Soluble crosslinkable copolymers based on vinyl ester, vinyl aromatic and acrylate monomers, processes for their preparation and their use in coating agents

US5763546A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Basf Lacke & Farben Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Werner-Alfons Jung · Ascheberg, DE
• Peter Hoffmann · Senden, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 7, 1992
• Grant date: Jun 9, 1998
• Expiry date: Aug 7, 2012

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C08L63/00
• WIPO field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to copolymers containing on average 1.25 to 30 functional groups per molecule and a number average molecular weight of 1500 to 6000, which copolymers can be prepared by free-radical solution polymerization at 130.degree. to 200.degree. C. from 5 to 25% by weight of vinyl ester, 10 to 50% by weight of vinyl aromatic, 10 to 40% by weight of functional, monomers and, if desired further monomers, in which the vinyl ester is initially introduced and the remaining monomers are metered in for all monomers over a monomer addition period which is of the same length in the following manner: The amount of acrylate monomers added per unit of time remains constant. The amount of vinyl aromatic added over the first third of the monomer addition period is 15 to 30% by weight, the amount added over the second third is 25 to 40% by weight, and the amount added over the last third is 35 to 60% by weight, each relative to the total amount of vinyl aromatic. The copolymer obtained is, if desired, reacted with compounds containing a group which is reactive towards the functional groups of the copolymer and at least one crosslinkable group.