| abstract |
Disclosed is a novel epoxy compound represented by the general formula (I), which is characterized by having a benzo- or naphtho-cycloalkane skeleton. (I) wherein X, Y and Z independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may be substituted by a halogen atom, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms which may be substituted by a halogen atom, an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms which may be substituted by a halogen atom, a heterocyclic group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms which may be substituted by a halogen atom, or a halogen atom; k represents a number of 0 to 4; p represents a number of 0 to 8; r represents a number of 0 to 4; n represents a number of 0 to 10; x represents a number of 0 to 4; and y represents a number of 0 to 4, provided that the sum total of x and y ranges from 2 to 4, and the optical isomer which is present when n is not 0 may be of any type. |