| abstract |
A composition comprising a benzylated Mannich base composition and a curing agent. The benzylated mannich base composition comprises (a) a substituted phenol compound having at least one substituent of formula (I): Wherein R 1 is each independently a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R 2 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or phenyl] (b) Benzylated polyalkylene polyamine (II): Wherein R A is substituted or unsubstituted benzyl; R B are each independently R A , or a hydrogen atom, or a group selected from C 1 -C 16 linear, cyclic and branched alkyl, alkenyl and alkaryl groups; X, Y and Z are independently selected from C 2 -C 10 alkylene and cycloalkylene groups; y is an integer from 0 to 7, and z is an integer from 0 to 4; And optionally, (c) a polyfunctional amine Lt; / RTI > Amine-epoxy compositions and articles made from these compositions are also disclosed. |