Binding agent systems

1. A coating composition comprising

at least one compound (S) having at least two α-(1′-hydroxyalkyl)acrylate groups,

optionally at least one compound (S1) having one α-(1′-hydroxyalkyl)acrylate group,

at least one compound (C) which carries at least two thiol groups,

optionally at least one reactive diluent (D) having a number-average molecular weight M n of less than 1000 g/mol and having at least two (meth)acrylate groups,

optionally at least one catalyst (E) which is able to accelerate the addition of thiol groups onto acrylate groups, and

optionally at least one photoinitiator (F).

2. The coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein compound (S) comprises at least one compound (S2) obtained by reaction of a polyfunctional acrylate (IV) with a monofunctional carbonyl compound (II) to form compound (V)

or by reaction of a monofunctional acrylate (I) with a carbonyl compound (VI) having a functionality of two or more to form compound (VII)

in which

R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 independently of one another are C 1 -C 18 -alkyl, C 2 -C 18 -alkyl, C 2 -C 18 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 12 -aryl, C 5 -C 12 -cycloalkyl, or a five- to six-membered heterocycle with oxygen, nitrogen and/or sulfur atoms, wherein C 2 -C 18 -alkyl is optionally interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms and/or sulfur atoms and/or by one or more substituted or unsubstituted imino groups, wherein C 1 -C 18 -alkyl, C 2 -C 18 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 12 -aryl, C 5 -C 12 -cycloalkyl are optionally substituted in each case by aryl, alkyl, aryloxy, alkyloxy, heteroatoms and/or heterocycles,

R 2 and/or R 3 additionally are hydrogen, C 1 -C 18 -alkoxy optionally substituted by aryl, alkyl, aryloxy, alkyloxy, heteroatoms and/or heterocycles, or —COOR 4 ,

R 2 may additionally, together with R 1 , form a ring, in which R 2 is a carbonyl group, wherein the group COOR 1 and R 2 together form an acid anhydride group —(CO)—O—(CO)—,

R 4 has the same definition as listed for R 1 , but may be different from R 1 ,

R 5 and R 6 independently of one another are hydrogen, C 1 -C 18 -alkyl, C 2 -C 18 -alkyl, C 2 -C 18 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 12 -aryl, C 5 -C 12 -cycloalkyl, a five- to six-membered heterocycle with oxygen, nitrogen and/or sulfur atoms, or together form a ring, wherein C 2 -C 18 -alkyl is optionally interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms and/or sulfur atoms and/or by one or more substituted or unsubstituted imino groups, wherein C 1 -C 18 -alkyl, C 2 -C 18 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 12 -aryl, C 5 -C 12 -cycloalkyl are optionally substituted in each case by aryl, alkyl, aryloxy, alkyloxy, heteroatoms and/or heterocycles,

n is a positive integer from 2 to 10,

R 7 is an n-valent organic radical having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, which are unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, C 2 -C 8 -alkenyl, carboxyl, carboxy-C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, C 1 -C 20 -acyl, C 1 -C 8 -alkoxy, C 6 -C 12 -aryl, hydroxyl or hydroxyl-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, and/or have one or more —(CO)—, —O(CO)O—, —(NH)(CO)O—, —O(CO)(NH)—, —O(CO)—, or —(CO)O— groups, and

R 8 is C 6 -C 12 -arylene, C 3 -C 12 -cycloalkylene, C 1 -C 20 -alkylene, C 2 -C 20 -alkylene, or a single bond, wherein R 8 is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, C 2 -C 8 -alkenyl, carboxyl, carboxy-C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, C 1 -C 20 -acyl, C 1 -C 8 -alkoxy, C 6 -C 12 -aryl, hydroxyl or hydroxyl-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, wherein C 2 -C 20 -alkylene is interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms and/or sulfur atoms and/or by one or more substituted or unsubstituted imino groups and/or by one or more —(CO)—, —O(CO)O—, —(NH)(CO)O—, —O(CO)(NH)—, —O(CO)—, or —(CO)O— groups.

3. The coating composition according to claim 2 , wherein compound (IV) is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol diacrylate, 1,2-propanediol diacrylate, 1,3-propanediol diacrylate, 1,4-butanediol diacrylate, 1,3-butanediol diacrylate, 1,5-pentanediol diacrylate, 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate, 1,8-octanediol diacrylate, neopentyl glycol diacrylate, 1,1-cyclohexanedimethanol diacrylate, 1,2-cyclohexanedimethanol diacrylate, 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol diacrylate, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol diacrylate, 1,2-cyclohexanediol diacrylate, 1,3-cyclohexanediol diacrylate, 1,4-cyclohexanediol diacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, ditrimethylolpropane pentaacrylate, ditrimethylolpropane hexaacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, glycerol diacrylate, glycerol triacrylate, diacrylates of sugar alcohols, sorbitol, mannitol, diglycerol, threitol, erythritol, adonitol (ribitol), arabitol (lyxitol), xylitol, dulcitol (galactitol), maltitol, isomalt, polyester polyols, polyetherols, polyTHF having a molar mass of between 162 and 2000, poly-1,3-propanediol having a molar mass of between 134 and 1178, or polyethylene glycol having a molar mass of between 106 and 898, polyacrylates of sugar alcohols, sorbitol, mannitol, diglycerol, threitol, erythritol, adonitol (ribitol), arabitol (lyxitol), xylitol, dulcitol (galactitol), maltitol, isomalt, polyester polyols, polyetherols, polyTHF having a molar mass of between 162 and 2000, poly-1,3-propanediol having a molar mass of between 134 and 1178, or polyethylene glycol having a molar mass of between 106 and 898, urethane acrylates and polycarbonate acrylates.

