Durable formaldehyde-free phenolic resins, and method of preparing such resins
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1. A curable formaldehyde-free phenolic resin having the formula (I):
- ##STR16## wherein a and b each represent an integer equal to or greater than 1, a+b multiplied by n is an integer of about 3 to 100;
##STR17## m is 0 or 1; and
R is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl having about 1 to 12 carbon atoms, aryl having about 6 to 12 carbon atoms, allyl having 3 or 4 carbon atoms, aralkyl having about 7 to 13 carbon atoms, alkaryl having about 7 to 13 carbon atoms, alkoxy having about 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aryloxy having about 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or ##STR18##
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Abstract
A curable formaldehyde-free phenolic resin having formula (I): ##STR1## wherein a and b each represent an integer equal to or greater than 1, a+b multiplied by n is an integer of about 3 to 100; ##STR2## m is 0 or 1; and R is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl having about 1 to 12 carbon atoms, aryl having about 6 to 12 carbon atoms, allyl having 3 or 4 carbon atoms, aralkyl having about 7 to 13 carbon atoms, alkaryl having about 7 to 13 carbon atoms, alkoxy having about 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aryloxy having about 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or ##STR3## and methods for preparing such resin are described.
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1. A curable formaldehyde-free phenolic resin having the formula (I):
- ##STR16## wherein a and b each represent an integer equal to or greater than 1, a+b multiplied by n is an integer of about 3 to 100;
##STR17## m is 0 or 1; and
R is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl having about 1 to 12 carbon atoms, aryl having about 6 to 12 carbon atoms, allyl having 3 or 4 carbon atoms, aralkyl having about 7 to 13 carbon atoms, alkaryl having about 7 to 13 carbon atoms, alkoxy having about 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aryloxy having about 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or ##STR18## - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- ##STR16## wherein a and b each represent an integer equal to or greater than 1, a+b multiplied by n is an integer of about 3 to 100;
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6. A method for preparing a curable formaldehyde-free phenolic resin having the formula ##STR30## wherein a and b each represent an integer equal to or greater than 1, a+b multiplied by n is an integer of about 3 to 100;
- ##STR31## m is 0 or 1; and
R is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl having about 1 to 12 carbon atoms, aryl having about 6 to 12 carbon atoms, allyl having 3 or 4 carbon atoms, aralkyl having about 7 to 13 carbon atoms, alkaryl having about 7 to 13 carbon atoms, alkoxy having about 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aryloxy having about 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or ##STR32## said method comprising;
reacting a first phenol having the structure (B) as defined in formula (I) or a mixture thereof with a propargyl halide to form one or more propargyloxyphenols, or reacting said phenol or mixture thereof with an allyl halide to form one or more allyloxyphenols;copolymerizing said one or more propargyloxyphenols or said one or more allyloxyphenols with a second phenol having the structure (B) as defined in formula (I), said first phenol and said second phenol being the same or different, to provide said curable formaldehyde-free phenolic resin; and recovering said curable formaldehyde-free phenolic resin. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- ##STR31## m is 0 or 1; and
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