Patent ID: 7282543

Claim:
A composition comprising: water; and a polyepoxy resin composition comprising a compound of formula III: wherein: R 1 and R 2 are each independently alkyl or -(alkylene)-epoxyethyl; R 3 is alkyl, aralkyl, or aryl, wherein said alkyl, aralkyl or aryl is optionally substituted with 0-5 Z; R 4 and R 5 are each independently H, alkyl, or aryl, wherein said alkyl or aryl is optionally substituted with 0-5 Z; Z is: R 7 and R 8 are each independently H, alkyl, or aryl; R 9 and R 10 are each independently alkyl or -(alkylene)-epoxyethyl, provided that at least two of R 1 , R 2 , R 9 and R 10 are -(alkylene)epoxyethyl; j is the integer 0 or 1; and a carboxylic acid; wherein the carboxylic acid is HCO 2 H or alkyl-CO 2 H, said alkyl optionally substituted with halo, alkoxy, monohaloalkoxy, polyhaloalkoxy, alkyl, aralkyl, aryl, hydroxyl (—OH), nitro (—NO 2 ), cyano (—CN), sulfonyl (—SO 2 R 4 ), sulfamoyl (—SO 2 NR 5 R 6 ), or amino (—NH 2 , NHR 5 , NHR 6 , N(R 5 R 6 ); wherein the polyepoxy resin composition is substantially water soluble.