Heat-latent, cationic polymerization initiator and resin compositions containing the same.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

0001This invention relates to a novel class of cationic polymerization initiators having a heat-latency, i.e. which are normally inactive but are capable of initiating a cationic polymerization reaction only at an elevated temperature. The invention also relates to heat-curable resin compositions containing these initiators which are useful for the preparation of coating, adhesive, printing ink and other compositions.

0002A variety of cationic polymerization initiators are known including Friedel-Crafts catalysts such as aluminum chloride, boron trifluoride-ether complex, photo-degradable onium salts (S, Se, Te), diallyl iodonium salts and the like. These known initiators are generally not selective with respect to the reactioin temperature. Therefore, an epoxy resin containing these initiators begins to cure even at room temperature.

0003Japanese Laid Open Patent Application (Kokai) Nos. 37003/83 and 37004/83 disclose another type of cationic polymerization initiators. They are aliphatic or aromatic sulfonium salts capable of generating carbonium cations upon heating to an elevated temperature. Initiators of this type are known as "heat-latent cationic polymerization initiator". Cation-polymerizable resins such as epoxy resins containing the heat-latent initiator are, therefore, normally inactive but capable of curing at a temperature above the cleaving temperature of the initiator. This provides a heat-curable, one-component epoxy resin composion having a greater storage-stability and a longer pot life.

0004The carbonium cations produced by the thermal cleavage of the heat-latent intiator may react with water or a hydroxy group-containing compound to generate protons which, in turn, catalyse various cross-linking reactions. Accordingly, the heat-latent cationic initiator may find uses in catalyzing the curing reaction of, for example, polyester and acrylic resins with melamine resins. This also provides systems having a greater storage stability.

0005The heat latent cationic initiator thus has a number of advantagtes over conventional cationic initiators or proton-donating catalysts.

0006Unfortunately, the prior art sulfonium type initiators have a serious problem in that their sulfur-containing decomposition products are malodorous. This limits their uses in practice. Journal of Polymer Science, Part C, 26 (1988) 453-457 discloses quaternary ammonium salts for use as cationic polymerisation initiators. Among the compounds disclosed is benzyl-triethylammonium hexafluoroantimononate.

0007Accordingly, a strong need exists for a heat latent cationic polymerization initiator which obviates the above defects.

0008The present invention relates to a heat-curable resinous composition comprising a film-forming resin capable of curing upon heating in the presence of a polymerization initiator and 0.01 to 10% by weight of the solid content of said resin of a compound of the formula: <chemistry id="chem0001" num="0001"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0001.tif" /></chemistry> wherein R₁, R₂, R₃ and R₄ are each H, OH, halogen, an alkyl, an alkoxy, nitro, amino, an alkylamino, an alkanoyl, cyano, an alkoxycarbonyl or carbamoyl;    R₅, R₆ and R₇ are each an alkyl, an alkenyl or phenyl which may be substituted with nitro, cyano, amino, halogen, an alkyl, an alkoxy or a dialkylamino, at least one of R₅, R₆ and R₇ being phenyl or the substituted phenyl;    M is As, Sb, B or P;    X is halogen; and    n equals to the valency of the element M plus one.

0009Further, the invention relates to the compounds of formula I-a above wherein M, X and n are as defined above, R₁, R₂ and R₃ are each H, OH, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, nitro or amino and R₄ is halogen or alkanoyl.

0010The invention further relates to the compounds of formula I-b wherein R₁, R₂, R₃, M, X and n are as defined above and R₅, R₆ and R₇ are each alkyl, alkenyl or phenyl which may be substituted with nitro, amino, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy or dialkylamino, at least one of R₅, R₆ and R₇ being phenyl or substituted phenyl.

0011As used herein the term "alkyl" (as in alkyl, alkoxy, alkylamino etc.) encompasses straight and branched carbon chains having preferably 1 to 8 carbon atoms, more preferably 1 to 6 and in particular 1 to 4 carbon atoms. "Alkenyl" means straight and branched carbon chains having at least one carbon-carbon double bound and having preferably 2 to 8 carbon atoms, more preferably 2 to 6 and in particular 2 to 4 carbon atoms. "Alkanoyl" means straight or branched chains having preferably 1 to 8, more preferably 1 to 6 and in particular 1 to 4 carbon atoms. "Halogen" includes fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.

0012The above benzylpyridinium or benzylammonium compound may be utilized in any one of the following systems: <ul id="ul0001" list-style="none"><li>I. Systems solely containing a cation-polymerizable monomer, polymer or a mixture thereof as a heat-curable component;</li><li>II. Systems containing a cation-polymerizable monomer, polymer or a mixture thereof and a polyol;</li><li>III. Systems containing a film-forming, hydroxy group-containing resin and a melamine resin;</li><li>IV. Systems capable of curing through a self-condensation reaction of an alkoxysilyl group-containing resin; and</li><li>V. Systems capable of curing through a co-condensation reaction of an alkoxysilyl group-containing resin and a hydroxy group-containing resin.</li></ul>

DETAILED DISCUSSION

1. Heat-Latent Cationic Initiator

0013The benzylpyridinium compound of the formula I-a: <chemistry id="chem0002" num="0002"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0002.tif" /></chemistry> may be synthesized by reacting a correspondining benzyl halide of the formula II: <chemistry id="chem0003" num="0003"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0003.tif" /></chemistry> with a pyridine compound III-a of the formula: <chemistry id="chem0004" num="0004"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0004.tif" /></chemistry> and then reacting the resulting benzylpyridium halide with an alkali metal salt of the complex anion MXn⁻ to metathetically produce the compound I-a.

