Resins and Lacquers Derived From Polyaminoacrylates

The invention relates to novel reaction products, and lacquer compositions particularly for use in coating leather or textile material.

The invention provides a water-soluble reaction product of

(a) a water soluble acrylic polymer or copolymer having pendant amine groups, and

(b) a glycidyl ether of a di- or polyhydric alcohol or monomeric phenolic compound having 2-4 aromatic hydroxy groups

with the proviso that per amine equivalent of component (a) 0.5-0.85 epoxide equivalents of component (b) are present.

Examples of such "monomeric phenolic compounds" are ##STR1## where R is C.sub.1-4 alkylene ##STR2##

This reaction product may be hardened by the addition of a further glycidyl ether, preferably component (c) later defined.

By "water soluble" is meant that preferably the compound is fully miscible in all proportions.

By the term "amine equivalent" is meant the molecular weight per amine group present in the compound and by the term "epoxide equivalent" is meant molecular weight per epoxide group present.

Preferably the compound of component (a) contains pyridine groups or more preferably groups of formula (i) ##STR3## in which Ra is ##STR4## where each R.sub.1 independently is hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl

A is unsubstituted, linear or branched C.sub.2-6 alkylene ##STR5## where one R.sub.2 is hydrogen and the other is hydrogen or methyl

and one R.sub.3 is hydrogen and the other is hydrogen or methyl

n is 0, 1 or 2

A.sup..crclbar. is an anion, and

B is --NH-- or ##STR6## where R.sub.1 is as defined above.

Further according to the invention there is provided a lacquer composition comprising the reaction product of

(a) a water soluble acrylic polymer or copolymer having pendant amine groups,

(b) a glycidyl ether of a di- or polyhydric alcohol or of a monomeric phenolic compound having 2-4 aromatic hydroxy groups present; and

(c) a glycidyl ether of a polymeric phenol-aldehyde condensate or of a polyamine derived from ethyleneimine and/or propyleneimine

with the proviso that per amine equivalent of component (a) 0.7 to 1.1 epoxide equivalents in total of components (b) and (c) are present.

Preferably the amine groups of component (a) are pyridine groups or more preferably of formula (i) defined above.

A further aspect according to the invention is a twin pack, the first pack comprising the reaction product of

(a) a water soluble acrylic polymer or copolymer having pendant amine groups; and

(b) a glycidyl ether of a di- or polyhydric alcohol or of a monomeric phenolic compound having 2-4 aromatic hydroxy groups;

with the proviso that per amine equivalent of component (a) 0.5-0.85 epoxide equivalents of component (b) are present; and the second pack comprising the product of mixing

(b) a glycidyl ether of a di- or polyhydric alcohol or of a monomeric phenolic compound having 2-4 aromatic hydroxy groups; and

(c) a glycidyl ether of a polymeric phenol-aldehyde condensate or of a polyamine derived from ethyleneimine and/or propyleneimine

with the proviso that per amine equivalent of component (a) 0.7-1.1 (in total) epoxide equivalents of components (b) and (c) are present.

Preferably the amine groups of component (a) are pyridine groups or more preferably of formula (i) defined above.

Preferably in lacquer compositions according to the invention 0.7-1.0, more preferably 0.9-1.0 (in total) epoxide equivalents of component (b) are present per amine equivalent of component (a). Preferably 0.03-0.1 more preferably 0.05 epoxide equivalents of component (c) are present per amine equivalent of component (a).

Preferably in a twin pack according to the invention 0.25-0.6 epoxide equivalents of component (b) and 0.03-0.1 epoxide equivalents of component (c) per amine equivalent of component (a) are present in the second pack.

In the groups of formula (i)

A is preferably ##STR7## each R.sub.1 is preferably hydrogen; each R.sub.2 and each R.sub.3 is preferably hydrogen;

n is preferably zero or 1.

Preferably B is --NH--.

Preferably the compounds of component (a) have an amine equivalent of 280-2000, more preferably 350-1200, most preferably 400-700.

When the compounds of components (a) are in aqueous solution they are preferably in quaternised form, for example the group of formula (i) being in amine hydrochloride form. The solubility in water of component (a) is controlled by the pH of the aqueous solution, for instance by the conversion of non-quaternised form to the respective salt, in the above case by addition of acid.

Preferred compounds of components (a), (b) and (c) are described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,719,629 the contents of which are incorporated by reference.

Components of component (a) may also have reactive OH groups present for example ##STR8## where R.sub.1 and A.sup..crclbar. are defined above

B.sub.1 is (C.sub.1-6)alkylene or ##STR9## R.sub.5 is hydrogen or methyl and m is 0-10.

Preferred compounds of component (b) are glycidyl ethers of ethylene glycol or propylene glycol or the di- and tri-glycols thereof, glycerin or a related trihydric alcohol or pentaerythritol or dipentaerythritol, hydroxyphenols and bisphenols. Preferred bisphenols are ##STR10##

More preferred compounds of component (b) are epoxides of bisphenol F and bisphenol A.

