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Organopolysiloxane compositions crosslinkable by ultraviolet light and a process for encapsulating electronic components
Assignee: Wacker Chemie AG
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Filing: 1985-08-06
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Granted: 1986-06-17
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Expires: 2005-08-06
Abstract
Abstract Organopolysiloxane compositions that are crosslinked by ultraviolet light comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane having units of the formula HR.sup.1 C=CR.sup.2 COOR.sup.3 SiR.sub.2 O.sub.1/2, in which at least two such siloxane units are present per molecule of organopolysiloxane (A) and at least 80 percent of the number of the remaining siloxane units in organopolysiloxane (A) comprise units of the formula R.sub.2 SiO, where R is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical or a halogenated monovalent hydrocarbon radical, R 1 is hydrogen or a halogenated phenyl radical, R 2 is hydrogen or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms per radical and R 3 is a divalent hydrocarbon radical or a halogenated divalent hydrocarbon radical, in which the organopolysiloxane (A) has an average viscosity of from 20 to 5000 mPa.s at 25° C., (B) an organopolysiloxane terminated by units of the formula R 3 SiO 178 , and having from 0.05 to 5 mole percent of units of the formula ##EQU1## wherein R and R 3 are the same as above and a is 0 or 1, and at least 99 mole percent of the remaining siloxane units, other than the triorganosiloxy groups, comprise units of the formula R.sub.2 SiO, where R is the same as above, in which organopolysiloxane (B) has an average viscosity of from 50 to 2000 mPa.s at 25° C., and (C) a photosensitizer, in which Si-bonded hydroxy groups that are present in units of the formula R.sub.2 SiO are present in an amount which does not exceed 0.2 hydroxy groups per group of the formula HR.sub.1 C=CR.sup.2 COOR.sup.3 --, and a total of at most 0.02 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the organopolysiloxane (A), organopolysiloxane (B) and photosensitizer (C), of organic titanium or organic tin compounds are present in the compositions. These crosslinkable compositions are useful for encapsulating electronic components.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerhard Preiner
- 👤 Klaus Matejcek
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2026-10-28 16:18
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L83/00; C08L83/04; C08L83/06; C08L83/08; H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/22; H05K3/28; H05K3/285; H05K3/287
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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An organopolysiloxane composition crosslinkable by ultraviolet light comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane having units of the formula HR.sup.1 C=CR.sup.2 COOR.sup.3 SiR.sub.2 O.sub.1/2, where R is selected from the group consisting of a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated monovalent hydrocarbon radical, R 1 is selected from hydrogen and a halogenated phenyl radical, R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms per radical, and R 3 is selected from the group consisting of a divalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated divalent hydrocarbon radical in which two such siloxane units are present per molecule and at least 80 percent of the number of the remaining siloxane units in organopolysiloxane (A) comprise units of the formula R.sub.2 SiO, where R is the same as above, in which organopolysiloxane (A) has an average viscosity of from 20 to 5000 mPa.s at 25° C., (B) an organopolysiloxane having terminal units of the formula R 3 SiO 1/2 , where R is the same as above and has from 0.05 to 5 mole percent of units of the formula ##EQU7## where R and R 3 are the same as above, and a is 0 or 1, and up to at least 99 mole percent of the remaining siloxane units, other than the triorganosiloxy groups, comprise units of the formula R.sub.2 SiO, where R is the same as above, in which organopolysiloxane (B) has an average viscosity of from 50 to 2000 mPa.s at 25° C., and (C) a photosensitizer, in which Si-bonded hydroxy groups that are present in units of the formula R.sub.2 SiO are present in an amount which does not exceed 0.2 hydroxy groups per group of the formula HR.sup.1 C=CR.sup.2 COOR.sup.3 --, and a total of at most 0.02 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the organopolysiloxane (A), organopolysloxane (B) and photosensitizer (C), of organic titanium or organic tin compounds are present in the composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
327 words
