JP5469078B2 - Diolefin compound, epoxy resin, curable resin composition, and cured product - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a novel diolefin compound and an epoxy resin suitable for use in electrical and electronic materials.

Epoxy resins are generally cured with various curing agents, resulting in cured products with excellent mechanical properties, water resistance, chemical resistance, heat resistance, electrical properties, etc., adhesives, paints, laminates, moldings It is used in a wide range of fields such as materials, casting materials and resists. In recent years, especially in the field of semiconductor-related materials, electronic devices such as mobile phones with cameras, ultra-thin liquid crystals, plasma TVs, and light-weight notebook computers have become key to light, thin, short, and small. Very high characteristics have been demanded for packaging materials represented by resins. In particular, the structure of the tip package is complicated, and there are an increasing number of things that are difficult to seal without liquid sealing. For example, a cavity down type structure such as Enhanced BGA needs to be partially sealed and cannot be handled by transfer molding. For these reasons, the development of highly functional liquid epoxy resins has been demanded.
In recent years, RTM has been used as a composite material, a car body or a ship structural material because of its simplicity of manufacturing method. In such a composition, a low-viscosity epoxy resin is desired because it is easily impregnated into carbon fiber or the like.

  In addition, in the field of optoelectronics, especially in recent years, advanced information technology, in order to smoothly transmit and process a huge amount of information, technology that utilizes optical signals will be developed instead of conventional signal transmission using electrical wiring. In particular, in the field of optical components such as optical waveguides, blue LEDs, and optical semiconductors, development of resins having excellent transparency is desired. In response to these demands, alicyclic epoxy compounds have attracted attention.

  Compared with glycidyl ether type epoxy compounds, alicyclic epoxy compounds are superior in terms of electrical insulation and transparency, and are used in a variety of transparent sealing materials. On the other hand, the problem that hardened | cured material is hard and toughness is inferior remains on the other hand, and examination is advanced in order to improve this fault (patent document 1).

  Further, many alicyclic epoxy resins having a structure as generally known have an ester bond in the structure. Since it has an ester group in the molecule, it has hydrolyzability, and when used under conditions such as high temperature and high humidity or generation of strong acid, the physical properties of the cured product may be lowered. Therefore, an epoxy compound having an alicyclic skeleton in the molecule but not having an ester group is desired. Examples of such an epoxy compound include those disclosed in Patent Documents 2 and 3. There are not many types of existing alicyclic epoxy compounds, and there are many compounds whose raw materials before epoxidation are relatively expensive. Even if it is inexpensive, epoxidized dicyclopentadiene has sublimation properties due to its low polarity and low molecular weight, which is not preferable in terms of work, but also has a high density of functional groups between molecules and toughness. The cured product is inferior to.

Japanese published patent: JP 2006-52187 A Japanese published patent: JP-A-2004-262874 Japanese published patent: JP 2004-339417 A

  An object of this invention is to provide the novel alicyclic epoxy resin which does not have an ester bond in a molecule | numerator.

As a result of intensive studies in view of the actual situation as described above, the present inventors have completed the present invention.
That is, the present invention provides (1) the following formula (1)

(In the formula, plural Rs each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.)
A diolefin compound represented by:
(2) an epoxy resin obtained by oxidizing the diolefin compound according to (1) above,
(3) The epoxy resin according to the above (2) obtained by oxidation using hydrogen peroxide or peracid,
(4) A curable resin composition containing the epoxy resin according to the above (2) or (3) and a curing agent and / or a curing catalyst,
(5) Hardened | cured material formed by hardening | curing curable resin composition as described in said (4),
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  The epoxy resin of the present invention does not have an ester bond in the molecular structure, and further provides a cured product having excellent mechanical properties. The curable resin composition of the present invention containing the epoxy resin of the present invention has a wide range of applications such as electric / electronic materials, molding materials, casting materials, laminated materials, paints, adhesives, resists, etc., and particularly low colorability. Therefore, it is extremely useful for optical materials.

The diolefin compound of the present invention can be obtained by reacting a cyclohexene aldehyde derivative with a trimethylolalkane derivative.
Examples of the cyclohexene aldehyde derivative that can be used include cyclohexene carbaldehyde, methylcyclohexene carbaldehyde, and ethylcyclohexene carbaldehyde. Examples of the trimethylolalkane derivative include ditrimethylolpropane, ditrimethylolmethane, ditrimethylolethane, and ditrimethylolbutane. The trimethylolalkane derivative is usually used in an amount of 0.4 to 0.6 mol, preferably 0.45 to 0.55 mol, per mol of the cyclohexene aldehyde derivative.
The diolefin compound of the present invention can be produced by applying a normal cyclic acetalization reaction. For example, the reaction is carried out by azeotropic dehydration using a solvent such as toluene or xylene as a reaction medium (US Pat. No. 2,945,008), while polyhydric alcohol is dissolved in concentrated hydrochloric acid and aldehydes are gradually added. A method of carrying out the reaction (JP-A-48-96590), a method of using water as a reaction medium (US Pat. No. 3,092,640), a method of using an organic solvent as a reaction medium (JP-A-7-215979), a solid A method using an acid catalyst (JP 2007-230992 A) and the like are known.

  In the present invention, any of the methods described above may be used. For example, a method of acetalizing a cyclohexene aldehyde derivative and a trimethylol alkane derivative by a dehydration reaction under acidic conditions can be mentioned. In this method, for example, in a solvent such as toluene and xylene, an acidic catalyst (mineral acids such as sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid: organic acids such as toluenesulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid and ion exchange resin: heteropolyester such as tungstic acid and molybdic acid Acid, activated clay, inorganic acid, stannic chloride, zinc chloride, ferric chloride, and other organic and inorganic acid salts that show acidity) are added, and acetalization is performed. You may react, performing azeotropic dehydration as needed. Further, the reaction may be performed in a two-layer system with water.

  Thus, the diolefin compound of this invention synthesize | combined has a structure like the said Formula (1). In general, the resulting diolefin compound generally exhibits a liquid state due to its structure.

The diolefin body of the present invention represented by the formula (1) can be oxidized to form the epoxy resin of the present invention. Examples of the oxidation method include, but are not limited to, a method of oxidizing with a peracid such as peracetic acid, a method of oxidizing with a hydrogen peroxide solution, and a method of oxidizing with air (oxygen).
Specific examples of the epoxidation method using peracid include the method described in JP-A-2006-52187.
Various methods can be applied to the method of epoxidation with hydrogen peroxide solution. Specifically, JP-A-59-108793, JP-A-62-234550, JP-A-5-213919, Techniques such as those disclosed in JP-A-11-349579, JP-B-1-33471, JP-A-2001-17864, JP-B-3-57102 and the like can be applied.

Hereinafter, a particularly preferable method for obtaining the epoxy resin of the present invention will be exemplified.
The diolefin compound, polyacids and quaternary ammonium salt of the present invention are reacted in an organic solvent, buffer solution and hydrogen peroxide emulsion.

The polyacid used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a compound having a polyacid structure, but a polyacid containing tungsten or molybdenum and a salt thereof are preferred, a polyacid containing tungsten and a salt thereof are more preferred, and tungsten Acid salts are particularly preferred Specific polyacids and salts thereof include tungsten acids such as tungstic acid, 12-tungstophosphoric acid, 12-tungstoboric acid, 18-tungstophosphoric acid, 12-tungstophosphoric acid, and salts thereof, molybdenum And acids, molybdenum acids such as phosphomolybdic acid, and salts thereof.
Examples of the counter cation of these salts include quaternary ammonium ions, alkaline earth metal ions, and alkali metal ions.
Specific examples include alkaline earth metal ions such as calcium ions and magnesium ions, and alkali metal ions such as sodium, potassium and cesium, but are not limited thereto.
Particularly preferred counter cations are sodium ion, potassium ion, calcium ion and ammonium ion.
The amount used is 1.0 to 20 mmol, preferably 2.0 to 20 mmol, more preferably 2 in terms of metal element (tungsten acid, tungsten atom, and molybdic acid, molybdenum atom) with respect to 1 mol of the raw material. .5-10 mmol.

