Bisphenol alternative derived from renewable substituted phenolics and their industrial application

摘要

A compound is provided according to structure 4, (4) wherein n has a value from 0 to 48 and Z is hydroxyl or a benzene ring bearing substituents R₁₁-R₁₅, wherein R₁-R₁₅ are each individually selected from the group consisting of H, allyl, alkyl, alkoxy, phenyl, phenoxy, halide, hydroxyl, glycidyl, (meth)acryloyl, 3-(meth)acryloyl-2-hydroxy-1-propoxy, 2,3-epoxypropyl, maleate, and structure (a) wherein at least one of R₁-R₅, at least one of R₆-R₁₀, and at least one of R₁₁-R₁₅ is hydroxyl or an ether or ester derived from it and one of the R₆-R₁₀ groups is replaced by a direct bond to the CXY group.;