Imide functional polyphenols; thermosettable compositions containing same and cured products therefrom

Claim 2

A polyepoxide composition resulting from reacting (A) any one or a combination of any two or more of the materials represented by the following formulas (I) and (II) ##STR17## wherein each Q is independently ##STR18## each R is independently a hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, or a ##STR19## group; each A is independently a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 10, carbon atoms, --S--, --S--S--, --O--, ##STR20## each R' is independently hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, a hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy group having from 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; each R" is hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; Z is a group represented by the formula ##STR21## wherein R" is hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; each x has a value of zero or 1; each y has a value of zero or 1; each n independently has an average value from zero to about 20, and n 1 has a value from zero to about 10; with (B) at least one material represented by the following formulas (VII), (VIII), (IX) or (X) ##STR22## wherein each A is independently a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, --S--, --S--S--, --O--, ##STR23## each A' is independently a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; each y independently has a value of zero or 1; each R' is independently hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, a hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; m' has a value from 0.001 to about 10; and y has a value of zero or 1; wherein components (A) and (B) are employed in quantities which provides a phenolic hydroxyl to epoxide ratio of from about 0.01:1 to about 0.99:1.

Claim 3

A polyepoxide composition of claim 1 wherein (i) component (A) comprises (1) from about 75 to about 100 percent by weight of a material represented by formula (I) where n 1 has a value of zero and (2) from about zero to about 25% by weight of any one or more of the materials represented by formulas (I) and (II) where n 1 has a value from 1 to about 10; (ii) in component (B), each A and A' is a divalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, m' has a value from 0.01 to about 3 and y has a value of 1; and (iii) components (A) and (B) are present in quantities which provides a phenolic hydroxyl to epoxide ratio of from about 0.05:1 to about 0.3:1.

Claim 4

A polyepoxide composition of claim 2 wherein (i) in component (A), each R is independently a hydrocarbyl group having from 2 to about 5 carbon atoms; each R' is hydrogen; each n independently has an average value from zero to about 8 and n 1 has a value from zero to about 2; and (ii) component (B) is represented by formula (VII) wherein each R' is independently hydrogen or bromine.

Claim 5

A polyepoxide composition of claim 3 wherein in component (A) each n has a value of zero.

Claim 6

A polyepoxide composition of claim 4 wherein in component (A) each x has a value of zero.

Claim 7

A polyepoxide composition of claim 4 wherein in component (A) each x has a value of one.

Claim 8

A polyepoxide composition of claim 4 wherein component (B) is bisphenol A, tetrabromobisphenol A or a mixture thereof.

Claim 9

A polyepoxide composition of claim 5 wherein component (B) is bisphenol A, tetrabromobisphenol A or a mixture thereof.

Claim 10

A polyepoxide composition of claim 6 wherein component (B) is bisphenol A, tetrabromobisphenol A or a mixture thereof.

Claim 11

A polyepoxide composition resulting from reacting (A) any one or a combination of any two or more of the materials represented by the following formulas (I) and (II) ##STR24## wherein each Q is independently ##STR25## each R is independently a hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, or a ##STR26## group; each A is independently a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 10, carbon atoms, --S--, --S--S--, --O--, ##STR27## each R' is independently hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, a hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy group having from 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; each R" is hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; Z is hydrogen; each x has a value of zero or 1; each y has a value of zero or 1; each n independently has an average value from zero to about 20, and n 1 has a value from zero to about 10; with (B) at least one material represented by the following formulas (III), (IV), (V) or (VI) ##STR28## wherein each A is independently a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, --S--, --S--S--, --O--, ##STR29## each A' is independently a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; each y independently has a value of zero or 1; each R' is independently hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, a hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; each R" is independently hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; m has a value from zero to about 40; m' has a value from 0.001 to about 10; and y has a value of zero or 1; wherein components (A) and (B) are employed in quantities which provides a phenolic hydroxyl to epoxide ratio of from about 0.01:1 to about 0.99:1.

Claim 12

A polyepoxide composition resulting from reacting (A) any one or a combination of any two or more of the materials represented by the following formulas (I) and (II) ##STR24## wherein each Q is independently ##STR25## each R is independently a hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, or a ##STR26## group; each A is independently a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 10, carbon atoms, --S--, --S--S--, --O--, ##STR27## each R' is independently hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, a hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy group having from 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; each R" is hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; Z is hydrogen; each x has a value of zero or 1; each y has a value of zero or 1; each n independently has an average value from zero to about 20, and n 1 has a value from zero to about 10; with (B) at least one material represented by the following formulas (III), (IV), (V) or (VI) ##STR28## wherein each A is independently a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, --S--, --S--S--, --O--, ##STR29## each A' is independently a divalent hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; each y independently has a value of zero or 1; each R' is independently hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, a hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; each R" is independently hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; m has a value from zero to about 40; m' has a value from 0.001 to about 10; and y has a value of zero or 1; wherein components (A) and (B) are employed in quantities which provides a phenolic hydroxyl to epoxide ratio of from about 0.01:1 to about 0.99:1.

Claim 13

A polyepoxide composition of claim 10 wherein (i) component (A) comprises (1) from about 75 to about 100 percent by weight of a material represented by formula (I) where n 1 has a value of zero and (2) from about zero to about 25% by weight of any one or more of the materials represented by formulas (I) and (II) where n 1 has a value from 1 to about 10; (ii) in component (B), each A and A' is a divalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, each R" is hydrogen, m has a value from zero to about 10, m' has a value from 0.01 to about 3 and y has a value of 1; and (iii) components (A) and (B) are present in quantities which provides a phenolic hydroxyl to epoxide ratio of from about 0.05:1 to about 0.3:1.

Claim 14

A polyepoxide composition of claim 11 wherein (i) in component (A), each R is independently a hydrocarbyl group having from 2 to about 5 carbon atoms; each R' is hydrogen; each n independently has an average value from zero to about 8 and n 1 has a value from zero to about 2; and (ii) component (B) is represented by formula (III) wherein each R' is independently hydrogen or bromine.

Claim 15

A polyepoxide composition of claim 12 wherein in component (A) each n has a value of zero.

Claim 16

A polyepoxide composition of claim 13 wherein in component (A) each x has a value of zero.

Claim 17

A polyepoxide composition of claim 13 wherein in component (A) each x has a value of one.

Claim 18

A polyepoxide composition of claim 13 wherein component (B) is bisphenol A, tetrabromobisphenol A or a mixture thereof.

Claim 19

A polyepoxide composition of claim 14 wherein component (B) is bisphenol A, tetrabromobisphenol A or a mixture thereof.

Claim 20

A polyepoxide composition of claim 15 wherein component (B) is bisphenol A, tetrabromobisphenol A or a mixture thereof.

Claim 21

A curable composition comprising at least one polyepoxide composition of claims 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 or 18 and a curing amount of at least one curing agent therefor.

Claim 22

A product resulting from curing the composition of claim 19.

Claim 23

A product of claim 19 which contains one or more reinforcing materials.