Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
In a curable composition capable of acid catalyzed crosslinking, comprising an active hydrogen-containing resin, a curing agent present externally and/or internally as a part of the active hydrogen-containing resin, and an acid catayst, wherein the improvement comprises using as the acid catalyst a catalytic amount of a sulfonate represented by the following structural formula: ##STR4## wherein: Z is a radical independently selected from C 1 to C 20 alkyl, C 3 to C 20 cycloalkyl, C 6 to C 18 aryl, halogen, alkoxy, hydroxyl, and aryloxy; R is independently selected from hydrogen, C 1 to C 20 alkyl, C 3 to C 20 cycloalkyl, and C 6 to C 18 aryl; R 1 is independently selected from C 1 to C 20 alkyl, C 3 to C 20 cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, and hydroxycycloalkyl; y is an integer from 0 to 4, w is an integer from 0 to 2, and x is an integer from 1 to 3, with the proviso that when w is 0, y is an integer from 1 to 4 and x is an integer from 2 to 3 and when y is 0, w is an integer from 1 to 2 and x is an integer from 1 to 3.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
In a curable composition capable of acid catalyzed crosslinking, comprising an active hydrogen-containing resin, a curing agent present externally and/or internally as a part of the active hydrogen-containing resin, and an acid catayst, wherein the improvement comprises using as the acid catalyst a catalytic amount of a sulfonate represented by the following structural formula: ##STR4## wherein: Z is a radical independently selected from C 1 to C 20 alkyl, C 3 to C 20 cycloalkyl, C 6 to C 18 aryl, halogen, alkoxy, hydroxyl, and aryloxy; R is independently selected from hydrogen, C 1 to C 20 alkyl, C 3 to C 20 cycloalkyl, and C 6 to C 18 aryl; R 1 is independently selected from C 1 to C 20 alkyl, C 3 to C 20 cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, and hydroxycycloalkyl; y is an integer from 0 to 4, w is an integer from 0 to 2, and x is an integer from 1 to 3, with the proviso that when w is 0, y is an integer from 1 to 4 and x is an integer from 2 to 3 and when y is 0, w is an integer from 1 to 2 and x is an integer from 1 to 3.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The curable composition of claim 1 wherein Z is C 1 to C 20 alkyl and R 1 is C 3 to C 20 cycloalkyl.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
10 words
The curable composition of claim 2 wherein y is 1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
10 words
The curable composition of claim 2 wherein y is 2.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The curable composition of claim 3 wherein the sulfonate is dicyclohexyl toluene 2,4-disulfonate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The curable composition of claim 4 wherein the sulfonate is dicyclohexyl 1,3-xylene-4,6-disulfonate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The curable composition of claim 1 wherein R is C 3 to C 20 cycloalkyl, R 1 is C 3 to C 20 cycloalkyl.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The curable composition of claim 7 wherein the sulfonate is tricyclohexyl 3,5-disulfonylbenzoate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The curable composition of claim 1 wherein the amount of latent acid catalyst ranges from about 0.1 percent by weight to about 20 percent by weight based on the resinous components of the composition.