0014Similarly, the benzylammonium compound of the formula I-b: <chemistry id="chem0005" num="0005"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0005.tif" /></chemistry> may be synthesized by reacting the benzyl halide (II) with a tertiary amine of the formula III-b: <chemistry id="chem0006" num="0006"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0006.tif" /></chemistry> and then reacting the resulting benzylammonium halide with an alkali metal salt of the complex anion MXn⁻.

0015Among the compounds of formula I-a or I-b, those wherein at least one of R₁-R₃ is other than H are preferred. Also preferred are the compounds of the formula I-a wherein R₄ is cyano, a halogen or an alkanoyl at the 2 or 4-position on the pyridine ring.

0016The compounds of the formula I-a or I-b are thermally cleaved at an elevated temperature to produce a benzyl cation of the formula: <chemistry id="chem0007" num="0007"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0007.tif" /></chemistry> which, in turn, initiates a cationic polymerization chain reaction. However, these compounds are substantially inactive at a temperature below their cleaving points. Therefore, they find a number of valuale uses such as a hardener of one-component epoxy resins.

2. Heat-Curable Resin Compositions

I.

Cation-polymerizable systems

0017Typical examples of cation-polymerizable monomers are those having a cation-polymerizable functional group such as epoxide, cyclic imine, cyclic ether, cyclic ester or vinyl groups.

0018For use as a vehicle for coating compositions, adhesives or printing inks, the resin composition may comprise a cation-polymerizable oligomer and/or polymer including the same structure as the above cation-polymerizable monomer in their molecules. The resin composition may be of the solventless type containing the above-mentioned cation-polymerizable monomer and/or a low molecular weight-polyol as a reactive diluent, or it may contain a conventional organic solvent for adjusting its viscosity to a suitable range for application.

0019Typical examples of cation-polymerizable resins are epoxy resins including bisphenol A-, bisphenol S-and bisphenol F epoxy resins; novolac type epoxy resins; diglycidyl ethers of glycols such as butanediol, hexanediol and hydrogenated bisphenol A; diglycidyl ethers of polyoxyalkylene glycols such as plyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol and bisphenol A-alkylene oxide adducts; diglycidyl esters of dicarboxylic acids such as terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, phthalic acid and adipic acid; and glycidyl ether-esters of hydroxycaboxylic acids such as p- and m-hydroxybenzoic acids.

0020Also included in examples of preferred cation-polymerizable resins are epoxide group-containing acrylic resins. These acrylic resins are produced by polymerizing a monomer mixture of glycidyl (meth)acrylate with a (meth)acrylic acid ester such as methyl (meth)acrylate, butyl (meth)acrylate, isobutyl (meth)acrylate and 2-hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate optionally containing other comonomers such as styrene or its derivatives, acrylonitrile or vinyl acetate.

0021Examples of usable polyols include low molecular weight-polyols such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, tetramethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, glycerine, trimethylolpropane and pentaerythritol. It should be noted that these low molecular weight-polyols produce H⁺ through a chain transfer reaction causing unwanted reactions of cation-polymerizable functional groups. This often results in a cured resin having a low average molecure weight and thus poor mechnical properties. Accordingly, it is more preferable to use an oligomer polyol such as polyether polyols, polycaprolactone polyol, polyester polyols and acryl polyols.

0022These polyols may be added to the resin composition in such an amount that their hydroxy function is 1 to 100 mole percent relative to the cation-polymerizable functional group. If the amount of polyol is too low, it is difficult to adjust the curing temperature of the resulting composition in a suitable range and the composition is not high solids. Conversely, excessive use of polyols adversely affects the curability of the entire composition.

0023The composition of this invention contains from 0.01 to 10%, preferably from 0.05 to 5% by weight of the resin solid content of the initiator compound of the formula I-a or I-b. If the amount of the initiator is deficient, the curability of the composition is not satisfactory. Conversely, excessive use of the initiator adversely affects the physical properties of cured composition, such as dark appearance and decreased water resistance.

0024The composition may contain conventional additives such as pigments or fillers depending upon its intended use.

0025The resulting composition may be provided as the high solids or solventless type and has an increased storage stability at room temperature although curable at a temperature above the cleaving point of the initiator.

II.

Systems containing melamine resins

0026Melamine resin-containing coating compositions or enamels are well-known in the art.

0027These compositions usually contain a proton-donor such as p-toluenesulfonic acid for catalyzing the cross-linking reaction with the melamine resin. Since the addition of a free acid to the composition tends to cause gelling of the entire composition upon storage, the catalyst is blocked partially or totally in its acid function with an amine which is volatile at the curing temperature of the composition. However, the curability of this type of composition is generally not compatible with the storage stability thereof.

0028The use of the cationic polymerization initiator of the present invention overcomes this problem. The initiator is substantially inactive until a critical temperature is reached. However, a carbonium cation is liberated from the initiator upon heating to a predetermined temperature and a proton is generated by the reaction of the carbonium cation with water or a hydroxy group-containing compound contained in the composition. This enables for the curability and storage stability of the composition to be compatible.

0029Various film-forming resins are used in the coating industry in combination with a melamine resin. Examples thereof include polyester resins, polylactone resins, epoxy resins, acrylic resins and the like.

0030Polyester resins are prepared by the condensation reaction of a polycarboxylic acid or its anhydride with a polyhydric alcohol. Any polyester resin havinig a hydroxy function at the terminal and/or middle of the polyester chain may be cross-linked with the melamine resin.

