Abstract: A process for forming a multilayer film includes coating a polymeric substrate film with a liquid fluoropolymer coating. The liquid fluoropolymer coating includes a fluoropolymer, solvent, a compatible cross-linkable adhesive polymer, and a cross-linking agent. The process further includes cross-linking the compatible cross-linkable adhesive polymer to form a cross-linked polymer network in the fluoropolymer coating, removing the solvent from the fluoropolymer coating, and adhering the fluoropolymer coating to the polymeric substrate film. A liquid fluoropolymer coating composition includes a fluoropolymer selected from homopolymers and copolymers of vinyl fluoride and homopolymers and copolymers of vinylidene fluoride, solvent, a compatible cross-linkable adhesive polymer, and a cross-linking agent. A fluoropolymer coated film includes a polymeric substrate film and a fluoropolymer coating on the polymeric substrate film.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for preparation of polyolefins containing exo-olefin chain ends. The method involves quenching a cationic quasi-living polyolefin polymer system with one or more hindered secondary or tertiary amines.

Abstract: A continuous process for the reactive compatibilization of polymers includes I. processing monooxazoline, bisoxazoline or a mixture thereof together with a first polymer, to give a reactive polymer; and II. adding the reactive polymer to one or more second polymers. In addition, a reactive polymer contains I. a first polymer; and II. at least 5% by weight of chemically unbound monooxazoline, bisoxazoline or a mixture thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides a maleimidyl-containing material having a substituent group defined by the following structural formula (1) containing a maleimidyl group (maleimido group): wherein A denotes a spacer containing an amino acid or a peptide spacer P. Also, the invention provides a production method of the above-mentioned maleimidyl-containing material involving a step of reacting a material containing an amino acid or a peptide chain with a compound containing a maleimido group.

Abstract: The present invention includes a molecular melt composition comprising an antioxidant and a coupling agent. The molecular melt is partially amorphous in nature. The invention also includes a method for making the molecular melt composition and a method for using the molecular melt to produce coupled polymers. The invention further includes a method for using an antioxidant to phlagmatize a coupling agent.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a curable composition which exhibits excellent toughness after the curing and excellent long term stability, as well as a rubber used in such curable composition. Such object is realized by a maleimide terminated rubber having maleimide structure on both ends of the molecule obtainable by reacting a rubber having amino group and/or imino group on both ends of the molecule and a bismaleimide compound, as well as a curable composition comprising such maleimide terminated rubber and a resin and/or a rubber other than such maleimide terminated rubber.

Abstract: The invention relates to hydroxylamine esters and polymerizable compositions comprising these hydroxylamine esters and an ethylenically unsaturated monomer or oligomer and methods for achieving a controlled increase in the molecular weight of polyethylene.

Abstract: A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of (i) polymerizing conjugated diene monomer by employing a lanthanide-based catalyst to form a reactive polymer, and (ii) reacting the reactive polymer with a protected oxime compound.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a coating composition comprising an coating composition comprising a crosslinkable composition and a crosslinking composition. The crosslinkable composition comprises an acrylic polyol wherein the acrylic polyol comprises at least 40 percent by weight of at least one linear or branched C8 or higher alkyl acrylate monomer and at least one polyester extended acrylate monomer. The coating composition is suitable for use as a basecoat and can be used in a 3-wet paint process that eliminates the primer curing booth.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high gloss car wash-resistant coating composition comprising an epoxy-functional binder and a cross-linker reactive with the epoxy groups of the binder and a method to prepare such a car wash-resistant coating. The invention further relates to the use of said coating composition, as a pigment-free top coat or a clear coat, in the finishing and refinishing of articles, for example motorcycles, cars, trains, buses, trucks, and aeroplanes. The coating composition after curing forms a coating having an initial gloss of at least 81 GU and a loss of gloss (LoG) of less than 0.25, the loss of gloss being determined by the formula (I) LoG=(1?e(A/X))/(1+eK)+(1?eD*?Tg) ??(I) wherein K=B*(Tgonset?C) In formula I A=?8.03, B=?0.21, C=328 and D=?0.00304.

