A resin composition for a printed wiring board containing a cyanate compound (A); a maleimide compound (B); and a benzoguanamine compound (C) having an aminomethyl group represented by the following general formula (1):

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wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a substituent selected from a group consisting of a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryloxy group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group, an amide group, and a halogen atom, and n is an integer of 1 to 2.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a porous material, at least comprising the steps of providing a mixture (I) comprising a composition (A) comprising components suitable to form an organic gel and a solvent (B), reacting the components in the composition (A) in the presence of the solvent (B) to form a gel, and drying of the gel obtained in step b), wherein the composition (A) comprises at least one compound (af) comprising phosphorous and at least one functional group which is reactive towards isocyanates. The invention further relates to the porous materials which can be obtained in this way and the use of the porous materials as thermal insulation material and in vacuum insulation panels, in particular in interior or exterior thermal insulation systems as well as in water tank or ice maker insulation systems.

This disclosure generally provides compositions with improved flammability resistance and processes for preparing these compositions, wherein the resin composition comprising: (a) a polyfunctional isocyanate; (b) an isocyanate reactive composition comprising (b1) a polyfunctional polyol and a catalyst composition; and/or (b2) a polyfunctional amine; and (c) a benzoxazine component solved in the resin composition.

The disclosure includes brominated alkenyl alcohols, their use as a flame retardant in polyurethane and polyurethane foams, and polyurethanes containing the brominated alkenyl alcohols. Compositions, methods, and processes are disclosed. The brominated alkenyl alcohols used as flame retardants in polyurethanes can be generally described by Formula (I), the scope of which is disclosed herein.

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The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, racemic, or tautomer thereof, formula (I) wherein r, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and L.sup.1 have the meaning defined in the claims and the description. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the compound of formula (I). The present invention also relates to a composition comprising the compound of formula (I). The present invention also relates to a polyurethane or polyurethane prepolymer obtainable by contacting at least one isocyanate with at least one compound of formula (I), or with a composition comprising a compound of formula (I). The present invention relates to the use of such polyurethane or polyurethane prepolymer, or a compound of formula (I), or a composition comprising a compound of formula (I), for the preparation of foams, adhesives, coatings, or elastomers. The present invention also relates to an article comprising a compound of formula (I), or a composition a compound of formula (I).

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The present invention relates to a process for producing polyurethanes, preferably polyurethane foams, by reaction of compounds containing isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms with di- and/or polyisocyanates in the presence of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of:

NC—CHR.sup.1—CON R.sup.12—X  (I),

NC—CHR.sup.2—CONR.sup.3-aryl  (II),

NC—CHR.sup.4—CO.sub.2H  (III),

[NC—CHR.sup.5—CO.sub.2].sub.mY.sup.m+  (IV), wherein X represents NR.sup.6R.sup.7, OR.sup.8, CONR.sup.9R.sup.10 or COOR.sup.11, R.sup.1 to R.sup.12 each independently of one another represent H, an optionally substituted C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkyl group or an optionally substituted aryl group, Y represents a monovalent or divalent cation and m represents 1 or 2.

The present invention further relates to the polyurethanes obtainable from this process, and to the use of such polyurethanes, for example in the interior of automobiles.

A molding based on a monolithic organic aerogel has a density in the range from 60 to 300 kg/m.sup.3 and a thermal conductivity in the range from 12 to 17.8 mW/m*K. The molding based on a monolithic organic aerogel has more than 30 vol.-% of pores with a diameter of less than 150 nm, and more than 20 vol.-% of pores with a diameter of less than 27 nm, based on the total pore volume. A process can be used to prepare the molding by compression.

Polymers are disclosed that incorporate portions of secondary or tertiary polyamide segments connected with polyisocyanates. These polymers have enhanced matting properties. The enhanced matting properties are from creating an inherently matt surface from the polymer without the use of any separate fine particle size matting additives. Conventional matting agents such as fine particle size silica usually results in loss of physical properties such as haze development and porosity in the coating from the matting agent. Composites and hybrids of these polymers and other polyamides, polyurethane with vinyl polymers (acrylates) are also disclosed and claimed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a polyurethane composition, in which reduction in the strength of the foam is suppressed when the foam has been greatly deformed. The present invention relates to a polyurethane composition comprising a base resin and a curing agent, wherein the base resin comprises a compound (A-1) comprising a polyalkylene skeleton comprising neither an aromatic skeleton nor an alicyclic skeleton, and having two or more functional groups having an active hydrogen atom, a compound (A-2) comprising an aromatic skeleton and/or alicyclic skeleton, and having two or more functional groups having an active hydrogen atom, a blowing agent (B), and an amine-based catalyst (C); a polyurethane foam therefrom; and a method for soundproofing and reinforcing a vehicle.

A process for producing rigid PUR/PIR foams comprising A1 an isocyanate-reactive component, A2 a flame retardant, A3 a blowing agent, A4 a catalyst, A5 optionally auxiliaries and additives, and B an organic polyisocyanate component. Component A1 comprises a triurethane triol A1.1 and a compound A1.2 selected from the group consisting of polyether polyol, polyester polyol, polyether carbonate polyol, and polyether ester polyol. Also disclosed is a rigid PUR/PIR foam, an insulating material, a composite element, and a mixture.