As the quaternary ammonium salt, a quaternary ammonium salt having a total carbon number of 10 or more, preferably 25 to 100, can be preferably used, and in particular, the alkyl chain is preferably an aliphatic chain.
Specifically, tridecanylmethylammonium salt, dilauryldimethylammonium salt, trioctylmethylammonium salt, trialkylmethyl (a mixed type of a compound in which the alkyl group is an octyl group and a compound in which the decanyl group is a compound) ammonium salt, trihexa Examples include decylmethylammonium salt, trimethylstearylammonium salt, tetrapentylammonium salt, cetyltrimethylammonium salt, benzyltributylammonium salt, dicetyldimethylammonium salt, tricetylmethylammonium salt, and di-cured tallow alkyldimethylammonium salt. It is not limited to. Particularly preferred are those having 25 to 100 carbon atoms.
There are no particular limitations on the anionic species of these salts, and specific examples include halide ions, nitrate ions, sulfate ions, hydrogen sulfate ions, acetate ions, carbonate ions, and the like, but are not limited thereto.
In the present invention, nitrate ion, sulfate ion, hydrogen sulfate ion, acetate ion, carbonate ion, etc. are particularly preferred from the point of not containing halogen, and carboxylate such as acetate ion is particularly preferred due to the small number of side reactions during epoxidation. Particularly preferred.
When the number of carbon atoms exceeds 100, the hydrophobicity becomes too strong, and the solubility of the quaternary ammonium salt in the aqueous layer may deteriorate. When the number of carbon atoms is less than 10, the hydrophilicity is increased, and the compatibility of the quaternary ammonium salt with the organic layer is similarly deteriorated.
The amount of quaternary ammonium salt used is preferably 0.01 to 10 times the valence of the polyacids (preferably tungstic acids) used. More preferably, it is 0.05-6.0 times equivalent, More preferably, it is 0.05-4.5 times equivalent (however, especially a preferable range changes with kinds and combinations of polyacids).
For example, since tungstic acid is divalent with H ₂ WO ₄ , the quaternary ammonium salt is preferably in the range of 0.02 to 20 mol per 1 mol of tungstic acid. Moreover, since it is trivalent in the case of tungstophosphoric acid, it is 0.03 to 20 mol similarly, and in the case of silicotungstic acid, it is tetravalent, so 0.04 to 40 mol is preferable.
When the amount of the quaternary ammonium salt is lower than 0.01 times the valence of the polyacid, the epoxidation reaction is difficult to proceed (in some cases, the reaction proceeds faster), and a by-product is formed. The problem of being easy arises. When the amount is more than 10 times equivalent, not only is the post-treatment difficult, but there is a function of suppressing the reaction, which is not preferable.

Any buffer can be used, but it is preferable to use an aqueous phosphate solution in this reaction. The pH is preferably adjusted between pH 2 and 6, more preferably pH 3-5. When the pH is less than 2, the epoxy group hydrolysis reaction and polymerization reaction easily proceed. On the other hand, when the pH exceeds 6, the reaction becomes extremely slow and the reaction time is too long.
For example, in the case of a phosphoric acid-phosphate aqueous solution which is a preferable buffer, 0.1 to 10 molar equivalent of phosphoric acid (or a phosphate such as sodium dihydrogen phosphate) is used with respect to hydrogen peroxide. And a method of adjusting pH with a basic compound (for example, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, potassium carbonate, etc.). Here, it is preferable that the pH is added so that the above-mentioned pH is obtained when hydrogen peroxide is added. It is also possible to adjust using sodium dihydrogen phosphate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, or the like. The preferred phosphate concentration is 0.1 to 60% by weight, preferably 5 to 45% by weight.
In this reaction, a buffer solution is not used, and a phosphate such as disodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, sodium phosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate (or a hydrate thereof) is directly added without adjusting the pH. It doesn't matter. In the sense of simplifying the process, there is no troublesome pH adjustment, and direct addition is particularly preferred. The amount of phosphate used in this case is usually 0.1 to 5 mol% equivalent, preferably 0.2 to 4 mol% equivalent, more preferably 0.3 to 3 mol% equivalent to hydrogen peroxide. is there. In this case, if the amount exceeds 5 mol% equivalent to hydrogen peroxide, pH adjustment is required. If the amount is less than 0.1 mol% equivalent, the resulting hydrolyzate of the epoxy compound tends to proceed or the reaction is slow. The harmful effect of becoming.

  This reaction is epoxidized using hydrogen peroxide. As the hydrogen peroxide used in this reaction, an aqueous solution having a hydrogen peroxide concentration of 10 to 40% by weight is preferable because of easy handling. When the concentration exceeds 40% by weight, handling becomes difficult and the decomposition reaction of the produced epoxy resin also tends to proceed.

  This reaction uses an organic solvent. The amount of the organic solvent to be used is 0.3 to 10, preferably 0.3 to 5, more preferably 0.5 to 2.5 by weight with respect to the diolefin compound 1 as the reaction substrate. is there. When the weight ratio exceeds 10, the progress of the reaction is extremely slow, which is not preferable. Specific examples of organic solvents that can be used include alkanes such as hexane, cyclohexane and heptane, aromatic hydrocarbon compounds such as toluene and xylene, and alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, butanol, hexanol and cyclohexanol. It is done. In some cases, ketones such as methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, cyclopentanone and anone, ethers such as diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran and dioxane, ester compounds such as ethyl acetate, butyl acetate and methyl formate, and nitriles such as acetonitrile Compounds and the like can also be used. Particularly preferred solvents are alkanes such as hexane, cyclohexane and heptane, and aromatic hydrocarbon compounds such as toluene and xylene.

  As a specific reaction operation method, for example, when the reaction is performed in a batch-type reaction kettle, a diolefin compound, hydrogen peroxide (aqueous solution), polyacids (catalyst), a buffer solution, a quaternary ammonium salt, and an organic solvent are added. In addition, stir in two layers. There is no specific designation for the stirring speed. Since heat is often generated when hydrogen peroxide is added, a method of gradually adding hydrogen peroxide after each component may be added.

  Although reaction temperature is not specifically limited, 0-90 degreeC is preferable, More preferably, it is 0-75 degreeC, Especially 15 to 60 degreeC is preferable. When the reaction temperature is too high, the hydrolysis reaction tends to proceed, and when the reaction temperature is low, the reaction rate becomes extremely slow.

  Although the reaction time depends on the reaction temperature, the amount of catalyst, etc., from the viewpoint of industrial production, a long-time reaction is not preferable because it consumes a large amount of energy. A preferable range is 1 to 48 hours, preferably 3 to 36 hours, and more preferably 4 to 24 hours.

  After completion of the reaction, quenching of excess hydrogen peroxide is performed. The quenching treatment is preferably performed using a basic compound. It is also preferable to use a reducing agent and a basic compound in combination. As a preferable treatment method, there is a method of quenching the remaining hydrogen peroxide using a reducing agent after adjusting neutralization to pH 6 to 10 with a basic compound. If the pH is less than 6, the heat generated during the reduction of excess hydrogen peroxide is large, which may cause decomposition products.

  Examples of the reducing agent include sodium sulfite, sodium thiosulfate, hydrazine, oxalic acid, vitamin C and the like. The amount of the reducing agent used is usually 0.01 to 20 times mol, more preferably 0.05 to 10 times mol, still more preferably 0.05 to 3 times mol with respect to the number of moles of excess hydrogen peroxide. is there.

Basic compounds include metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide, metal carbonates such as sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate, phosphorus such as sodium phosphate and sodium hydrogen phosphate. Examples thereof include basic solids such as acid salts, ion exchange resins, and alumina.
The amount used is water or organic solvents (for example, aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene and xylene, ketones such as methyl isobutyl ketone and methyl ethyl ketone, hydrocarbons such as cyclohexane, heptane and octane, methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, etc. The amount used is usually 0.01 to 20 times mol, more preferably 0.05 to 10 times the number of moles of excess hydrogen peroxide. Mol, more preferably 0.05 to 3 times mol. These may be added as water or a solution of the above-mentioned organic solvent, or may be added alone.
When a solid base that does not dissolve in water or an organic solvent is used, it is preferable to use an amount of 1 to 1000 times by weight with respect to the amount of hydrogen peroxide remaining in the system. More preferably, it is 10-500 times, More preferably, it is 10-300 times. In the case of using a solid base that does not dissolve in water or an organic solvent, the treatment may be carried out after separation of an aqueous layer and an organic layer described later.