Abstract: The instant invention relates to a process for crosslinking unsaturated polymer resins as e.g. unsaturated polyesters using hydroxyamine esters as radical source. Further aspects of the invention are a composition comprising unsaturated polymer resins as e.g. unsaturated polyester resins and a hydroxylamine ester and the use of hydroxylamine esters for crosslinking unsaturated polymers.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a vinyl polymer having at least one group of the general formula (1) permolecule at the molecular chain terminus. —Z—R—CR1?CR2R3??(1) wherein Z represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a group of the formula NR?, R? represents a univalent hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a bivalent organic group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and R represents a carbonyl group, a direct bond or a bivalent organic group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R1 and R2 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or a univalent organic group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and R3 represents an organic group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms. The present invention is further concerned with a curable composition comprising the above vinyl polymer.

Abstract: A process for forming an ene reaction product wherein an enophile, such as maleic anhydride, is reacted with reactive polyalkene having a terminal vinylidene content of at least 30 mol. %, at high temperature in the presence of a free radical inhibitor. The polyalkenyl acylating agents are useful per se as additives in lubricating oils, functional fluids, and fuels and also serve as intermediates in the preparation of other products (e.g., succinimides) useful as additives in lubricating oils, functional fluids, and fuels. The presence of the free radical inhibitor during the high temperature reaction results in a reaction product that is low, or substantially free from sediment.

Abstract: Removable, water-whitening resistant pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) comprising a crosslinked aqueous emulsion polymer comprising (a) at least one hydrophobic monomer; (b) at least about 2 wt. % of at least one hydrophilic monomer; and (c) at least about 5 wt. % of at least one partially hydrophilic monomer; wherein the crosslinked aqueous emulsion polymer is crosslinked with an effective amount of at least one polyfunctional aziridine crosslinker, and the wt. % of monomers (a), (b), and (c) are based on the total weight of monomers (a), (b), and (c).

Abstract: There is provided a process for producing a both end-modified diene polymer rubber comprising the steps of: (1) polymerizing a conjugated diene monomer or a combination thereof with an aromatic vinyl monomer in the presence of a compound represented by the following formula (1) to produce an alkali metal end-carrying active polymer, and (2) reacting the alkali metal end-carrying active polymer with an amine compound, a ketone compound, an acrylamide compound, a heterocyclic compound or a silyl compound represented by specific formulas, respectively: R—(CH2)n—X-M??(1) wherein R is a functional group containing a substituent group-carrying nitrogen atom, X is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group comprising from 0 to 10 conjugated diene monomer units or aromatic vinyl monomer units, n is an integer of from 1 to 10, and M is an alkali metal.

Abstract: A one-component heat curable epoxide composition which have an excellent storage stability and can be cured in a short period of time at a relatively low temperature, and in particular, have a property of generating outgas in a smaller amount, and providing cured product with an excellent heat resistance, is provided. The composition comprises 100 parts by weight of (A) an epoxide having more than one epoxy group on average in the molecule, and 1 to 40 parts by weight of (B) a curing compound which is prepared by reacting with heating (a) aminoalkylimidazole of the general formula: (b) an amine having two nitrogen atoms with one or two active hydrogen atoms and having at least one cyclic structure group in the molecule therein, (c) urea, and (d) a diepoxide having two epoxy groups on average in the molecule.

Abstract: The invention encompasses novel amphiphilic block copolymers comprising a hydrophobic block and a hydrophilic block wherein the hydrophilic block is formed from diallyldialkylammonium salt and the hydrophobic block comprises a polyolefin. Furthermore, convenient methods of preparing the amphiphilic block copolymers are disclosed. The amphiphilic block copolymer may be used to increase the wettability and printability of a plastic surface. The amphiphilic block copolymer may also be melt blended with a thermoplastic to form an anti-statically finished polymeric.

