Cyanoacrylate compositions

1. A cyanoacrylate adhesive composition, comprising:

(a) a cyanoacrylate component, and

(b) a hydrogenated aromatic anhydride.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a benzonitrile.

3. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrogenated aromatic anhydride is a hydrogenated phthalic anhydride.

4. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrogenated aromatic anhydride is a tetrahydrophthalic anhydride.

5. The composition according to claim 2 , wherein the benzonitrile is selected from the group consisting of 3,5-dinitrobenzonitrile; 2-chloro-3,5-dinitrobenzonitrile; pentafluorobenzonitrile; α,α,α-2-tetrafluoro-p-tolunitrile; and tetrachloroterphthalonitrile.

6. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising an acidic stabilizer and a free radical inhibitor.

7. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the cyanoacrylate component is selected from materials within the structure H 2 C═C(CN)—COOR, wherein R is selected from C 1-15 alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl, aryl, allyl and haloalkyl groups.

8. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the cyanoacrylate component comprises ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate.

9. The composition according to claim 1 , further comprising an accelerator component selected from the group consisting of calixarene, oxacalixarene, silacrown, cyclodextrin, crown ether, poly(ethyleneglycol) di(meth)acrylate, ethoxylated hydric compound, and combinations thereof.

10. The composition according to claim 9 , wherein the calixarene is tetrabutyl tetra[2-ethoxy-2-oxoethoxy]calix-4-arene.

11. The composition according to claim 9 , wherein the crown ether is selected from members within the group consisting of 15-crown-5, 18-crown-6, dibenzo-18-crown-6, benzo-15-crown-5-dibenzo-24-crown-8, dibenzo-30-crown-10, tribenzo-18-crown-6, asym-dibenzo-22-crown-6, dibenzo-14-crown-4, dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6, dicyclohexyl-24-crown-8, cyclohexyl-12-crown-4, 1,2-decalyl-15-crown-5, 1,2-naphtho-15-crown-5, 3,4,5-naphtyl-16-crown-5, 1,2-methyl-benzo-18-crown-6, 1,2-methylbenzo-5, 6-methylbenzo-18-crown-6, 1,2-t-butyl-18-crown-6, 1,2-vinylbenzo-15-crown-5, 1,2-vinylbenzo-18-crown-6, 1,2-t-butyl-cyclohexyl-18-crown-6, asym-dibenzo-22-crown-6, and 1,2-benzo-1,4-benzo-5-oxygen-20-crown-7, and combinations thereof.

12. The composition according to claim 9 , wherein the poly(ethyleneglycol) di(meth)acrylate is within the following structure:

wherein n is greater than 3.

13. The composition according to claim 1 , further comprising additives selected from the group consisting of shock resistant additives, thixotropy conferring agents, thickeners, dyes, thermal degradation resistance enhancers, and combinations thereof.

14. Reaction products of the composition according to claim 1 .

15. A method of bonding together two substrates, comprising the steps of:

applying a cyanoacrylate-containing composition according to claim 1 , to at least one of the substrates and

mating together the substrates for a time sufficient to permit the adhesive to fixture.

16. A method of preparing a cyanoacrylate-containing composition according to claim 1 , comprising the steps of:

providing a cyanoacrylate component, and combining therewith with mixing a hydrogenated aromatic anhydride and optionally a benzonitrile.

17. A method of conferring improved thermal resistance to a cured product of a cyanoacrylate composition without compromising at least one of fixture speed, stability or color, comprising the steps of:

providing a cyanoacrylate composition; and

providing a hydrogenated aromatic anhydride and optionally a benzonitrile.

18. A cyanoacrylate composition comprising a cyanoacrylate component, wherein the improvement comprises adding to the cyanoacrylate component a hydrogenated aromatic anhydride to improve the heat resistance of cured reaction products thereof without compromising the fixture time of the cyanoacrylate composition.

19. The composition of claim 18 , further comprising a benzonitrile.