Patent ID: 8053546

Claim:
A curable composition, comprising: at least one epoxy compound; and a latent catalyst of formula I wherein R1 and R3, independently of one another, are a methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, or tert-butyl radical, R2, R4, and R5, independently of one another, are an H atom or an organic radical having 1 to 20 C atoms, or R4 and R5 together form an aliphatic or aromatic ring, X is an anion selected from the group consisting of cyanide, cyanate, and an organic monocarboxylate having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and n is 1, 2 or 3, with the exception of 1-ethyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium acetate and 1-ethyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium acetate-acetic acid complex.