Compositions containing thiofunctional polysiloxanes

Claim 2

A composition containing (1) an organopolysiloxane which is free of aliphatic unsaturation and has from 1.75 to 2.25 organic radicals per silicon atom and (2) a thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid having at least one mercaptan group per molecule, said organopolysiloxane (1) being present in an amount of from 10 to 99.9 percent by weight and said thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid (2) being present in an amount of from 90 to 0.1 percent by weight based on the weight of the organopolysiloxane (1) and the thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid (2), said thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid (2) contains siloxane copolymers having from 0.1 to 99.9 mol percent of units of the formula ##STR16## and from 99.9 to 0.1 mol percent of at least one other siloxane unit having the general formula ##EQU1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated monovalent hydrocarbon radical, each having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, M is a mercaptan containing radical of the formula R'(SR"') y , R' is selected from the group consisting of a substituted and unsubstituted divalent, trivalent and tetravalent hydrocarbon radical, a hydrocarbon ether, a hydrocarbon thioether, a hydrocarbon ester and a hydrocarbon thioester in which R' is attached to a silicon atom via a silicon-carbon-bond, R"' is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and a radical represented by the formula R""X, wherein X is a radical selected from the group consisting of ##STR17## OH and a cyanoalkyl radical, R"" is a divalent hydrocarbon radical free of aliphatic unsaturation having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and at least one R"' is hydrogen, f is 0, 1 or 2, g is 0, 1 or 2, h is 1, 2 or 3, and y is a number of from 1 to 3.

Claim 3

A composition containing (1) an organopolysiloxane which is free of aliphatic unsaturation and has from 1.75 to 2.25 organic radicals per silicon atom and (2) a thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid having at least one mercaptan group per molecule, said organopolysiloxane (1) being present in an amount of from 10 to 99.9 percent by weight and said thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid (2) being present in an amount of from 90 to 0.1 percent by weight based on the weight of the organopolysiloxane (1) and the thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid (2), said thiofunctionalpolysiloxane fluid (2) contains siloxane copolymers having from 0.1 to 99.9 mol percent of units of the formula ##STR18## and from 99.9 to 0.1 mol percent of at least one other siloxane unit having the general formula R.sub.f SiO.sub.(4-f)/2 wherein R is selected from the group consisting of a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated monovalent hydrocarbon radical each having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, M is a mercaptan containing radical of the formula ##STR19## R" is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a monovalent hydrocarbon radical, f is 0, 1 or 2, g is 0 or 1, h is 1 and the sum of g+h is 1 or 2.

Claim 4

A composition containing (1) an organopolysiloxane which is free of aliphatic unsaturation and has from 1.75 to 2.25 organic radicals per silicon atom and (2) a thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid having at least one mercaptan group per molecule, said organopolysiloxane (1) being present in an amount of from 10 to 99.9 percent by weight and said thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid (2) being present in an amount of from 90 to 0.1 percent by weight based on the weight of the organopolysiloxane (1) and the thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid (2), said thiofunctionalpolysiloxane fluid (2) contains siloxane copolymers having from 0.1 to 99.9 mol percent of units of the formula ##STR18## and from 99.9 to 0.1 mol percent of at least one other siloxane unit having the general formula R.sub.f SiO.sub.(4-f)/2 wherein R is selected from the group consisting of a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated monovalent hydrocarbon radical each having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, M is a mercaptan containing radical of the formula ##STR19## R" is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a monovalent hydrocarbon radical, f is 0, 1 or 2, g is 0 or 1, h is 1 and the sum of g+h is 1 or 2.

Claim 5

A composition containing (1) an organopolysiloxane which is free of aliphatic unsaturation and has from 1.75 to 2.25 organic radicals per silicon atom and (2) a thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid having at least one mercaptan group per molecule, said organopolysiloxane (1) being present in an amount of from 10 to 99.9 percent by weight and said thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid (2) being present in an amount of from 90 to 0.1 percent by weight based on the weight of the organopolysiloxane (1) and the thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid (2), said thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid (2) is obtained from the reaction of a cyclic trisiloxane of the formula M.sub.a R.sub.(6-a) Si.sub.3 O.sub.3 with a silicon compound in the presence of an acid catalyst having a pKa value below 1, said silicon compound is selected from the class consisting of silanes of the formula ##STR20## and siloxanes of the formula ##STR21## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated monovalent hydrocarbon radical, each having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, M is selected from the class consisting of R'(SR"') y , and ##STR22## in which R' is selected from the group consisting of a substituted and unsubstituted divalent, trivalent and tetravalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon ether, a hydrocarbon thioether, a hydrocarbon ester and a hydrocarbon thioester, in which R' is attached to a silicon atom via a silicon-carbon bond, R" is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a monovalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R"' is selected from the group consisting of R" and a radical represented by the formula R""X, wherein X is a radical selected from the group consisting of ##STR23## OH and a cyanoalkyl radical, in which R"" is a divalent hydrocarbon radical free of aliphatic unsaturation having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, Y is a radical selected from the class consisting of R 3 SiO 1/2 , and ##STR24## where R and R" are the same as above, and when M is R'(SR"') y , at least one R"' is hydrogen, a is a number of from 0 to 6, b is a number of from 0 to 3, c is a number of from 0 to 2 and the sum of b+c is from 1 to 2, d is a number of from 0 to 2 and when d is 1 or 2 the sum of a+b+m is at least 1 and when d is zero, the sum of a+b is at least 1, e is a number of from 1 to 3, m and n are each equal to a number of from 0 to 20,000 and the sum of m+n is at least 1 and y is a number of from 1 to 3.