The most preferred compounds of component (b) are the diepoxides of bisphenol A and F which have the formula ##STR11## where B is --CH.sub.2 -- in the case of bisphenol F and C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 -- in the case of bisphenol A.

The viscosity of the reaction product of components (a) and (b) is preferably 12,000-25,000, more preferably 16,000-20,000 cps at 20.degree. C. The pH of the solution containing the reaction product of components (a) and (b) is preferably weakly acid, this being achieved for example by the addition of hydrochloric acid, formic acid, acetic acid or another similar acid.

Preferred compounds of component (c) are the glycidyl ethers of phenol-formaldehyde condensation products. More preferred are the semi solid to fluid phenol-formaldehyde (novolak) reaction products with epichlorohydrin. Such compounds have an epoxide equivalent of 106-250.

Such preferred compounds are of the formula ##STR12## where each R independently is C.sub.1-4 alkyl and y is a number 0 to 2 and x is an average number from 0 to 20.

Preferably all alcohol groups of component (b) and of component (c) are epoxidised.

The application of lacquer composition according to the invention is simple. The reaction product of components (a) and (b) is a resin which is hardened by the addition of hardener, the hardener being a mixture of components (b) and (c). The resin is dissolved in water or thinned in water and the hardener is added. The resin-hardener mixture is then applied to the substrate, preferably leather, dried and warmed for 5 to 60 minutes (preferably 15 to 30 minutes) at usual hardening temperatures 60.degree. to 90.degree. C. (preferably 60.degree.-80.degree. C.) and the reaction of resin and hardener is allowed to go to completion at room temperature. The reaction product of components (a) and (b) is formed by dissolving the compound of component (a) in water and adding component (b) preferably heating to the reaction temperature (70.degree.-80.degree. C. over 50-90 minutes) and allowing to cool. The reaction product (in salt form) remains dissolved in water and does not have too high a viscosity so that it can conveniently be applied.

The coatings formed by the reaction products, lacquer compositions and twin packs according to the invention are of better quality than those hitherto known. The reaction products, compositions and packs of the invention have a good shelf life, particularly the reaction product of components (a) and (b).

The coatings so produced are flexible and do not crack when the substrate (leather) is used, for example when folded or flexed.

Preferred substrates to which the reaction products, coating compositions and twin packs can be applied are leather and textile material, more preferably synthetic and natural leather. Further additives may be added to the reaction products, compositions and twin packs according to the invention. Such additives are matt finish compounds, compounds to improve handle, dyestuffs or compounds to improve the water fastness of the substrates to be coated (for example poly dimethyl siloxane).

The invention will now be illustrated by the following Examples:

(a) A polyaminoacrylate resin is formulated as follows:

The following weights of reactants and solvents were used to prepare a copolymer as in Examples 1 and 2 of U.S. Pat. No. 3,719,629; isopropanol, 1,495 grams; methyl methacrylate, 375 grams; butyl acrylate, 750 grams; methacrylic acid, 185 grams; azobis(isobutyronitrile), 13 grams; ethyleneimine, 185 grams, and ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, 1,000 grams. During the distillation step, 1,900 milliliters of liquid were collected.

Solution properties:

% Solids--58.0

Viscosity--3700

Appearance--clear, light yellow

amine equivalent weight--840

amine hydrogen equivalent weight--563

residual ethyleneimine, weight %--0.12

The calculated n value was 1.33

(b) 20 g of the polyaminoacrylate resin prepared above (dissolved in 40 g of a 1:1 mixture of isopropanol and ethyleneglycolmonoethylether) is reacted with 2 g of formic acid in 28 g of water. 5.3 g of the reaction product of 1 mole of Bisphenol F with 2 mole of epichlorohydrin (Rutapox 0161) and 2 g of the reaction product of a phenol-formaldehyde polymer and epichlorohydrin (Rutapox 0300) having an epoxide equivalent of 175-179 are added and this mixture is stirred well whilst adding 50 g of water. 0.2 g of a polydimethyl siloxan emulsion (Dow Corning 929) is added.

Dyed and tanned leather is coated with the resulting mixture and the leather is dried at 70.degree. C. for 1/2 hour. A very good coating on the leather is produced.

20 g of the polyaminoacrylate resin of Example 1 are mixed with 3.3 g of Rutapox 0161 (defined in Example 1) in 30 g of water. 8 g of water are added and the mixture is heated to 70.degree. C. and allowed to react out by cooling to room temperature. The resulting product has a viscosity of 16,000-20,000 cps at 20.degree. C. As carried out in Example 1, 2 g of Rutapox 0161 and 1.8 g of Rutapox 0300 are added according to Example 1 and leather is treated as in Example 1. A good coating results.