Cyclohexyl-group-containing glycidyl ethers

A cyclohexyl-group-containing glycidyl ether of formula I, II, III or IV having a chlorine content of less than 0.4% by weight and which is prepared from polyhydroxy compounds and epihalohydrin by adding an aqueous alkali hydroxide solution in the presence of a transfer catalyst selected from the group consisting of tetramethylammonium chloride, tetrabutylammonium bromide, N,N-dimethyl-pyrrolidinium chloride, N-ethyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium iodide, N-butyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium bromide, N-benzyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium chloride, N-ethyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium bromide, N-butyl-N-methyl-morpholinium bromide, N-butyl-N-methylmorpholinium iodide, N-ethyl-N-hydroxyethylmorpholinium iodide, N-allyl-N-methylmorpholinium bromide, N-methyl-N-benzylpiperidinium chloride, N-methyl-N-benzyl-piperidinium bromide, N,N-dimethylpiperidinium iodide, N-methyl-N-ethylpiperidinium acetate and N-methyl-N-ethylpiperidinium iodide:

• ##STR17## wherein the individual symbols are defined as follows:
• R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently of the others hydrogen, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl radical or a hydrogenated aryl radical;
• R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are each independently of the other hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl radical;
• R.sub.6 is hydrogen, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl radical or a hydrogenated aryl radical;
• X is a bridge member of the formula --CH.sub.2 --, --C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 --, --C(CF.sub.3).sub.2 --, --CO--, --O--, --S--, --SO.sub.2 --, ##STR18## Y=O (when n=1) or N (when n=2);
• m is the number 1, 2 or 3;
• n=l (when Y=O) or2 (when Y=N);
• o is a number from 1 to 30;
• and
• Z is a direct bond or a bridge member of the formula --CH.sub.2 -- or ##STR19##