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Rubber-modified cyanate ester resins and polytriazines derived therefrom
Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1987-07-30
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Granted: 1990-01-16
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Expires: 2007-07-30
Abstract
Abstract Polytriazines exhibiting improved toughness without sacrificing heat resistance are prepared by curing a cyanate ester resin having dispersed therein resin-insoluble rubber particles grafted with a resin-soluble polymer. The resin-soluble polymer stabilizes the rubber particles and maintains the particles in an essentially discrete, nonagglomerated form.
Inventors
- 👤 Philip C. Yang
- 👤 Dale M. Pickelman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 21:05
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G73/00; C08G73/06; C08G73/0622; C08G73/0638; C08G73/065; C08G73/0655; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/28; C08G18/40; C08G18/63; C08L; C08L79/00; C08L79/04; H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0313; H05K1/0353; H05K1/0373
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 49
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A method of preparing a cyanate ester resin having incorporated therein grafted rubber particles, comprising the steps of: (a) emulsifying at least one emulsion polymerizable monomer in an aqueous colloidal dispersion of discrete resin-insoluble rubber particles maintained in a reasonably stable state with a surfactant or emulsifier, wherein the quantity of the emulsion polymerizable monomer is no greater than about 50 percent by weight of the resin-insoluble rubber particles, (b) polymerizing the resulting emulsion to form a stable colloidal dispersion of resin-insoluble rubber particles wherein essentially every rubber particle is grafted with one or more resin-soluble polymer molecules resulting from the polymerization such that substantially all of the rubber particles are maintained in a discrete spaced apart relationship to each other by the resin-soluble polymer molecules, and (c) mixing the grafted rubber particles with the cyanate ester resin to a degree sufficient to achieve a homogeneous dispersion.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
147 words
A method of preparing a cyanate ester resin having incorporated therein grafted rubber particles, comprising the steps of: (a) emulsifying at least one emulsion polymerizable monomer in an aqueous colloidal dispersion of discrete resin-insoluble rubber particles maintained in a reasonably stable state with a surfactant or emulsifier, wherein the quantity of the emulsion polymerizable monomer is no greater than about 50 percent by weight of the resin-insoluble rubber particles, (b) polymerizing the resulting emulsion to form a stable colloidal dispersion of resin-insoluble rubber particles wherein essentially every rubber particle is grafted with one or more resin-soluble polymer molecules resulting from the polymerization such that substantially all of the rubber particles are maintained in a discrete spaced apart relationship to each other by the resin-soluble polymer molecules, and (c) mixing the grafted rubber particles with the cyanate ester resin to a degree sufficient to achieve a homogeneous dispersion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of curing the homogeneous dispersion of the grafted rubber particles and the cyanate ester resin thereby forming a rubber-modified polytriazine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the cyanate ester resin is a polyfunctional aromatic polycyanate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the aromatic polycyanate is prepared from a polyhydric phenol selected from the group consisting of bisphenol A, bisphenol S, a halogenated or alkylated analog of bisphenol A or bisphenol S, a novolak resin, and polyphenol bridged by at least one polycyclic aliphatic group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the cyanate ester resin has the formula: ##STR2## wherein the average value of n is about 0.2.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the rubber particles have diameters of about 300 Å to about 20,0000 Å.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the rubber particles have diameters of about 900 Å to about 2000 Å.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the rubber particles have a bimodal distribution of small particles and large particles.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the small particles have diameters of about 900 Å to about 15,000 Å and the large particles have diameters of about 4000 Å to about 10,000 Å.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
19 words
The method of claim wherein the rubber particles are crosslinked to render them insoluble in the cyanate ester resin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the crosslinked rubber particles are selected from the group consisting of polybutadiene, styrene-butadiene copolymer, an acrylate rubber, neoprene, butyl rubber, nitrile rubber, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene terpolymer, polyisoprene, ethylene-propylene copolymer, a fluoroelastomer, and a mixture of the above.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the crosslinked rubber particles are selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene terpolymer and styrene-butadiene copolymer wherein the amount of butadiene in the copolymer ranges from about 50 to about 99 percent of the weight of the particles.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