0031Hydroxy terminated polylactone resins may also be cross-linked with the melamine resin.

0032Epoxy resins having an epoxide function and a hydroxy function at the terminal and the middle of the molecule respectively such as bisphenol epoxy resins and novolac epoxy resins may be used in combination with the melamine resin.

0033Acrylic resins containing a plurality of hydroxy functions may be prepared by copolymerizing a hydroxy group-containing acrylic monomer such as 2-hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate with one or more comonomers such as alkyl (meth)acrylates, e.g. methyl (meth)acrylate, butyl (meth)acrylate, isobutyl (meth)acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl (meth)acrylate; styrene or its derivatives; (meth)acrylonitrile or vinyl acetate.

0034Melamine resins are prepared by reacting a triazine compound such as melamine, acetoquanamine or benzoguanamine with formaldehyde, and optionally etherifying the methylol function of the resulting condensate partially or totally with a lower alkanol such as methanol or butanol.

0035Thermosetting resin compositions comprising a hydroxy group-containing, film-forming resin and a melamine resin are well-known in the coating industry. Except for the use of the above-discussed cationic polymerization initiator, the composition of the present invention may be otherwise identical to these known compositions.

0036The weight ratio of the hydroxy group-containing, film-forming resin to the melamine resin ranges between 50:50 to 95:5 on the solid content basis.

0037The composition of this invention contains from 0.01 to 10%, preferably from 0.05 to 5% by weight of the resin solid content of the initiator of the formula I-a or I-b. If the amount of the initiator is deficient, the curability of the composition is not satisfactory. Conversely, excessive use of the intiator adversely affects the physical properties of cured composition such as dark appearance and decreased water resistance.

0038The composition may contain conventional additives such as pigments, fillers and the like depending upon its intended use.

III.

Systems utilizing the self-condensation or co-condensation reaction of alkoxysilyl groups

0039Japanese Patent Publication No. 33512/88 discloses a curable resin composition containing a vinyl polymer having a plurality of alkoxysilyl group-containing side chains, a polyhydroxy compound and a curing catalyst. It is believed that the composition cures through a self-condensation reaction between two alkoxysilyl groups: ROSi- + -SiOR + H₂O → -Si-O-Si- + 2ROH as well as a co-condensation reaction of an alkoxysilyl group and a hydroxy group: ROSi- + HO-C- → -Si-O-C- + ROH    A variety of catalysts are disclosed as being capable of catalyzing the above reactions. These include amines such as butylamine, dibutylamine, t-butylamine or ethylenediamine; organic metal compounds such as tetraisopropyl titanate, tetrabutyl titanate, tin octate, lead octate, zinc octate, calcium octate, dibutyltin diacetate, dibutyltin dioctate or dibutyltin dilaurate; and acid catalysts such as p-toluenesulfonic acid or trichloroacetic acid. The composition containing these catalysts is curable at room temperature. As is self-explanatory from this fact, the composition cannot be stored for a long period of time while containing the curing catalyst. When long term storage is desired, it is necessary to store the catalyst and the resin component separately and mix the two components immediately prior to use. This is inconvenient in practice and requires to use within a pot life. Other approach includes to reduce the amount of catalyst and blocking the amine or acid catalyst with a suitable acid or amine. Unfortunately they all have been proven unsatisfacatory in terms of film properties, storage stabilities and the like.

0040Similar to the melamine resin-containing composition, the use of the cationic polymerization initiator of the present invention in the above-mentioned system overcomes these problems. Such system, i.e. a silicone resin containing composition, may further comprise a polyol.

0041Examples of film-forming resins containing a plurality of alkoxysilyl groups include the following:

(1)

Acrylic resins containing alkoxysilyl groups

0042A monomer having both an ethylenically unsaturated function and an alkoxysilyl function in the molecule forms a homopolymer or copolymer containing a plurality of alkoxysilyl groups by itself or with acrylic and/or other comonomers.

0043A first class of such monomers are alkoxysilylalkyl esters of acrylic or methacrylic acid of the formula: <chemistry id="chem0008" num="0008"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0008.tif" /></chemistry> wherein R is H or CH₃, R' and R'' are each alkyl, x is an integer, and n is 0, 1 or 2.

0044Specific examples of these monomers include γ-methacryloyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, γ-methacryloyloxypropylmethyldimethoxysilane, γ-methacryloyloxypropyldimethylmethoxysilane, γ-methacryloyloxypropyltriethoxysilane, γ-methacryloyloxypropylmethyldiethoxysilane, γ-methacryloyloxypropyldimethylethoxysilane, γ-methacryloyloxypropyltripropoxysilane, γ-methacryloyloxypropylmethyldipropoxysilane, γ-methacryloyloxypropyldimethylpropoxysilane, γ-methacryloyloxypropyltributoxysilane, γ-methacryloyloxypropylmethyldibutoxysilane, and γ-methacryloyloxypropyldimethylbutoxysilane.

0045A second class of said monomers are adducts of (meth)acrylic acid with an epoxy group-containing alkoxysilane such as β-glycidylpropyltrimethoxysilane or β-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyltrimethoxysilane.

0046Another class of alkoxysilyl group-containing monomers are adducts of a hydroxylalkyl (meth)acrylate such as hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate or 4-hydroxybutyl (meth)acrylate with an isocyanotoalkylalkoxysilane of the formula:         OCN(CH₂)_xSi(R′)_n(QR˝)_3-n such as γ-isocyanatopropyltrimethoxysilane, γ-isocyanatopropylmethylmethoxysilane, γ-isocyanatopropyltriethoxysilane or γ-isocyanatopropylmethyldiethoxysilane.

