Monsanto Company

Dsm Rim Nylon Vof

Dm Rim Nylon Vof

James D Gabbert

Ross M Hedrick

Albert Y Garner

James C Woodbrey

Floyd B Erickson

A cyanide-free, ammoniacal silver solution comprising a chelant, e.g. EDTA, and soluble copper, e.g. cupric nitrate, at a level of at least about 1 mole copper/mole silver provides silver replacement coatings on copper-coated articles. Silver coatings have a low surface electrical resistivity, e.g. as low as about 0.02 to 0.05 ohms/square.

Silver coatings

A process for preparing a nylon-6 block copolymer in which a solution comprising an acyllactam, epsilon-caprolactam and magnesium chloride is brought into reactive admixture with a solution of magnesium dilactam in epsilon-caprolactam. The acyllactam magnesium chloride solution is prepared by reaction of an acid halide functional material and magnesium dilactam.

Process for preparing nylon block copolymers

A process for preparing a nylon block copolymer which comprises bringing into reactive contact lactam monomer, basic lactam polymerization catalyst and a composition containing one or more lactam functional materials selected from the group represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein, Q is ##STR2## with Y=C.sub.3 -C.sub.11 alkylene; b is an integer equal to 2 or more;

Process for the preparation of nylon block polymers

A composition containing lactam functional materials, which are useful in the preparation of nylon block polymers, selected from the group consisting of: ##STR1## wherein, Q is ##STR2## with Y=C.sub.3 -C.sub.11 alkylene; b is an integer equal to 2 or more;

Acyllactam functional materials

A composition containing acid halide functional materials, which are useful in the preparation of nylon block polymers, selected from the group consisting of: ##STR1## wherein, X is a halogen;

Acid halide functional materials

A nylon block copolymer prepared from acyl lactam functionalized materials and lactam monomer and cross-linked by a polyfunctional amine.

Cross-linked nylon block copolymers

A process for polymerizing .epsilon.-caprolactam to form a nylon-6 block copolymer in which a reactant stream containing .epsilon.-caprolactam, and a lactam polymerization initiator is brought into polymerizing admixture with a reactant stream containing .epsilon.-caprolactam and a lactam magnesium halide, wherein sufficient 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl compound is added to the admixture either as 2-pyrrolidinone, 2-oxo-pyrrolidinyl magnesium halide or 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl capped initiator compound to enhance the rate of polymerization of the .epsilon.-caprolactam. The lactam polymerization initiator is a telechelic oligomer or polymer containing a backbone which provides elastomeric segments in the nylon-6 block copolymer, and attached to the backbone are activated initiator groups which initiate the polymerization of .epsilon.-caprolactam in the presence of the lactam magnesium halide.

Promotion of .epsilon.-caprolactam block copolymerization

A process for polymerizing .epsilon.-caprolactam to form a nylon-6 polymer in which a reactant stream containing .epsilon.-caprolactam and a lactam polymerization initiator is brought into polymerizing admixture with a reactant stream containing .epsilon.-caprolactam and a lactam magnesium halide, wherein sufficient 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl compound is added to the admixture either as 2-pyrrolidinone, 2-oxo-pyrrolidinyl magnesium halide or 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl capped initiator compound to enhance the rate of polymerization of the .epsilon.-caprolactam.

Promotion of .epsilon.-caprolactam polymerization with lactam magnesium

Compositions for the preparation of block copolylactams comprising lactam, lactam polymerization initiator and an effective amount of a viscosity enhancing compound selected from the group consisting of the lactamates and .omega.-amino acid salts of barium, calcium and strontium.

Viscosified lactam polymerization initiator solutions

A process for preparing a nylon block polymer which comprises bringing into reactive contact lactam monomer, basic lactam polymerization catalyst and a composition containing one or more acyllactam functional materials selected from the group consisting of: ##STR1## wherein, Q is ##STR2## with Y=C.sub.3 -C.sub.11 alkylene; a is an integer equal to 1, 2 or 3;

Composition for use in preparing a nylon-6 block copolymer in which a solution comprising an acyl-lactam, epsilon-caprolactam and magnesium chloride is brought into reactive admixture with a solution of magnesium dilactam in epsilon-caprolactam. The acyl-lactam magnesium chloride solution is prepared by reaction of an acid halide functional material and magnesium dilactam.

Composition for use in preparing nylon block copolymer

A composition containing acyllactam functional materials, which are useful in the preparation of nylon block polymers, selected from the group consisting of: ##STR1## wherein, Q is ##STR2## with Y=C.sub.3 -C.sub.11 alkylene; a is an integer equal to 1, 2 or 3;

This invention relates to construction panels comprising metal-thermoplastic-metal laminates and a process for preparing same, said laminates possessing in combination critical service properties of low coefficient of linear thermal expansion, low inelastic ratio, and excellent flexural stiffness.

Metal-thermoplastic-metal laminates

This invention relates to construction panels comprising metal-thermoplastic-metal laminates and a process for preparing same, said laminates possessing in combination critical service properties of high heat distortion temperature, low coefficient of linear thermal expansion, low inelastic ratio, and lightness in weight.

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St. Louis, MO, United States of America

James D Gabbert