In one aspect the invention is a composition comprising a
prepolymer which is the
reaction product of di(isocyanatophenyl)
methane or a polymeric di(isocyanatophenyl)
methane having an isocyanato functionality of about 2.1 to about 3.0 with a mixture of one or more diols and one or more triols wherein the ratio of
isocyanate equivalents to hydroxyl equivalents in the reaction mixtures used to prepare the
prepolymer is from about 1.2 to about 1.8 and the ratio of
diol to
triol where the diisocyanate is a di(isocyanatophenyl)
methane in the reaction mixture is from about 5:1 to about 1:1. and where the
isocyanate is a polymeric di(isocyanatophenyl)methane is from about 8:1 to about 4:1; wherein the
prepolymer could further react with an
isocyanate reactive monofunctional compound. The prepolymer herein has an isocyanate content of about 0.5 to about 1.5 percent by weight, a free isocyanate
monomer content of about 1.0 percent by weight or less as measured by
high pressure liquid
chromatography. These prepolymers can be used in many applications including
adhesive, sound dampening sealer and
coating and especially in making adhesives or
adhesive systems with a low content of monomeric isocyanate to bond together similar or dissimilar substrates such as
metal, glass, ceramics, plastic and painted steel panel.