Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
238 words
A crosslinkable linear polyether resin having a specific viscosity of 0.1 to 2.5, measured at 30° C. in a 2% solution in dimethylformamide, and containing, based on the total amount of structural units present in the polyether resin, 100 to 10 mol % of the repeating structural unit of formula I ##STR14## and 90 to 0 mol % of the repeating structural unit of formula II ##STR15## in which formulae above A is a linear unsubstituted or methyl-substituted alkylene group containing 4 to 20 carbon atoms in the linear alkylene chain, X is a member selected from the group consisting of --SO 2 --, --CO--, --SO--, --N═N--, --CF 2 --CF 2 --, ##STR16## wherein R is C 1 -C 8 alkyl, or is ##STR17## wherein each of R' and R 2 is a hydrogen or a halogen atom, Y is a radical of formula III or IV ##STR18## wherein R 3 and R 4 are the same or different and each is a halogen atom, C 1 -C 4 alkyl or C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, m and n are 0 or an integer from 1 to 4, and Z is a direct bond or a radical selected from the group consisting of --O--, --SO--, --SO 2 --, --S--, --S--S--, or ##STR19## wherein each of R 5 and R 6 independently of the other is a hydrogen atom, C 1 -C 4 alkyl or phenyl, or is ##STR20##
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
238 words
A crosslinkable linear polyether resin having a specific viscosity of 0.1 to 2.5, measured at 30° C. in a 2% solution in dimethylformamide, and containing, based on the total amount of structural units present in the polyether resin, 100 to 10 mol % of the repeating structural unit of formula I ##STR14## and 90 to 0 mol % of the repeating structural unit of formula II ##STR15## in which formulae above A is a linear unsubstituted or methyl-substituted alkylene group containing 4 to 20 carbon atoms in the linear alkylene chain, X is a member selected from the group consisting of --SO 2 --, --CO--, --SO--, --N═N--, --CF 2 --CF 2 --, ##STR16## wherein R is C 1 -C 8 alkyl, or is ##STR17## wherein each of R' and R 2 is a hydrogen or a halogen atom, Y is a radical of formula III or IV ##STR18## wherein R 3 and R 4 are the same or different and each is a halogen atom, C 1 -C 4 alkyl or C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, m and n are 0 or an integer from 1 to 4, and Z is a direct bond or a radical selected from the group consisting of --O--, --SO--, --SO 2 --, --S--, --S--S--, or ##STR19## wherein each of R 5 and R 6 independently of the other is a hydrogen atom, C 1 -C 4 alkyl or phenyl, or is ##STR20##
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A polyether resin according to claim 1, which contains 100 to 20 mol % of the repeating structural unit of formula I and 80 to 0 mol % of the repeating structural unit of formula II.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A polyether resin according to claim 1, which contains 50 to 30 mol % of the repeating structural unit of formula I and 70 to 50 ml % of the repeating structural unit of formula II.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A polyether resin according to claim 1, wherein the radical X in formula I and II is --SO 2 --, --CO--, --SO--, --CF 2 --CF 2 --, ##STR21##
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A polyether resin according to claim 1, wherein Y in formula II is a radical of the formula III or IV, wherein m and n are 0 and Z is a direct bond or a radical selected from the group consisting of --O--, --SO--, --SO 2 --, --S--, --S--S--, --CH 2 --, ##STR22##
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A polyether resin according to claim 1, said resin consisting only of the structural unit of formula I, wherein A is hexamethylene and X is sulfonyl.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A polyether resin according to claim 1, said resin containing the structural units of the formulae I and II, wherein A is hexamethylene, X is sulfonyl and Y is ##STR23##
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
129 words
A process for the preparation of a polyether resin according to claim 1 and containing the repeating structural units of the formulae I and II, which process comprises polycondensing a dihalo compound of formula V ##STR24## in equimolar amounts, with an α,ω-di-(p-hydroxyphenyl)alkane of formula VI ##STR25## or with a mixture of a compound of formula VI and a phenol contained therein in an amount of up to 90 mol %, of the formula VII HO--Y--OH (VII) wherein X, A and Y are as defined in formulae I and II and Hal is a halogen atom, in the presence of alkali and in a polar aprotic solvent, until the resultant polyether resin has a specific viscosity of 0.1 to 2.5, measured at 30° C. in a 2% solution in dimethylformamide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A product obtained by crosslinking a polyether resin as claimed in claim 1 by heating said resin to not less than 250° C. or by irradiating it with energy-rich electromagnetic rays.