The Dow Chemical Company

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H.b. Fuller Licensing & Financing Inc.

Robert A Dubois

Allyson J Malzman

Pong S Sheih

Alan R Whetten

Duane S Treybig

Richard Royce Schrock

Thomas F Kauffman

Cynthia L Rickey

Thomas H Quinn

Steven W Albrecht

Maynard Lawrence

Beth M Eichler

Teresa Plumley Karjala

Selim Yalvac

Philip E Garrou

Harold H Freedman

Bart J Bremmer

Stein Dietrichson

Bjorn Nossen

Mark W Murphy

Hideyuki Ohnishi

Ingvild J B Stene

The subject invention pertains to thermoplastic marking compositions comprising a binder, which in turn comprise at least one homogeneous polymer. Accordingly, the subject invention provides a thermoplastic marking composition comprising: (a) from 10 to 80 weight percent of a binder, which in turn comprises: (i) from 1 to 99 weight percent of at least one homogeneous polymer; (ii) from 5 to 70 weight percent of at least one tackifier; (iii) from 0 to 10 weight percent of a polyethylene which has pendant acid functionality moieties of a non-functionalized wax; and (iv) from 0 to 20 weight percent of a plasticizer; and (b) from 20 to 90 weight percent of an inorganic filler. The subject formulations are usefully applied via spray, screed, and extrusion techniques.

Thermoplastic marking compositions

Package comprising low application temperature hot melt adhesive comprising ethylene &agr;-olefin

Low application temperature hot melt adhesive comprising ethylene

An epoxy resin prepared from a component comprising a bisphenol F having high ortho isomer content is claimed. Ortho isomer content is defined as follows:

Epoxy resin high in ortho bisphenol F

Advanced resins and unadvanced epoxy resins are disclosed wherein the unadvanced compound and at least a portion of the advanced epoxy resin contains at least one --O--R.sup.1 --O-- or --(O--CH.sub.2 --CHR.sup.2).sub.n --O -- group as a bridge between two groups selected independently from the group consisting of (1) a saturated or unsaturated cycloaliphatic group, (2) an aromatic group, (3) a group represented by the formula ##STR1## or (4) a group represented by the formula ##STR2## Also disclosed are nucleophilic derivatives thereof, as well as curable compositions and coating compositions containing the advanced or unadvanced epoxy resins or nucleophilic modified advanced or unadvanced epoxy resins. These advanced resins and unadvanced epoxy resins provide coatings with good flexibility or formability as exhibited by good flexural or formable properties determined by reverse impact, T-bend and wedge-bend tests, chip resistance, and with good corrosion resistance and throwpower.

Advanced and unadvanced compositions, nucleophilic derivatives thereof

Advanced resins and unadvanced epoxy resins are disclosed wherein the unadvanced compound and at least a portion of the advanced epoxy resin contains at least one --O--R.sup.1 --O-- or --(O--CH.sub.2 --CHR.sup.2).sub.n --O-- group as a bridge between two groups selected independently from the group consisting of (1) a saturated or unsaturated cycloaliphatic group, (2) an aromatic group, (3) a group represented by the formula ##STR1## or (4) a group represented by the formula ##STR2## Also disclosed are nucleophilic derivatives thereof, as well as curable compositions and coating compositions containing the advanced or unadvanced epoxy resins or nucleophilic modified advanced or unadvanced epoxy resins. These advanced resins and unadvanced epoxy resins provide coatings with good flexibility or formability as exhibited by good flexural or formable properties determined by reverse impact, T-bend and wedge-bend tests, chip resistance, and with good corrosion resistance and throwpower.

A process for the preparation of vinyl aromatic compounds comprises contacting an aromatic compound and an olefin in the presence of a catalytic amount of a cyclopentadienyl, indenyl, or fluorenyl rhodium complex under reaction conditions sufficient to form the corresponding vinyl aromatic compound. Novel alkyl- or trimethylsilyl-substituted indenyl or fluorenyl compounds are among the compounds suitable for use in the process of the invention.

Vinylation of aromatics catalyzed by cyclopentadienyl, indenyl, or

1-Butenes are selectively produced via the dimerization of 1-olefins in the presence of novel organotantalum catalysts comprising tantalum and a silyl-substituted cyclopentadienyl moiety having the formula C.sub.5 H.sub.5-x (SiR.sup.6.sub.3).sub.x, wherein each R.sup.6 may be the same or different and is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl or alkoxy, and x is an integer from 1 to 5.

Tantalum catalysts for the dimerization of olefins

This invention is a process for cyclizing an ortho-alkenyl arenol, wherein the double bond of the alkenyl moiety is one or two carbons removed from the aromatic ring, with carbon monoxide, wherein the process comprises contacting an ortho-alkenyl arenol with carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalytic amount of a catalyst comprising (1) a rhodium-carbonyl complex and (2) an amine with a pK.sub.a of 6 or greater, arsine, phosphine, stibine or mixture thereof, under conditions such that a lactone-fused aromatic compound is prepared.

Preparation of lactone-fused aromatic compounds

Cyano acetals prepared by the reaction of an alcohol with a nitrile CO and H.sub.2 in the presence of a Co.sub.2 (CO).sub.8 catalyst are more selectively produced at elevated temperatures by the addition of an effective amount of a cyano alkyl amine or carboxy alkyl amine promoter.

Preparation of cyano acetals

Symmetrical ethers are prepared in high yield by reacting an alkyl halide, sulfate, or sulfonate with base in the presence of a catalytic amount of both an onium salt and a carboxylate salt. For example, dibenzyl ether is produced in yields exceeding 95 percent by contacting benzylchloride with a 50 percent sodium hydroxide solution in the presence of a catalytic amount of both tetra-n-butylammonium bisulfate and sodium acetate.

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Robert A Dubois