After the hydrogen peroxide quench (or before quenching), the organic layer and the aqueous layer do not separate, or if the organic solvent is not used, perform the operation by adding the above-mentioned organic solvent and react from the aqueous layer. Extract the product. The organic solvent used at this time is 0.5 to 10 times, preferably 0.5 to 5 times in weight ratio to the raw material diolefin compound. This operation is repeated several times as necessary, and the separated organic layer is purified by washing with water as necessary.
The obtained organic layer is subjected to ion exchange resin, metal oxide, activated carbon, composite metal salt, clay mineral, etc., if necessary, to remove impurities, further washed with water, filtered, etc., and then the solvent is distilled off. Thus, the desired epoxy resin can be obtained. In some cases, it may be further purified by column chromatography or distillation.

  The epoxy resin of the present invention thus obtained has the formula (2)

(In the formula, a plurality of R's independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.)
The main component is a compound represented by formula (3)

(In the formula, any combination of A to D may be used.)
The compounds of various structures as shown in FIG. Further, polymerized high molecular weight polymer of epoxy groups and other side reaction products are generated depending on the reaction conditions.

  The obtained epoxy resin can be used as various resin raw materials such as epoxy acrylate and derivatives thereof, oxazolidone compounds, and cyclic carbonate compounds.

Hereinafter, it describes about the curable resin composition of this invention containing the epoxy resin of this invention.
The curable resin composition of the present invention contains the epoxy resin of the present invention as an essential component. In the curable resin composition of the present invention, two methods of heat curing with a curing agent (curable resin composition A) and cationic curing with an acid as a curing catalyst (curable resin composition B) can be applied.

  In the curable resin composition A and the curable resin composition B, the epoxy resin of the present invention can be used alone or in combination with other epoxy resins. When used in combination, the proportion of the epoxy resin of the present invention in the total epoxy resin is preferably 30% by weight or more, particularly preferably 40% by weight or more. However, when using the epoxy resin of this invention as a modifier of a curable resin composition, it adds in the ratio of 1 to 30 weight%.

  Other epoxy resins that can be used in combination with the epoxy resin of the present invention include novolac type epoxy resins, bisphenol A type epoxy resins, biphenyl type epoxy resins, triphenylmethane type epoxy resins, phenol aralkyl type epoxy resins and the like. Specifically, bisphenol A, bisphenol S, thiodiphenol, fluorene bisphenol, terpene diphenol, 4,4′-biphenol, 2,2′-biphenol, 3,3 ′, 5,5′-tetramethyl- [ 1,1′-biphenyl] -4,4′-diol, hydroquinone, resorcin, naphthalenediol, tris- (4-hydroxyphenyl) methane, 1,1,2,2-tetrakis (4-hydroxyphenyl) ethane, phenol (Phenol, alkyl-substituted phenol, naphthol, alkyl-substituted naphthol, dihydroxybenzene, dihydroxynaphthalene, etc.) and formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzaldehyde, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, o-hydroxybenzaldehyde, p-hydroxyacetaldehyde Non, o-hydroxyacetophenone, dicyclopentadiene, furfural, 4,4′-bis (chloromethyl) -1,1′-biphenyl, 4,4′-bis (methoxymethyl) -1,1′-biphenyl, 1, Glycidyl ethers derived from polycondensates with 4-bis (chloromethyl) benzene, 1,4-bis (methoxymethyl) benzene and the like, modified products thereof, halogenated bisphenols such as tetrabromobisphenol A, and alcohols , Cycloaliphatic epoxy resin, glycidylamine epoxy resin, glycidyl ester epoxy resin, silsesquioxane epoxy resin (chain structure, cyclic structure, ladder structure, or a mixed structure of at least two of these) It has a glycidyl group and / or an epoxycyclohexane structure Epoxy resins) include solid or liquid epoxy resins such as, but not limited thereto. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

When using especially the curable resin composition of this invention for an optical use, combined use with an alicyclic epoxy resin or an epoxy resin of a silsesquioxane structure is preferable. Particularly in the case of an alicyclic epoxy resin, a compound having an epoxycyclohexane structure in the skeleton is preferable, and an epoxy resin obtained by an oxidation reaction of a compound having a cyclohexene structure is particularly preferable.
These epoxy resins include esterification reaction of cyclohexene carboxylic acid and alcohols or esterification reaction of cyclohexene methanol and carboxylic acids (Tetrahedron vol.36 p.2409 (1980), Tetrahedron Letter p.4475 (1980), etc.) Described), or Tyschenko reaction of cyclohexene aldehyde (method described in JP-A-2003-170059, JP-A-2004-262871, etc.), and further transesterification of cyclohexene carboxylic acid ester (JP-A-2006-052187). And the like, which are obtained by oxidizing a compound that can be produced by the method described in Japanese Patent Publication No.
The alcohol is not particularly limited as long as it is a compound having an alcoholic hydroxyl group, but ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,2-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentane. Diol, 1,6-hexanediol, cyclohexanedimethanol, 2,4-diethylpentanediol, 2-ethyl-2-butyl-1.3-propanediol, neopentyl glycol, tricyclodecane dimethanol, norbornenediol, etc. Diols, glycerol, trimethylolethane, trimethylolpropane, trimethylolbutane, triols such as 2-hydroxymethyl-1,4-butanediol, tetraols such as pentaerythritol, ditrimethylolpropane, etc. And the like. Examples of carboxylic acids include, but are not limited to, oxalic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, adipic acid, and cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid.

Furthermore, the acetal compound by the acetal reaction of a cyclohexene aldehyde derivative and an alcohol form is mentioned.
Specific examples of these epoxy resins include ERL-4221, UVR-6105, ERL-4299 (all trade names, all manufactured by Dow Chemical), Celoxide 2021P, Eporide GT401, EHPE3150, EHPE3150CE (all trade names, all Daicel). Chemical Industry) and dicyclopentadiene diepoxide, and the like, but are not limited to these (Reference: Review Epoxy Resin Basic Edition I p76-85).
These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

Hereinafter, each curable resin composition will be referred to.
Thermal curing with a curing agent (curable resin composition A)
Examples of the curing agent contained in the curable resin composition A of the present invention include amine compounds, acid anhydride compounds, amide compounds, phenol compounds, and carboxylic acid compounds. Specific examples of the curing agent that can be used include diaminodiphenylmethane, diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, diaminodiphenylsulfone, isophoronediamine, dicyandiamide, polyamide resin synthesized from linolenic acid and ethylenediamine, phthalic anhydride, trimellitic anhydride Acid, pyromellitic anhydride, maleic anhydride, tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, methyltetrahydrophthalic anhydride, methyl nadic anhydride, nadic anhydride, hexahydrophthalic anhydride, methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride, butanetetracarboxylic anhydride, Bicyclo [2,2,1] heptane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid anhydride, methylbicyclo [2,2,1] heptane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid anhydride, cyclohexane-1,3,4-tricarboxylic acid- 3, 4 Acid anhydrides such as anhydrides; various alcohols, carbinol-modified silicones, and carboxylic acid resins obtained by addition reaction of the above acid anhydrides, bisphenol A, bisphenol F, bisphenol S, fluorene bisphenol, terpene diphenol, 4,4′-biphenol, 2,2′-biphenol, 3,3 ′, 5,5′-tetramethyl- [1,1′-biphenyl] -4,4′-diol, hydroquinone, resorcin, naphthalenediol, Tris- (4-hydroxyphenyl) methane, 1,1,2,2-tetrakis (4-hydroxyphenyl) ethane, phenols (phenol, alkyl-substituted phenol, naphthol, alkyl-substituted naphthol, dihydroxybenzene, dihydroxynaphthalene, etc.) Formaldehyde, acetaldehyde Benzaldehyde, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, o-hydroxybenzaldehyde, p-hydroxyacetophenone, o-hydroxyacetophenone, dicyclopentadiene, furfural, 4,4′-bis (chloromethyl) -1,1′-biphenyl, 4, Polycondensates with 4′-bis (methoxymethyl) -1,1′-biphenyl, 1,4′-bis (chloromethyl) benzene, 1,4′-bis (methoxymethyl) benzene, etc., and modified products thereof , Halogenated bisphenols such as tetrabromobisphenol A, imidazole, trifluoroborane-amine complexes, guanidine derivatives, condensates of terpenes and phenols, and the like, but are not limited thereto. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
In the present invention, compounds having an acid anhydride structure and / or a carboxylic acid structure represented by the aforementioned acid anhydrides and carboxylic acid resins are particularly preferable.

