The invention relates to polyurethanes obtainable by reaction of (a) polyisocyanates A selected from modified or unmodified 4,4′-methanediphenyl diisocyanate, higher nuclear homologs of 4,4′-methanediphenyl diisocyanate, isocyanated groups containing prepolymers based on 4,4′methandiphenyl diisocyanate, and mixtures thereof, with (b) compounds having at least two isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms, comprising (b1) block copolymers formed from a polybutadienol and a cyclic ester as component B1, and (b2) low molecular weight extenders or crosslinkers each having a molecular weight of 62 to 500 g/mol as component B2.

Provided herein is a resin product useful for the production of three-dimensional objects by additive manufacturing, and methods using the same. The resin may include a reactive blocked prepolymer comprising a prepolymer blocked with reactive blocking groups; a polyol; a photoinitiator; and at least one organometallic catalyst. A packaged product useful for the production of three-dimensional objects by additive manufacturing, the product comprising a single container having a single chamber and a resin in the chamber with all components mixed together, is also provided.

Described herein is a process for preparing urethane (meth)acrylates. In a first step, a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate is reacted with a lactone (B) in the presence of at least one zinc compound and/or bismuth compound (C) to produce a resulting zinc-containing product and/or a bismuth-containing product, and, in a further step, the zinc-containing product and/or the bismuth-containing product is reacted with at least one cycloaliphatic or asymmetric aliphatic diisocyanate (D).

Described herein is a coating material system which includes components (A) to (C) and (K) and also, optionally, further components, where all components (A) to (C) and (K) and also, where present, the further optional components are present separately from one another or are mixed wholly or at least partly with one another.

Component (A) includes at least one polyhydroxy group-containing compound, where the polyhydroxy group-containing compound of component (A) has an acid number of between 0 and 30 mg KOH/g, and component (B) includes at least one polyisocyanate-containing compound. Component (C) is a catalyst including bismuth (Bi) as metal component and at least one further metal component such as lithium (Li). Component (K) is at least one mercapto group-containing compound. Further components which may be present in the coating material system include, for example, hydroxyl-containing compounds (D), coating additives (F), pigments (H) and/or solvents (J).

Provided is a sprayable polyurethane coating, comprising the reaction product of an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component, wherein the isocyanate component includes an isocyanate, and the isocyanate-reactive component includes a cardanol-modified epoxy polyol. The cardanol-modified epoxy polyol is a reaction product of an epoxy component and an epoxy-reactive component at a ratio of epoxy groups to epoxy reactive groups from 1:0.95 to 1:5, and the epoxy-reactive component includes a cardanol component. A sprayable polyurethane based reaction system comprising the sprayable polyurethane coating and a process for forming the sprayable polyurethane coating are also provided.

A process for producing thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone, comprising the following steps: (i) Reaction of a diisocyanate compound (A) with a bisepoxide compound (B) in the presence of a catalyst (C) and a compound (D) in a solvent (E) forming an intermediate compound (F) and (ii) Reaction of a compound (G) with the intermediate (F) formed in step (i), wherein the bisepoxide compound (B) comprises isosorbide diglycidylether, wherein compound (D) is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of monofunctional isocyanate and monofunctional epoxide, and wherein compound (G) is an alkylene oxide. The invention is also related to the resulting thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone.

The invention relates to a composition containing: a composition A which contains at least one polyurethane having at least two terminal functions T of the following formula (I):

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and a composition B containing at least one amine,
and to the use thereof.

Provided are: a resin composition, containing a polyester polyurethane resin (A), an epoxy resin (B), and a polyamide resin (C); as well as a bonding film, a layered body including a resin composition layer, a layered body, and an electromagnetic wave shielding film, each using the resin composition.

The invention relates to metal complex compounds of the formula M.sub.k(L).sub.x(Y).sub.kz-nx, where the ligand L has the formula (I), and to metal complex compounds which include the reaction product of at least one salt or a complex of a transition metal or a main group metal element of the groups 13 to 15 and at least one 1,3-ketoamide. Such complex compounds are suitable in particular as catalysts for polyurethane compositions. The invention also relates to two-component polyurethane compositions including at least one polyisocyanate as the first component, at least one polyol as the second component, and at least one such metal complex compound as the catalyst. The invention additionally relates to different uses of the two-component polyurethane compositions.

The present invention provides compositions comprising the reaction product of an aliphatic diisocyanate, and a reactive intermediate made from one selected from the group consisting of oxazolidinones, benzoic sulfimides (saccharins), 1H-indole-2,3-diones (isatins), succinamides, N-hydroxysuccinamides, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehydes (vanillins), α-ketoamides, piperazines, benzofuranones, 3,4-dihydroxycyclobut-3-ene-1,2-diones (squaric acids), squaric acid esters, α-ketoamides, anilines, and α-ketoamide, phenols. The aliphatic diisocyanate comprises one selected from the group consisting of isocyanurates, biurets, iminooxadiazine diones, urethanes, uretdiones, carbodiimides, and allophanates. The resulting compositions may be useful in producing coatings, adhesives, sealants, castings, composites and films having durability, color stability, high gloss, and chemical resistance properties similar to those made from polyurethane.