Abstract: Compositions comprising a fluoropolymer having interpolymerized units derived from a nitrogen-containing cure site monomer and a cure catalyst derived from an amidine and an acid having a pKa value of about ?1 to about 4 are provided. Also provided are a method of making a fluoropolymer and fluoropolymer articles containing curable or cured fluoropolymer compositions.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel crosslinkable copolymers which are obtainable by (a) copolymerizing at least two different hydrophilic monomers selected from the group consisting of N,N-dimethyl acrylamide (DMA), 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA), glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP), acrylic acid (AA) and a C1-C4-alkoxy polyethylene glycol (meth)acrylate having a weight average molecular weight of from 200 to 1500, and at least one crosslinker comprising two or more ethylenically unsaturated double bonds in the presence of a chain transfer agent having a functional group; and (b) reacting one or more functional groups of the resulting copolymer with an organic compound having an ethylenically unsaturated group.

Abstract: A polymer comprising a styrene-based monomer and t-butyl methacrylate, wherein a proportion of the styrene-based monomer in the polymer is 30% by mol to 90% by mol and the polymer has a functional group represented by the following formula (1) which includes a maleimidyl group: wherein in the formula (1), X represents —O— or —NH— and Q represents a spacer group. A ligand immobilization support comprising the polymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to polymers obtained by S-alkylation of sulfinated polymers with alkylation agents, and AB-cross-linked polymers obtained by reacting polymers containing alkylation groups with low-molecular sulfinates, under S-alkylation, or AB-cross-linked polymers obtained by S-alkylation of sulfinated polymers with polymers containing alkylation groups.

Abstract: A method of dispersing pigment using an amide-modified resin or an amide-modified hydrocarbyl moiety, and the resulting pigment concentrate or coating or ink composition.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of a functionalized polymer containing an additive, in which process there is formed a compound that contains, besides at least one blocked isocyanate group, a free amino, hydroxy or carboxy group; this compound is linked to an additive via the free amino, hydroxy or carboxy group in the additive; this additive linked to the compound mentioned is contacted with a polymer that contains at least one free amino or hydroxyl group, at a temperature above the polymer's melting point and at least above 150° C., such that the blocked isocyanate group reacts with the free amino or hydroxy group of the polymer to form the functionalized polymer. The invention also relates to the intermediate products formed in the process and in the preparation thereof. Lastly, the invention relates to functionalized polymers and polymer compositions containing the functionalized polymer.

Abstract: Provided according to the invention are cross-linked polymers comprising an anhydride or partially hydrolyzed anhydride functionalized polymer having oligomeric polyimide cross-links, providing a polymeric composite on a molecular scale, and shaped articles made therefrom. In some embodiments the shaped articles are particularly well suited for electronics applications. The shaped articles are characterized by low CTE (coefficient of thermal expansion), low dielectric constant (Dk), low dissipation factor (Df), high strength, high modulus and high toughness.

Abstract: Cross-linked polymers comprising an anhydride or partially hydrolyzed anhydride functionalized polymer having oligomeric polyamic acid cross-links are provided. In solution, a polymer of the invention forms a formable gel. The formable gel is useful for forming shaped articles that are useful for electronics applications.

Abstract: A novel highly grafted, multi-functional olefin copolymer is provided comprising an additive reaction product of a method comprising reacting acylating agent with an olefin copolymer having a number average molecular weight greater than about 1,000 in the presence of a free radical initiator and essentially free of hydrocarbon solvent in an extruder to provide an olefin copolymer intermediate comprising an acylated olefin copolymer having a degree of grafting (DOG) of at least 0.5 wt. %, which copolymer intermediate's molecular weight is reduced, vacuum stripped of unreacted components, pelletized, dissolved in a neutral oil (preferably with inert gas sparging), and further reacted with a polyamine to provide a grafted multi-functional olefin copolymer viscosity modifier, and lubricating oil concentrates and compositions containing the same and uses thereof.

