A composition comprising a poly epoxy and a catalyst for epoxy advanced length of the elements of the method, and a method for the production of the advanced epoxy resins.

摘要

According to the application, a relatively low molecular weight epoxy resin is reacted with an acidic fusion compound in the presence of a bis(trihydrocarbylphosphine)iminium salt catalyst to produce a high molecular weight fused epoxy resin. The process is particularly useful in reacting an epoxy resin having a molecular weight of less than 500 with 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane in the presence of a bis(trihydrocarbylphosphine)iminium halide to produce a fused epoxy resin having a molecular weight within the range of 500 to 7000. The catalyst is relatively water-insensitive, and the reaction can therefore be carried out in the presence of water.