0047A further class of alkoxysilyl group-containing monmers are adducts of glycidyl (meth)acrylate with an aminoalkylalkoxysilane such as γ-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, 3-(2-aminoethylamino)propylmethyldimethoxysilane, 3-(2-aminoethylamino)propyltrimethoxysilane, γ-aminopropyldimethylmethoxysilane or γ-aminopropylmethyldimethoxysilane.

0048Acrylic and/or other comonomers which may be copolymerized with the alkoxylsilyl group-containing monomer include alkyl (meth)acrylates, (meth)acrylic acid, (meth)acrylonitrile, (meth)arylamide, styrene, vinyl chloride or vinyl acetate.

(2)

Silicon-modified epoxy resins

0049The above-mentioned aminoalkylalkoxysilanes used for preparing an adduct with glycidyl (meth)acrylate may be reacted with an epoxy resin to produce a modified epoxy resin having a plurality of alkoxysilyl groups.

(3)

Silicon-modified polyester resins

0050Polyester resins having a plurality of free carboxyl groups may be modified with the above-mentioned epoxy group-containing alkoxysilane to give silicon-modified polyester resins.

0051Polyesters having a plurality of hydroxy groups may be reacted with the above-mentioned isocyanatoalkylalkoxysilane to give silicone-modified polyester resins.

0052Typical examples of hydroxy group-containing resins include polyester resins, polylactone resins, epoxy resins and acrylic resins.

0053Polyester resins are prepared by the condensation reaction of a polycarboxylic acid or its anhydride with a polyhydric alcohol. Any polyester resin having a hydroxy function at the terminal and/or middle of the polyester chain may be employed.

0054Hydroxy terminated polylactone resins may also be employed.

0055Epoxy resins having an epoxide function and a hydroxy function at the terminal and the middle of the molecule respectively, such as bisphenol epoxy resins and novolac epoxy resins may be employed.

0056Acrylic resins containing a plurality of hydroxy functions may be prepared by copolymerizing a hydroxy group-containing acrylic monomer such as 2-hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate with one or more comonomers such as alkyl (meth)acrylates, e.g. methyl (meth)acrylate, butyl (meth)acrylate, sobutyl (meth)acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl (meth)acrylate, styrene or its derivatives; (meth)acrylonitrile or vinyl acetate.

0057Systems utilizing the self-condensation reaction of alkoxysilyl groups contain the above-mentioned silicon-containing resin and from 0.01 to 10%, preferably from 0.05 to 5% by weight of the resin solid content of the compound I-b.

0058Systems utilizing the co-condensation of alkoxysilyl group with hydroxy group contain the above-mentioned silicon-containing resin, an amount of hydroxy group-containing resin at a molar ratio of the hydroxy group per alkoxysilyl group of 0.01 to 10%, preferably from 0.05 to 5% by weight of the resin solid content of the compound I-a or I-b.

0059If the amount of compound I-a or I-b is deficient, the curability of the composition is not satisfactory. Conversely, excessive addition of the compound I-a or I-b adversely affets the physical properties of cured composition such as dark appearance and decreased water resistance.

0060The composition may contain conventional additives such as fillers, pigments and the like depending upon its intended use.

0061The resulting composition has an increased storage stability at room temperature but curable at a temperature above the cleaving point of the compound I-a or I-b. The curing time may vary with the curing temperature but usually within one hour.

0062In the following examples all parts and percents are by weight unless otherwise indicated.

EXAMPLES

Part I. Synthesis of Initiators

Example I-1

1-(4-methoxybenzyl-2-chloropyridinium hexafluoroantimonate

00634,698g (0.03 mol) of 4-methoxybenzyl chloride and 10.22g (0.09 mol) of 2-chloropyridine were reacted in 40 ml of methanol at 40°C for 3 days. After the reation, the solvent was evaporate in vacuo and ether-water was added to the residue to extract unreacted reactants in the etherial layer. To the aqueous layer containing the pyridinium chloride was added 7.764g (0.03 mol) of sodium hexafluoroantimonate. The resulting crystals were suction filtered, washed and dried to give the title compound melting at 122-124°C.

Examples I-2 to I-15

0064Analogous to Example I-1, various compounds of the formula I-a listed in the following table were synthesized. <chemistry id="chem0009" num="0009"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0009.tif" /></chemistry><tables id="tabl0001" num="0001"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0010.tif" /></tables>

Example I-16

N-(p-methoxybenzyl)-N,N-dimethylanilinium hexafluoroantimonate

00654,698g (3 mol) of p-methoxybenzyl chloride and 3,638g (0.03 mol) of N,N-dimethylaniline were reacted in 40 ml of methanol at 40°C for 3 days. After the reaction, the solvent was evaporated in vacuo and ether/water was added to the residue to extract unreacted reactants in the etherial layer. To the aquous layer containing the ammonium chloride was added 7.77g (0.03 mol) of sodium hexafluoroantimonate. The resulting crystals were suction filtered, washed and dried to give the titled compound.    NMR: 2.3 ppm (s, 3H, Me), 3.6 ppm (s, 6H, Me), 5.9 ppm (s, 2H, CH₂), 7.0 ppm (d, 2H, Ph), 7.3 ppm (d, 2H, Ph), 7.5-7.6 ppm (m, 5H, Ph)

Examples I-17-I-33

0066Analogous to Example I-16, various compounds of the formula I-b listed in the following table were synthesized. <chemistry id="chem0010" num="0010"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0011.tif" /></chemistry><tables id="tabl0002" num="0002"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0012.tif" /></tables>

