This invention is directed to a process for preparing an advanced epoxy resin by reacting (a) a compound bearing an average of more than one vicinal epoxide group per molecule with (b) a polyhydric phenol or thiophenol, in the presence of a catalytic amount of a tetrahydrocarbyl phosphonium salt. The invention is characterized in that the reaction is conducted under conditions such that the reaction and exotherm temperature does not exceed 175 °C and the reaction medium is essentially anhydrous. These conditions are shown to prevent significant deactivation of the catalyst. Advanced epoxy resins produced by this process are generally less colored and have epoxy equivalent weights closer to the theoretical values than prior art resins produced in the conventional manner using phosphonium salts as catalysts.
The process of this invention also includes the optional step of adding a sufficient amount of a phosphonium ylid quenching agent to selectively deactivate the catalyst without substantial reaion with the advanced epoxy resins.
本发明涉及一种制备高级环氧
树脂的工艺,在催化量的四氢羰基
鏻盐存在下,(a)一种平均每分子含有一个以上副环氧基团的化合物与(b)一种多
水合苯酚或
噻吩酚反应。本发明的特点是,反应是在反应温度和放热温度不超过 175℃,反应介质基本无
水的条件下进行的。事实证明,这些条件可防止催化剂严重失活。与使用
鏻盐作为催化剂以传统方式生产的现有技术
树脂相比,本工艺生产的高级环氧
树脂一般着色较少,环氧当量重量更接近理论值。
本发明的工艺还包括一个可选步骤,即加入足量的膦酰基淬灭剂,以选择性地使催化剂失活,而不会对高级环氧
树脂产生实质性的影响。