Novel silicon-urethane (meth) acrylate, and resin composition and coating material comprising same

Claim 2

A silicon-urethane (meth)acrylate which is a reaction product of an isocyanato-alkylsilane compound represented by the following general formula: ##STR4## wherein R 1 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, R 2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms or alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and R 3 and R 4 each represents an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and a hydroxyl group-containing ester of (meth)acrylic acid.

Claim 3

A silicon-urethane (meth)acrylate according to claim 1, wherein R 1 represents an alkylene group having 3 carbon atoms, R 2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or alkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and R 3 and R 4 each represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.

Claim 4

A silicon-urethane (meth)acrylate according to claim 1, wherein said isocyanato-alkylsilane compound is γ-isocyanatopropyl-triethoxysilane, γ-isocyanatopropyl-methyl-diethoxysilane or γ-isocyanatopropyl-methyl-dimethoxysilane.

Claim 5

A silicon-urethane (meth)acrylate according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said hydroxyl group-containing ester of (meth)acrylic acid is a compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate, ε-caprolactone-β-hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate adduct, polyethylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, polypropylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate and hydroxybutyl (meth)acrylate.

Claim 6

A composition comprising (1) 0.5% to 10% by weight of a silicon-urethane (meth)acrylate which is a reaction product of an isocyanato-alkylsilane compound represented by the following general formula: ##STR5## wherein R 1 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, R 2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms or alkoxy groups having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and R 3 and R 4 each represents an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and a hydroxyl group-containing ester of (meth)acrylic acid, (2) 80% to 99.4% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated compound, wherein said ethylenically unsaturated compound is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyurethane (meth)acrylate, epoxy (meth)acrylate, polyester (meth)acrylate, polycarbonate (meth)acrylate, phenyloxypolyethoxy (meth)acrylate, phenyloxypolypropoxy (meth)acrylate, nonylphenyloxypolyethoxy (meth)acrylate, nonylphenyloxypolypropoxy (meth)acrylate, polypropylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, polyethylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, (meth)acrylate of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol-ε-caprolactone adduct, (meth)acrylate of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol-propylene oxide adduct, ε-caprolactone-β-hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate adduct, and (meth)acrylic esters represented by the following general formula: ##STR6## wherein R 5 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R 6 and R 7 each represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, mean value of m is 1 to 5, and mean value of n is 1 to 10, and (3) 0.1% to 10% by weight of a photopolymerization initiator.

Claim 7

A composition comprising (1) 0.5% to 10% by weight of a silicon-urethane (meth)acrylate which is a reaction product of an isocyanato-alkylsilane compound represented by the following general formula: ##STR5## wherein R 1 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, R 2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms or alkoxy groups having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and R 3 and R 4 each represents an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and a hydroxyl group-containing ester of (meth)acrylic acid, (2) 80% to 99.4% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated compound, wherein said ethylenically unsaturated compound is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyurethane (meth)acrylate, epoxy (meth)acrylate, polyester (meth)acrylate, polycarbonate (meth)acrylate, phenyloxypolyethoxy (meth)acrylate, phenyloxypolypropoxy (meth)acrylate, nonylphenyloxypolyethoxy (meth)acrylate, nonylphenyloxypolypropoxy (meth)acrylate, polypropylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, polyethylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, (meth)acrylate of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol-ε-caprolactone adduct, (meth)acrylate of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol-propylene oxide adduct, ε-caprolactone-β-hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate adduct, and (meth)acrylic esters represented by the following general formula: ##STR6## wherein R 5 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R 6 and R 7 each represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, mean value of m is 1 to 5, and mean value of n is 1 to 10, and (3) 0.1% to 10% by weight of a photopolymerization initiator.

Claim 8

A composition according to claim 5, wherein said hydroxyl group-containing ester of (meth)acrylic acid is a compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate, ε-caprolactone-β-hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate adduct, polyethylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, polypropylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate and hydroxybutyl (meth)acrylate.

Claim 9

An optical glass fiber having a photopolymerized coating of the composition of claim 5.

Claim 10

An optical glass fiber having a photopolymerized coating of the composition of claim 6.

Claim 11

A silicon-urethane (meth)acrylate according to claim 1 wherein said reaction product is formed in the presence of a catalyst.

Claim 12

A silicon-urethane (meth)acrylate according to claim 1 wherein said reaction product is prepared in the presence of a polymerization inhibitor.

Claim 13

A silicon-urethane (meth)acrylate according to claim 10 wherein said polymerization inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of hydroquinone, hydroquinone monomethyl ether, methylhydroquinone, p-benzoquinone, and phenothiazine.

Claim 14

A composition according to claim 5 which contains a polymerization inhibitor.

Claim 15

A composition according to claim 5 wherein said reaction product is prepared in the presence of a polymerization inhibitor.

Claim 16

A composition according to claim 13 wherein said polymerization inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of hydroquinone, hydroquinone monomethyl ether, methylhydroquinone, p-benzoquinone, and phenothiazine.