  In the curable resin composition A of the present invention, the amount of the curing agent used is preferably 0.7 to 1.2 equivalents relative to 1 equivalent of the epoxy groups of all epoxy resins. When less than 0.7 equivalent or more than 1.2 equivalent with respect to 1 equivalent of epoxy group, curing may be incomplete and good cured properties may not be obtained.

  In the curable resin composition A of the present invention, a curing accelerator may be used in combination with the curing agent. Specific examples of curing accelerators that can be used include imidazoles such as 2-methylimidazole, 2-ethylimidazole, 2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole, 2- (dimethylaminomethyl) phenol, 1,8-diaza- And tertiary amines such as bicyclo (5,4,0) undecene-7, phosphines such as triphenylphosphine, and metal compounds such as tin octylate. When using a hardening accelerator, 0.1-5.0 weight part is used as needed with respect to 100 weight part of all the epoxy resins.

  The curable resin composition A of the present invention may contain a phosphorus-containing compound as a flame retardant imparting component. The phosphorus-containing compound may be a reactive type or an additive type. Specific examples of phosphorus-containing compounds include trimethyl phosphate, triethyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, trixylylenyl phosphate, cresyl diphenyl phosphate, cresyl-2,6-dixylylenyl phosphate, 1,3-phenylenebis ( Phosphoric acid esters such as dixylylenyl phosphate), 1,4-phenylenebis (dixylylenyl phosphate), 4,4′-biphenyl (dixylylenyl phosphate); 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa Phosphanes such as -10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide, 10 (2,5-dihydroxyphenyl) -10H-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide; epoxy resin and active hydrogen of the phosphanes A phosphorus-containing product obtained by reacting with Poxy compounds, red phosphorus and the like can be mentioned, and phosphoric esters, phosphanes or phosphorus-containing epoxy compounds are preferable, and 1,3-phenylenebis (dixylylenyl phosphate), 1,4-phenylenebis (dixylylene). Nyl phosphate), 4,4′-biphenyl (dixylylenyl phosphate) or phosphorus-containing epoxy compounds are particularly preferred. The phosphorus-containing compound content is preferably phosphorus-containing compound / total epoxy resin = 0.1 to 0.6 (weight ratio). If it is less than 0.1, the flame retardancy is insufficient, and if it exceeds 0.6, there is a concern that it may adversely affect the hygroscopicity and dielectric properties of the cured product.

  Furthermore, you may add antioxidant to the curable resin composition A of this invention as needed. Antioxidants that can be used include phenol-based, sulfur-based, and phosphorus-based antioxidants. Antioxidants can be used alone or in combination of two or more. The usage-amount of antioxidant is 0.008-1 weight part normally with respect to 100 weight part with respect to the resin component in the curable resin composition of this invention, Preferably it is 0.01-0.5 weight part. It is.

  Examples of the antioxidant include a phenol-based antioxidant, a sulfur-based antioxidant, and a phosphorus-based antioxidant. Specific examples of phenolic antioxidants include 2,6-di-t-butyl-p-cresol, butylated hydroxyanisole, 2,6-di-t-butyl-p-ethylphenol, stearyl-β- (3 , 5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate, isooctyl-3- (3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate, 2,4-bis- (n-octylthio)- Monophenols such as 6- (4-hydroxy-3,5-di-t-butylanilino) -1,3,5-triazine, 2,4-bis [(octylthio) methyl] -o-cresol; 2′-methylenebis (4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol), 2,2′-methylenebis (4-ethyl-6-tert-butylphenol), 4,4′-thiobis (3- Til-6-tert-butylphenol), 4,4′-butylidenebis (3-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol), triethylene glycol-bis [3- (3-tert-butyl-5-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) ) Propionate], 1,6-hexanediol-bis [3- (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate], N, N′-hexamethylenebis (3,5-di-t) -Butyl-4-hydroxy-hydrocinnamamide), 2,2-thio-diethylenebis [3- (3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate], 3,5-di-t -Butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonate-diethyl ester, 3,9-bis [1,1-dimethyl-2- {β- (3-t-butyl-4-hydroxy-5- Bisphenols such as (tilphenyl) propionyloxy} ethyl] 2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro [5,5] undecane, bis (3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylsulfonate) ethyl 1,1,3-tris (2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-tert-butylphenyl) butane, 1,3,5-trimethyl-2,4,6-tris (3,5-di-t- Butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) benzene, tetrakis- [methylene-3- (3 ′, 5′-di-t-butyl-4′-hydroxyphenyl) propionate] methane, bis [3,3′-bis- (4 '-Hydroxy-3'-tert-butylphenyl) butyric acid] glycol ester, tris- (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) -iso Anureate, 1,3,5-tris (3 ′, 5′-di-t-butyl-4′-hydroxybenzyl) -S-triazine-2,4,6- (1H, 3H, 5H) trione, tocophenol And the like.

  Specific examples of the sulfur-based antioxidant include dilauryl-3,3′-thiodipropionate, dimyristyl-3,3′-thiodipropionate, distearyl-3,3′-thiodipropionate, and the like. .

  Specific examples of phosphorus antioxidants include triphenyl phosphite, diphenylisodecyl phosphite, phenyl diisodecyl phosphite, tris (nonylphenyl) phosphite, diisodecylpentaerythritol phosphite, tris (2,4-di-t- Butylphenyl) phosphite, cyclic neopentanetetrayl bis (octadecyl) phosphite, cyclic neopentanetetraylbi (2,4-di-t-butylphenyl) phosphite, cyclic neopentanetetraylbi (2,4 -Di-t-butyl-4-methylphenyl) phosphite, bis [2-t-butyl-6-methyl-4- {2- (octadecyloxycarbonyl) ethyl} phenyl] hydrogen phosphite, etc. 9,10-dihydro 9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide, 10- (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) -9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10 -Oxaphosphaphenanthrene oxides such as 10-decyloxy-9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide are exemplified.

  These antioxidants can be used alone, but two or more of them may be used in combination. In the present invention, a phosphorus-based antioxidant is particularly preferable.

Furthermore, you may add a light stabilizer to the curable resin composition A of this invention as needed.
As the light stabilizer, hindered amine-based light stabilizers, particularly HALS and the like are suitable. HALS is not particularly limited, but representative examples include dibutylamine, 1,3,5-triazine, N, N′-bis (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4- Polycondensate of piperidyl-1,6-hexamethylenediamine and N- (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) butylamine, dimethyl-1- (2-hydroxyethyl) -4-hydroxy succinate -2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine polycondensate, poly [{6- (1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl) amino-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diyl} {(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) imino} hexamethylene {(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) imino}], bis (1,2,2, 6,6-pentamethyl-4-pi Peridyl) [[3,5-bis (1,1-dimethylethyl) -4-hydroxyphenyl] methyl] butyl malonate, bis (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate, bis (1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate, bis (1-octyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate, 2- (3,5-di -T-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) -2-n-butylmalonate bis (1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidyl), etc. Only one HALS is used. Two or more types may be used in combination.

  Furthermore, binder resin can also be mix | blended with the curable resin composition A of this invention as needed. Examples of the binder resin include butyral resins, acetal resins, acrylic resins, epoxy-nylon resins, NBR-phenol resins, epoxy-NBR resins, polyamide resins, polyimide resins, and silicone resins. However, it is not limited to these. The blending amount of the binder resin is preferably in a range that does not impair the flame retardancy and heat resistance of the cured product, and is usually 0.05 to 50 parts by weight, preferably 0.05 to 20 parts per 100 parts by weight of the resin component. Part by weight is used as needed.

  An inorganic filler can be added to the curable resin composition A of the present invention as necessary. As inorganic fillers, powders of silica, alumina, zircon, calcium silicate, calcium carbonate, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, boron nitride, zirconia, fosterite, steatite, spinel, titania, talc, etc., or these spheroidized Examples include, but are not limited to, beads. In particular, when used for optical applications, it is preferable to use a nano-sized material. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more. The content of these inorganic fillers is 0 to 95% by weight in the curable resin composition of the present invention. Furthermore, the curable resin composition of the present invention includes various agents such as silane coupling agents, mold release agents such as stearic acid, palmitic acid, zinc stearate, and calcium stearate, surfactants, dyes, pigments, and ultraviolet absorbers. A compounding agent and various thermosetting resins can be added.

