The present invention suggests a curable organic polymer comprising at least one acylurea unit represented by structural formula (I): ##STR00001## Moreover, the present invention suggests a process for the preparation of said polymer and the use of said curable organic polymer for the preparation of a cured composition and for the preparation of hydroxyurethanes.

A guanidine of the formula (I) and to the use thereof as catalyst for the crosslinking of a functional compound, especially a polymer having silane groups. The guanidine of the formula (I) described is preparable in a simple method via a polyfunctional carbodiimide adduct from the readily available raw materials, and is largely odorless at room temperature and of low toxicity. In spite of its comparatively high molecular weight, it accelerates the crosslinking of functional compounds surprisingly well, and such compositions do not have a tendency to migration-related defects such as separation, exudation or substrate soiling.

The polycarbodiimide composition is a reaction product of polyisocyanate having a primary isocyanate group with alcohol, wherein the alcohol contains at least one oxyethylene-containing alcohol containing an oxyethylene group, and at least one oxyethylene-noncontaining alcohol containing no oxyethylene group, the at least one oxyethylene-noncontaining alcohol has a solubility parameter of 11.20 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.1/2 or less.

The present application relates to a modified polycarbodiimide compound, a coating composition and a coated article. The modified polycarbodiimide compound of the present application comprises a polymer backbone containing at least one NCN structural unit and at least one

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structural unit, wherein the

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represents aza-heterocyclic ring attached to the polymer backbone, and the aza-heterocyclic ring is fused or chemically bonded with optionally substituted or optionally aza-benzene ring. Compared with unmodified polycarbodiimide compound, the modified polycarbodiimide compound described herein can significantly improve the chemical resistance of the cured coating.

The present disclosure is directed to a solvent borne non-isocyanate curable two-components coating composition, comprising: component a) a film-forming resin composition comprising a resin component having carboxyl functional groups and hydroxyl functional groups and having an acid value of at least 23 mg KOH/g resin; and component b) an aromatic polycarbodiimide having two or more NCN moieties, wherein the carboxyl functional groups of the resin component and the NCN moieties present in the aromatic polycarbodiimide have a molar ratio in the range of 1:2 to 2:1, preferably in the range of 1:1 to 2:1; and wherein the coating composition comprises less than 1 wt % of water relative to the total weight of the coating composition. The present disclosure is also directed to an article comprising a substrate and a coating disposed thereon formed by the above solvent borne non-isocyanate curable two-components coating composition.

The modified polycarbodiimide compound of the present invention is obtained by modifying a polycarbodiimide compound derived from a diisocyanate compound with at least one aliphatic amine selected from the group consisting of diethylamine, methylisopropylamine, tert-butylethylamine, di-sec-butylamine, dicyclohexylamine, 2-methylpiperidine and 2,6-dimethylpiperidine. The curing agent of the present invention comprises the modified polycarbodiimide compound of the present invention. The thermosetting resin composition of the present invention comprises a carboxyl group-containing resin having a carboxyl group in a molecule or an epoxy resin having two or more epoxy groups in one molecule, and the curing agent of the present invention. Thus, a modified polycarbodiimide compound that can allow a resin composition to be cured at a relatively low temperature and that can suppress curing of a resin composition in a drying step before a thermal curing step of a resin composition, a curing agent comprising the modified polycarbodiimide compound, and a thermosetting resin composition comprising the curing agent can be provided.

A method of producing a polycarbodiimide polymer comprises heating a precursor compound at a desired temperature. The method further comprises combining the precursor compound, a diisocyanate compound, and a carbodiimidization catalyst to form a reaction mixture. Finally, the method comprises heating the reaction mixture for a first period of time at a first temperature, thereby reacting the precursor compound and the diisocyanate compound in the presence of the carbodiimidization catalyst to produce the polycarbodiimide polymer.

A polyurethane dispersant is described that comprises a reaction product of a polyisocyanate with a) a component supplying a anchoring imide group wherein the carbonyl groups of the imide are bonded to a fused or non-fused aromatic ring, b) at least one solvent-solubilizing chain, and other optional components to build molecular weight or modify the interaction of the dispersant with various particulates or continuous media.

The invention relates to polyurethane and/or polyorganosiloxane copolymer compounds and salts thereof that contain carbodiimide moieties of formula [I]. Further, the invention relates to a process for the preparation thereof, to precursors for the preparation thereof, and to reactive compositions which contain such precursors and to their use for treating or finishing fibers, including hair and wool, and for permanently finishing, treating, impregnating textiles and leather or synthetic leather and other fibrous materials, and sheet materials and paper.

The modified polycarbodiimide compound of the present invention is obtained by modifying a polycarbodiimide compound derived from a diisocyanate compound with an aromatic heterocyclic compound having endocyclic secondary amine nitrogen. The curing agent of the present invention comprises the modified polycarbodiimide compound of the present invention. Thus, a modified polycarbodiimide compound that allows amine dissociation to start at a low temperature as compared with a modified polycarbodiimide compound obtained by modifying a polycarbodiimide compound derived from a diisocyanate compound with diisopropylamine, and a curing agent comprising the modified polycarbodiimide compound can be provided.