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Curable composition from ethylenically unsaturated monomers and polyarylcyanate ester composition

Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1986-02-11
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Granted: 1988-05-24
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Expires: 2006-02-11
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Abstract

Abstract Polymeric compositions are prepared from ethylenically unsaturated monomeric compositions and polyarylcyanate ester compositions which have at least two arylcyanate ester moieties bridged by a polycyclic aliphatic moiety; and wherein the polyarylcyanate ester composition is substantially soluble in the ethylenically unsaturated monomeric composition.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gary W. Bogan
  • 👤 Peter A. Lucas

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 16:42
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/04; C08G; C08G73/00; C08G73/06; C08G73/0622; C08G73/0638; C08G73/065; C08G73/0655; C08F; C08F283/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim 47 words
A curable composition comprising an ethylenically unsaturated monomeric composition; and a major amount of a polyarylcyanate ester composition which has at least two arylcyanate ester moieties bridged by a nonaromatic polycyclic aliphatic moiety; wherein the polyarylcyanate ester composition is substantially soluble in the ethylenically unsaturated monomeric composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 47 words
A curable composition comprising an ethylenically unsaturated monomeric composition; and a major amount of a polyarylcyanate ester composition which has at least two arylcyanate ester moieties bridged by a nonaromatic polycyclic aliphatic moiety; wherein the polyarylcyanate ester composition is substantially soluble in the ethylenically unsaturated monomeric composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated composition is in the form of a liquid at 25° C. and atmospheric pressure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated composition is employed in up to a stoichiometric amount.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
The composition of claim 2, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated composition is employed in up to a stoichiometric amount.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 106 words
The composition of claim 4, wherein the polyarylcyanate ester composition corresponds to the formula: ##STR9## wherein: Ar is an aromatic moiety; B is a C 7-20 polycyclic aliphatic moiety; D is independently, in each occurrence, any nonactive hydrogen-containing substituent; q, r and s are independently, in each occurrence, the integer 0, 1, 2, or 3; with the proviso that the sum of q, r and s are at least 2; t is independently, in each occurrence, an integer of up to 4, inclusive; and x is a number up to 5, inclusive, and the ethylenically unsaturated monomeric composition is comprised of an ethylenically unsaturated aromatic monomer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 45 words
The composition of claim 5, wherein the polyarylcyanate ester is the polycyanate ester resin of dicyclopentadiene, which corresponds to the formula ##STR10## wherein x is a real number of up to 5, inclusive, and the ethylenically unsaturated aromatic monomer is styrene, vinyltoluene, divinylbenzene or p-bromostyrene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 44 words
The composition of claim 6, wherein the polycyanate resin has an average cyanate functionality of about 2.2, and the ethylenically unsaturated aromatic monomer is present up to about 25 weight percent of the combined weight of the polyarylcyanate ester composition and ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 50 words
A polymeric composition comprising in polymerized form a curable composition comprising an ethylenically unsaturated monomeric composition; and a polyarylcyanate ester composition which has at least two arylcyanate ester moieties bridged by a nonaromatic polycyclic aliphatic moiety; wherein the polyarylcyanate ester composition is substantially soluble in the ethylenically unsaturated monomeric composition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 50 words
A polymeric composition comprising in polymerized form a curable composition comprising an ethylenically unsaturated monomeric composition; and a polyarylcyanate ester composition which has at least two arylcyanate ester moieties bridged by a nonaromatic polycyclic aliphatic moiety; wherein the polyarylcyanate ester composition is substantially soluble in the ethylenically unsaturated monomeric composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 24 words
The polymeric composition of claim 8, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated composition is in the form of a liquid at 25° C. and atmospheric pressure.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 19 words
The polymeric composition of claim 8, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated composition is employed in up to a stoichiometric amount.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 19 words
The polymeric composition of claim 9, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated composition is employed in up to a stoichiometric amount.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 108 words
The polymeric composition of claim 11, wherein the polyarylcyanate ester composition corresponds to the formula: ##STR11## wherein: Ar is an aromatic moiety; B is a C 7-20 polycyclic aliphatic moiety; D is independently, in each occurrence, any nonactive hydrogen-containing substituent; q, r and s are independently, in each occurrence, an integer of 0, 1, 2, or 3; with the proviso that the sum of q, r and s are at least 2; t is independently, in each occurrence, an integer of up to 4, inclusive; and x is a number up to 5, inclusive, and the ethylenically unsaturated monomeric composition is comprised of an ethylenically unsaturated aromatic monomer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 46 words
The polymeric composition of claim 12, wherein the polyarylcyanate ester is the polycyanate ester resin of dicyclopentadiene, which corresponds to the formula ##STR12## wherein x is a real number of up to 5. inclusive, and the ethylenically unsaturated aromatic monomer is styrene, vinyltoluene, divinylbenzene or p-bromostyrene.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 46 words
The polymeric composition of claim 13, wherein the polycyanate resin has an average cyanate functionality of about 2.2, and the ethylenically unsaturated aromatic monomer is present up to about 25 weight percent of the combined weight of the polyaryl cyanate ester composition and ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 51 words
The polymeric composition of claim 12, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated composition and the polyarylcyanate ester composition are polymerized to form linking units corresponding to the formula ##STR13## wherein R is the polycyclic aliphatic bridged polyaryl moiety of the polyarylcyanate ester composition; and R' is the remainder of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 13 words
The polymeric composition of claim 14, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer is styrene.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 44 words
The polymeric composition of claim 16, wherein the polycyanate resin and styrene are polymerized to form linking units corresponding to the formula ##STR14## wherein R" is the remainder of the polycyanate ester resin, and x is a real number of up to 5, inclusive.

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