When using the curable resin composition A of this invention for an optical semiconductor sealing agent, a fluorescent substance can be added as needed. For example, the phosphor has a function of forming white light by absorbing part of blue light emitted from a blue LED element and emitting wavelength-converted yellow light. After the phosphor is dispersed in advance in the curable resin composition, the optical semiconductor is sealed. There is no restriction | limiting in particular as fluorescent substance, A conventionally well-known fluorescent substance can be used, For example, rare earth element aluminate, thio gallate, orthosilicate, etc. are illustrated. More specifically, phosphors such as a YAG phosphor, a TAG phosphor, an orthosilicate phosphor, a thiogallate phosphor, and a sulfide phosphor can be mentioned, and YAlO ₃ : Ce, Y ₃ Al ₅ O ₁₂ : Ce, Y ₄ Al ₂ O ₉ : Ce, Y ₂ O ₂ S: Eu, Sr ₅ (PO ₄ ) ₃ Cl: Eu, (SrEu) O.Al ₂ O _{3 and the} like are exemplified. As the particle size of the phosphor, those having a particle size known in this field are used, and the average particle size is preferably 1 to 250 μm, particularly preferably 2 to 50 μm. When using these fluorescent substance, the addition amount is 1-80 weight part with respect to 100 weight part with respect to a resin component, Preferably, 5-60 weight part is preferable.

  The curable resin composition A of the present invention is obtained by uniformly mixing each component. The curable resin composition A of the present invention can be easily made into a cured product by a method similar to a conventionally known method. For example, the epoxy resin of the present invention, a curing agent and, if necessary, a curing accelerator, a phosphorus-containing compound, a binder resin, an inorganic filler, and a compounding agent are sufficient until uniform using an extruder, kneader, roll, etc. as necessary. To obtain a curable resin composition, potting the curable resin composition, melting (without melting in the case of a liquid), molding using a casting or transfer molding machine, and further 80 to 200 ° C. The cured product of the present invention can be obtained by heating for 2 to 10 hours.

  Further, the curable resin composition A of the present invention is dissolved in a solvent such as toluene, xylene, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, N-methylpyrrolidone to obtain a curable resin composition varnish, and glass fiber. The curable resin composition A of the present invention is cured by hot press-molding a prepreg obtained by impregnating a base material such as carbon fiber, polyester fiber, polyamide fiber, alumina fiber, or paper and drying by heating. It can be a thing. The solvent used here is usually 10 to 70% by weight, preferably 15 to 70% by weight in the mixture of the curable resin composition of the present invention and the solvent. Moreover, the epoxy resin hardened | cured material which contains a carbon fiber by a RTM system with a liquid composition can also be obtained.

  Moreover, the curable resin composition A of this invention can be used also as a modifier of a film type composition. Specifically, it can be used for improving the flexibility of the B-stage. In such a film-type resin composition, the curable resin composition A of the present invention is applied onto a release film as the curable resin composition varnish, the solvent is removed under heating, and then B-stage is performed. Thus, it is obtained as a sheet-like adhesive. This sheet-like adhesive can be used as an interlayer insulating layer in a multilayer substrate or the like.

  Next, the case where the curable resin composition A of the present invention is used as an optical semiconductor sealing material or die bond material will be described in detail.

  When the curable resin composition A of the present invention is used as an optical semiconductor sealing material such as a high-intensity white LED, or a die bond material, the curing agent (curing agent composition) containing the epoxy resin of the present invention, Prepare an epoxy resin composition by thoroughly mixing additives such as curing accelerators, coupling materials, antioxidants, light stabilizers, etc., and use it as a sealing material or for both die-bonding materials and sealing materials Is done. As a mixing method, a kneader, a three-roll, a universal mixer, a planetary mixer, a homomixer, a homodisper, a bead mill or the like is used to mix at room temperature or warm.

  Optical semiconductor elements such as high-intensity white LEDs are generally GaAs, GaP, GaAlAs, GaAsP, AlGa, InP, GaN, InN, AlN, InGaN laminated on a substrate of sapphire, spinel, SiC, Si, ZnO or the like. Such a semiconductor chip is bonded to a lead frame, a heat sink, or a package using an adhesive (die bond material). There is also a type in which a wire such as a gold wire is connected to pass an electric current. The semiconductor chip is sealed with a sealing material such as an epoxy resin in order to protect it from heat and moisture and play a role of a lens. The curable resin composition A of the present invention can be used as this sealing material or die bond material. From the viewpoint of the process, it is advantageous to use the curable resin composition A of the present invention for both the die bond material and the sealing material.

As a method of adhering the semiconductor chip to the substrate using the curable resin composition A of the present invention, the curable resin composition A of the present invention is applied by dispenser, potting, or screen printing, and then the semiconductor chip is placed thereon. Then, the semiconductor chip can be bonded by heat curing. For the heating, methods such as hot air circulation, infrared rays and high frequency can be used.
The heating condition is preferably about 80 to 230 ° C. and about 1 minute to 24 hours, for example. For the purpose of reducing internal stress generated during heat curing, for example, after pre-curing at 80 to 120 ° C. for 30 minutes to 5 hours, post-curing is performed at 120 to 180 ° C. for 30 minutes to 10 hours. it can.

As a molding method of the sealing material, as described above, an injection method in which the sealing material is injected into the mold frame in which the substrate on which the semiconductor chip is fixed is inserted and then heat-cured and molded, and the sealing material is formed on the mold. A compression molding method or the like in which a semiconductor chip fixed on a substrate is immersed therein and heat-cured and then released from a mold is used.
Examples of the injection method include dispenser, transfer molding, injection molding and the like.
For the heating, methods such as hot air circulation, infrared rays and high frequency can be used.
The heating condition is preferably about 80 to 230 ° C. and about 1 minute to 24 hours, for example. For the purpose of reducing internal stress generated during heat curing, for example, after pre-curing at 80 to 120 ° C. for 30 minutes to 5 hours, post-curing is performed at 120 to 180 ° C. for 30 minutes to 10 hours. it can.

  The cured product of the present invention obtained by curing the curable resin composition A of the present invention can be used for various applications including optical component materials. The optical material refers to general materials used for applications that allow light such as visible light, infrared light, ultraviolet light, X-rays, and lasers to pass through the material. More specifically, in addition to LED sealing materials such as lamp type and SMD type, the following may be mentioned. It is a peripheral material for liquid crystal display devices such as a substrate material, a light guide plate, a prism sheet, a polarizing plate, a retardation plate, a viewing angle correction film, an adhesive, and a film for a liquid crystal such as a polarizer protective film in the liquid crystal display field. In addition, color PDP (plasma display) sealing materials, antireflection films, optical correction films, housing materials, front glass protective films, front glass replacement materials, adhesives, and LED displays that are expected as next-generation flat panel displays LED molding material used in the device, LED sealing material, front glass protective film, front glass substitute material, adhesive, and substrate material for plasma addressed liquid crystal (PALC) display, light guide plate, prism sheet, polarizing plate , Phase difference plate, viewing angle correction film, adhesive, polarizer protective film, front glass protective film in organic EL (electroluminescence) display, front glass substitute material, adhesive, and various in field emission display (FED) Film substrate Front glass protective films, front glass substitute material, an adhesive. In the optical recording field, VD (video disc), CD / CD-ROM, CD-R / RW, DVD-R / DVD-RAM, MO / MD, PD (phase change disc), disc substrate material for optical cards, Pickup lenses, protective films, sealing materials, adhesives and the like.

  In the optical equipment field, they are still camera lens materials, finder prisms, target prisms, finder covers, and light receiving sensor sections. It is also a photographic lens and viewfinder for video cameras. Projection lenses for projection televisions, protective films, sealing materials, adhesives, and the like. These include lens materials, sealing materials, adhesives, and films for optical sensing devices. In the field of optical components, they are fiber materials, lenses, waveguides, element sealing materials, adhesives and the like around optical switches in optical communication systems. Optical fiber materials, ferrules, sealing materials, adhesives, etc. around the optical connector. For optical passive components and optical circuit components, there are lenses, waveguides, LED sealing materials, CCD sealing materials, adhesives, and the like. These are substrate materials, fiber materials, device sealing materials, adhesives, etc. around an optoelectronic integrated circuit (OEIC). In the field of optical fiber, it is an optical fiber for lighting, light guides for decorative displays, sensors for industrial use, displays / signs, etc., and for communication infrastructure and home digital equipment connection. As the semiconductor integrated circuit peripheral material, it is a resist material for microlithography for LSI and VLSI material. In the field of automobiles and transport equipment, automotive lamp reflectors, bearing retainers, gear parts, anti-corrosion coatings, switch parts, headlamps, engine internal parts, electrical parts, various interior and exterior parts, drive engines, brake oil tanks, automobile protection Rusted steel plate, interior panel, interior material, wire harness for protection / bundling, fuel hose, automobile lamp, glass substitute. In addition, it is a multilayer glass for railway vehicles. Further, they are toughness imparting agents for aircraft structural materials, engine peripheral members, protective / bundling wire harnesses, and corrosion resistant coatings. In the construction field, it is interior / processing materials, electrical covers, sheets, glass interlayers, glass substitutes, and solar cell peripheral materials. For agriculture, it is a house covering film. Next-generation optical / electronic functional organic materials include organic EL element peripheral materials, organic photorefractive elements, optical amplification elements that are light-to-light conversion devices, optical arithmetic elements, substrate materials around organic solar cells, fiber materials, elements Sealing material, adhesive and the like.

