Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated

Hikotada Tsuboi

Motoo Kawamata

Nobuhito Koga

Masayuki Oba

Shiro Fujikake

Disclosed is a curable resin composition comprising (a) at least one maleimide compound selected from the group consisting of N-(alkenylphenyl)maleimide derivatives, and dimers and polymers thereof and (b) one or more kinds of epoxy resins, each having at least one epoxy group in the unit molecule thereof. The resin composition may contain, besides the above two components, an amino compound as a further component (c). The resin composition may comprise a prepolymer of any two components among the three components (a), (b) and (c) and the remaining component. The resin compositions are useful as molding materials, for the fabrication of laminates, and as varnishes, including insulation varnishes and impregnating varnishes.

Curable resin composition comprising N-(alkenylphenyl)maleimide, epoxy

Disclosed are novel alkenylphenylmaleimide derivatives having the general formula ##STR1## where R is an alkenyl radical of from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, R' is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a straight-chain or branched alkyl radical of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n is a whole number of from 1 to 4, and linear dimers thereof as well as a process for the preparation of such maleimide compounds.

Process for the preparation of N-alkenylphenylmaleimides and

Aromatic polyesters

Curable resin composition comprising N-(alkenylphenyl)maleimide and

Maleimide compounds represented by the general formula (I) ##STR1## where R and R' are a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an alkyl radical of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n and n' are a whole number of from 1 to 4; and a process for the preparation of the maleimide compounds, in which a maleamic acid represented by the general formula (II) ##STR2## where R and R' are a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an alkyl radical of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n and n' are a whole number of from 1 to 4, is contacted with a dehydrating agent in an organic solvent.

N-Substituted phenyl maleimides

N-Alkenylphenylmaleimides and N,N'-[alkenylene phenylene]bismaleimides

Disclosed is a thermosetting resin composition comprising (a) a bismaleimide and/or a polymaleimide and (b) at least one member selected from alkenylaniline derivatives, linear dimers thereof, and polymers thereof. In addition to components (a) and (b), this resin composition can contain (c) a polymerizable unsaturated substance.

Thermosetting resin compositions comprising bismaleimides and

N-(hydroxyphenyl) maleimides of the general formula ##STR1## where R' stands for H, CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, F, Cl, Br or I and n is an integer of 1-5 are produced by treating the corresponding maleamic acid or by treating the ester of said N-(hydroxyphenyl) maleimide at a temperature of 0.degree.-150.degree. C. in the presence of at least one dehydrating agent selected for the group consisting of oxides and oxyacids of sulfur or phosphorus and alkali metal and alkaline earth metal salts of the said oxyacids. The corresponding maleamic acid can be obtained by reacting an aminophenol having one or more hydroxyl groups on its phenyl nucleus with maleic anhydride. The esters of the N-(hydroxyphenyl maleimide) can be obtained by reacting said aminophenol and said maleic anhydride in the presence of a conventional acid anhydride dehydrating agent and a conventional imide-forming cyclization catalyst.

Process for the production of N-(hydroxyphenyl) maleimides

N-(hydroxyphenyl) maleimides of the general formula ##STR1## where R' stands for H, CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, F, Cl, Br or I and n is an integer of 1-5 are produced by treating the corresponding maleamic acid or by treating the ester of said N-(hydroxyphenyl) maleimide at a temperature of 0-150.degree. C. in the presence of at least one dehydrating agent selected from the group consisting of oxides and oxyacids of sulfur or phosphorus and alkali metal and alkaline earth metal salts of the said oxyacids. The corresponding maleamic acid can be obtained by reacting an aminophenol having one or more hydroxyl groups on its phenyl nucleus with maleic anhydride. The esters of the N-(hydroxyphenyl maleimide) can be obtained by reacting said aminophenol and said maleic anhydride in the presence of a conventional acid anhydride dehydrating agent and a conventional imide-forming cyclization catalyst.

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