An organopolysiloxane composition crosslinkable by ultraviolet light comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane having units of the formula HR.sup.1 C=CR.sup.2 COOR.sup.3 SiR.sub.2 O.sub.1/2, where R is selected from the group consisting of a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated monovalent hydrocarbon radical, R 1 is selected from hydrogen and a halogenated phenyl radical, R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms per radical, and R 3 is selected from the group consisting of a divalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated divalent hydrocarbon radical in which two such siloxane units are present per molecule and at least 80 percent of the number of the remaining siloxane units in organopolysiloxane (A) comprise units of the formula R.sub.2 SiO, where R is the same as above, in which organopolysiloxane (A) has an average viscosity of from 20 to 5000 mPa.s at 25° C., (B) an organopolysiloxane having terminal units of the formula R 3 SiO 1/2 , where R is the same as above and has from 0.05 to 5 mole percent of units of the formula ##EQU7## where R and R 3 are the same as above, and a is 0 or 1, and up to at least 99 mole percent of the remaining siloxane units, other than the triorganosiloxy groups, comprise units of the formula R.sub.2 SiO, where R is the same as above, in which organopolysiloxane (B) has an average viscosity of from 50 to 2000 mPa.s at 25° C., and (C) a photosensitizer, in which Si-bonded hydroxy groups that are present in units of the formula R.sub.2 SiO are present in an amount which does not exceed 0.2 hydroxy groups per group of the formula HR.sup.1 C=CR.sup.2 COOR.sup.3 --, and a total of at most 0.02 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the organopolysiloxane (A), organopolysloxane (B) and photosensitizer (C), of organic titanium or organic tin compounds are present in the composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 1, wherein organopolysiloxane (B) contains from 0.5 to 1 mole percent of units of the formula ##EQU8## where R is selected from the group consisting of a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated monovalent hydrocarbon radical, R 3 is selected from the group consisting of a divalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated divalent hydrocarbon radical and a is 0 or 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 1, wherein organopolysiloxane (A) has a viscosity of from 100 to 2000 mPa.s at 25° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 2, wherein organopolysiloxane (A) has a viscosity of from 100 to 2000 mPa.s at 25° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 1, wherein organopolysiloxane (B) has a viscosity of from 100 to 1000 mPa.s at 25° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 2, wherein organopolysiloxane (B) has a viscosity of from 100 to 1000 mPa.s at 25° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 3, wherein organopolysiloxane (B) has a viscosity of from 100 to 1000 mPa.s at 25° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 1, wherein there are from 0.5 to 10 units of the formula ##EQU9## present per unit of the formula HR.sup.1 C=CR.sup.2 COOR.sup.3 SiR.sub.2 O.sub.1/2, where R is selected from the group consisting of a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated monovalent hydrocarbon radical, R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a halogenated phenyl radical, R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms per radical, R 3 is selected from the group consisting of a divalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated divalent hydrocarbon radical and a is 0 or 1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 2, wherein there are from 0.5 to 10 units of the formula ##EQU10## present per unit of the formula HR.sup.1 C=CR.sup.2 COOR.sup.3 SiR.sub.2 O.sub.1/2, where R is selected from the group consisting of a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated monovalent hydrocarbon radical, R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a halogenated phenyl radical, R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms per radical, R 3 is selected from the group consisting of a divalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated divalent hydrocarbon radical and a is 0 or 1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 3, wherein there are from 0.5 to 10 units of the formula ##EQU11## present per unit of the formula HR.sup.1 C=CR.sup.2 COOR.sup.3 SiR.sub.2 O.sub.1/2, where R is selected from the group consisting of a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated monovalent hydrocarbon radical, R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a halogenated phenyl radical, R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms per radical, R 3 is selected from the group consisting of a divalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated divalent hydrocarbon radical and a is 0 or 1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 4, wherein there are from 0.5 to 10 units of the formula ##EQU12## present per unit of the formula HR.sup.1 C=CR.sup.2 COOR.sup.3 SiR.sub.2 O.sub.1/2, where R is selected from the group consisting of a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated monovalent hydrocarbon radical, R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a halogenated phenyl radical, R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms per radical, R 3 is selected from the group consisting of a divalent hydrocarbon radical and a halogenated divalent hydrocarbon radical and a is 0 to 1.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A process for encapsulating electronic components, which comprises encapsulating electronic components in the composition of claim 1, and thereafter crosslinking the composition with ultraviolet light.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 12, wherein the electronic components are encapsulated in the composition of claim 2.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 12, wherein the electronic components are encapsulated in the composition of claim 8.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 13, wherein the electronic components are encapsulated in the composition of claim 8.
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