Abstract: A multi-functional polymer defined by the formula (Q—RnZ—P2—Y where (Q—R)n is a functionality cluster, Q is a functional group, R is a multi-valent organic group, P2 is a long-chain polymer, n is an integer from about 2 to about 10, Y is a proton, a weak functional group, or a selective functional group, and Z is a branch point where the functionality clusters join the long-chain polymer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a copolymer useful for the manufacture of tires by coupling the ends of a living polymer obtained from copolymerization of a diene monomer and a vinyl aromatic monomer in the presence of an organolithium catalyst and a hydrocarbon solvent with a multi-reactive polysiloxane compound and then modifying the remaining uncoupled ends of the polymer with an amine compound. The use of the copolymer thus obtained for the fabrication of tires improves the affinity to silica as well as carbon black used as a reinforcing material and provides enhanced properties required for tires, such as increased wet traction, reduced rolling resistance, and increased tread wear.

Abstract: The invention relates to a carpet comprising a stainproof-treated textile, wherein the carpet has stainproof ratio (%) of at least 30% as defined below: Stainproof ratio (%)=100×(?EN?ETn)/?EN ?EN: Color difference after stainproof test of untreated carpet; ?ETn: Color difference after stainproof test of carpet treated by the stainproof agent; n: the number of cleaning; cleaning is conducted according to AATCC-138, n?20.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thermally curable polymer composition, and a photolithographic substrate coated therewith, the composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing polymer, an amino cross-linking agent and a thermal acid generator. The thermally curable polymer composition may be dissolved in a solvent and used as an undercoat layer in deep UV lithography.

Abstract: A composition of a fluoropolymer comprising interpolymerized units of nitrogen-containing cure site monomer and a catalyst comprising a compound having the formula: wherein HA is an acid, each R1, R2, and R3 is independently a C1–C20 alkyl group, which may be cyclic or heterocyclic, or Rf(CH2)x— wherein Rf is a C1–C8 linear or branched and at least partially fluorinated, and x is 1 to 4, and one R group may be a bond to another R group such that the nitrogen is bonded to or part of an alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, or aromatic group. This may further comprise a catalyst composition comprising a compound of the formula R1C(OR2)?NH, and salts thereof, where each R1 and R2 is, independently, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, or cycloalkenyl. Also provided are a method of making a fluoropolymer composition and articles prepared from the compositions.

Abstract: A resist pattern thickening material has resin, a crosslinking agent and a compound having a cyclic structure, or resin having a cyclic structure at a part. A resist pattern has a surface layer on a resist pattern to be thickened with etching rate (nm/s) ratio of the resist pattern to be thickened the surface layer of 1.1 or more, under the same condition, or a surface layer to a resist pattern to be thickened. A process for forming a resist pattern includes applying the thickening material after forming a resist pattern to be thickened on its surface. A semiconductor device has a pattern formed by the resist pattern. A process for manufacturing the semiconductor device has applying, after forming a resist pattern to be thickened, the thickening material to the surface of the resist pattern to be thickened, and patterning the underlying layer by etching, the pattern as a mask.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for gel post-crosslinking or surface post-crosslinking water-absorbing hydogels with morpholine-2,3-diones, to the post-crosslinked hydrogels and to the use thereof.

Abstract: A vibration damping rubber composition having an excellent vibration damping performance includes the following (A) to (C) as essential components: (A) a diene-based rubber; (B) a vulcanizing agent of a bismaleimide compound represented by the following formula (1): [wherein X denotes a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon group; and R1 to R4 may be the same or different and each denote a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, —NH2, or —NO2, provided that the bismaleimide compound represented by formula (1) excludes a compound in which X is —(CH2)n- (n is an integer of 4 to 12) and all R1 to R4 are hydrogen atoms], wherein the vulcanizing agent is sulfur-free; and (C) a vulcanization accelerator.

