Abstract:
NOVEL THERMALLY STABLE RESINS AND FOAMS ARE PREPARED BY REACTING WITHOUT THE ADDITION OF EXTERNAL HEAT OR PRESSURE A POLYFUNCTIONAL AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVAITIVE COMPRISING A BENZENE NUCLEUS SUBSTITUTED BY MEMBERS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ANHYDRIDE, CARBOXYL, OR ACYL HALIDE WITH A POLYARLPOLYISOCYANATE AND A POLYOL CONTAINING AT LEAST THREE HYDROXYL GROUPS. THE PRODUCTS OF THIS INVENTION ARE USEFUL FOR INSULATION OF WALLS, FOR FIRE-PROOFING BUILDINGS AND THE LIKE.