Claim 6

A composition containing (1) an organopolysiloxane which is free of aliphatic unsaturation and has from 1.75 to 2.25 organic radicals per silicon atom and (2) a thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid having at least one mercaptan group per molecule, said organopolysiloxane (1) being present in an amount of from 10 to 99.9 percent by weight and said thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid (2) being present in an amount of from 90 to 0.1 percent by weight based on the weight of the organopolysiloxane (1) and the thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid (2), said thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid (2) is obtained from the reaction of a cyclic trisiloxane of the formula M.sub.a R.sub.(6-a) Si.sub.3 O.sub.3 with a silicon compound in the presence of an acid catalyst having a pKa value below 1, said silicon compound is selected from the class consisting of silanes of the formula ##STR20## and siloxanes of the formula ##STR21## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated monovalent hydrocarbon radical, each having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, M is selected from the class consisting of R'(SR"') y , and ##STR22## in which R' is selected from the group consisting of a substituted and unsubstituted divalent, trivalent and tetravalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon ether, a hydrocarbon thioether, a hydrocarbon ester and a hydrocarbon thioester, in which R' is attached to a silicon atom via a silicon-carbon bond, R" is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a monovalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R"' is selected from the group consisting of R" and a radical represented by the formula R""X, wherein X is a radical selected from the group consisting of ##STR23## OH and a cyanoalkyl radical, in which R"" is a divalent hydrocarbon radical free of aliphatic unsaturation having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, Y is a radical selected from the class consisting of R 3 SiO 1/2 , and ##STR24## where R and R" are the same as above, and when M is R'(SR"') y , at least one R"' is hydrogen, a is a number of from 0 to 6, b is a number of from 0 to 3, c is a number of from 0 to 2 and the sum of b+c is from 1 to 2, d is a number of from 0 to 2 and when d is 1 or 2 the sum of a+b+m is at least 1 and when d is zero, the sum of a+b is at least 1, e is a number of from 1 to 3, m and n are each equal to a number of from 0 to 20,000 and the sum of m+n is at least 1 and y is a number of from 1 to 3.

Claim 7

The composition of claim 3 wherein an organodisiloxane is included in the preparation of the thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid, said organodisiloxane having the formula M.sub.a R.sub.(6-a) Si.sub.2 O wherein R is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, M is selected from the class consisting of R'(SR"') y , and ##STR25## wherein R' is selected from the group consisting of a substituted and unsubstituted divalent, trivalent and tetravalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon ether, a hydrocarbon thioether, a hydrocarbon ester, and hydrocarbon thioester, in which R' is attached to a silicon atom via a silicon-carbon bond, R" is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a monovalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R"' is selected from the group consisting of R" and a radical represented by the formula R""X, wherein X is a radical selected from the group consisting of ##STR26## OH and a cyanoalkyl radical, R"" is a divalent hydrocarbon radical free of aliphatic unsaturation having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and when M is R'(SR"') y , at least one R"' is hydrogen, a is a number of from 0 to 6 and y is a number of from 1 to 3.

Claim 8

The composition of claim 3, wherein the thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid is prepared in the presence of a hydrocarbon solvent.

Claim 9

The composition of claim 5 wherein the solvent is heptane.

Claim 10

The composition of claim 3, wherein the thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid is prepared at a temperature up to 200° C.

Claim 11

The composition of claim 3, wherein the thiofunctional polysiloxane fluid is prepared in the presence of a protic compound.

Claim 12

The composition of claim 4, wherein the organodisiloxane is hexamethyldisiloxane.

Claim 13

The composition of claim 4, wherein the disiloxane is di(3-mercaptopropyl)tetramethyldisiloxane.

Claim 14

The composition of claim 3, wherein the cyclic trisiloxane is hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane.

Claim 15

The composition of claim 3, wherein the silicon compound is a mercaptoalkylhydrocarbonoxysilane.

Claim 16

The composition of claim 3, wherein the silicon compound is mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane.

Claim 17

The composition of claim 1 or claim 2 which contains an inert organic solvent.

Claim 18

The composition of claim 2 or claim 3 wherein the organopolysiloxane (1) is a polydimethylsiloxane fluid.