiety corresponding to the formula ##STR36## wherein Z is --O-- or --S--, R 3 at each occurrence is independently a moiety essentially inert in this process and w is an integer from 0 to 4, so as to promote the reaction of (a) with (b) and (c).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
In a process for reacting at an elevated temperature (a) an epoxy resin or thioepoxide bearing an average of more than one vicinal epoxide or thioepoxide group per molecule with (b) a polyhydric phenol, polyhydric thiophenol, carboxylic acid or carboxylic acid anhydride, the improvement comprising conducting the reaction in the presence of sufficient quantity of (c) a trihydrocarbyl phosphine or quaternary phosphonium cation which bear on the averge per molecule more than one moiety corresponding to the formula ##STR36## wherein Z is --O-- or --S--, R 3 at each occurrence is independently a moiety essentially inert in this process and w is an integer from 0 to 4, so as to promote the reaction of (a) with (b) and (c).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process as described in claim 1 wherein less than 25 weight percent of (c) or derivatives thereof based on the quantity (c) present initially can be extracted in water or methanol from the resulting resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process as described in claim 1 wherein reactant (a) is an epoxy resin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process as described in claim 3 wherein reactant (b) is a polyhydric phenol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
94 words
The process as described in claim 2 wherein (c) corresponds to one of the formulae I, II, III: ##STR37## wherein R and R 2 are each independently ##STR38## or monovalent hydrocarbon radicals, X.sup.⊖ is a compatible anion, R 1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical optionally including chlorine, bromine, phosphine, phosphonium, phenyl and thiophenyl moieties, Z at each occurrence is independently --O-- or --S-- at each occurrence and A is a hydrocarbon radical bearing valences on one or more carbon atoms equal in total to (n+1), where n is an integer 1, 2 or 3.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
85 words
The process as described in claim 5 wherein reactant (a) corresponds to the formula ##STR39## wherein R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 8 are each independently selected from hydrogen, bromine, chlorine and --CH 2 CH═CH 2 and wherein Y is selected from oxygen, sulfur, --SO--, --SO 2 --, bivalent hydrocarbon radicals containing up to about 10 carbon atoms, oxygen-, sulfur- and nitrogen-containing hydrocarbon radicals, such as --OR'O--, --OR'--O--R'--O--, --S--R'--S--, and ##STR40## wherein R' is a bivalent hydrocarbon radical at each occurrence.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process as described in claim 6 wherein reactant (b) is bisphenol A, bisphenol F, bisphenol S, 2,2',6,6'-tetrabromobisphenol A, 2,2',6,6'-tetrachlorobisphenol A, 4,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl or 2,2'-diallyl bisphenol A.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
9 words
The product of the process described in claim 2.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
9 words
The product of the process described in claim 7.
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