Abstract: Extremely rapid ambient curing of polyepoxide resins and mixtures of polyepoxide resins and polyacrylate esters is achieved by use of a curing system composed of at least one polymercaptan and at least one catalytic co-curing agent which is the condensation product of:(a) aliphatic amine or substituted aliphatic amine containing at least one primary aliphatic amine group where the aliphatic moiety is ethylene or greater with(b) at least one amino acid, its corresponding lactam or other amide forming derivative.Optionally, known Lewis Base catalysts for the epoxy/mercaptan reaction, such as tertiary amines, may also be used.

Abstract: Coating compositions in accordance with the invention are usefully coated on substrates, such as plastic lenses, and cured. The cured coatings provide excellent abrasion resistance and good adherence and weathering properties. The coating compositions comprise an organic solvent and a mixture of at least two components derived by partial hydrolysis from precursor organosilicone compounds. The precursor compounds include a plurality of alkoxy groups, and the at least two components are partially hydrolyzed by greater than 40% of a stoichiometric amount of water required to hydrolyze the alkoxy groups. A first component of the two components is in an imine, aminal or enamine form, which extends working life of the coating compositions.

Abstract: More rapid curing of polyepoxide resins is achieved by use of a curing system composed of at least one polymercaptan, at least one catalyst which is a poly[(N,N-dimethylamino)alkyl]ether and/or organic non-quaternized salts thereof derived from organic compounds having at least one acidic group and having a pKa greater than about 3.5 and, optionally, organic sulfide, tertiary phosphine or a tertiary amine having no bridged atoms, having no ether oxygen and having at least one tertiary amine group.