72 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the emulsion polymerizable monomer is selected from the group consisting of a vinyl aromatic monomer, an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated acid, an alkyl ester of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated acid wherein the alkyl group has less than 4 carbon atoms, a hydroxyalkyl ester of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated acid, an unsaturated nitrile, an epoxy functional monomer, an unsaturated ester of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated acid; and any mixture of the above.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the emulsion polymerizable monomer is a mixture containing styrene, methylmethacrylate and acrylonitrile.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the amount of grafted rubber particles dispersed into the cyanate ester resin ranges from about 0.1 to about 30 percent of the weight of the cyanate ester resin.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 15 wherein the amount of grafted rubber particles dispersed into the cyanate ester resin ranges from about 2.5 to about 10 percent of the weight of the cyanate ester resin.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
91 words
A cyanate ester resin having incorporated therein grafted rubber particles, comprising: (a) a resin continuous phase, and (b) a discontinuous phase of a stable colloidal dispersion of resin-insoluble rubber particles wherein essentially every rubber particle is grafted with one or more resin-soluble polymer molecules such that substantially all of the rubber particles are maintained in a discrete spaced apart relationship to each other by the resin-soluble polymer molecules and wherein the weight of the resin-soluble polymer is no more than about 50 percent of the weight of the resin-insoluble rubber particles.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
91 words
A cyanate ester resin having incorporated therein grafted rubber particles, comprising: (a) a resin continuous phase, and (b) a discontinuous phase of a stable colloidal dispersion of resin-insoluble rubber particles wherein essentially every rubber particle is grafted with one or more resin-soluble polymer molecules such that substantially all of the rubber particles are maintained in a discrete spaced apart relationship to each other by the resin-soluble polymer molecules and wherein the weight of the resin-soluble polymer is no more than about 50 percent of the weight of the resin-insoluble rubber particles.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 17 wherein the cyanate ester resin is a polyfunctional aromatic polycyanate.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
50 words
The composition of claim 17 wherein the aromatic polycyanate is prepared from a polyhydric phenol selected from the group consisting of bisphenol A, bisphenol S, a halogenated or alkylated analog of bisphenol A or bisphenol S, a novolak resin and a polyphenol bridged by at least one polycyclic aliphatic group.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 18 wherein the cyanate ester resin has the formula: ##STR3## wherein the average value of n is about 0.2.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 17 wherein the rubber particles have diameters of about 300 Å to about 20,0000 Å.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 20 wherein the rubber particles have diameters of about 900 Å to about 2000 Å.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 17 wherein the rubber particles have a bimodal distribution of small particles and large particles.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
33 words
The composition of claim 22 wherein the small particles have diameters of about 900 Å to about 15,000 Å and the large particles have diameters of about 4000 Å to about 10,000 Å.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 17 wherein the rubber particles are crosslinked to render them insoluble in the cyanate ester resin.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
41 words
The composition of claim 25 wherein the crosslinked rubber particles are selected from the group consisting of polybutadiene, styrene-butadiene copolymer, an acrylate rubber, neoprene, butyl rubber, nitrile rubber, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene terpolymer, polyisoprene, ethylene-propylene copolymer, a fluoroelastomer, and a mixture of the above.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
44 words
The composition of claim 25 wherein the crosslinked rubber particles are selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene terpolymer and styrene-butadiene copolymer wherein the amount of butadiene in the copolymer ranges from about 50 to about 99 percent of the weight of the particles.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
77 words
The composition of claim 17 wherein the resin-soluble polymer is prepared from an emulsion polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of a vinyl aromatic monomer, an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated acid, an alkyl ester of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated acid wherein the alkyl group has less than 4 carbon atoms, a hydroxyalkyl ester of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated acid, an unsaturated nitrile, an epoxy functional monomer, an unsaturated ester of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated acid; and any mixture of the above.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
18 words
