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US 11,044,807 · App. 16/061,036 · Granted Jun 22, 2021

Polyurethane, curable composition, overcoat film, and flexible wiring board and production method therefor

Inventors: Kazuhiko Ooga (Tokyo, JP); Naoki Murata (Tokyo, JP); Kai Suzuki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON POLYTECH CORP.
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Patent No.
US 11,044,807
App. No.
16/061,036
Granted
Jun 22, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a polyurethane and a curable composition capable of obtaining an overcoat film for a flexible wiring board that is excellent in low-warpage properties, flexibility, long-term insulation reliability, and wiring disconnection preventing properties. The polyurethane has: a structural unit of formula (1) (in formula (1), an n-number of R 1 each independently represents a 1,2-phenylene group or a 1,2-phenylene group having a substituent, an (n+1)-number of R 2 each independently represents a hydrocarbon group having 3-9 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer from 1 to 50); a structural unit of formula (2) (in formula (2). R 3 represents a divalent organic group having 6-14 carbon atoms); and a structural unit of formula (3) (in formula (3), R 3 represents a divalent organic group having 6-14 carbon atoms, and R 4 represents a methyl or ethyl group).

Claims (65)

1. A curable composition, comprising:

(component (a)) a polyurethane having

a structural unit of formula (1)

wherein n R 1 s each independently represent a 1,2-phenylene group or a 1,2-phenylene group having a substituent; (n+1) R 2 s each independently represent a divalent hydrocarbon group having 3 to 9 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 1 to 50;

a structural unit of formula (2)

wherein R 3 represents a divalent organic group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms; and a structural unit of formula (3)

wherein R 3 represents a divalent organic group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms; and R 4 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group,

wherein the polyurethane has an aromatic ring concentration of 0.1 to 5.0 mmol/g, and

wherein the polyurethane does not contain a structural unit derived from a polyester polyol having a 1,3-phenylene group;

(component (b)) a solvent; and

(component (c)) a compound having two or more epoxy groups in one molecule.

2. A curable composition, comprising:

(component (a)) a polyurethane having

an aromatic ring concentration of 0.1 to 5.0 mmol/g and a number-average molecular weight of 10,000 to 50,000, which is composed of

a structural unit of formula (4)

wherein y R 3 s each independently represent a divalent organic group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms; and y represents an integer of not less than one;

a structural unit of formula (5)

wherein z R 3 s each independently represent a divalent organic group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms; z R 4 s each independently represent a methyl group or an ethyl group; and z represents an integer of not less than one; and

a structural unit of formula (6)

wherein (l× m) R 1 s each independently represent a phenylene group or a phenylene group having a substituent, provided that at least one of (l× m) R 1 s is a 1,2-phenylene group; [(l+1)×m] R 2 s each independently represent a hydrocarbon group having 3 to 9 carbon atoms; m R 3 s each independently represent a divalent organic group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms; m represents an integer of not less than one; and 1 independently represents an integer of 0 to 50, excluding a case where all of the m ls are 0;

wherein the polyurethane does not contain a structural unit derived from a polyester polyol having a 1,3-phenylene group;

(component (b)) a solvent and

(component (c)) a compound having two or more epoxy groups in one molecule.

3. The curable composition according to claim 1 , wherein component (a) has an acid value of 10 to 70 mg-KOH/g.

4. A curable composition comprising

(component (a)) a polyurethane having

a structural unit of formula (1′)

wherein n R 1′ s each independently represent a phenylene group or a phenylene group having a substituent, provided that at least one of n R 1′ s is a 1,2-phenylene group; (n+1) R 2 s each independently represent a divalent hydrocarbon group having 3 to 9 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 1 to 50;

a structural unit of formula (2)

wherein R 3 represents a divalent organic group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms; and

a structural unit of formula (3)

wherein R 3 represents a divalent organic group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms; and R 4 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group,

wherein the polyurethane has an aromatic ring concentration of 0.1 to 5.0 mmol/g, and

wherein the polyurethane does not contain a structural unit derived from a polyester polyol having a 1,3-phenylene group;

(component (b)) a solvent; and

(component (c)) a compound having two or more epoxy groups in one molecule.

5. The curable composition according to claim 4 , wherein

the amount of component (b) is 25 to 75% by mass based on the total amount of components (a), (b) and (c), and

the amount of component (a) is 40 to 99% by mass and the amount of component (c) is 1 to 60% by mass, based on the total amount of components (a) and (c).

6. The curable composition according to claim 4 , further comprising

(component (d)) at least one particulate selected from the group consisting of an inorganic particulate and organic particulate.

7. The curable composition according to claim 6 , wherein component (d) comprises a silica particulate.

8. The curable composition according to claim 6 , wherein component (d) comprises a hydrotalcite particulate.

9. The curable composition according to claim 6 , wherein

the amount of component (b) is 25 to 75% by mass and the amount of component (d) is 0.1 to 60% by mass, based on the total amount of components (a), (b), (c) and (d), and

the amount of component (a) is 40 to 99% by mass and the amount of component (c) is 1 to 60% by mass, based on the total amount of components (a) and (c).

10. A cured product of the curable composition according to claim 4 .

11. A flexible wiring board overcoat film comprising the cured product according to claim 10 .

12. A flexible wiring board comprising a flexible substrate and a wiring formed on the flexible substrate, wherein a part or all of a surface on which the wiring is formed is covered with the overcoat film according to claim 11 .

13. The flexible wiring board according to claim 12 , wherein the wiring is a tin-plated copper wiring.

14. A method of producing a flexible wiring board covered with an overcoat film, comprising

(step 1) the step of printing the curable composition according to claim 4 on at least a part of a wiring pattern section of a flexible wiring board to form a printed film on the pattern;

(step 2) the step of placing the printed film obtained in step 1 in an atmosphere of 40 to 100° C. to evaporate a part or all of the solvent contained in the printed film; and

(step 3) the step of heating and curing the printed film obtained in step 1 or the printed film obtained in step 2 at 100 to 170° C. to form an overcoat film.

15. The curable composition according to claim 2 , wherein component (a) has an acid value of 10 to 70 mg-KOH/g.

16. The curable composition according to claim 7 , wherein

the amount of component (b) is 25 to 75% by mass and the amount of component (d) is 0.1 to 60% by mass, based on the total amount of components (a), (b), (c) and (d), and

the amount of component (a) is 40 to 99% by mass and the amount of component (c) is 1 to 60% by mass, based on the total amount of components (a) and (c).

17. The curable composition according to claim 8 , wherein

the amount of component (b) is 25 to 75% by mass and the amount of component (d) is 0.1 to 60% by mass, based on the total amount of components (a), (b), (c) and (d), and

the amount of component (a) is 40 to 99% by mass and the amount of component (c) is 1 to 60% by mass, based on the total amount of components (a) and (c).

18. The curable composition according to claim 1 , further comprising

(component (d)) at least one particulate selected from the group consisting of an inorganic particulate and organic particulate.

19. The curable composition according to claim 2 , further comprising

(component (d)) at least one particulate selected from the group consisting of an inorganic particulate and organic particulate.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2020
From: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
To: NIPPON POLYTECH CORP.
Reel/Frame 054080/0950 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2018
From: OOGA, KAZUHIKO; MURATA, NAOKI; SUZUKI, KAI
To: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
Reel/Frame 046333/0618 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2015-254983 · Dec 25, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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