  As sealing agents, potting, dipping, transfer mold sealing for capacitors, transistors, diodes, light-emitting diodes, ICs, LSIs, potting sealings for ICs, LSIs such as COB, COF, TAB, flip chip For example, underfill for sealing, and sealing (reinforcing underfill) when mounting IC packages such as BGA and CSP.

  Furthermore, the curable resin composition A of the present invention can be used for general applications in which thermosetting resins such as epoxy resins are used. Specifically, adhesives, paints, coating agents, molding materials ( Sheet, film, FRP, etc.), insulating materials (including printed circuit boards, wire coatings, etc.), sealing materials, sealing materials, cyanate resin compositions for substrates, and acrylic esters as resist curing agents And additives to other resins and the like.

  Examples of the adhesive include civil engineering, architectural, automotive, general office, and medical adhesives, and electronic material adhesives. Among these, adhesives for electronic materials include interlayer adhesives for multilayer substrates such as build-up substrates, die bonding agents, semiconductor adhesives such as underfills, BGA reinforcing underfills, anisotropic conductive films ( ACF) and an adhesive for mounting such as anisotropic conductive paste (ACP).

  As sealing agents, potting, dipping, transfer mold sealing for capacitors, transistors, diodes, light-emitting diodes, ICs, LSIs, potting sealings for ICs, LSIs such as COB, COF, TAB, flip chip For example, underfill for QFP, BGA, CSP, etc., and sealing (including reinforcing underfill) can be used.

Curable resin composition B (cationic curing with acidic curing catalyst)
The curable resin composition B of the present invention that is cured using an acidic curing catalyst contains a photopolymerization initiator or a thermal polymerization initiator as an acidic curing catalyst. Furthermore, you may contain various well-known compounds, materials, such as a diluent, a polymerizable monomer, a polymerizable oligomer, a polymerization start adjuvant, a photosensitizer. Moreover, you may contain various well-known additives, such as an inorganic filler, a color pigment, a ultraviolet absorber, antioxidant, a stabilizer, as needed.

As the acidic curing catalyst, a cationic polymerization initiator is preferable, and a photocationic polymerization initiator is particularly preferable. Examples of the cationic polymerization initiator include those having an onium salt such as an iodonium salt, a sulfonium salt, and a diazonium salt, and these can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
Examples of active energy ray cationic polymerization initiators include metal fluoroboron complex salts and boron trifluoride complex compounds (US Pat. No. 3,379,653), bis (perfluoroalkylsulfonyl) methane metal salts (US Pat. No. 3,586,616), aryldiazonium Compound (US Pat. No. 3,708,296), aromatic onium salt of group VIa element (US Pat. No. 4,058,400), aromatic onium salt of group Va element (US Pat. No. 4069055), dicarbonyl chelate of group IIIa to Va element (US Pat. No. 4068091), thiopyrylium salts (US Pat. No. 4,139,655), group VIb elements in the form of MF ^6- anions (US Pat. No. 4,161,478; M is selected from phosphorus, antimony and arsenic). Arylsulfonium complex salts (US Pat. No. 4,231,951) ), Aromatic iodonium complexes and aromatic sulfonium complexes (US Pat. No. 4,256,828), and bis [4- (diphenylsulfonio) phenyl] sulfide-bis-hexafluorometal salts (Journal of Polymer Science, Polymer Chemistry, 2nd). Volume, 1789 (1984)). In addition, mixed ligand metal salts of iron compounds and silanol-aluminum complexes can also be used.
As specific examples, “Adekaoptomer SP150”, “Adekaoptomer SP170” (all manufactured by Asahi Denka Kogyo Co., Ltd.), “UVE-1014” (manufactured by General Electronics Co., Ltd.), “CD-1012” (Sartomer Company) Product), “RP-2074” (manufactured by Rhodia), and the like.
The amount of the cationic polymerization initiator used is preferably 0.01 to 50 parts by weight and more preferably 0.1 to 10 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the total epoxy resin component.

  Furthermore, it is possible to simultaneously use one or two or more of these photocationic polymerization initiators, known polymerization initiation assistants and photosensitizers. Examples of polymerization initiators include, for example, benzoin, benzyl, benzoin methyl ether, benzoin isopropyl ether, acetophenone, 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone, 1,1-dichloroacetophenone, 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone, 2-methyl-1- (4-methylthiophenyl) -2-morpholinolpropan-1-one, N, N-dimethylaminoacetophenone, 2-methylanthraquinone, 2-ethylanthraquinone, 2-tert-butylanthraquinone, 1- Chloroanthraquinone, 2-amylanthraquinone, 2-isopropylthioxatone, 2,4-dimethylthioxanthone, 2,4-diethylthioxanthone, 2,4-diisopropylthioxanthone, acetophenone di Chiruketaru, benzophenone, 4-methylbenzophenone, 4,4'-dichlorobenzophenone, 4,4'-bis-diethylamino benzophenone, and a photo-radical polymerization initiator such as Michler's ketone. The usage-amount of polymerization initiation adjuvants, such as photoradical polymerization initiator, is 0.01-30 weight part with respect to 100 weight part of components which can carry out photoradical, Preferably it is 0.1-10 weight part.

  Specific examples of the photosensitizer include anthracene, 2-isopropylthioxatone, 2,4-dimethylthioxanthone, 2,4-diethylthioxanthone, 2,4-diisopropylthioxanthone, acridine orange, acridine yellow, phosphine R, benzo Examples include flavin, cetoflavin T, perylene, N, N-dimethylaminobenzoic acid ethyl ester, N, N-dimethylaminobenzoic acid isoamyl ester, triethanolamine, triethylamine and the like. The usage-amount of a photosensitizer is 0.01-30 weight part with respect to 100 weight part of all the epoxy resin components, Preferably it is 0.1-10 weight part.

  Furthermore, various compounding agents such as inorganic fillers, silane coupling materials, mold release agents, pigments, and various thermosetting resins can be added to the curable resin composition B of the present invention as necessary. . Specific examples are as described above.

  The curable resin composition B of the present invention can be obtained by uniformly mixing each component. It is also possible to dissolve in an organic solvent such as polyethylene glycol monoethyl ether, cyclohexanone, or γ-butyrolactone and make it uniform, and then use it after removing the solvent by drying. The solvent used here is usually 10 to 70% by weight, preferably 15 to 70% by weight in the mixture of the curable resin composition B of the present invention and the solvent. Although the curable resin composition B of the present invention can be cured by irradiating with ultraviolet rays, the ultraviolet irradiation amount varies depending on the curable resin composition, and thus is determined by the respective curing conditions. What is necessary is just the irradiation amount which a photocurable curable resin composition hardens | cures, and should just satisfy | fill the curing conditions with favorable adhesive strength of hardened | cured material. Since it is necessary for light to be transmitted through the details during the curing, the epoxy resin and the curable resin composition B of the present invention are highly transparent. Also. In these epoxy resin-based photocuring, it is difficult to completely cure only by light irradiation, and in applications where heat resistance is required, it is necessary to complete reaction curing by heating after light irradiation.

  The heating after the light irradiation may be performed in the normal curing temperature range of the curable resin composition B. For example, the range of 30 minutes to 7 days at room temperature to 150 ° C. is suitable. Although it changes depending on the blending of the curable resin composition B, the higher the temperature range, the more effective the curing is after light irradiation, and the short heat treatment is effective. Further, the lower the temperature, the longer the heat treatment. By performing such heat after-curing, an effect of aging treatment is obtained.