The composition of claim 27 wherein the emulsion polymerizable monomer is a mixture containing styrene, methylmethacrylate and acrylonitrile.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
34 words
The composition of claim 17 wherein the amount of grafted rubber particles dispersed into the cyanate ester resin ranges from about 0.1 to about 30 percent of the weight of the cyanate ester resin.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
94 words
A polytriazine of a cyanate ester resin having incorporated therein grafted rubber particles, comprising: (a) a polytriazine continuous phase, and (b) a discontinuous phase of a stable colloidal dispersion of resin-insoluble rubber particles wherein essentially every rubber particle is grafted with one or more resin-soluble polymer molecules such that substantially all of the rubber particles are maintained in a discrete spaced apart relationship to each other by the resin-soluble polymer molecules and wherein the weight of the resin-soluble polymer is no more than about 50 percent of the weight of the resin-insoluble rubber particles.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
94 words
A polytriazine of a cyanate ester resin having incorporated therein grafted rubber particles, comprising: (a) a polytriazine continuous phase, and (b) a discontinuous phase of a stable colloidal dispersion of resin-insoluble rubber particles wherein essentially every rubber particle is grafted with one or more resin-soluble polymer molecules such that substantially all of the rubber particles are maintained in a discrete spaced apart relationship to each other by the resin-soluble polymer molecules and wherein the weight of the resin-soluble polymer is no more than about 50 percent of the weight of the resin-insoluble rubber particles.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
25 words
The composition of claim 31 wherein the polytriazine is a copolymer of the cyanate ester resin and a monomer having at least one cyanate-reactive functionality.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 31 wherein the cyanate ester resin is a polyfunctional aromatic polycyanate.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
50 words
The composition of claim 33 wherein the aromatic polycyanate is prepared from a polyhydric phenol selected from the group consisting of bisphenol A, bisphenol S, a halogenated or alkylated analog of bisphenol A or bisphenol S, a novolak resin, and a polyphenol bridged by at least one polycyclic aliphatic group.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 34 wherein the cyanate ester resin has the formula: ##STR4## wherein the average value of n is about 0.2.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 31 wherein the rubber particles have diameters of about 300 Å to about 20,0000 Å.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 36 wherein the rubber particles have diameters of about 900 Å to about 2000 Å.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 31 wherein the rubber particles have a bimodal distribution of small particles and large particles.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
33 words
The composition of claim 38 wherein the small particles have diameters of about 900 Å to about 15,000 Å and the large particles have diameters of about 4000 Å to about 10,000 Å.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 31 wherein the rubber particles are crosslinked to render them insoluble in the cyanate ester resin.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
41 words
The composition of claim 40 wherein the crosslinked rubber particles are selected from the group consisting of polybutadiene, styrene-butadiene copolymer, an acrylate rubber, neoprene, butyl rubber, nitrile rubber, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene terpolymer, polyisoprene, ethylene-propylene copolymer, a fluoroelastomer, and a mixture of the above.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
44 words
The composition of claim 41 wherein the crosslinked rubber particles are selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene terpolymer and styrene-butadiene copolymer wherein the amount of butadiene in the copolymer ranges from about 50 to about 99 percent of the weight of the particles.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
77 words
The composition of claim 31 wherein the resin-soluble polymer is prepared from an emulsion polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of a vinyl aromatic monomer, an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated acid, an alkyl ester of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated acid wherein the alkyl group has less than 4 carbon atoms, a hydroxyalkyl ester of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated acid, an unsaturated nitrile, an epoxy functional monomer, an unsaturated ester of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated acid; and any mixture of the above.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
18 words
The composition of claim 43 wherein the emulsion polymerizable monomer is a mixture containing styrene, methylmethacrylate and acrylonitrile.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
32 words
The composition of claim 31 wherein the amount of grafted rubber particles dispersed into the polytriazine ranges from about 0.1 to about 30 percent of the weight of the cyanate ester resin.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
32 words
The composition of claim 45 wherein the amount of grafted rubber particles dispersed into the polytriazine ranges from about 2.5 to about 10 percent of the weight of the cyanate ester resin.
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