Bis-anthrols and bis-naphthols and diglycidyl ethers thereof

A curable composition comprising linear molecules which are the polymeric reaction product of (1) a bis-naphthol with a diglycidyl ether of a bis-phenol in the presence of base, or (2) a diglycidyl ether of a bis-naphthol with a bis-phenol in the presence of base, each of (1) and (2) with or without crosslinking and wherein the bis-naphthol has the formula ##STR20## wherein X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 each independently is an alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a halogen atom having an atomic number of from 9 to 35, inclusive;

• M is 0, 1 or 2;
• n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
• and A is a divalent hydrocarbon radical selected from the group consisting of an alkylene group containing from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, or a divalent radical derived from a non-aromatic carbocyclic or a dialkyl carbocyclic aromatic or dialkyl non-aromatic carbocyclic group containing from 7 to 24 carbon atoms in which each alkyl group contains from 1-8 carbon atoms and the carbocyclic group comprises (a) a central non-aromatic carbocyclic ring containing 5 to 7 carbon atoms in a ring or (b) a central aromatic carbocyclic ring wherein the central ring of (a) or (b) may be bridged or fused with one or two non-aromatic or aromatic carbocyclic rings, and wherein the naphthol is directly attached to the alkyl substituent of the dialkyl carbocyclic group.