Organotin copolymers as polymeric crosslinking catalysts

Abstract

Described herein is a (meth)acrylic copolymer including a polymeric backbone and at least two kinds of side chains (S1) and (S2) attached to the polymeric backbone, which are different from each other, namely one or more side chains (S1) including at least one tin-containing moiety and one or more side chains (S2) bearing at least one ester group of formula —O—C(═O)—R1, where R1 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, acyclic aliphatic residue having at least 18 carbon atoms, a method of preparing the copolymer, a method of using the copolymer as catalyst in crosslinking reactions in coating compositions and/or for lengthening the pot life of coating compositions and/or for lowering the curing temperatures of coating compositions, a coating composition including the copolymer and a method of coating a substrate including applying the coating composition to a substrate.

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