Abstract: An initiator is presented for anionically polymerizing monomers, to provide a functional head group on the polymer. A polymer having a functional head group derived from a sulfur containing anionic initiator, and optionally as additional functional group resulting from the use of a functional terminating reagent, coupling agent or linking agent is also provided. A method is presented for anionically polymerizing monomers comprising the step of polymerizing the monomers with a sulfur containing anionic initiator to provide a functional head group on the polymer. An elastomeric compound, comprising a functional polymer and filler is also described. Also provided is a tire having decreased rolling resistance resulting from a tire component containing a vulcanizable elastomeric compound.

Abstract: The present invention relates to vulcanization accelerators constituted by compounds, derived from secondary amines, belonging to the class of enamines and to a process for their preparation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing novel, monodisperse ion exchangers having chelating functional groups, and their use for adsorbing metal compounds, in particular, heavy metal compounds and noble metal compounds, and also for extracting alkaline-earth metals from saline solutions from alkali metal chloride electrolysis.

Abstract: A method of producing a non-crosslinked polymer particle having in a side chain thereof a succinimidoxycarbonyl group represented by the following structural formula (1): the method comprising the step of using an initiator to polymerize a polymerizable monomer (A) containing a succinimidoxycarbonyl group represented by the above structural formula (1) and a polymerizable monomer (B) containing one polymerizable moiety in the monomer in a non-aqueous solvent in the presence of a macromolecular dispersion stabilizer. In this process the non-aqueous solvent is a solvent in which the polymerizable monomer (A) and the polymerizable monomer (B) are soluble and the non-crosslinked polymer particle is insoluble.

Abstract: This invention relates to a crosslinking composition comprising a compound having the structure of Formula I: where Z is a hydrogen, an alkyl of 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, an aryl of about 6 to about 24 carbon atoms, an aralkyl of about 7 to about 24 carbon atoms, or —NR2R2; each R2 is independently hydrogen, an alkyl, aryl or an aralkyl of 1 to about 18 carbon atoms or R3; where R3 is —CHROR1 or where R is alkyl, halogenated alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, halogenated aralkyl, alkoxyalkyl or an alkaryl having from 1 to about 24 carbon atoms; R1 is a hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxyalkyl or an alkaryl having from 1 to about 24 carbon atoms; and where the alkyl or aryl groups in each radical may optionally have heteroatoms in their structure; B is a residue of a poly(alkylaldehyde) with n aldehyde groups; n is an integer of 2 to about 4; and A is an amino moiety derived from the group consisting of guanamine and melamine.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of known hydroxylamine esters selected from the group consisting of HALS (sterically hindered amine) compounds and novel hydroxylamine esters for the controlled degradation of polypropylene.

Abstract: A process for producing a modified polymer having, in the molecule thereof, an organic group(s) introduced thereinto and derived from a compound(s) having a free radical comprising reacting a polymer such as an elastomer with a compound having the free radical stable at an ordinary temperature in the presence of oxygen, after or while a carbon radical(s) is generated in the polymer, whereby the modified polymer having an improved bondability and processability is formed.

Abstract: The present invention relates compositions containing acetoacetylated polyvinyl polymers obtained from polyvinyl polymers, such as polyvinyl butyrals. These coating compositions are especially suitable for use as wash primers in automotive OEM and refinish coating applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to curable coating compositions containing acetoacetylated polyvinyl polymers obtained from polyvinyl polymers, such as polyvinyl butyrals. These coating compositions are especially suitable for use as wash primers in automotive OEM and refinish coating applications.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to two component coating compositions that cure under ambient conditions and more particularly to those having low VOC (volatile organic content) that are suitable for use in automotive refinish and Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) applications. The coating composition includes crosslinkable and crosslinking components, wherein the crosslinkable component includes a low polydispersity, low molecular weight copolymer having on an average 2 to 25 crosslinkable functional groups, such as hydroxyl, acetoacetoxy, carboxyl, epoxy, primary amine and secondary amine. The copolymer is polymerized from a monomer mixture that includes one or more non-functional methacrylate monomers and one or more functional acrylate monomers provided with the functional groups. The crosslinking component includes polyisocyanate, polyamine, epoxy, polyacid, ketimine, melamine, or a combination thereof. The invention is also directed to coating produced from the coating composition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing terminally functionalized telechelic polymers using a cationic living polymer product or a terminal tert-chloride chain end of a carbocationic quasiliving polymer product, which comprises quenching the polymer product with an N-substituted pyrrole to thereby functionalize the N-substituted pyrrole at the terminal reactive polymer chain end(s). Also disclosed are the terminal functionalized polyisobuyl N-substituted pyrrole compounds where the polyisobutyl group is substituted at the 2 and 3 position of the N-substituted pyrrole.

