Abstract: The invention is a process for building-up printed wiring boards using metal foil coated with toughened benzocyclobutene-based dielectric polymers. The invention is also a toughened dielectric polymer comprising benzocyclobutene-based monomers or oligomers, ethylenically unsaturated polymer additive, and, optionally, a photoactive compound.

Abstract: The invention is a process for building-up printed wiring boards using metal foil coated with toughened benzocyclobutene-based dielectric polymers. The invention is also a toughened dielectric polymer comprising benzocyclobutene-based monomers or oligomers, ethylenically unsaturated polymer additive, and, optionally, a photoactive compound.

Abstract: The invention is a process for building-up printed wiring boards using metal foil coated with toughened benzocyclobutene-based dielectric polymers. The invention is also a toughened dielectric polymer comprising benzocyclobutene-based monomers or oligomers, ethylenically unsaturated polymer additive, and, optionally, a photoactive compound.

Abstract: A process for preparing an epoxy dimer acid ester resin, which comprises reacting (a) an epoxy resin which is a glycidyl ether of a dihydric phenol having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 30,000 and an epoxy equivalent of 300 to 5,000 with (b) a dimer acid in the presence of an organic solvent having an alcoholic hydroxyl group at a concentration such that the solid content of both reactants (a) and (b) ranges from 60 to 90 percent by weight based on the total weight of the reaction mixture. An epoxy dimer acid ester resin prepared by the process and a coating therefrom are also disclosed. The coating is particularly useful for coating a coil of a steel sheet.

Abstract: Disclosed in a polyamide epoxy ester resin having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 100,000, an epoxy equivalent of 500 to 10,000, and an acid value of not greater than 10, which is prepared by reacting(i) at least one epoxy resin which is a glycidyl ether of a dihydric phenol,(ii) at least one dihydric phenol and(iii) a polyamide dicarboxylic acid having an amine value of not greater than 20 and an acid value of at least 20, which is prepared by reacting a polymerized fatty acid composed mainly of a dimer acid with a diamine at a polymerized fatty acid/diamine molar ratio of from 2/1.0 to 2/1.9,at a ratio of such that the amount of the polyamide dicarboxylic acid segment in the resin ranges 1 to 30 percent by weight based on the weight of the resin.Also, disclosed are a process for preparing the polyamide epoxy ester resin and a coating composition comprising the resin. The coating composition is particularly useful for can coating.