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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
George A Doorakian, Bedford, MA (US);
Lawrence G Duquette, Maynard, MA (US);
James L Bertram, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
528 89 ; 525507 ; 528 99 ; 528100 ; 528102 ; 528104 ;
Abstract
Tetrahydrocarbyl phosphonium bicarbonate salts are described which are unexpectedly effective as catalysts for promoting the reaction between (a) vicinal epoxides and (b) phenols. These catalysts are particularly useful in preparing high molecular weight epoxy resins by the advancement reaction of an epoxy resin with a polyhydric phenol.