| abstract |
Disclosed is a phenol ether characterized by a beta-hydroxyl group and has the following formula:n wherein R¹ is a residue of an initial reaction product of a resol type phenol resin from which a phenolic hydroxyl group is removed, R², R³, R⁴ and R⁵ are respectively a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a saturated or unsaturated cycloalkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms (R³ and R⁴ may constitute a ring together). n Also, the present invention is to provide a process for preparing the phenol ether mentioned above. n Further, the present invention is to provide a cationic or anionic electrocoating composition containing the phenol ether containing a beta-hydroxyl group. |