The Dow Chemical Company

Loan A Ho

Pong S Sheih

David S Wang

Duane S Treybig

Ha Q Pham

Charles M Vetters

An epoxy ester resin which results from reacting (a) an epoxy resin, (b) a dimerized fatty acid and (c) a monocarboxylic acid. The epoxy ester resins are useful in coating compositions.

High molecular weight epoxy ester resin composition, process therefor

Compositions are prepared by the reaction of (A) an advanced composition resulting from reacting (1) at least one of (a) at least one epoxidized triglyceride of a fatty acid, or (b) at least one epoxidized fatty acid having an average of more than one unsaturated group per molecule or (c) at least one diepoxyalkane, or (d) any combination of any two or more of (a), (b) or (c), or (e) a combination of any one or more of (a), (b) or (c) and (f) a diglycidyl ether of a dihydric phenol; with (2) a dihydric phenol; (B) optionally a monohydric phenol; (C) a phosphorous-containing compound; and (D) optionally a base. These compositions can be cured with curing agents which react with aliphatic hydroxyl groups.

Advanced epoxy compositions, curable compositions and cured products

Compositions are prepared by the reaction of (A) an advanced composition resulting from reacting (1) at least one of (a) at least one epoxidized triglyceride of a fatty acid, or (b) at least one epoxidized fatty acid having an average of more than one unsaturated group per molecule or (c) at least one diepoxyalkane, or (d) any combination of any two or more of (a), (b) or (c), or (e) a combination of any one or more of (a), (b) or (c) and (f) a diglycidyl ether of a dihydric phenol; with (2) a dihydric phenol; (B) optionally a monohydric phenol; (C) a phosphorus-containing compound; and (D) optionally a base. These compositions can be cured with curing agents which react with aliphatic hydroxyl groups.

Epoxide compounds and phenolic compounds are reacted in the presence of phosphonium compounds represented by the formula .crclbar.Z'R.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 P.sym.-Z-P.sym.R.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 Z'.crclbar. wherein each R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is independently an aromatic group or an inertly substituted aromatic group; Z is --(C(R.sup.4).sub.2).sub.a --; each R.sup.4 is independently hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group containing from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms; Z' is any suitable anion and a has a value of at least 4.

Epoxy resins containing phosphonium catalysts

Advanced epoxy resins are prepared from glycidyl ethers of bisphenols or biphenols in the presence of cycloalkyl triphenyl phosphonium catalysts.

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