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Organometallic polymer compositions useful as constituents of anti-fouling paints for marine structures and their methods of manufacture

Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
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Filing: 1978-08-22
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Granted: 1981-04-14
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Expires: 1998-08-22
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Abstract

Abstract Organo metallic polymer compositions useful as constituents of anti-fouling paints for marine structures, comprising a main chain consisting of a chlorinated conjugated diene polymer such, for example, as a chlorinated polybutadiene of high 1, 2 units content, and at least one grafted chain formed at least partly of recurrent units having a pendant organotin group or tin salt function.

Inventors

  • 👤 Francois Dawans
  • 👤 Marguerite Devaud
  • 👤 Denise Nicolas

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 07:49
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D151/00; C09D151/04; C08; C08C; C08C19/00; C08C19/30; C08C19/34; C08C19/36; C08F; C08F279/00; C08F279/02; C08F8/00; C08F8/42; C09D5/00; C09D5/16; C09D5/1606; C09D5/1637; C09D5/1643; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/907; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31681; Y10T428/31692; Y10T428/31696; Y10T428/31699; Y10T428/4935; Y10T428/662

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim 77 words
An organo metallic polymer composition, comprising a graft copolymer formed of: (a) a main chain consisting of a chlorinated polymer of a conjugated diene monomer; and (b) at least one grafted chain formed at least partly of recurrent units having at least one pendant tin or organotin carboxylate function; wherein said chlorinated polymer of a conjugated diene monomer has a chlorine content such that the final graft copolymer contains from 20 to 65% by weight of chlorine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 77 words
An organo metallic polymer composition, comprising a graft copolymer formed of: (a) a main chain consisting of a chlorinated polymer of a conjugated diene monomer; and (b) at least one grafted chain formed at least partly of recurrent units having at least one pendant tin or organotin carboxylate function; wherein said chlorinated polymer of a conjugated diene monomer has a chlorine content such that the final graft copolymer contains from 20 to 65% by weight of chlorine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 36 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the main chain consists of the chlorination product of either a polybutadiene of high 1,2-units content or natural rubber and has an average molecular weight from 500 to 250,000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the grafted chains further contain recurrent units derived from at least one non-metallic unsaturated organic monomer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 61 words
A composition according to claim 1, prepared by a method comprising the steps of grafting on said chlorinated polymer of a conjugated diene monomer at least one unsaturated carboxylic compound selected from α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydrides, α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acids and the alkali metal salts of said acids, and reacting the resultant grafted carboxylic recurrent units with a tin compound.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 38 words
A composition according to claim 4, wherein said unsaturated carboxylic compound is selected from maleic anhydride, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and their sodium salts, and said tin compound is selected from tin halides, trialkyltin hydroxides and trialkyltin oxides.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 30 words
A composition according to claim 1, prepared by a method comprising the steps of grafting at least one organotin carboxylate monomer on said chlorinated polymer of a conjugated diene monomer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 35 words
A composition according to claim 6, wherein said organotin carboxylate monomer is selected from trialkyltin, triaryltin or triaralkyltin acrylates or methacrylates, tin or trialkyltin maleates, trialkyltin ethyleneglycolphthalate methacrylates, tin tetrahydrophthalate, trialkyltin dimethyldihydrophthalates and trialkyltin vinylbenzoates.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 22 words
A composition according to claim 4, involving the use, during the grafting step, of at least one non metallic unsaturated organic monomer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 22 words
A composition according to claim 6, involving the use during the grafting step, of at least one non metallic unsaturated organic monomer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 37 words
A composition according to one of claims 8 and 9, wherein said non-metallic monomer is selected from styrene, vinyl chloride, acrylonitrile, acrylamide, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, methyl hydroxyacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate and maleic anhydride.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 16 words
A composition according to claim 1, which contains from 0.05 to 20% by weight of tin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 24 words
A composition according to claim 1, containing from 40 to 55% by weight of chlorine and from 1 to 10% by weight of tin.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 14 words
A composition according to claim 2, wherein said chlorination product is chlorinated natural rubber.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 17 words
A composition according to claim 2, wherein said chlorination product is chlorinated polybutadiene of high 1,2-units content.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 35 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said recurrent units of said at least one grafted chain (b) have one of the formulae: ##STR9## wherein R is a C 1-12 aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 30 words
A composition according to claim 15, wherein said recurrent units of said at least one grafted chain (b) have the formula: ##STR10## wherein R is a C 1-12 aliphatic group.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 10 words
A composition according to claim 16, wherein R is n-butyl.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 20 words
A composition according to claim 17, wherein said chlorinated polymer of a conjugated diene monomer (a) is chlorinated natural rubber.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 15 words
A composition according to claim 3, wherein said non-metallic unsaturated organic monomers are styrene monomers.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 28 words
A composition according to claim 19, wherein said recurrent units of said at least one grafted chain (b) having a pendant organotin carboxylate group have the formula: ##STR11##
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 20 words
A composition according to claim 20, wherein said chlorinated polymer of a conjugated diene monomer (a) is chlorinated natural rubber.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 20 words
A composition according to claim 6, wherein said organotin carboxylate monomer is a trialkyltin, triaryltin or triaralkyltin acrylate or methacrylate.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 16 words
A composition according to claim 22 wherein said organotin carboxylate is a trialkyltin acrylate or methacrylate.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 15 words
A composition according to claim 23 wherein said organotin carboxylate monomer is a trialkyltin methacrylate.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 13 words
A composition according to claim 24, wherein said trialklytin methacrylate is tribultyltin methacrylate.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim 20 words
A composition according to claim 25, wherein said chlorinated polymer of a conjugated diene monomer (a) is chlorinated natural rubber.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim 14 words
A composition according to claim 9, wherein said non-metallic unsaturated organic monomer is styrene.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim 14 words
A composition according to claim 27, wherein said organotin carboxylate monomer is tributyltin methacrylate.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim 20 words
A composition according to claim 28, wherein said chlorinated polymer of a conjugated diene monomer (a) is chlorinated natural rubber.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim 14 words
A composition according to claim 7, wherein said organotin carboxylate monomer is tributyltin methacrylate.

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