  Moreover, since the shape of the cured product obtained by curing these curable resin compositions B can be variously selected depending on the application, it is not particularly limited. For example, it may be a film shape, a sheet shape, a bulk shape, or the like. . The molding method varies depending on the applicable part and member, and examples include molding methods such as casting method, casting method, screen printing method, spin coating method, spray method, transfer method, dispenser method, etc. It is not limited. As the mold, polishing glass, hard stainless steel polishing plate, polycarbonate plate, polyethylene terephthalate plate, polymethyl methacrylate plate, or the like can be applied. In addition, a polyethylene terephthalate film, a polycarbonate film, a polyvinyl chloride film, a polyethylene film, a polytetrafluoroethylene film, a polypropylene film, a polyimide film, or the like can be applied in order to improve releasability from the mold.

  For example, when used for a cation curable resist, first, the photo cation curable resin composition B of the present invention dissolved in an organic solvent such as polyethylene glycol monoethyl ether, cyclohexanone, or γ-butyrolactone is used as a copper-clad laminate, The composition of the present invention is applied to a film thickness of 5 to 160 μm on a substrate such as a ceramic substrate or a glass substrate by a method such as screen printing or spin coating to form a coating film. The coating film is preliminarily dried at 60 to 110 ° C., and then irradiated with ultraviolet rays (for example, a low pressure mercury lamp, a high pressure mercury lamp, an ultrahigh pressure mercury lamp, a xenon lamp, a laser beam, etc.) through a negative film having a desired pattern. Then, post-exposure baking is performed at 70 to 120 ° C. Thereafter, the unexposed part is dissolved and removed (developed) with a solvent such as polyethylene glycol monoethyl ether, and if necessary, sufficient by irradiation with ultraviolet rays and / or heating (for example, at 100 to 200 ° C. for 0.5 to 3 hours). Curing is performed to obtain a cured product. In this way, it is also possible to obtain a printed wiring board.

  A cured product obtained by curing the curable resin composition B of the present invention can be used for various applications including optical component materials. The optical material refers to general materials used for applications that allow light such as visible light, infrared light, ultraviolet light, X-rays, and lasers to pass through the material. More specifically, in addition to LED sealing materials such as lamp type and SMD type, the following may be mentioned. It is a peripheral material for liquid crystal display devices such as a substrate material, a light guide plate, a prism sheet, a polarizing plate, a retardation plate, a viewing angle correction film, an adhesive, and a film for a liquid crystal such as a polarizer protective film in the liquid crystal display field. In addition, color PDP (plasma display) sealing materials, antireflection films, optical correction films, housing materials, front glass protective films, front glass replacement materials, adhesives, and LED displays that are expected as next-generation flat panel displays LED molding material used in the device, LED sealing material, front glass protective film, front glass substitute material, adhesive, and substrate material for plasma addressed liquid crystal (PALC) display, light guide plate, prism sheet, polarizing plate , Phase difference plate, viewing angle correction film, adhesive, polarizer protective film, front glass protective film in organic EL (electroluminescence) display, front glass substitute material, adhesive, and various in field emission display (FED) Film substrate Front glass protective films, front glass substitute material, an adhesive. In the optical recording field, VD (video disc), CD / CD-ROM, CD-R / RW, DVD-R / DVD-RAM, MO / MD, PD (phase change disc), disc substrate material for optical cards, Pickup lenses, protective films, sealing materials, adhesives and the like.

  In the optical equipment field, they are still camera lens materials, finder prisms, target prisms, finder covers, and light receiving sensor sections. It is also a photographic lens and viewfinder for video cameras. Projection lenses for projection televisions, protective films, sealing materials, adhesives, and the like. These include lens materials, sealing materials, adhesives, and films for optical sensing devices. In the field of optical components, they are fiber materials, lenses, waveguides, element sealing materials, adhesives and the like around optical switches in optical communication systems. Optical fiber materials, ferrules, sealing materials, adhesives, etc. around the optical connector. For optical passive components and optical circuit components, there are lenses, waveguides, LED sealing materials, CCD sealing materials, adhesives, and the like. These are substrate materials, fiber materials, device sealing materials, adhesives, etc. around an optoelectronic integrated circuit (OEIC). In the field of optical fiber, it is an optical fiber for lighting, light guides for decorative displays, sensors for industrial use, displays / signs, etc., and for communication infrastructure and home digital equipment connection. As the semiconductor integrated circuit peripheral material, it is a resist material for microlithography for LSI and VLSI material. In the field of automobiles and transport equipment, automotive lamp reflectors, bearing retainers, gear parts, anti-corrosion coatings, switch parts, headlamps, engine internal parts, electrical parts, various interior and exterior parts, drive engines, brake oil tanks, automobile protection Rusted steel plate, interior panel, interior material, wire harness for protection / bundling, fuel hose, automobile lamp, glass substitute. In addition, it is a multilayer glass for railway vehicles. Further, they are toughness imparting agents for aircraft structural materials, engine peripheral members, protective / bundling wire harnesses, and corrosion resistant coatings. In the construction field, it is interior / processing materials, electrical covers, sheets, glass interlayers, glass substitutes, and solar cell peripheral materials. For agriculture, it is a house covering film. Next-generation optical / electronic functional organic materials include organic EL element peripheral materials, organic photorefractive elements, optical amplification elements that are light-to-light conversion devices, optical arithmetic elements, substrate materials around organic solar cells, fiber materials, elements Sealing material, adhesive and the like.

  As sealing agents, potting, dipping, transfer mold sealing for capacitors, transistors, diodes, light-emitting diodes, ICs, LSIs, potting sealings for ICs, LSIs such as COB, COF, TAB, flip chip For example, underfill for sealing, and sealing (reinforcing underfill) when mounting IC packages such as BGA and CSP.

  Other uses of the optical material include general uses in which the curable resin composition B is used. For example, adhesives, paints, coating agents, molding materials (including sheets, films, FRP, etc.), In addition to insulating materials (including printed circuit boards and wire coatings), sealants, additives to other resins and the like can be mentioned. Examples of the adhesive include civil engineering, architectural, automotive, general office, and medical adhesives, and electronic material adhesives. Among these, adhesives for electronic materials include interlayer adhesives for multilayer substrates such as build-up substrates, die bonding agents, semiconductor adhesives such as underfills, BGA reinforcing underfills, anisotropic conductive films ( ACF) and an adhesive for mounting such as anisotropic conductive paste (ACP).

  EXAMPLES Next, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples. In the following, parts are parts by weight unless otherwise specified. The present invention is not limited to these examples. In the examples, the epoxy equivalent was measured using an E-type viscometer at JIS K-7236 and the viscosity at 25 ° C. The analysis conditions in gas chromatography (hereinafter referred to as “GC”) were as follows: HP5-MS (0.25 mm ID x 15 m, film thickness 0.25 μm) was used for the separation column, and the column oven temperature was set to the initial temperature 100. The temperature was set at 0 ° C., the temperature was raised at a rate of 15 ° C. per minute, and held at 300 ° C. for 25 minutes. Helium was used as a carrier gas. Furthermore, the measurement in gel permeation chromatography (hereinafter referred to as “GPC”) is as follows. The column is a Shodex SYSTEM-21 column (KF-803L, KF-802.5 (× 2), KF-802), the linking eluent is tetrahydrofuran, and the flow rate is 1 ml / min. The column temperature was 40 ° C., detection was performed at UV (254 nm), and a standard polystyrene manufactured by Shodex was used for the calibration curve.

Example 1
To a flask equipped with a stirrer, reflux condenser and stirrer, add 150 parts of water, 55.1 parts of 3-cyclohexenecarbaldehyde, 62.6 parts of ditrimethylolpropane, and 7.3 parts of concentrated hydrochloric acid while purging with nitrogen. The reaction was carried out at 60 ° C. for 10 hours. After completion of the reaction, 100 parts of water and 30 parts of a 3% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution were added, and further neutralized with disodium hydrogen phosphate. To this, 200 parts of methyl isobutyl ketone was added, washed with 100 parts of water three times, and then the solvent and the like were removed to obtain the following formula (4).

101 parts of diolefin compounds (D-1) of this invention represented by these were obtained.
It was confirmed that the shape of the obtained compound was liquid, the purity by GC was 94%, and the analysis by GPC confirmed that the purity was 98%. The viscosity was 21000 mPa · s (25 ° C. E-type viscometer).

