Abstract: Deep section epoxy compositions are cured by irradiation with e-beam, x-ray,or .gamma.-ray radiation. Use of photoinitiators having metal halide anions makes monomers and oligomers especially susceptible of this invention's deep section curing technology.

Abstract: A highcarbon-containing diaryliodonium initiator for cationic polymerization which possesses enhanced solubility characteristics over conventional diaryliodonium initiators. By the disclosed process, a novel photo/thermal initiator is obtained which is uniquely characterized by the concatenation of a long chain ester with an aryl group, resulting in a total number of carbon atoms in the entire moiety attached to the iodine atom in excess of 20.

Abstract: Synthesis use of a new class of diaryliodonium salt photo and thermal polymerization initiators in which the aryl groups are substituted with alkoxy group bearing hydroxy groups. Good to excellent yields are obtained of diaryliodonium salts in which the aryl groups are substituted with long chain alkoxy groups, which alkoxy groups also possess at least one hydroxyl moiety attached at the 2-position of an alkoxy group. The resultant salts have enhanced solubility when compared with their lower molecular weight counterparts. The hydroxyl groups serve as chain transfer agents; and, in cross linking UV-induced cationic polymerizations, the hydroxyl groups effect marked accelertion on polymerization rates. The salts also have excellent compatability with nonpolar monomers such as epoxidized oil and poly(1,2-butadience oxide) and provide further benefits when they are used along with copper cocatalysts in thermally curable polymer systems.