Ashland Oil, Inc.

Ann E Aulabaugh

Billy M Culbertson

Larry K Post

A copolymer formed by reacting maleic anhydride or a maleimide or a mixture of these with an allylphenol, a methallylphenol, or substituted allyl or methallylphenol. The anhydride polymers are characterized as having a 1:1 molar ratio of maleic anhydride to phenol or substituted phenol. The maleic anhydride copolymers are water soluble materials, useful as epoxy resin modifiers and curatives, as ion exchange resins or membranes, laminates, and detergent additives and builders. The maleimide containing copolymers are also useful as epoxy resin modifiers and useful in the production of laminates, composites and coatings.

Polymers derived from allylphenol or substituted allylphenol and maleic

Copolymers and terpolymers formed by reacting either 4,7-dihydro-1,3-dioxepins or 6,7-dihydro-1,3-dioxepins with maleic anhydride and/or a maleimide. The copolymers are characterized as linear, low molecular weight, water soluble alternating copolymers. These copolymers are useful as a water soluble polymer, as epoxy resin modifies and curing agents. The copolymers formed from 4,7-dihydro-1,3-dioxepins and maleic anhydride can be rearranged to form a poly (.gamma.-crotonlactone) having the following general formula: ##STR1##

Copolymers derived from 1,3 dioxepins and maleic anhydride or maleimides

A novel polymer comprising the reaction product of a first vinyl monomer and a second vinyl monomer which is an alkenyl succinic anhydride having the formula: ##STR1## These polymers are useful as epoxy curatives, boiler scale removers, detergent builders, thickeners and coatings.

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Ann E Aulabaugh