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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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.

The invention relates to aqueous polyurethane-vinyl polymer hybrid dispersions comprising, as building blocks hydrophobically modified hydroxy-functional polyesters A, acids B that have further groups which react with isocyanates under formation of urethanes, ureas, or thiourethanes, compounds G having only one hydroxyl group, and one or more tertiary amino groups, olefinically unsaturated monomers H2 having a polymerisable ethylenic unsaturation and a further functional group which reacts with an isocyanate group under bond formation, olefinically unsaturated monomers H1 having at least one polymerisable ethylenic unsaturation and no further functional group which reacts with an isocyanate group, and multifunctional isocyanates I having at least two isocyanate groups per molecule, to a process of their preparation, and to a method of use thereof.

A high-solid-content coating composition includes: (A) a hydroxy group-containing acrylic resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) in a range of 20 C. to 70 C. and a weight average molecular weight in a range of 3,000 to 10,000; (B) a hydroxy group-containing polyester resin being a reaction product of a polyfunctional compound (b-1) having a carboxy group and a hydroxy group in total of three or more in one molecule, a monoepoxide compound (b-2) having a hydrocarbon group having 4 or more carbon atoms, and a caprolactone compound (b-3); and (C) a polyisocyanate compound, in which a solid content at the time of coating is 50 mass % or more.

Described herein is a 3D spacer fabric reinforced composite, a process for producing it, a method of using it in footwear, and a footwear including it.