Part II. Production of Vehicle Resins

Polyester Resin

0067A reaction vessel provided with a heater, stirrer, reflux condenser, water separator, fractional distillation column and thermometer was charged with 36 parts of hexahydrophthalic acid, 42 parts of trimethylolpropane, 50 parts of neopentyl glycol and 56 parts of 1,6-hexanediol. The mixture was heated to 210°C with stirring. Then the mixture was heated to 230°C at a constant rate over 2 hours while distilling out water formed as a by-product by the condensation reaction. The reaction was continued at 230°C until an acid number of 1.0 was reached and stopped by cooling. After the addition of 153 parts of isophthalic acid, the reaction mixture was heated again to 190°C and thereafter from 190°C to 210°C at a constant rate over 3 hours while distilling out formed water. When this temperature was reached, 3 parts of xylene was added and the reaction was continued until an acid number of 5.0 was reached. After cooling, the reaction mixture was diluted with 190 parts of xylene whereupon Polyester solution A was obtained.

Acrylic Resins

Example II-2

0068Using a conventional technique, Acrylic resin solution A having a molecular weight of 3,500, a solution viscosity of M-N and a nonvolatile content of 60.5% was produced by solution polymerizing the following mixture at 120°C. <tables id="tabl0003" num="0003"><table frame="all"><tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="78.75mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="78.75mm" /><thead valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="center">Formulation</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="center">Parts</entry></row></thead><tbody valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Methyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">28.11</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Styrene</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">25.00</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Glycidyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">30.00</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">n-Butyl acrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">2.59</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Isobutyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">1.88</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Azobisisobutyronitrile</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">5.00</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></tables>

Example II-3

0069Analogous to Example II-1, Acrylic resin solution B having a molecular weight of 4,200, a solution viscosity of U-V and a nonvolatile content of 60.2% was produced from the following mixture. <tables id="tabl0004" num="0004"><table frame="all"><tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="78.75mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="78.75mm" /><thead valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="center">Formulation</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="center">Parts</entry></row></thead><tbody valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Methyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">23.11</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Styrene</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">30.00</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Glycidyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">30.00</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">n-Butylacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">1.88</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Isobutyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">12.42</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Azobisisobutyronitrile</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">5.00</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></tables>

Example II-4

0070Analogous to Example II-1, the following mixture was solution polymerized at 120°C. <tables id="tabl0005" num="0005"><table frame="all"><tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="78.75mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="78.75mm" /><thead valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="center">Formulation</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="center">Parts</entry></row></thead><tbody valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Methyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">23.11</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Styrene</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">30.00</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">n-Butyl acrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">2.59</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Isobutyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">1.88</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">12.42</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Azobisisobutyronitrile</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">5.00</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></tables>

0071After the polymerization, 10.2 parts of p-vinylbenzoic acid was added to 60 parts (as solid content) of the resulting polymer and the mixture reacted at 200°C until an acid number of 0.9 was reached. Acrylic resin solution C having a molecular weight of 4,300, a solution viscosity of Q-R and a nonvolatile content of 64.7% was obtained.

Example II-5

0072A reaction vessel provided with a stirrer, thermometer, reflux condenser, nitrogen gas-introducing tube and dripping funnel was charged with 90 parts of SOLVESSO^(R) 100 and heated to 160°C while introducing nitrogen gas. To the vessel was added dropwise the following monomer mixture at a constant rate: <tables id="tabl0006" num="0006"><table frame="all"><tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="78.75mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="78.75mm" /><tbody valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">23.20 parts</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Methyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">38.85 parts</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">n-Butyl acrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">35.65 parts</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Methacrylic acid</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">2.30 parts</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">t-Butylperoxy-2-ethylhexanoate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">10.00 parts</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></tables>

0073One hour after the addition, a mixture of 10 parts of xylene and 1 part of t-butylperoxy-2-ethylhexanoate was added dropwise at a constant rate over 30 minutes. The reaction was allowed to proceed to completion for 2 hours and stopped by cooling to give Acrylic Resin D.

Example II-6

0074Analogous to Example II-5, Acrylic Resin E was prepared from the following monomer mixture: <tables id="tabl0007" num="0007"><table frame="all"><tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="78.75mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="78.75mm" /><tbody valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Isobutyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">1.88 parts</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">n-Butyl acrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">2.59 parts</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Methyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">28.11 parts</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Styrene</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">25.00 parts</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Glycidyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">30.00 parts</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">t-Butylperoxy-2-ethylhexanoate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">5.00 parts</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></tables>

Example II-7

0075Analogous to Example II-5, Acrylic Resin F was prepared from the following monomer mixture: <tables id="tabl0008" num="0008"><table frame="all"><tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="78.75mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="78.75mm" /><tbody valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">12.42 parts</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">n-Butyl acrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">2.59 parts</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Methyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">23.11 parts</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Styrene</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">30.00 parts</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Glycidyl methacrylate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">30.00 parts</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">t-Butylperoxy-2-ethylhexanoate</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">5.00 parts</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></tables>

Silicon Resins

Example II-8

0076A reaction vessed used in Example II-5 was charged with 45 parts of xylene and heated to 130°C while introducing nitrogen gas. To the vessel was added dropwise a mixture of 50 parts of γ-methacryloyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane and 4 parts of t-butylperoxy-2-ethyl-hexanoate at a constant rate over 3 hours.

007730 minutes after the addition, the mixture was cooled to 90°C, and a mixture of 1 part of butylperoxy-2-ethylhexanoate and 5 parts of xylene was added thereto. The reaction was allowed to proceed to completion for additional 2 hours and stopped by cooling to give Silicon Resin A.

