Abstract: The invention relates to polyester amide imides produced by condensation of a dimerized fatty acid, and optionally straight-chain aliphatic and/or aromatic dicarboxylic acids having from 6 to 13 carbon atoms, trimellitic anhydride, aliphatic diamines having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, and either a mixture of isomers of 3,8-dihydroxymethyltricyclo[5.2.1.0.sup.2,6 ]decane 3,9-dihydroxymethyltricylo[5.2.1.0.sup.2,6 ]decane 4,9-dihydroxymethyltricyclo-[5.2.1.0.sup.2,6 ]decane, 4,8-dihydroxymethyltricyclo[5.2.1.0.sup.2,6 ]decane and/or 1,4-dihydroxymethylcyclohexane.

Abstract: What are disclosed are a polyesteramide prepared by the condensation of(A) a dimerized fatty acid having 16-44 carbon atoms,(B) a diamine of the formulaH.sub.2 N--R--NH.sub.2wherein R is aliphatic hydrocarbon having 2-36 carbon atoms,(C) diglycolamine (H.sub.2 N--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --OH), and, optionally,(D) at least one dicarboxylic acid of the formulaR"COOC--R'--COOR",wherein R' is an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic, or araliphatic hydrocarbon having 4 to 12 carbon atoms and R" is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and the use of such a polyesteramide as a melt adhesive for organic and inorganic substrates.

Abstract: What are disclosed are melt adhesives comprising a polyesteramide having a slow solidification rate, comprising(A) a dimerized fatty acid having 16-44 carbon atoms; optionally in admixture with a monocarboxylic acid,(B) a member selected from the group consisting of caprolactam and 6-aminocaproic acid, wherein 0.25-5.0 mol of component (B) is employed per mol of carboxyl groups present in component (A).(C) a monoalkanolamine of the formulaHO-R-NH.sub.2,wherein R is linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon having 2 to 8 carbon atoms which may be interrupted by oxygen atoms, and(D) a member selected from the group consisting of diprimary, disecondary, and primary-secondary diamines, wherein the equivalence ratio of (C):(D) is between 0.1:0.9 and 0.9:0.1.