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US 6,265,519 B1Granted
Thiolamide curing agents
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorPaul Krebaum
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Abstract
The present invention relates to thiolamide curing agents and methods for their preparation and use. The thiolamide curing agents are the reaction product of a thiol containing compound and an amine containing compound.
Claims6
A method for curing an epoxide with a thiol functional amide curing agent, the method comprising:
- mixing a thiol functional amide curing agent composed essentially of thioglycolamide, thiopropionamide, or a mixture thereof with an epoxide and a basic catalyst to produce a reaction mixture;
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- heating the reaction mixture to a temperature in the range of about 20 degrees C. to about 130 degrees C.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.