In summary, the application is related to the discovery of a class of compounds which comprises boric acid or maleic acid or a mixture of boric acid with at least one acid having a weak nucleophilic anion, which inhibits the reaction of a polyepoxide with a curing agent at low temperatures. In another embodiment the application is a latent catalyst system adapted for curing a polyepoxide resulting from contacting I) a catalyst for the cure of a polyepoxide compound comprising an amine, heterocyclic nitrogen phosphine, sulfide, phosphine, sulfide, ammonium, phosphonium, sulfonium, arsonium, containing compound or a mixture thereof; with II) boric acid, or a mixture of boric acid with at least an acid having a weak nucleophilic anion. Further the application relates to epoxy resin compositions containing the inhibitor or latent catalytic composition. In still another embodiment the application relates to a composition useful for curing a polyepoxide which contains: A) an inhibiting amount of boric acid or maleic acid or a mixture of boric acid with at least one acid having a weak nucleophilic anion; and optionally B) a catalytic amount of a catalyst useful for accelerating the reaction of a polyepoxide with the curing agent, wherein the inhibitor and catalyst may be present in complex form.
总之,本申请涉及一类化合物的发现,该化合物由
硼酸或
马来酸或
硼酸与至少一种具有弱亲核阴离子的酸的混合物组成,在低温下可抑制聚
环氧化物与固化剂的反应。在另一个实施方案中,本申请涉及一种潜伏
催化剂系统,该系统适用于固化聚
环氧乙烷,该固化聚
环氧乙烷化合物的
催化剂包括胺、杂环含
氮膦、
硫化物、膦、
硫化物、
铵、
鏻、锍、胂、含化合物或其混合物;与 I)
硼酸或
硼酸与至少一种具有弱亲核阴离子的酸的混合物接触后产生的聚
环氧乙烷。此外,本申请还涉及含有
抑制剂或潜在催化成分的环
氧树脂组合物。在另一个实施方案中,本申请涉及一种用于固化聚环
氧树脂的组合物,该组合物含有A) 抑制量的
硼酸或
马来酸或
硼酸与至少一种具有弱亲核阴离子的酸的混合物;以及 B) 催化量的
催化剂,用于加速聚
环氧化物与固化剂的反应,其中
抑制剂和
催化剂可以复合物形式存在。