Novel diepoxide derivatives of diallyl phenolics

Diepoxide esters and ethers having the formulas:

• where Ar is a trivalent aromatic radical of 6-20 carbon atoms, Ar′ is a bridged diaromatic radical having the formula Ar—Y—Ar and Y is O, CO, S, SO2, —(CH2)y , or —C(R″)2— and y is from 0 to 6, and R and R′ are the same or different alkyl, alkylene aryl, aryl, arylene alkyl, alkylene alkoxy, alkylene aryloxy, arylene alkoxy and arylene aryloxy radical having from 6-20 carbon atoms and X is —R, —COR, —COOR, —SO2R, or —PORR′.