Controlled cure for compositions comprising acetoacetylated resins

1. A curable composition comprising:

I. Component (I) comprising a resin having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of β-ketoester and malonate functional groups, wherein the resin is either a polyester, a polyether, or a combination thereof;

II. Component (II) comprising at least one curing agent having at least one aldehyde functional group;

III. Component (III) comprising at least one amine, salts thereof, or combinations thereof; and, optionally

IV. Component (IV) comprising at least one of the following: waxes; paraffins; rosins; rosin ester resins; tackifier resin; polyester resin; polyol resins; or acrylics, said acrylics having a number average molecular weight of from about 2,000 to 15,000 and a Tg of from 40° C. to 130° C.;

wherein said at least one curing agent is selected from the group consisting of 1,3-cyclohexanedicarboxaldehyde; 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxaldehyde; mixtures of 1,3-cyclohexanedicarboxaldehyde and 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxaldehyde; 2,6-norbornanedicarboxaldehyde; 2,5-norbornanedicarboxaldehyde; cyclododecane-1,4,8-tricarbaldehyde; 3-(4-formylcyclohexyl)propanal; tricyclodecane dialdehyde; o-phthalaldehyde; terephthalaldehyde; isophthalaldehyde; cyclopentane-1,3-dicarbaldehyde; cyclopenta-3,5-diene-1,3-dicarbaldehyde; glutaraldehyde; benzenedipropanal; any isomers thereof; and any mixtures thereof.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the tackifier resin is selected from cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon resins, C5 hydrocarbon resins, C5/C9 hydrocarbon resins, aliphatic-aromatic hydrocarbon resins, aromatically modified C5 resins, C9 hydrocarbon resins, pure monomer resins, dicyclopentadiene resins, dicyclopentadiene based/containing resins, cyclopentadiene based/containing resins, terpene resins, terpene phenolic resins, terpene styrene resins, rosin acid resins, esters of rosin, esters of modified rosins, liquid resins of fully or partially hydrogenated rosins, fully or partially hydrogenated rosin esters, fully or partially hydrogenated modified rosin resins, hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated rosin acid resins, fully or partially hydrogenated rosin alcohols, fully or partially hydrogenated C5 resins, fully or partially hydrogenated C5/C9 resins, fully or partially hydrogenated dicyclopentadiene resins, fully or partially hydrogenated modified dicyclopentadiene based/containing resins, fully or partially hydrogenated aromatically modified C5 resins, fully or partially hydrogenated C9 resins, fully or partially hydrogenated pure monomer resins, fully or partially hydrogenated C5/cycloaliphatic resins, fully or partially hydrogenated C5/cycloaliphatic/styrene/C9 resins, fully or partially hydrogenated cycloaliphatic resins, and/or combinations thereof.

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein said at least one amine is primary amine, secondary amine or combinations thereof.

4. The composition of claim 3 wherein said primary amine or said secondary amine is selected from at least one of: piperidine; piperazine; morpholine, pyrrolidine; ethylenediamine; diethylenetriamine; triethylenetetramine; tetraethylenepentamine; 2,2,4-trimethylhexamethylenediamine; 1,2-diaminopropane; 1,3-diaminopropane; 1-ethyl-1,3-propanediamine; 2,2-dimethylpropylenediamine; 1,4-diaminobutane; 2-methylpentamethylenediamine; 1,6-hexanediamine; 1,7-diaminoheptane; 1,8-diaminooctane; 1,9-diaminononane; 1,12-diaminododecane; 4-azaheptamethylenediamine; N,N-bis(3-aminopropyl)butane-1,4-diamine; N,N-bis(3-aminopropyl)ethylenediamine; 2,4-toluenediamine; 2,6-toluenediamine; 3-dimethylaminopropylamine; 3-diethylaminopropylamine; 3,3′-iminobispropylamine; 1,2-diaminocyclohexane; 1,3-diaminocyclohexane; 1,4-diamino-2,5-diethylcyclohexane; 1,4-diamino-3,6-diethylcyclohexane; 1,2-diamino-4-ethylcyclohexane; 1,2-diamino-4-cyclohexylcyclohexane; isophorone diamine; norbornanediamine; 4,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane; 4,4′-diaminodicyclohexylethane; 4,4′-diaminodicyclohexylpropane; 2,2-bis(4-aminocyclohexyl)propane; 3,3′-dimethyl-4,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane; 3-amino-1-(4-aminocyclohexyl)propane; 1,3-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane;1,4-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane; 1-cyclohexyl-3,4-diamino-cyclohexane; m-xylylenediamine and its hydrogenation products; p-xylylenediamine and its hydrogenation products; 4,4′-methylenedianiline; 2,4-bis(p-aminobenzyl)aniline; diethyltoluenediamine; m-phenylenediamine; 1,2,4-triazole; alanine; proline; 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (cyclam); diphenylethylenediamine, 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diamine, 2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diamine, 2,3-dimethylbutane-2,3-diamine, 1,2-diaminocyclopentane, 1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentane-1,3-diamine, trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,3-diamine, dioctyl amine, diisopropylamine, and polyetheramines, or isomers thereof.

5. The composition of claim 1 wherein the equivalent ratio of the acetoacetate (AcAc) functional group of Component (I) to the aldehyde functional group is from about 4 to about 0.25.

6. The composition of claim 1 wherein the molar ratio for Component (II):Component (Ill) is from 10:1 to 0.1:10.

7. The composition of claim 1 when cured at room temperature for seven days, has less than 75% loss in 180-degree peel strength after aging at 80° C. for seven days.

8. The composition of claim 1 wherein the reactivity of said amine, or of said aldehyde, or of combinations thereof, or of said composition, is re-activated by applying thermal energy; microwave radiation, ultraviolet radiation, infrared radiation; ultrasonic waves; pressure; moisture; or combinations thereof; or re-activation provided by a chemical reaction.

9. The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition is an adhesive composition or a coating composition.

10. An article of manufacture comprising at least one substrate coated with at least one of the curable composition of claim 1 .