Abstract: Provided are epoxy curing agents comprising the reaction product of reactants consisting essentially of a mono-alkylene polyamine having less than about 12 carbon atoms, an alicyclic diamine in an amount of greater than about 10% of the amine equivalents of said amine component, an aromatic mono-glycidyl ether having less than about 18 carbon atoms, and a diglycidyl ether of an aromatic diol having an average degree of oligomerization of less than about 3.5, wherein the ratio of primary amine equivalents of said alkylene polyamine to the total epoxide equivalents of said aromatic glycidyl ether and said diglycidyl ether of an aromatic diol is are greater than one, and the ratio of epoxide equivalents of said aromatic mono-glycidyl ether to epoxide equivalents of said diglycidyl ether of an aromatic diol is greater than one.

Abstract: Provided are epoxy curing agents comprising the reaction product of reactants consisting essentially of an alkylene polyamine having less than about 12 carbon atoms, an aromatic mono-glycidyl ether having less than about 18 carbon atoms, and a diglycidyl ether of an aromatic diol having an average degree of oligomerization of less than about 3.5, wherein the ratio of primary amine equivalents of said alkylene polyamine to the total epoxide equivalents of said aromatic glycidyl ether and said diglycidyl ether of an aromatic diol is not essentially less than one, and the ratio of epoxide equivalents of said aromatic mono-glycidyl ether to epoxide equivalents of said diglycidyl ether of an aromatic diol is greater than one.

Abstract: A fluorine containing polymer containing ester groups in the backbone of the polymer is prepared by the ring opening free radical polymerization of a cyclic ketene acetal with a vinyl monomer component comprising a fluorine containing vinyl monomer. The aforesaid fluorine containing polymer which contains ester groups can be reacted with a material containing functional groups capable of cleaving the carbon oxygen single bonds of the ester groups. The resultant oligomeric material contains functionality as a result of the cleavage which is suitable for reaction with a crosslinking agent to form a cured film.

Abstract: A fluorine containing polymer having a terminal ester group is prepared from the free radical polymerization of an acyclic ketane acetal with a vinyl monomer component including a fluorine containing vinyl monomer.The fluorine containing polymer can be utilized to prepare functional oligomers suitable for many uses including film former and additives for coating applications.