Compositions and curing agents comprising a benzylated
Mannich base composition. The benzylated
Mannich base composition includes a
reaction product of (a) a substituted phenolic compound having at least one
substituent of formula (I):wherein R1 is each independently a linear or branched
alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R2 is
hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or phenyl, with (b) a benzylated polyalkylene
polyamine (II):wherein RA is substituted or unsubstituted benzyl; RB is each independently RA, or a
hydrogen atom, or a group selected from C1-C16 linear, cyclic, and branched
alkyl, alkenyl, and alkaryl groups; X, Y, and Z are independently selected from C2-C10 alkylene, and cycloalkylene groups; y is an integer from 0 to 7, and z is an integer from 0 to 4; and, optionally, (c) a multifunctional amine. Amine-
epoxy compositions and articles produced from these compositions are also disclosed.