4. The coating composition according to claim 2 , wherein compounds (II) and (VI) are aromatic aldehdyes.

5. The coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein compound (S) comprises at least one compound (Sz) obtainable by reaction of at least one difunctional carbonyl compound (A2) and/or at least one more-than-difunctional carbonyl compound (Ax) with at least one difunctional acrylate compound (B2) and/or at least one more-than-difunctional acrylate compound (By).

6. The coating composition according to claim 5 , wherein compound (S) comprises at least one compound (Sz) obtainable by reaction of at least one difunctional carbonyl compound (A2) with at least one difunctional acrylate compound (B2).

7. The coating composition according to claim 5 , wherein compound (A2) is selected from the group consisting of glyoxal, malonaldehyde, succinaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, capronaldehyde, furan-2,5-dialdehyde, pyrrole-2,5-dialdehyde, pyridine-2,6-dialdehyde, phthalaldehyde, isophthalaldehyde, and terephthalaldehyde.

8. The coating composition according to claim 5 , wherein compound (B2) is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol diacrylate, 1,2-propanediol diacrylate, 1,3-propanediol diacrylate, 1,4-butanediol diacrylate, and 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate.

9. The coating composition according to claim 5 , wherein compound (By) is selected from the group consisting of trimethylolpropane triacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, triacrylate of singly to vigintuply ethoxylated trimethylolpropane, and tetraacrylate of singly to vigintuply ethoxylated pentaerythritol.

10. The coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the compounds (C) are compounds (C1) of the formula

or compounds (C2) of the formula

or compounds (C3) of the formula

in which

Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 , Z 4 , Z 5 , and Z 6 are each independently of one another a single bond or a radical of the formula —(C═O)—R 3 —S—,

R 3 is a divalent C 1 - to C 6 -alkylene radical,

p, q, r, s, t, and u, in each case independently of one another, are zero or a positive integer from 1 to 5,

each X i for i=1 to p, 1 to q, 1 to r, 1 to s, 1 to t, and 1 to u, independently of one another, is selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —CH 2 —O—, —CH 2 —CH(CH 3 )—O—, —CH(CH 3 )—CH 2 —O—, —CH 2 —C(CH 3 ) 2 —O—, —C(CH 3 ) 2 —CH 2 —O—, —CH 2 —CHVin-O—, —CHVin-CH 2 —O—, —CH 2 —CHPh-O—, and —CHPh-CH 2 —O—, in which Ph is phenyl and Vin is vinyl,

with the proviso that in the case of the compounds (C1) at least four of the radicals Z 1 to Z 6 are a group of the formula —(C═O)—R 3 —S— and, in the case of the compounds (C2) and (C3), at least three radicals Z 1 to Z 4 are a group of the formula —(C═O)—R 3 —S—.

11. The coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the compounds (C) are compounds (C4) with a functionality of two or three, of the formula

in which

R 1 and R 2 , each independently of one another, are hydrogen or a C 1 - to C 4 -alkyl radical, R 4 is methylene or 1,2-ethylene,

k, l, m, and n, in each case independently of one another, are zero or a positive integer from 1 to 5,

each Y i for i=1 to k, 1 to 1, 1 to m, and 1 to n, independently of one another, is selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —CH 2 —O—, —CH 2 —CH(CH 3 )—O—, —CH(CH 3 )—CH 2 —O—, —CH 2 —C(CH 3 ) 2 —O—, —C(CH 3 ) 2 —CH 2 —O—, —CH 2 —CHVin-O—, —CHVin-CH 2 —O—, —CH 2 —CHPh-O—, and —CHPh-CH 2 —O—, in which Ph is phenyl and Vin is vinyl.

12. The coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein compound (C) is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol di(3-mercaptopropionate) (GDMP), trimethylolpropane tri(3-mercaptopropionate) (TMPMP), trimethylolpropane trimercaptoacetate (TMPMA), 3-mercaptopropionic ester of poly-1,2-propylene glycol with a molar mass of 500 to 2500 g/mol, 3-mercaptopropionic ester of ethoxylated trimethylolpropane with a molar mass of up to 1500 g/mol, pentaerythritol tetra(3-mercaptopropionate) (PETMP), pentaerythritol tetramercaptoacetate (PETMA), dipentaerythritol tetra(3-mercaptopropionate), dipentaerythritol tetramercaptoacetate, dipentaerythritol penta(3-mercaptopropionate), dipentaerythritol pentamercaptoacetate, dipentaerythritol hexa(3-mercaptopropionate), dipentaerythritol hexamercaptoacetate, ditrimethylolpropane tetra(3-mercaptopropionate), ditrimethylolpropane tetramercaptoacetate, and their alkoxylated, ethoxylated and/or propoxylated products.

13. The coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the catalyst (E) is selected from the group consisting of primary amines, secondary amines, and tertiary amines, primary phosphines, secondary phosphines, and tertiary phosphines, quaternary ammonium salts, phosphonium salts, imines, and iminium salts.

14. A process for utilizing the coating composition according to claim 1 as an adhesive.

15. A method comprising curing the coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the ambient temperature is not more than 5° C.