The present invention relates to compount (I) comprising at least one functional group A and at least one functional group B, wherein the functional groups A has structural formula A: wherein R.sub.1 is H, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently chosen from H, methyl or ethyl, m is 1-6; and the functional groups B has structural formula B: R.sub.5 is H or methyl, X is O or NH, Z′ is a polyalkoxy group or an omega-alkoxy polycaprolacton group, Y′ is a collection of atoms covalently connected in linear or branched configuration n″ is 0 or 1, and m′ is an integer from 1-6; with the proviso that the summed amount of the number of functional groups A and the number of functional groups B in compound (I) is from 2-13; and the compound has a molecular weight in the range from 800-10000 Dalton.

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The present invention relates to a multi-aziridine compound having: a) at least 2 of the following structural units (A): (A) whereby R.sub.1 is H; R.sub.2 and R.sub.4 are independently chosen from H, a linear group containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally containing one or more heteroatoms, a branched or cyclic group containing from 3 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally containing one or more heteroatoms, phenyl, benzyl, or pyridinyl; R.sub.3 is chosen from a linear group containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally containing one or more heteroatoms, a branched or cyclic group containing from 3 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally containing one or more heteroatoms, phenyl, benzyl, or pyridinyl; or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 (in case R.sub.2 is different than H) may be part of the same cyclic group containing from 3 to 8 carbon atoms; R′ and R″ are independently H or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; and b) a molecular weight from 600 to 20000 Daltons, wherein the molecular weight is determined using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry according to the description.

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The present invention relates to a multi-aziridine compound having: a) from 2 to 6 of the following structural units (A): whereby R′, R″ are as defined herein m is an integer from 1 to 6; b) one or more linking chains wherein each one of these linking chains links two of the structural units A; and c) a molecular weight in the range from 840 Daltons to 5000 Daltons. The multi-aziridine compound can be used for example for crosslinking of for example carboxylic acid functional polymers dissolved and/or dispersed in an aqueous medium.

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The present invention relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising a multi-aziridine compound and a carboxylic acid functional polymer, characterized in that (i) the composition is an aqueous dispersion having a pH ranging from 8 to 14, (ii) the aqueous dispersion comprises particles X which particles X comprise multi aziridine compound and particles Y which particles Y comprise carboxylic acid functional polymer, and (iii) said multi-aziridine compound has: a) from 2 to 6 of the following structural units A: b) one or more linking chains wherein each one of these linking chains links two of the structural units A; and c) a molecular weight in the range from 500 to 10000 Daltons.

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A polymeric material includes a polyisobutylene-polyurethane block copolymer. The polyisobutylene-polyurethane block copolymer includes soft segments, hard segments, and end groups. The soft segments include a polyisobutylene diol residue. The hard segments include a diisocyanate residue. The end groups are bonded by urea bonds to a portion of the diisocyanate residue. The end groups include a residue of a mono-functional amine.

A flexibilizing capped prepolymer can include a reaction product of reaction mixture including a polyisocyanate and an isocyanate-reactive component at an equivalent ratio of polyisocyanate equivalents to isocyanate-reactive component equivalents of from 1.4:1 to 2.1:1. The isocyanate-reactive component can include a polyol component and a branching agent component. The branching agent component can include a monoglyceride, a diglyceride, a triglyceride, or a combination thereof having a number average functionality of from 3 to 6 NCO-reactive functional groups. The reaction product is terminated with a capping agent to form the flexibilizing capped prepolymer.

A method of producing a thiourethane resin raw material, the method comprising a reaction step of generating a thiourethane resin raw material by contacting a composition X, which comprises a thiourethane resin and a foreign material, and an active hydrogen compound with each other, and thereby reacting the thiourethane resin in the composition X, and the active hydrogen compound, with each other.

The present invention relates to a multi-aziridine compound having: ⋅a) from 2 to 6 of the following structural units (A): whereby R.sub.1 is H, R.sub.2 and R.sub.4 are independently chosen from H or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1-4 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1-4 carbon atoms, R′═H or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R″ and R′″ are independently chosen from an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 4 to 12 carbon atoms or an aromatic hydrocarbon group containing from 6 to 12 carbon atoms, b) one or more linking chains wherein each one of these linking chains links two of the structural units A; and c) a molecular weight in the range from 600 Daltons to 5000 Daltons.

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The present invention relates to a multi-aziridine crosslinker composition, characterized in that the composition is an aqueous dispersion having a pH ranging from 9 to 14 and comprising a multi-aziridine compound in dispersed form, wherein said multi-aziridine compound has: a. from 2 to 6 of the following structural units A: (A) whereby R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are H; m is 1, R′ and R″ are according to (1) or (2): (2) R′═H or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 14 carbon atoms, and R″=an alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, CH2-O—(C═O)—R′″ or CH2-O—R″″, whereby R′″ is an alkyl group containing from 4 to 12 carbon atoms and R″″ is an alkyl group containing from 1 to 14 carbon atoms, (2) R′ and R″ form together a saturated cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 5 to 8 carbon atoms; b. one or more linking chains wherein each one of these linking chains links two of the structural units A; and c. a molecular weight in the range from 600 to 10000 Daltons.

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The invention relates to particular (aziridinyl hydroxy)-functional organic component. The invention further relates to liquid compositions comprising said (aziridinyl hydroxy)-functional organic component. The invention further relates to coating compositions comprising said (aziridinyl hydroxy)-functional organic component. The invention further relates to liquid coating compositions comprising said (aziridinyl hydroxy)-functional organic component. The invention further relates to a kit-of-parts comprising in one of its parts a liquid composition comprising a particular (aziridinyl hydroxy)-functional organic component. The invention further relates to cured forms of said liquid compositions, coating compositions, and liquid coating compositions. The invention further relates to articles comprising the (aziridinyl hydroxy)-functional organic component and/or the liquid compositions and/or the liquid coating compositions and/or their cured forms. The invention further relates to various uses of the (aziridinyl hydroxy)-functional organic component and/or said liquid compositions, and/or said liquid coating compositions, and/or said kit-of-parts and/or said cured forms.