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Curable composition

Assignee: Tokuyama Corp
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Filing: 1987-12-07
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Granted: 1989-10-31
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Expires: 2007-12-07
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Abstract

Abstract A curable composition comprising an unsaturated polyether having terminal alkenyl groups, a linear or branched siloxane-substituted polyether having terminal polyorganosiloxane residues and at least two Si-H groups in the molecule and a catalyst having platinum as the main component has an excellent deep portion curing property and provides a cured body having a good hydrophilic property and a good dimensional reproducibility. This curable composition is especially valuable as a dental impression material.

Inventors

  • 👤 Norikazu Hattori
  • 👤 Sunao Urabe
  • 👤 Koshi Kusumoto

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L71/00; C08L71/02; A; A61; A61K; A61K6/00; A61K6/90; C08L83/00; C08L83/10; C08L83/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 571 words
A curable composition, which comprises (A) an unsaturated polyether represented by the formula: ##STR77## wherein A stands for a saturated hydrocarbon group having a valency of 2 and having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, A' stands for a saturated hydrocarbon group having a valency of 3 and having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, R 1 stands for a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, with the proviso that if a is 2 or more, each R 1 may be the same or a different alkylene group and the polyether chain comprising units --O--R 1 -- can be in the form of a random polymer or a block polymer, a is an integer of from 1 to 300, and B stands for an unsaturated group represented by the formula ##STR78## in which R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 , which may be the same or different, stand for a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and d is an integer of from 0 to 10, with the proviso that each B may be the same or a different group, (B) a siloxane-substituted polyether represented by the formula: ##STR79## wherein D stands for a saturated hydrocarbon group having a valency of 2 and having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, D' stands for a saturated hydrocarbon group having a valency of 3 and having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, R 7 stands for a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, with the proviso that if e is 2 or more, each R 7 may be the same or a different alkylene group and the polyether chain comprising units --O--R 7 -- can be in the form of a random polymer or a block polymer, e is an integer of from 1 to 30, E stands for an alkylene group of the formula ##STR80## in which R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 and R 12 , which may be the same or different, stand for a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and g is an integer of from 0 to 10, with the proviso that each E may be the same or a different alkylene group, and G stand for a siloxane group selected from the group consisting of (i) ##STR81## in which h and i are integers of from 0 to 8 satisfying the requirement of h+i=1 to 8, R 13 stands for a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, with the proviso that if i is 2 or more, each R 13 may be the same or a different group, and Me stands for a methyl group, (ii) ##STR82## in which j is an integer of from 0 to 8, k is integer of from 1 to 3, with the proviso that j and k satisfy the requirement of j+k=1 to 9, and Me stands for a methyl group, and (iii) ##STR83## in which p and q are integers of from 0 to 4 satisfying the requirement of p+q=1 to 4 and R 14 has the same meaning as that of R 13 , with the proviso that each G may be the same or a different siloxane group, and (C) at least one catalyst selected from the group consisting of platinum, chloroplatinic acid and platinum complexes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 571 words
A curable composition, which comprises (A) an unsaturated polyether represented by the formula: ##STR77## wherein A stands for a saturated hydrocarbon group having a valency of 2 and having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, A' stands for a saturated hydrocarbon group having a valency of 3 and having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, R 1 stands for a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, with the proviso that if a is 2 or more, each R 1 may be the same or a different alkylene group and the polyether chain comprising units --O--R 1 -- can be in the form of a random polymer or a block polymer, a is an integer of from 1 to 300, and B stands for an unsaturated group represented by the formula ##STR78## in which R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 , which may be the same or different, stand for a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and d is an integer of from 0 to 10, with the proviso that each B may be the same or a different group, (B) a siloxane-substituted polyether represented by the formula: ##STR79## wherein D stands for a saturated hydrocarbon group having a valency of 2 and having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, D' stands for a saturated hydrocarbon group having a valency of 3 and having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, R 7 stands for a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, with the proviso that if e is 2 or more, each R 7 may be the same or a different alkylene group and the polyether chain comprising units --O--R 7 -- can be in the form of a random polymer or a block polymer, e is an integer of from 1 to 30, E stands for an alkylene group of the formula ##STR80## in which R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 and R 12 , which may be the same or different, stand for a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and g is an integer of from 0 to 10, with the proviso that each E may be the same or a different alkylene group, and G stand for a siloxane group selected from the group consisting of (i) ##STR81## in which h and i are integers of from 0 to 8 satisfying the requirement of h+i=1 to 8, R 13 stands for a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, with the proviso that if i is 2 or more, each R 13 may be the same or a different group, and Me stands for a methyl group, (ii) ##STR82## in which j is an integer of from 0 to 8, k is integer of from 1 to 3, with the proviso that j and k satisfy the requirement of j+k=1 to 9, and Me stands for a methyl group, and (iii) ##STR83## in which p and q are integers of from 0 to 4 satisfying the requirement of p+q=1 to 4 and R 14 has the same meaning as that of R 13 , with the proviso that each G may be the same or a different siloxane group, and (C) at least one catalyst selected from the group consisting of platinum, chloroplatinic acid and platinum complexes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 73 words
A curable composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein the amount of the Si-H groups in the siloxane-substituted polyether (B) is 0.5 to 10 moles per mole of the total amount of the unsaturated groups of the polyether (A) and the amount of the platinum atom in the catalyst (C) is 0.1 ppm to 5% by weight based on the total amount of the unsaturated polyether (A) and the siloxane-substituted polyether (B).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 34 words
A curable composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein the unsaturated polyether (A) is an unsaturated polyether represented by the following formula: ##STR84## wherein x' is an integer of from 5 to 200.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 62 words
A curable composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein the siloxane-substituted polyether (B) is a siloxane-substituted polyether represented by the following formula: ##STR85## wherein y' is an integer of from 3 to 50, and J and L, which may be the same or different, stand for a group represented by the formula: ##STR86## in which Me stands for a methyl group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 14 words
A dental impression material comprising a curable composition as set forth in claim 1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 35 words
A curable composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein the unsaturated polyether (A) is a polyether represented by the formula: ##STR87## in which the sum of m and n is from 3 to 250.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 130 words
A curable composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein the unsaturated polyether (A) is a polyether represented by the formula: ##STR88## wherein l is an integer of from 3 to 250; m, n, x, y and z are integers of at least 1; and x1, y1, z1, x2, y2 and z2 are integers of at least 0; with the proviso that the sum of m and n is from 3 to 250, the sum of x, y and z is from 3 to 250, the sum of x1 and x2 is at least 1, the sum of y1 and y2 is at least 1, the sum of z1 and z2 is at least 1, and the sum of x1, x2, y1, y2, z1 and z2 is up to 250.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 76 words
A curable composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein the siloxane-substituted polyether (B) is represented by the formula: ##STR89## wherein Me is a methyl group; l is an integer of from 3 to 60; and m, n, x, y and z are integers of at least 1; with the proviso that the sum of m and n is from 3 to 60 and the sum of x, y and z is from 3 to 90.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 38 words
A curable composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein A comprises at least two carbon atoms and said groups BO(R 1 -O) a and B(O-R 1 ) a O- are not bonded to the same carbon atom.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 30 words
A curable composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of said groups -O(R 1 -O) a B is bonded to a different carbon atom of said group A'.

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