Gallium(iii) xanthate as a novel thermal latent curing agent for an epoxy resin composite†
Abstract
The latent thermal curing catalyst “Ga(III) xanthate” for an epoxy resin/phenol composite, and its curing behaviour are reported. Ga(III) xanthate swiftly cures the epoxy composite within 38.2 s at 200 °C. However the curing time of the epoxy composite with gallium(III) xanthate did not change after storage for six months unlike the commercially used catalyst.