Patent ID: 7329708

Claim:
A curable composition, comprising: a difunctionalized poly(arylene ether) having an intrinsic viscosity of about 0.05 to about 0.30 deciliter per gram at 25° C.; wherein the difunctionalized poly(arylene ether) has the structure wherein each occurrence of Q 1 is independently selected from halogen, primary or secondary C 1 –C 12 alkyl, C 2 –C 12 alkenyl, C 2 –C 12 alkynyl, C 1 –C 12 aminoalkyl, C 1 –C 12 hydroxyalkyl, phenyl, C 1 –C 12 haloalkyl, C 1 –C 12 hydrocarbyloxy, and C 2 –C 12 halohydrocarbyloxy wherein at least two carbon atoms separate from the halogen and oxygen atoms; each occurrence of Q 2 is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, primary or secondary C 1 –C 12 alkyl, C 2 –C 12 alkenyl, C 2 –C 12 alkynyl, C 1 –C 12 aminoalkyl, C 1 –C 12 hydroxyalkyl, phenyl, C 1 –C 12 haloalkyl, C 1 –C 12 hydrocarbyloxy, and C 2 –C 12 halohydrocarbyloxy wherein at least two carbon atoms separate the halogen and oxygen atoms; each occurrence of x is independently 1 to about 100; each occurrence of R 2 –R 4 is independently hydrogen of C 1 –C 18 hydrocarbyl; and L has the structure wherein each occurrence of R 5 and R 6 is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, primary or secondary C 1 –C 12 alkyl, C 2 –C 12 alkenyl, C 2 –C 12 alkynyl, C 1 –C 12 aminoalkyl, C 1 –C 12 hydroxyalkyl, phenyl, C 1 –C 12 haloalkyl, C 1 –C 12 hydrocarbyloxy, and C 2 –C 12 halohydrocarbyloxy wherein at least two carbon atoms separate the halogen and oxygen atoms; z is 0 or 1 ; and Y has a structure wherein each occurrence of R 8 and R 9 is independently selected from hydrogen and C 1 –C 12 hydrocarbyl; an olefinically unsaturated monomer; and a cure inhibitor.