Odorless or low-odor crosslinkable compound and resin composition containing the same

摘要

A crosslinkable compound obtained by reacting an aromatic hydrocarbon- formaldehyde resin with an &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid or an ester thereof has no odor or very slight odor. Said crosslinkable compound can be radical polymerized at a low temperature to give a cured article having excellent electrical insulating properties. Said crosslinkable compound can also be used as one component of a resin composition containing an unsaturated polyester resin or a polybutadiene resin modified with acrylic or methacrylic acid to give an odorless or low-odor resin composition suitable for producing reinforced plastics, paints and varnishes, adhesives, electrical parts, etc.