Example 2
To a flask equipped with a stirrer, reflux condenser, stirrer, and Dean-Stark, while purging with nitrogen, 150 parts of toluene, 55.1 parts of 3-cyclohexenecarbaldehyde, 62.6 parts of ditrimethylolpropane, p-toluenesulfone The reaction was carried out for 10 hours while adding 1.5 parts of acid and removing water under reflux conditions. After completion of the reaction, 3 parts of sodium tripolyphosphate was added, stirred at 100 ° C. for 30 minutes, filtered, 200 parts of toluene, 100 parts of a 10 wt% disodium hydrogen phosphate aqueous solution were added, washed with water, and further 3 times with 100 parts of water. Washed with water. To this, 200 parts of methyl isobutyl ketone was added, washed three times with 100 parts of water, and then the solvent was removed to remove the diolefin compound (D-2) of the present invention represented by the above formula (4). 108 parts were obtained.
It was confirmed that the shape of the obtained compound was liquid, the purity by GC was 93%, and the analysis by GPC confirmed that the purity was 98%. The viscosity was 22000 mPa · s (25 ° C. E-type viscometer).

Example 3
A flask equipped with a stirrer, a reflux condenser, and a stirrer was charged with 15 parts of water, 0.95 parts of 12-tungstophosphoric acid, 0.78 disodium hydrogenphosphate, and di-cured tallow alkyldimethylammonium acetate 2 while purging with nitrogen. After adding 7 parts (50% by weight hexane solution manufactured by Lion Akzo) to produce a tungstic acid catalyst, 120 parts of toluene, 108 parts of the compound of formula (4) (D-2) obtained in Example 2 Was added and stirred again to obtain a liquid in an emulsion state. The temperature of this solution was raised to 50 ° C., and while stirring vigorously, 55 parts of 35% aqueous hydrogen peroxide was added and stirred as it was at 50 ° C. for 13 hours. When the progress of the reaction was confirmed by GC, the substrate conversion after the completion of the reaction was> 99%, and the raw material peak disappeared.
Then, after neutralizing with 1% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, 25 parts of 20% aqueous sodium thiosulfate solution was added and stirred for 30 minutes and allowed to stand. The organic layer separated into two layers was taken out, 20 parts of silica gel (Wakogel C-300), 10 parts of activated carbon (CAP SUPER made by NORIT) and 20 parts of bentonite (Bengel SH made by Hojun) were added and stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. And filtered. The obtained filtrate was washed with 100 parts of water three times, and the organic solvent was distilled off from the obtained organic layer to obtain the following formula (5).

99 parts of the epoxy resin of the present invention containing as a main component a compound represented by the formula:
From the GPC measurement results, it was confirmed that 85% of the skeleton compound (EP-1) of the formula (5) was contained.
The viscosity is 230 Pa · s (25 ° C. E-type viscometer), and the epoxy equivalent is 264 g / eq. Met.

  Then, 20 parts of the obtained epoxy resin (EP-1), 40 parts of silica gel (Wakogel C-300) and 100 parts of toluene were added and sufficiently stirred, and then the solvent was distilled off with a rotary evaporator. The obtained epoxy-supported silica gel was charged on a silica gel column previously laminated with 200 parts, and as a developing solvent, a silica gel column gradually increasing in polarity from hexane: ethyl acetate = 9: 1 to hexane: ethyl acetate 1: 9 The compound of formula (5) was separated by chromatography, and the obtained fraction was solvent-recovered with a rotary evaporator to obtain colorless compound (EP-2) of formula (5). Epoxy equivalent is 244 g / eq. The viscosity was 140 Pa · s (25 ° C. E-type viscometer). The purity by GPC was about 95%.

  About the epoxy resin (EP-1, EP-2) of the present invention obtained in Example 3, as a curing agent, methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride (manufactured by Shin Nippon Rika Co., Ltd., Ricacid MH700G, hereinafter, H1 ), Hexadecyltrimethylammonium hydroxide (Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. 25% methanol solution, referred to as C1) as a curing accelerator, and blended at the blending ratio (parts by weight) shown in Table 1 below. Defoaming was performed for 20 minutes to obtain a curable resin composition of the present invention.

(Heat resistance test: DMA)
The curable resin composition obtained in Example 3 was vacuum degassed for 20 minutes, and then gently poured into a test piece mold having a width of 7 mm, a length of 5 cm, and a thickness of about 800 μm. Did. The cast was cured under the following conditions to obtain a dynamic viscoelastic test piece. Using these test pieces, a dynamic viscoelasticity test was performed under the conditions shown below.
Curing conditions 120 ° C. × 1 hour + 150 ° C. × 3 hours Measurement conditions Dynamic viscoelasticity measuring instrument: manufactured by TA-instruments, DMA-2980
Measurement temperature range: -30 ° C to 280 ° C
Temperature rate: 2 ° C./min Test piece size: A material cut into 5 mm × 50 mm was used (thickness was about 800 μm).
Analysis conditions Tg: The peak point of Tan-δ in DMA measurement was defined as Tg.

(Thermomechanical property test: TMA)
The curable resin composition obtained in Example 3 was subjected to vacuum defoaming for 20 minutes, then cast in a Teflon (registered trademark) φ5 mm tube, and the cast was cured under the above conditions to obtain a test piece. It was. Using this test piece, a heat resistance test was performed under the conditions shown below.
Measurement conditions Dynamic viscoelasticity measuring device: TM-7000 manufactured by Vacuum Riko Co., Ltd.
Measurement temperature range: 40 ° C to 250 ° C
Temperature rate: 2 ° C./min Test piece size: φ5 mm A material cut into 10 mm was used.

Examples 6 and 7, Comparative Examples 1 and 2
Epoxy resin (EP-1) of the present invention obtained in Example 3 and (3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl- (3,4-epoxy) cyclohexylcarboxylate (ERL-4221 epoxy manufactured by Dow Chemical Company) as a comparative example Equivalent 140 g / eq., Hereinafter referred to as EP-3), H1, cyclohexane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid-1,2-anhydride (H-TMAn manufactured by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Ltd.), H2 C1 was used as a curing accelerator, blended at a blending ratio (parts by weight) shown in Table 2 below, defoamed for 20 minutes, and the curable composition of the present invention was obtained.

Using the obtained curable resin composition, an LED test was conducted in the manner described below. Curing conditions are 120 ° C. × 1 hour after pre-curing at 120 ° C. × 1 hour.
(LED test)
The curable resin compositions obtained in Examples 6 and 7 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 were vacuum degassed for 20 minutes, and then filled into a syringe and a light emitting element having an emission wavelength of 465 nm was obtained using a precision discharge device. It was cast into a 5 mm square surface-mounted LED. Thereafter, a test LED was obtained by curing under predetermined curing conditions.
(LED lighting test)
In the lighting test, a lighting test was performed at a current twice as high as 30 mA, which is a specified current, for the test LED mounted on the substrate. Detailed conditions are shown below. As a measurement item, the illuminance after lighting for 200 hours was measured using an integrating sphere, and the illuminance retention rate of the test LED was calculated.
Detailed lighting conditions Light emission wavelength: 465nm
Drive system: constant current system, 60 mA (light emitting element regulation current is 30 mA)
Driving environment: 85 ° C, 85%
Evaluation: Illuminance after 200 hours and its illuminance retention rate

  From the above results, the epoxy resin of the present invention does not have an ester bond in the resin skeleton, and as a result of the lighting test with the LED, the optical characteristics that can withstand the light, humidity, and heat of the LED, and the electrical property It was revealed that a cured product having excellent characteristics can be provided.

Although the invention has been described in detail with reference to specific embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
In addition, this application is based on the Japanese patent application (Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-259469) for which it applied on October 6, 2008, The whole is used by reference. Also, all references cited herein are incorporated as a whole.

Claims (5)

Following formula (1)

(In the formula, R ₁ existing in plural each independently represent a hydrogen atom, or to display the alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R ₂ existing in plural each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms Table to.)
The diolefin compound represented by these.   An epoxy resin obtained by oxidizing the diolefin compound according to claim 1.   The epoxy resin according to claim 2, obtained by oxidation using hydrogen peroxide or peracid.   A curable resin composition comprising the epoxy resin according to claim 2 and 3, a curing agent and / or a curing catalyst.   A cured product obtained by curing the curable resin composition according to claim 4.