Coating material for electronic components

A polyhydroxyamide of the following formula I or formula II:

• wherein:
• a=0 or 1, wherein, if a is 0, c is ≧1,
• b=0–100,
• c=0–50, wherein, if c is 0, a is 1,
• d=1–100,
• e=0–100,
• f=0–100,
• g=0–50,
• h=0–100,
• k=0–100,
• m=0–100,
• n=0–50,
• p=0 or 1;
• wherein:
• q=1–100,
• r=1–100,
• s=0–100,
• t=0–100,
• u=0–100,
• v=0–50,
• w=0–100,
• x=0–100,
• y=0–100,
• z=0–50;
• each X is independently:
• and α=0–100 and β=0–100, wherein α and β are not simultaneously 0;
• each R1 and R2 is independently:
• alkylene, arylene or cycloalkylene each of which is independently substituted or unsubstituted;
• each Q is independently —O—, —S— or —NH—;
• when at least one of A1 or A2 is bonded to Q or —NH—, each of A1 and A2 is independently:
• H;
• alkylcarbonyl, alkenylcarbonyl, cycloalkenylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, aralkylcarbonyl, aralkenylcarbonyl or aralkynylcarbonyl, each of which is independently substituted or unsubstituted, wherein the carbonyl group is bonded to the aromatic, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl or alkynyl group;
• when at least one of A1 or A2 is bonded to —CO—, each of A1 and A2 is independently:
• hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, aryloxy, cycloalkenyloxy, amino, alkylamino, alkenylamino, arylamino, arylalkenyloxy, or arylalkylamino, each of which is independently substituted or unsubstituted;
• A3 is:
• H, alkylcarbonyl, alkenylcarbonyl, cycloalkenylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, aralkylcarbonyl, aralkenylcarbonyl or aralkynylcarbonyl, each of which is independently substituted or unsubstituted, wherein the carbonyl group is bonded to the aromatic or to the alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl or alkynyl group;
• each of Y1 and Y2 is independently:
• substituted or unsubstituted aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon compound, or alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, or aralkynyl, each of which is substituted or unsubstituted;
• each of Z1 and Z2 is independently:
• aryl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, aralkynyl, heteroaryl or a polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon compound.