Abstract:
Glycidyl derivatives of compounds containing --OH, --NH.sub.2 and/or --COOH groups are prepared by reacting in the presence of a mixture of solvents, at least one of which is a polar aprotic solvent, an excess of an epihalohydrin with a compound containing --OH, --NH.sub.2 and/or --COOH groups while continuously or incrementally adding an alkali metal hydroxide to the mixture and removing water from the reaction by codistillation with epihalohydrin and the solvents.
Abstract:
Monomers and oligomers containing a plurality of vinylbenzyl ether groups are prepared by reacting a material containing a plurality of aromatic hydroxyl groups such as tetramethyltetrabromobisphenol A with a vinylbenzyl halide such as vinylbenzyl chloride in the presence of a polar aprotic solvent such as dimethylformamide. The monomers and oligomers prepared by this process have an improvement in one or more properties selected from dielectric constant (before and/or after moisture absorption) or thermal stability. Also disclosed are new monomers and oligomers containing a plurality of vinylbenzyl ether groups such as bis(vinylbenzyl)ether of dicyclopentadienyl bisdimethylphenol.
Abstract:
Epoxy resins which are relatively low in total bound halide are prepared by concurrently and continuously adding a mixture of (1) a mixture of an epihalohydrin, a compound containing an average of more than one group reactive with a vicinal epoxide group and a solvent and (2) an aqueous or organic solution of an alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxide; to (3) a mixture of epihalohydrin and a solvent.
Abstract:
The total halide content of epoxy resins is reduced by heating a resin containing undesirable halide dissolved in a solvent mixture containing at least one polar aprotic solvent in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide for a time sufficient to reduce the total halide content.
Abstract:
The aromatic hydroxyl groups of aromatic hydroxyl-containing compounds can be allylated to greater than 95% conversion by reacting the alkali metal salt of said aromatic hydroxyl-containing compounds with an allyl halide such as allyl chloride in the presence of a polar aprotic solvent such as dimethylformamide. These compounds are useful in preparing epoxy resins containing a low halogen content.
Abstract:
Adducts of metabrominated monophenols such as 3,5-dibromo-2,4,6-trimethylphenol and multifunctional epoxides such as cresol-formaldehyde epoxy novolac resins are disclosed to be useful in formulations for encapsulating electronic components.
Abstract:
2,6-dibromo-3,5-dialkyl-4-hydroxybenzyl ethers, glycidyl ethers thereof and reaction products with phenolic hydroxyl-containing compounds, and glycidyl ethers of the resulting new phenolic hydroxyl-containing compounds.
Abstract:
Titled materials and their preparation. The materials contain a moiety such as, for example, 4-oxy-3,5-dimethyl-2,6-dibromobenzyl which can impart a high degree of thermal and hydrolytic stability to the materials, for example, epoxy thermosets such as in electronic encapsulations. For example, when used in electronic encapsulation formulations, these materials can provide a substantial increase in electronic device reliability. Their preparation involves an alkylation of an aromatic ring, for example, such as a Friedel-Crafts alkylation with 4-bromomethyl-3,5-dibromo-2,6-dimethylphenol or with 4-hydroxymethyl-3,5-dibromo-2,6-dimethylphenol.
Abstract:
Epoxy resins are prepared by reacting an excess of an epihalohydrin with a phenolic hydroxyl-containing compound in the presence of the incremental addition of a basic catalyst while removing water by codistilling with a solvent and epihalohydrin.
Abstract:
Advanced epoxy resins are disclosed which result from the reaction of a relatively low molecular weight epoxy resin and a polyhydric phenol wherein at least one of the reactants contains at least one halogen atom which is meta with respect to a glycidyl ether group or a hydroxyl group attached to an aromatic ring. These advanced epoxy resins, when cured with a suitable curing agent, possess an improvement as compared to an advanced epoxy resin containing halogen atoms which are ortho with respect to a glycidyl ether group in at least one of thermal stability, glass transition temperature, relationship of viscosity to molecular weight and resistance to forming hydrolyzed halides in the presence of a refluxing solution of an alkali metal hydroxide.