Example II-9

0078Analogous to Examole II-8, a mixture of 50 parts of γ-methacryloyloxypropylmethyldimethoxysilane and 4 parts of t-butylperoxy-2-ethylhexanoate was polymerized to give Silicon Resin B.

Example II-10

0079Analogous to Example II-8, a mixture of 50 parts of γ-methacryloyloxypropyldimethylmethoxysilane and 4 parts of t-butylperoxy-2-ethylhexanoate was polymerized to give Silicon Resin C.

Example II-11

0080Analogous to Example II-8, a mixture of 50 parts of γ-methacryloyloxypropyltriethoxysilane and 4 parts of t-butylperoxy-2-ethylhexanoate was polymerized to give Silicon Resin D.

Example II-12

0081Analogous to Example II-8, a mixture of 25 parts of γ-methacryloyloxypropyltriethoxysilane, 25 parts of methyl methacrylate and 4 parts of t-butylperoxy-2-ethylhexanoate was polymerized to give Silicon Resin E.

Example II-13

0082A reaction vessel provided with a stirrer, thermometer and reflux condenser was charged with 100 parts of Polyester Resin A obtained in Example I-1 and heated to 100°C. After the addition of 0.2 parts of dibutyltin dilaurate, 10 parts of KBK-9007 (chemically γ-isocyanatopropyltrimethoxysilane sold by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) were added dropwise at a constant rate over 30 minutes and the reaction allowed to proceed to completion for additional 1 hour. After cooling, Silicon Resin F was obtained. The adsorption of NCO group at 1720 cm⁻¹ disappeared completely in the IR spectrometry of the resin.

Example II-14

0083A reaction vessel provided with a stirrer, thermometer and reflux condenser was charged with 100 parts of bisphenol A diglycidyl ether and heated to 150°C. Then 100 parts of γ-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane were added dropwise at a constant rate over 1 hour and allowed to react for additional 1 hour. After cooling, Silicon Resin G was obtained.

Part III. Cation Polymerization Systems.

Example III-1

00850.5 parts of an initiator listed below was uniformly mixed with 100 parts of Acrylic Resin A, B or EPITOTO^(R) YD-014 (epoxy resin sold by Toto Kasei Co., Ltd.). The mixture was cast on a tinplate and baked at a temperature from 90°C to 160°C for 30 minutes. The curing state of each sample was observed and the results are shown in Table III-1.

Initiators

0086<ul id="ul0002" list-style="none"><li>A: 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4-cyanopyridinium hexafluoroantimonate</li><li>B: 1-(4-methylbenzyl)-4-cyanopyridinium hexafluoroantimonate</li><li>C: 1-(4-t-butylbenzyl)-4-cyanopyridinium hexafluoroantimonate</li><li>D: 1-(4-nitrobenzyl)-4-cyanopyridinium hexafluoroantimonate</li><li>E: 1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-4-cyanopyridinium hexafluoroantimonate</li><li>F: 1-(2-methylbenzyl)-2-cyanopyridinium hexafluoroantimonate</li><li>G: 1-(2-chloro-5-fluorobenzyl)-2-cyanopyridinium hexafluoroantimonate</li><li>H: 1-(2,3-dimethylbenzyl)-2-cyanopyridinium hexafluoroantimonate</li><li>I: 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-2-cyanopyridinium hexafluoroantimonate</li><li>J: 1-(2,3-dimethylbenzyl)-2-methylpyridinium hexafluoroantimonate</li><li>K: Boron trifluoride diethyl ether complex (for comparison)</li><li>L: 1-(p-t-butylbenzyl)tetrahydrothiophenium hexafluoroantimonate (for comparison)</li></ul><tables id="tabl0009" num="0009"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0013.tif" /></tables>

Example III-2

00870.5 parts of the initiator was iniformly mixted with Acrylic Resin C. The mixture was cast on a tinplate and baked at a temperature from 90°C to 160°C for 30 minutes. The curing state of each sample was observed and results are shown in Table III-2. <tables id="tabl0010" num="0010"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0014.tif" /></tables>

Example III-3

00880.5 parts of the initiator was uniformly mixted with 100 parts of ERL-4206(alicyclic epoxy resin sold by UCC). The mixture was cast on a tinplate and baked at a temperature from 90°C to 160°C. The cured state of each sample was observed and the results are shown in Table III-3. <tables id="tabl0011" num="0011"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0015.tif" /></tables>

Example III-4

00890.5 parts of N-(2,3-dimethylbenzyl)-N,N-dimethylanilinium hexafluoroantimonate was uniformly mixted with Acrylic Resin F and 10 parts of ERL-4206. The mixture was cast on a tinplate and baked at 120°C. The curability of the composition as well as its storage stability was tested and the results are shown in Table III-4.

Examples III-5 to III-15

0090Analogous to Example III-4, the following compositions were tested for the curability and storate stability. The results are also shown in Table III-4.

0091Initiator of the formula: <chemistry id="chem0011" num="0011"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0016.tif" /></chemistry><tables id="tabl0012" num="0012"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0017.tif" /></tables><tables id="tabl0013" num="0013"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0018.tif" /></tables>

Part IV. Cation Polymerization System Containing Polyols

Examples IV-1

0092100 parts of Acrylic Resin A were thoroughly mixed with 0.5 parts of 1-(p-t-butylbenzyl)-4-cyanopyridinium hexafluoroantimonate and 2.95 parts of PLACCEL^(R) 308 (trifuctional polycaprolactone polyol having a molecular weight of 860 sold by Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.). The mixture was cast on a tinplate and baked at 130°C or 150°C for 30 minutes.

