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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philip C Heidt, Kingsport, TN (US);
Charles H Foster, Kingsport, TN (US);
J Stewart Witzeman, Den Haag, NL;
Allen L Crain, Church Hill, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
560145 ; 560146 ; 560176 ;
Abstract
Provided are 3-oxoadipate esters of certain polyols which are useful as crosslinkers in thermosetting coating compositions. Also provided are such thermosetting compositions comprised of a curable hydroxyl-functional polymer such as a polyester or acrylic and the crosslinkers of the present invention. Such compositions offer a significant improvement in curing temperature.