Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A polyorgano(hydro)silazane represented by the following compositional formula (I): wherein both substituents R may be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a group other than these groups in which the atom directly bound to Si is carbon, an alkylsilyl group, an alkylamino group, and an alkoxy group, and 0.4 < x < 1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A polyorgano(hydro)silazane represented by the following compositional formula (I): wherein both substituents R may be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a group other than these groups in which the atom directly bound to Si is carbon, an alkylsilyl group, an alkylamino group, and an alkoxy group, and 0.4 < x < 1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A polyorgano(hydro)silazane according to claim 1, wherein said polyorgano(hydro)silazane has a structure comprising a linear portion as represented by the following formula (II) and a cyclic portion represented by the following formula (III), the ends of the linear portion being bound to the cyclic portions. wherein m and n are integers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A polyorgano(hydro)silazane according to claim 2, wherein said linear portion or said cyclic portion has a branch comprising another linear portion represented by formula (IV).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A polyorgano(hydro)silazane according to claims 1 to 3, wherein the degree of polymerization, cacul (RSiHNH) as the recurring unit, of the polyorgano-(hydro)silazane is from 4 to 1700.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A polyorgano(hydro) silazane according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein both substituents R in said formula (I) may be the the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, alkenyl groups having 2 to 7 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl group having 5 to 7 carbon atoms, aryl groups, alkylsilyl groups having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, alkylamino groups having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, and alkoxy groups having 1 to 7 carbon atoms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A polyorgano(hydro) silazane according to claim 5, wherein both substituents R in said formula (I) may be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl n-propyl, i-propyl, vinyl, alkyl, benzyl, phenyl and tolyl.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A process for producing a polyorgano(hydro) silazane as claimed in Claim 1, comprising the steps of: reacting an organo-(hydro)dihalosilane with a base to form a complex thereof, and then reacting the complex with dry ammonia to form a polyorgano(hydro)silazane having the following compositional formula: wherein both substituents R may be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a group other than these groups in which the atom directly bound to Si is carbon, an alkylsilyl group, an alkylamino group, and an alkoxy group, and 0.4 < x < 1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 7, wherein said organo (hydro) dihalosilane has a formula (V) : wherein R may be different and is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a group other than said groups in which the atom bound directly to Si is carbon, an alkylsilyl group, an alkylamino group, and an alkoxy group, and X is a halogen.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A process according to Claim 8, wherein R is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 7 carbon atoms, an aryl group, an alkylsilyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an alkylamino group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, and an alkoxy group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A process according to Claim 9, wherein R is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethylene, n-propyl, i-propyl, vinyl, alkyl, benzyl, phenyl and tolyl.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A process according to any one of claims 7 to 10 wherein said base is a Lewis base.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 11, wherein said Lewis base is selected from the group consisting of tertiary amines and secondary amines having groups with a steric hindrance, phosphine, stibine, arsine, and their derivatives.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 12, wherein said Lewis base is selected from the group consisting of pyridine, picoline, trimethylphosphine, dimethylethylphosphine, methyldiethylphosphine. and triethylphosphine.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A process according to any one of claims 7 to 13, wherein the mole ratio of the base to the organo(hydro)dihalosilane is 0.5 or higher.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 14, wherein said mole ratio of the base to the organo(hydro)dihalosilane is 1.5 or higher.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A process according to any one of Claims 7 to 15 wherein said reaction of the organo(hydro)dihalosilane with the base to form a complex thereof is conducted in said base alone as a reaction solvent.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim any one of the Claims 7 to 15, wherein said reaction of the organo(hydro)dihalosilane with the base to form a complex is conducted in a mixture of said base and a non-reactive solvent as a reaction solvent.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 17, wherein said non-reactive solvent is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic hydrocarbons, alicyclic hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, halogenated hydrocarbons and ethers, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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A process according to any one of claims 7 to 18, wherein the mole ratio of the dry ammonia to the organo(hydro)-dihalosilane is from 3.0 to 20.