0093The curability determined by the finger test and the initial viscosity of the mixture are shown in Table IV-1.

Examples IV-2 to IV-8

0094Analogous to Example IV-1, the following compositions were tested for the curability and initial viscosity. The results are also shown in Table IV-1.

0095Initiator of the formula: <chemistry id="chem0012" num="0012"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0019.tif" /></chemistry><tables id="tabl0014" num="0014"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0020.tif" /></tables><tables id="tabl0015" num="0015"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0021.tif" /></tables>

Examples IV-9 to IV-11

0096Analogous to Example IV-1, the following compositions were tested for the curability, storage stability and initial viscosity. The results are shown in Table IV-2. <tables id="tabl0016" num="0016"><table frame="all"><title>Table IV-2</title><tgroup cols="7" colsep="1" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="22.50mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="22.50mm" /><colspec colnum="3" colname="col3" colwidth="22.50mm" /><colspec colnum="4" colname="col4" colwidth="22.50mm" /><colspec colnum="5" colname="col5" colwidth="22.50mm" /><colspec colnum="6" colname="col6" colwidth="22.50mm" /><colspec colnum="7" colname="col7" colwidth="22.50mm" /><thead valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" /><entry namest="col2" nameend="col7" align="center">Example</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" /><entry namest="col2" nameend="col3" align="center">IV-9</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col5" align="center">IV-10</entry><entry namest="col6" nameend="col7" align="center">IV-11</entry></row></thead><tbody valign="top"><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Initiator 1) (parts)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">A</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" align="char" char=".">0.5</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="right">B</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">0.5</entry><entry namest="col6" nameend="col6" align="right">C</entry><entry namest="col7" nameend="col7" align="right">0.5</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">Resin (parts)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">Acrylic E</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" align="char" char=".">100</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="right">Acrylic E</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">100</entry><entry namest="col6" nameend="col6" align="right">Acrylic E</entry><entry namest="col7" nameend="col7" align="right">100</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">Placcel^(R) 308</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" align="char" char=".">2.95</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col5" align="right">1,6-hexanediol</entry><entry namest="col6" nameend="col6" align="right">Polyether-polyol 2)</entry><entry namest="col7" nameend="col7" align="right">5</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Curability 3)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col3" align="right">ⓞ</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col5" align="right">ⓞ</entry><entry namest="col6" nameend="col7" align="right">o</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Storage stability 4)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col3" align="right">o</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col5" align="right">o</entry><entry namest="col6" nameend="col7" align="right">ⓞ</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Initial viscosity 5)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col3" align="right">L-M</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col5" align="right">J</entry><entry namest="col6" nameend="col7" align="right">K</entry></row></tbody></tgroup><tgroup cols="7" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="22.50mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="22.50mm" /><colspec colnum="3" colname="col3" colwidth="22.50mm" /><colspec colnum="4" colname="col4" colwidth="22.50mm" /><colspec colnum="5" colname="col5" colwidth="22.50mm" /><colspec colnum="6" colname="col6" colwidth="22.50mm" /><colspec colnum="7" colname="col7" colwidth="22.50mm" /><tbody valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col7" align="justify">1) A =N-(p-t-butylbenzyl)-N,N-dimethylanilinium hexafluoroantimonate B =(p-methylbenzyl)-N,N-dimethylanilinium hexafluoroantimonate C =N-benzyl-N,N-dimethylanilinium hexafluoroantimonate</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col7" align="justify">2) Trifunctional polyetherpolyol, M.W. = 800</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col7" align="justify">3) Film appearance after the MEK rubbing test (100 reciprocations). ⓞ: No change; o: Slightly dissolved; △: Whitening; x: Dissolved</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col7" align="justify">4) Viscosity increase after storing in a closed system at 40°C for 2 weeks. ⓞ: No increase; o: Slightly increased; △: Increased; x: Gelling</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col7" align="justify">5) Meseaured by Gardener's bubble viscometer.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></tables>

Part V.Systems Containing Melamine Resin

Example V-1

009770 parts of PLACCEL^(R) 308, 30 parts of CYMEL^(R) 303 (melamine resin sold by Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.) and 2 parts of 1-(4-methylbenzyl)-4-cyanopyridinium hexafluoroantimonate were thoroughly mixed. The mixture was cast on a tin plate and baked at 140°C. The curability and storage stability of the mixture are shown in Table V-1.

Example V-2 to V-12

0098Analogous to Example V-1, the following compositions were tested for the curability and storate stability. The results are shown in Table V-1.

0099Initiator of the formula: <chemistry id="chem0013" num="0013"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0022.tif" /></chemistry><tables id="tabl0017" num="0017"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0023.tif" /></tables><tables id="tabl0018" num="0018"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0024.tif" /></tables><tables id="tabl0019" num="0019"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0025.tif" /></tables>

Examples V-13 to V-21

0100Analogous to Example V-1, the following compositions were tested for the curability and storage stability. The results are shown in Table V-2.

