Thermosetting oligomer or polymer, thermosetting resin composition including the oligomer or polymer, and printed circuit board using the composition

An article comprising the cured product of a thermosetting resin composition comprising the thermosetting oligomer or thermosetting polymer containing a structural unit of Formula 1:

• wherein A1 is selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C20 alkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C20 alkynylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C20 cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C20 cycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C20 cycloalkynylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 arylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 heteroarylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C20 heterocycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C20 heterocycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C20 heterocycloalkynylene group, and any combination thereof,
• X1 and Y1 are each independently selected from the group consisting of —C(O)O—;
• —O—;
• —C(O)NR′—, —NR″—, —C(O)—, and any combination thereof;
• wherein R′ is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, and any combination thereof, and R″ is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, and any combination thereof,
• L is a single bond or is a linking group selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkylene group;
• a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkoxylene group;
• a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 arylene group;
• a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 oxyarylene group;
• —O—;
• —C(O)O—;
• —C(O)NR′″—, and any combination thereof, wherein R′″ is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryloxy group, and any combination thereof,
• Z is selected from the group consisting of thermosetting functional groups represented by Formulae 27, 28, 30 and 32-33:
• wherein
• n13 and n14 are each independently from 0 to 6,
• R13 and R14 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryloxy group, and any combination thereof, Q1 and Q2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a methylene group, —O—, —S—, and any combination thereof, and
• m1 is from 0 to 2,
• provided that when either n13 or n14 is 2 or more, the respective substituents are the same or different;
• wherein
• n7 is 1 and n8 is an integer from 0 to 3,
• R7 and R8 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryloxy group, and any combination thereof, and
• when n8 is 2 or more, the substituents are the same or different;
• wherein
• n21 is from 0 to 8,
• n22 is from 0 to 6,
• R21 and R22 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryloxy group, and any combination thereof,
• Q7 is selected from the group consisting of a methylene group, O and S, and
• m5 is from 0 to 2,
• provided that when either n21 or n22 is 2 or more, the respective substituents are the same or different;
• wherein
• n10 is from 0 to 9,
• n11 is from 0 to 6,
• R10 and R11 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryloxy group, and any combination thereof,
• Q8 is selected from the group consisting of a methylene group, O and S, and
• m6 is from 0 to 2,
• provided that when either n10 or n11 is 2 or more, the respective substituents are the same or different;
• and
• wherein
• n17 is 0 or 1, n18 is 2,
• R17 is selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryloxy group, and any combination thereof, and
• the groups R18, which are the same or different, independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, and
• n is an integer from 1 to 4, and
• wherein the article is a prepreg, printed circuit board, or copper clad laminate.