Thermosetting resins and laminates

A reaction product of a composition comprising:

• (a) at least 50% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated aromatic monomers having the formula:
• where R1 represents a hydrogen, an alkene group or alkyl groups and n=1, or where R1 represents halogen atoms n=1 to 3, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and;
• (b) from 1 to 50% by weight of a vinyl-terminated polymer having the formula:
• where R3 represents CH3 or H, R4 is an urethane or ester residue, and Q represents a polybutadiene homopolymer or a butadiene-styrene copolymer, and k is on average less than 3, and;
• (c) from 1 to 50% of a chemically modified polyphenylene ether resin comprising aliphatic unsaturation;
• wherein all weight percentages are based on the combined weights of components (a), (b), and (c).

A laminate comprising:

• (i) a reaction product of a composition comprising:
• (a) from 20 to 90% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated aromatic monomers having the formula:
• where R1 represents a hydrogen, an alkene group or alkyl groups and n=1, or where R1 represents halogen atoms n=1 to 3, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group;
• (b) from 1 to 50% by weight of a vinyl-terminated polymer having the formula:
• where R3 represents CH3 or H, R4 is an urethane or ester residue, and Q represents a polybutadiene homopolymer or a butadiene-styrene copolymer;
• and k is on average less than 3, and
• (c) from 1 to 50% by weight of a chemically modified polyphenylene ether resin comprising aliphatic unsaturation;
• wherein the weight percentages of components (a), (b), and (c) are based on the combined weights of components (a), (b), and (c);
• (ii) from 5 to 60% by weight of a woven fabric based on the combined weights of components (i) and (ii).

A laminate comprising:

• (i) a reaction product of a composition comprising:
• (a) from 20 to 90% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated aromatic monomers having the formula:
• where R1 represents a hydrogen, an alkene group or alkyl groups and n=1, or where R1 represents halogen atoms n=1 to 3, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group;
• (b) from 1 to 50% by weight of a vinyl-terminated polymer having the formula:
• where R3 represents CH3 or H, R4 is an urethane or ester residue, and Q represents a polybutadiene homopolymer or a butadiene-styrene copolymer;
• and k is on average less than 3, and
• (c) from 1 to 50% by weight of a chemically modified polyphenylene ether resin comprising aliphatic unsaturation;
• wherein the weight percentages of components (a), (b), and (c) are based on the combined weights of components (a), (b), and
• (ii) from 5 to 60% by weight of a woven fabric and from 1 to 25% by weight of one or more inorganic fillers, based on the combined weights of components (i) and (ii).

A thermosetting resin composition comprising:

• about 1 to 99% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated aromatic monomers having the formula:
• wherein R1 represents a hydrogen, an alkene group, or alkyl group, and n=1, or wherein R1 represents halogen atoms n=1 to 3, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and;
• (b) from 1 to 99% by weight of a vinyl-terminated polymer having the formula:
• wherein R3 represents CH3 or H, R4 is an urethane or ester residue, and Q represents a polybutadiene homopolymer or a butadiene-styrene copolymer, and k is on average less than 3, and;
• (c) from 1 to 99% of a chemically modified polyphenylene ether resin comprising aliphatic unsaturation;
• wherein all weight percentages are based on the combined weights of components (a), (b), and (c).

A reaction product of a composition comprising:

• (a) about 1 to 99% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated aromatic monomers having the formula:
• wherein R1 represents a hydrogen, an alkene group, or alkyl group, and n=1, or wherein R1 represents halogen atoms n=1 to 3, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and;
• (b) from 1 to 99% by weight of a vinyl-terminated polymer having the formula:
• wherein R3 represents CH3 or H, R4 is an urethane or ester residue, and Q represents a polybutadiene homopolymer or a butadiene-styrene copolymer, and k is on average less than 3, and;
• (c) from 1 to 99% of a chemically modified polyphenylene ether resin comprising aliphatic unsaturation;
• wherein all weight percentages are based on the combined weights of components (a), (b), and (c).