0101Initiator of the formula: <chemistry id="chem0014" num="0014"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0026.tif" /></chemistry><tables id="tabl0020" num="0020"><table frame="all"><tgroup cols="5" colsep="1" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="31.50mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="31.50mm" /><colspec colnum="3" colname="col3" colwidth="31.50mm" /><colspec colnum="4" colname="col4" colwidth="31.50mm" /><colspec colnum="5" colname="col5" colwidth="31.50mm" /><thead valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="center">Example</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col3" align="center">Initiator</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col5" align="center">Resin, parts</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" /><entry namest="col2" nameend="col3" align="left">A, MXn, parts</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" /><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" /></row></thead><tbody valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">V-13</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">4-methylbenzyl, SbF₆⁻,</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="right">2</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Placcel^(R) 308</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">70</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Cymel^(R) 303</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">30</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">V-14</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">4-chlorobenzyl, SbF₆⁻,</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="right">2</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Placcel^(R) 308</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">70</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Cymel^(R) 303</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">30</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">V-15</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">2,4-dichlorobenzyl, PF₆⁻</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="right">1</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Placcel^(R) 308</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">50</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Cymel^(R) 303</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">50</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">V-16</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">2-methylbenzyl, PF₆⁻</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="right">0.1</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Polyester A (solid content)</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">90</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Cymel^(R) 303</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">10</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">V-17</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">2,4-dimethylbenzyl, BF₄⁻</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="right">2</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Polyester A (solid content)</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">60</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Yuban^(R) 20S (solid content)</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">40</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">V-18</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">4-methoxybenzyl, BF₄⁻,</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="right">7</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Polyester A (solid content)</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">70</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Yuban^(R) 20S (solid content)</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">30</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">V-19</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">benzyl, SbF₆⁻,</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="right">2</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Acrylic D (solid content)</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">90</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Cymel^(R) 303</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">10</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="left">V-20</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="left">2-chlorobenzyl, PF₆⁻,</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="right">2</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Acrylic D (solid content)</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">60</entry></row><row><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Yuban^(R) 20S (solid</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">40</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">content)</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" /></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">V-21</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">4-methoxybenzyl, SbF₆⁻,</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="right">0.5</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Acrylic D (solid content)</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">70</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Yuban^(R) 20S (solid content)</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">30</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></tables><tables id="tabl0021" num="0021"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0027.tif" /></tables>

Part VI. Alkoxysilyl Group Self- or Co-condensation Systems

Example VI-1

0102100 parts of Acrylic Resin D, 30.7 parts of Silicon Resin A, 5 parts of methanol and 2.62 parts of 1-benzyl-4-cyanopyridinium hexafluoroantimonate were thoroughly mixed. The mixture was cast on a steel plate, allowed to set for 2 hours and baked at 140°C for 30 minutes. The curability and storage stability of the mixture are shown in Table VI-1.

Example VI-2 to VI-14

0103Analogous to Example VI-1, the following compositions were tested for the curability and storage stability. The results are shown in Table VI-1.

0104Initiator of the formula: <chemistry id="chem0015" num="0015"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0028.tif" /></chemistry><tables id="tabl0022" num="0022"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0029.tif" /></tables><tables id="tabl0023" num="0023"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0030.tif" /></tables><tables id="tabl0024" num="0024"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0031.tif" /></tables>

Examples VI-15 to VI-22

0105Analogous to Example VI-1, the following compositions were tested for the curability and storage stability. The results are shown in Table VI-2.

0106Initiator of the formula: <chemistry id="chem0016" num="0016"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0032.tif" /></chemistry><tables id="tabl0025" num="0025"><table frame="all"><tgroup cols="5" colsep="1" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="31.50mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="31.50mm" /><colspec colnum="3" colname="col3" colwidth="31.50mm" /><colspec colnum="4" colname="col4" colwidth="31.50mm" /><colspec colnum="5" colname="col5" colwidth="31.50mm" /><thead valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="center">Example</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col3" align="center">Initiator</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col5" align="center">Resin, parts</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" /><entry namest="col2" nameend="col3" align="left">A, MXn, parts</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" /><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" /></row></thead><tbody valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="left">VI-15</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="left">benzyl, Sb₆⁻</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="char" char=".">2.62</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Acrylic A</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">100</entry></row><row><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Silicon A</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">30.7</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Methanol</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">5</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="left">VI-16</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="left">2-chlorobenzyl, SbF₆⁻</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="char" char=".">2.58</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Acrylic A</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">100</entry></row><row><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Silicon B</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">28.9</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Methanol</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">5</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="left">VI-17</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="left">2,4-dichlorobenzyl, SbF₆⁻</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="char" char=".">2.54</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Acrylic A</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">100</entry></row><row><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Silicon C</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">26.9</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Methanol</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">5</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="left">VI-18</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="left">2-methylbenzyl, SbF₆⁻</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="char" char=".">2.72</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Acrylic A</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">100</entry></row><row><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Silicon D</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">36.2</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Methanol</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">5</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="left">VI-19</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="left">4-nitrobenzyl, SbF₆⁻</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="char" char=".">2.87</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Acrylic A</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">100</entry></row><row><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Silicon E</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">43.4</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Methanol</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">5</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="left">VI-20</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="left">2-methylbenzyl, PF₆⁻</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="char" char=".">2.87</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Acrylic A</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">100</entry></row><row><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Silicon F</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">30</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Methanol</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">5</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="left">VI-21</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="left">4-methoxybenzyl, PF₆⁻</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="2" rowsep="1" align="char" char=".">2.87</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Polyester A</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">100</entry></row><row><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Silicon G</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">18</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Methanol</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">5</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">VI-22</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="left">N-benzyl-N-(2-tolyl)-N,N-dimethylammonium hexafluoroantimonate</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" morerows="1" rowsep="1" align="char" char=".">2.58</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Silicon B</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">100</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">Methanol</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="right">5</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></tables><tables id="tabl0026" num="0026"><img file="EP0343690B1_D0033.tif" /></tables>