Patent ID: 8557386

Claim:
A solvent borne coating composition comprising an organic solvent and at least one amine-terminated polyamide dispersed therein wherein the number average molecular weight of the amine-terminated polyamide ranges from 500 Daltons to 100,000 Daltons, wherein the at least one amine-terminated polyamide has the structure of Formula (I): wherein each A is independently chosen from C 2-12 alkylene, substituted C 2-12 alkylene, C 2-12 heteroalkylene, substituted C 2-12 heteroalkylene, C 5-12 arylene, substituted C 5-12 arylene, C 5-12 heteroarylene, substituted C 5-12 heteroarylene, C 5-12 cycloalkylene, substituted C 5-12 cycloalkylene, C 5-12 heterocycloalkylene, substituted C 5-12 heterocycloalkylene, C 6-24 cylcloalkylalkylene, substituted C 6-24 cycloalkylalkylene, C 6-24 heterocycloalkylalkylene, substituted C 6-24 heterocycloalkylalkylene, C 6-24 arylalkylene, substituted C 6-24 arylalkylene C 6-24 heteroarylalkylene, and substituted C 6-24 heteroarylalkylene; each B is independently chosen from C 2-12 alkylene, substituted C 2-12 alkylene, C 2-12 heteroalkylene, substituted C 2-12 heteroalkylene, C 5-12 arylene, substituted C 5-12 arylene, C 5-12 heteroarylene, substituted C 5-12 heteroarylene, C 5-12 cycloalkylene, substituted C 5-12 cycloalkylene, C 5-12 heterocycloalkylene, substituted C 5-12 heterocycloalkylene, C 6-24 cylcloalkylalkylene, substituted C 6-24 cycloalkylalkylene, C 6-24 heterocycloalkylalkylene, substituted C 6-24 heterocycloalkylalkylene, C 6-24 arylalkylene, substituted C 6-24 arylalkylene C 6-24 heteroarylalkylene, and substituted C 6-24 heteroarylalkylene; and p is an integer chosen such that the number average molecular weight of the at least one amine-terminated polyamide ranges from 500 Daltons to 100,000 Daltons, wherein the volatile organic content of the coating composition is less than 700 g/L.