Patent ID: 7671114

Claim:
A combination of an adhesive composition and a silver-based, lead-free solder, comprising (a) an adhesive composition comprising (i) the combination of at least one substituted oxirane compound and at least one substituted oxetane compound, and one or more polymerizable co-reactants, wherein said at least one substituted oxirane compound or substituted oxetane compound comprises the structure: E-CH 2 -Q-X p —Y—Z m —Y n —X p -Q—CH 2 -E wherein: each E is independently an oxirane bearing 1, 2, or 3 additional substituents other than H or an oxetane bearing 1, 2, or 3 additional substituents other than H, each Q is independently selected from the group consisting of —O— and —S—, each X is optional, and when present, is independently selected from —C(O)— and —SO 2 —, each Y is independently an optionally substituted hydrocarbylene, Z is optional, and when present is selected from the group consisting of —O—, —C(O)—, —S—, —SO 2 —, hydrocarbylene and substituted hydrocarbylene, and combinations of any two or more thereof, m=0 or 1, n=0 or 1, and each p is independently 0 or 1, and (ii) optionally, a fluxing agent; and (b) a silver-based, lead free solder.