Disclosed are compositions comprising: a) one or more isocyanate functional components; b) one or more alkoxyalkyl benzoates; and c) one or more catalysts for the reaction of isocyanate moieties with hydroxyl groups. Disclosed is a method of bonding two or more substrates together comprising contacting two or more substrates together with a composition disclosed herein disposed along at least a portion of the area wherein the substrates are in contact. At least one of the substrates may be window glass. One of the other substrates may be a building or a vehicle.

The disclosure relates to oxamate esters and formulations made therefrom, and to methods of making both the oxamate esters and the formulations.

A multi-component crosslinkable composition includes at least one component (K1) and one component (K2). Component (K1) contains organosilicon compounds (A1) selected from compounds (A1a) of formula (Ia), the formula (Ia) being Y.sup.1—[B.sup.1—CR.sup.2.sub.2—SiR.sub.a(OR.sup.1).sub.3-a].sub.x, and compounds (A1b) of formula (Ib), the formula (Ib) being Y.sup.2—[B.sup.2—(CR.sup.4.sub.2).sub.b—Si(OR.sup.3).sub.3].sub.y. Component (K2), based in each case on 100 parts by weight of compounds (A1) in component (K1), includes at least 0.05 parts by weight of water and 10 to 1000 parts by weight of a component (A2) selected from compounds (A2a) of formula (IIa), the formula (IIa) being Y.sup.3—B.sup.3—CR.sup.7.sub.2—SiR.sup.5.sub.c(OR.sup.6).sub.3-c, and compounds (A2b) of formula (IIb), the formula (IIb) being Y.sup.4—[B.sup.4—(CR.sup.10.sub.2).sub.e—SiR.sup.8.sub.d(OR.sup.9).sub.3-d].sub.z.

Multifunctional resins suitable for use in coating and adhesive compositions derived from bio-based feedstocks are disclosed. The multifunctional resins are derived from a reaction mixture including (A) a polyol resin, (B) at least one compound having at least one of a dibasic carboxylic acid or derivative thereof, an anhydride, a caprolactone, a C═O source, a polyhydric alcohol, or a combination thereof, and (C) a catalyst.

Disclosed herein is a branched polyester formed by an acid component, a diol component and a polyol component. The acid component includes an amino dicarboxylic acid of formula (I)

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where R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. One or more carbon atoms can be replaced by oxygen, provided that the replaced carbon is not a primary carbon atom and, if more than one oxygen replaces carbon atoms, at least two carbon atoms are between adjacent oxygen atoms. The diol component includes a diol, the polyol component includes a polyol, and the acid component forms carboxylic acid ester groups with the diol and the polyol. The molar ratio of diol and polyol is between 2:1 and 1:2. Further disclosed are a process for preparing the branched polyester, a reaction product of the branched polyester with a polyisocyanate, and a method of using the reaction product.

The invention provides an epoxy compound A represented by the following formula (1): ##STR00001## in the formula (1), Ar's each independently represent a structure having an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic ring; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms; R.sub.3 to R.sub.8 represent a hydroxy group, a glycidyl ether group and/or a 2-methylglycidyl ether group, and at least one of R.sub.3 to R.sub.8 is a glycidyl ether group or a 2-methylglycidyl ether group; R.sub.9 to R.sub.12 represent a hydroxy group or a methyl group; n is an integer of 11 to 16; and m, p.sub.1, p.sub.2, and q are average values of repetition, m is 0.5 to 10, p.sub.1 and p.sub.2 are each independently 0 to 5, and q is 0.5 to 5 (provided that each repeating unit present in the repeating units may be the same or different).

A polyurethane composition, which contains at least one isocyanate-group-containing polymer, obtained from the reaction of at least one polyol with at least one diisocyanate, and at least one oxazolidine of the formula (I). The polyurethane composition allows one-component moisture-curing adhesives, sealants or coatings that have good storage stability, long open times and cure quickly to give a surprisingly non-tacky material having pronounced high-resilient properties.

A resin composition contains at least (a) a polyimide resin having a specific structure and (b) a crosslinker including a fluorene group. The resin composition is capable of bonding an electronic circuit formation substrate or a semiconductor circuit formation substrate and a support substrate together. The resin composition has excellent heat resistance during bonding of an electronic circuit formation substrate or semiconductor circuit formation substrate having a thickness of 1 μm or more and 100 μm or less. The resin composition has steady adhesive force through the process of manufacturing an electronic component, a semiconductor device or the like, and can be peeled off under mild conditions at room temperature after the manufacturing process. An adhesive, a resin layer, a laminated film, and a processed wafer containing the resin composition, as well as a method for manufacturing an electronic component or a semiconductor device using these are also disclosed.

A polyfunctional organohydrogensiloxane and method for its preparation using a boron containing Lewis acid as catalyst is disclosed. A clustered functional organosiloxane may be prepared by a method comprising functionalizing the polyfunctional organohydrogensiloxane. The polyfunctional organohydrogensiloxane and the clustered functional organosiloxane are useful in curable compositions. The polyfunctional organohydrogensiloxane may be used in a release coating composition. The clustered functional organosiloxane may be used in an adhesive composition.

Provided by the present invention is a two-component adhesive which includes a first composition and a second composition, in which the first composition contains: a complex derived from an organoborane and a first compound having a first group capable of undergoing an addition reaction to an isocyanate group; and a second compound having a plurality of hydroxy groups, and the second composition contains: a third compound having a plurality of isocyanate groups; a fourth compound having a polymerizable group; and a dehydrating agent. Provided that a mass of the fourth compound in the second composition is X, and that a total mass of the second compound in the first composition and the third compound in the second composition is Y, a value X/(X+Y) is preferably no less than 0.4 and no greater than 0.85.