A series of different type of epoxy resins containing metal(s) have been prepared by the using cobalt acrylate (CoA(2)), nickel acrylate(NiA(2)),bismuth acrylate (BiA(3)) during resinification. The values of epoxide equivalent weight, chlorine content increases whereas hydroxyl content, refractive index decreases in the presence of metal acrylate(s). The influence of complex formation of metal acrylate with ether linkage of epoxy resins were investigated by spectroscopy. Epoxy resins containing cobalt acrylate which was cured by p-acetylbenzilidinetriphenylarsoniumylide (p-ABTAY) shows better conducting properties in comparison to NiA(2) and BiA(3) containing epoxy resins. The dispersion of metal(s) in epoxy resins matrix was confirmed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The glass transition temperature of epoxy resins containing CoA(2) is lower than that of blank epoxy resins and epoxy resins containing bismuth and nickel acrylate. (C) 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 116: 3271-3277, 2010