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Polymer and epoxy resin compositions

a technology of polymer and epoxy resin, which is applied in the field of epoxy resin compositions, can solve the problems of shortening the alkali resistance and gasoline resistance of long-chain fatty acid glycidyl esters, and affecting the stability of epoxy resins

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-12-08
KANEKA CORP
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Benefits of technology

The invention provides an epoxy resin composition that includes a vinyl polymer with a specific group at its main chain termination. This composition can also include an epoxy resin and a vinyl polymer produced by living radical polymerization with a reactive functional group at its main chain termination. The technical effect of this invention is to improve the properties of the epoxy resin composition, such as its mechanical strength and flexibility.

Problems solved by technology

On the other hand, epoxy resins are generally hard and brittle by nature and may form cracks upon exposure to stress strain or thermal shock on the occasion of curing or in use, hence epoxy resins are required to be rendered tenacious and flexible.
However, long-chain fatty acid glycidyl esters are short of alkali resistance and gasoline resistance, although they are excellent in flexibility.
Polyalkylene glycol glycidyl ethers also have problems, for example they are inferior in weathering resistance.
However, low-polarity polymers such as polyisobutylene are poor in compatibility with epoxy resins and, if well dispersed, give a high viscosity.

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Synthesis of Br-Terminated poly(butyl acrylate)

[0120] A 10-liter separable flask equipped with a reflux condenser and a stirrer was charged with CuBr (28.0 g, 0.20 mol) and the reactor inside was purged with nitrogen. Acetonitrile (559 mL) was added, and the contents were stirred on an oil bath at 70° C. for 40 minutes. Thereto were added butyl acrylate (1.00 kg), diethyl 2,5-dibromoadipate (117 g, 0.325 mol) and pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (hereinafter, “triamine”; 1.7 mL, 1.4 g, 8.1 mmol) to thereby start the reaction. While heating at 70° C. with stirring, butyl acrylate (4.00 kg) was added dropwise continuously. During dropping of butyl acrylate, the triamine (8.5 mL, 7.06 g, 0.041 mol) was further added.

[0121] The reaction mixture was diluted with toluene and passed through an activated alumina column, and the volatile matter was then distilled off under reduced pressure to give a Br-terminated polymer (polymer [1]). The polymer [1] had a number average molecular weight of ...

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Synthesis of a phenol Group-Terminated poly(butyl acrylate)

[0122] A 100-ml reaction vessel was charged with the polymer [1] (50 g) obtained in Production Example 1, potassium p-hydroxybenzoate (1.96 g, 11.1 mmol) and dimethylacetamide (50 mL). The contents were heated at 70° C. with stirring for 3 hours under a stream of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was diluted with toluene and passed through an activated alumina column, and the volatile matter was then distilled off under reduced pressure. The polymer obtained was dissolved in toluene and the solution was again passed through an activated alumina column, and the toluene was distilled off under reduced pressure to give phenol-terminated poly(butyl acrylate) (polymer [2]). The average number of phenol groups introduced per molecule of the polymer was determined to be 2.3 by 1H NMR spectrometry.

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Synthesis of an epoxy-terminated poly(butyl acrylate)

[0123] A 50-mL two-necked flask equipped with a reflux condenser was charged with the polymer [2] (5.0 g) obtained in Production Example 2, tert-butoxypotassium (0.070 mg) and dimethylacetamide (10 mL), and the contents were heated at 70° C. with stirring. Epichlorohydrin (2.5 mL) was added, and the mixture was heated at 70° C. with stirring for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was diluted with toluene and passed through an activated alumina column, and the volatile matter was then distilledoffunderreducedpressure. The polymerobtained was dissolved in toluene and the solution was again passed through an activated alumina column, and the toluene was distilled off under reduced pressure to give a polymer [3].

[0124] Upon analysis of the polymer [3] by 1H NMR spectrometry, an epoxy group-due peak was observed at around 2.9 ppm, indicating that the epoxy group introduction into the polymer had been accomplished.

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Abstract

The present invention provides a vinyl polymer with an epoxy group terminally introduced therein and an epoxy resin composition comprising (A) an epoxy resin and (B) a vinyl polymer which has a main chain produced by living radical polymerization and has a reactive functional group at a main chain terminus. A flexible epoxy resin composition can be obtained using these compounds. The invention further provides an epoxy resin composition having an epoxy group at a main chain terminus thereof.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an epoxy resin composition. More particularly, it relates to an epoxy-terminated vinyl polymer, a composition comprising the polymer and a flexible composition comprising an epoxy resin and a reactive functional group-containing vinyl polymer. BACKGROUND ART [0002] When combined with a curing agent, epoxy resins give cured products having a three-dimensionally crosslinked structure and thus exhibiting various desirable characteristics. Crosslinked epoxy groups are exploited in a wide range of applications, such as paints, electrics / electronics, civil engineering / building, adhesives, and composite materials, owing to excellence in the balance between heat resistance and mechanical / physical properties and in electrical characteristics, adhesive characteristics and corrosion resistance, among others, and to the ease of molding. [0003] On the other hand, epoxy resins are generally hard and brittle by nature and may form cracks upon...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C08F8/08C08F8/28C08G8/10C08G8/38C08G59/02C08G59/34C08G59/50C08L61/06C08L63/00
CPCC08G8/10C08G8/38C08G59/02C08G59/027C08G59/50C08L33/18C08L61/06C08L63/00C08L61/04C08L33/00C08L2666/04C08F2810/40C08F8/26C08F120/18C08F8/00C08F8/02
Inventor KITANO, KENICHINAKAGAWA, YOSHIKIFUJITA, MASAYUKI
Owner KANEKA CORP