Abstract: A vinyl polymer having at least one group of the general formula (1) per molecule at the molecular chain terminus. —Z—R—CR1?CR2R3??(1) wherein Z represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a group of the formula NR?, R? represents a univalent hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a bivalent organic group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and R represents a carbonyl group, a direct bond or a bivalent organic group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R1 and R2 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or a univalent organic group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and R3 represents an organic group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and a curable composition comprising the above vinyl polymer are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing a powdery coating material by using a curable acrylic resin (A) having a number average molecular weight of from 2,000 to 20,000 and a glass transition temperature of from 30 to 90° C. obtained by polymerizing a starting monomer containing from 15 to 50 mol % of an unsaturated compound which contains at least a glycidyl group and/or a methylglycidyl group, and from 20 to 50 mol % of methyl methacrylate; a curing agent (B) capable of being reacted with the glycidyl group or the methylglycidyl group constituting the curable acrylic resin (A); and an alcohol solvent (C) having a boiling point under normal pressure of from 70 to 120° C.; said method comprising a kneading step of so kneading the curable acrylic resin (A), the curing agent (B) and the alcohol solvent (C) that at least the curing agent (B) is dissolved in the alcohol solvent (C) at a temperature of not higher than 130°C.

Abstract: Thermally cured undercoat for use in lithography of a thermally cured composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing polymer, an amino cross-linking agent and a thermal acid generator, wherein the hydroxyl containing polymer is a polymer comprising units m, n and o of the following formula: wherein R1 is H or methyl; R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C14 aryl acrylate or C6-C14 aryl methacrylate group wherein the substituted groups may be phenyl, C1-4 alkyl or C1-4 alkoxy; R3 is a hydroxyl functionalized C1-C8 alkyl acrylate, methacrylate or C6-C14 aryl group, R4 is a C1-C10 linear or branched alkylene; p is an integer of from 1 to 5 with the proviso that there are no more than thirty carbon atoms in the [—R4O—]p; R5 is a C1-C10 linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C6-C14 aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted C7-C15 alicyclic hydrocarbon; and m is about 40 to 70, n is about 15 to 35 and o is about 15 to 25.

Abstract: A composition of matter is disclosed wherein the composition comprises an N-aromatic substituted acid amide compound selected from the group consisting of compounds of formula (I) wherein A and B are independently selected alkylene groups; R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkylether, or ester; R2 is hydrogen if R1 is hydrogen; R2 is an alkyl primary amine if R1 is alkyl, alkylether, or ester; R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl; R5 is a sterically hindered phenolic group of formula (II) or formula (III) wherein X is CH2, S, NH, or O; and m, n, and p are independently selected integers equal to 0 or 1. These compositions may be used as such or they may be bound to a polymer backbone via a linking moiety.

Abstract: A curable coating composition containing a carbamate-functional reactive additive is made by reacting a compound having at least one epoxy group and at least one branched alkyl group of 5 to 30 carbons with carbon dioxide, to produce a carbonate functional compound, and then with ammonia. The carbamate-functional reactive additive is incorporated into a curable coating composition. The coating composition may contain a polymer comprising active hydrogen-containing functionality other than carbamate and a curing agent having groups that are reactive with the polymer active hydrogen-containing functionality, wherein one or both of polymer and curing agent comprise groups that are reactive with the carbamate group of the carbamate-functional reactive additive. The coating composition is applied to an article and cured.