Recyclable and reworkable epoxy resins

A process for preparing an epoxy resin component having a structural Formula I for an epoxy resin system, the process comprising:

• epoxidizing a compound having a structural Formula VI with a percarboxylic acid compound or hydrogen peroxide to obtain an epoxidized alcohol;
• and
• reacting the epoxidized alcohol with a compound having a structural Formula III or a compound selected from a group consisting of 2-methoxy propene, 2-2 di methoxy propane, 2 ethoxy propene, 2-2 di ethoxy propane, and 2-2 di propoxy propane in the presence of an acidic catalyst to obtain the epoxy resin component having the structural Formula I,
• wherein
• the compound having the structural Formula VI is represented by:
• wherein R1, R2, and R3, are hydrogen,
• R4 is any one of:
• the compound having the structural Formula III is represented by:
• wherein
• R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkynyl, aryl, heterocyclic, heterocycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroaryl, alkoxy, alkoxyaryl, alkoxy alkyl, or aryloxy, and
• the epoxy resin component having the structural Formula I is:
• wherein
• m=0, 1 or 2 such that
• if m=0 then n=4,
• if m=1 then n=3, or
• if m=2 then n=2,
• A is carbon,
• D is oxygen,
• X is oxygen, and
• B is independently alkylene-arylene, arylene-alkylene-arylene, alkylene, or alkylene-cycloalkylene.