A novolac epoxy resin based on 4,4 0 -dihydroxybenzophenone (BZPNE) was synthesized via epoxidation of 4,4 0 -dihydroxybenzophenone novolac resin (BZPN). BZPN was obtained by strong mineral acid catalyzed reaction of 4,4 0 -dihydroxybenzophenone (BZP) and paraformaldehyde. The formation of BZPNE and BZPN was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, proton and carbon nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography, and epoxy equivalent weight. Different blends of BZPNE with diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA; EEW $180) were cured using dicyandiamide were characterized by thermogravimetric analysis, thermomechanical analysis, dynamic mechanical analysis, and interfacial property between aluminum adherends at ambient and elevated temperature. Thermal properties were found to improve on increasing quantity of BZPNE in DGEBA as it is evidenced from glass transition temperature (T g ). Likewise, no deterioration in interfacial properties was observed with the highest quantity of BZPNE (30%) in DGEBA blend, when tested at 150 8C. Cure kinetics of compositions were studied by nonisothermal differential scanning calorimetry and Kissinger method was used to compute the kinetic parameters such as frequency factor (A), activation energy (E a ) followed by the dependency of rate constant (k) on temperature of different blends. V C 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2018, 135, 46164.

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