Patented Mar. 15, 1960 Dihydroxybenzophenone, Bis(4
2,928,811 Patented Mar. 15, 1960 2 2,928,811 Glycidyl polyethers with which this invention is con-' EPOXIDE RESIN-AMIDE COMPOSITIONS cerned are now. well known and need not. be discussed at William J. Belanger, Louisville, Ky., assignor to Devoed: length herein. The most useful of these epoxide; resins Raynolds Company, inc, a-corporation of New York is made from thereaction of a, polyhydric phenol with» No Drawing. Application November 18, 1957 epihalohydrin or glycerol dihalohydrin and a su?icient ' Serial No. 696,951 amount of a caustic alkali to combine with the halogen 4 Claims. ((1260-47) of the halohydrin. Products resulting from the reaction, This invention relates to heat curable compositions of of a polyhydric phenol with, epichlorhydrinvor glycerol matter particularly suitable for the formation of- castings, dichlorhydrin are monomeric or straight chain‘polymeric, pottings, and thin ?lms as used in coatings, adhesives 10 products. characterized by the presence of more than one, and the, like. More particularly’. the invention is con epoxide group, i.e., a 1,2-epoxy equivalency, greater than cerned with compounding and reacting glycidyl poly one. Dihydric phenols that can be used for this purpose ethers with selected amides to form intermediates having include bisphenol, resorcinol, catechol, hydroquinone, epoxide groups as well as valuable insoluble, infusible methyl resorcinol, 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl'),butane, 4,4’ cured products. 15 dihydroxybenzophenone, bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane, It is known to use amides as curing agents for glycidyl and 1,5-dihydroxy naphthalene, The preparation of polyethers, particularly amides which are believed to polyepoxides from polyhydric phenols and epihalohydrin decompose.
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