Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
224 words
A method for preparing a water-soluble organic silicon compound comprising effecting co-hydrolysis in the presence of an organic or inorganic acid of (A) 1 to 30 parts by weight of an alkyltrialkoxysilane of the following general formula (1): R.sup.1 Si(OR.sup.2).sub.3 ( 1) wherein R 1 is a hydrocarbon group having 7 to 18 carbon atoms and R 2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a partial hydrolyzate thereof, (B) 70 to 90 parts by weight of an alkoxy-containing siloxane of the following general formula (2): R.sup.3.sub.a (OR.sup.2).sub.b SiO.sub.(4-a-b)/2 ( 2) wherein R 2 is as defined above, R 3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, letter a is a positive number of 0.75 to 1.5, b is a positive number of 0.2 to 2, and 0.95<a+b<3.4, and (C) 1 to 20 parts by weight of an amino-containing alkoxysilane of the following general formula (3): R.sup.4 R.sup.5 NR.sup.6 --SiR.sup.7.sub.n (OR.sup.2).sub.3-n( 3) wherein R 2 is as defined above, R 4 and R 5 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, alkyl and aminoalkyl groups having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, R 6 is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R 7 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and letter n is 0 or 1.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
224 words
A method for preparing a water-soluble organic silicon compound comprising effecting co-hydrolysis in the presence of an organic or inorganic acid of (A) 1 to 30 parts by weight of an alkyltrialkoxysilane of the following general formula (1): R.sup.1 Si(OR.sup.2).sub.3 ( 1) wherein R 1 is a hydrocarbon group having 7 to 18 carbon atoms and R 2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a partial hydrolyzate thereof, (B) 70 to 90 parts by weight of an alkoxy-containing siloxane of the following general formula (2): R.sup.3.sub.a (OR.sup.2).sub.b SiO.sub.(4-a-b)/2 ( 2) wherein R 2 is as defined above, R 3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, letter a is a positive number of 0.75 to 1.5, b is a positive number of 0.2 to 2, and 0.95<a+b<3.4, and (C) 1 to 20 parts by weight of an amino-containing alkoxysilane of the following general formula (3): R.sup.4 R.sup.5 NR.sup.6 --SiR.sup.7.sub.n (OR.sup.2).sub.3-n( 3) wherein R 2 is as defined above, R 4 and R 5 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, alkyl and aminoalkyl groups having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, R 6 is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R 7 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and letter n is 0 or 1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1 wherein the co-hydrolysis includes effecting hydrolysis of an alkyltrialkoxysilane of formula (1) or a partial hydrolyzate thereof in the presence of an organic or inorganic acid, mixing the resulting hydrolyzate with an alkoxy-containing siloxane of formula (2), effecting hydrolysis of the mixture in the presence of an organic or inorganic acid, and finally reacting the resulting hydrolyzates with an amino-containing alkoxysilane of formula (3) or a partial hydrolyzate thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1 wherein the hydrolysis is carried out in an alcoholic solvent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1 wherein the water-soluble organic silicon compound obtained has a weight average molecular weight of 500 to 5,000.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A method of preventing water absorption of a porous material by applying thereto a water-soluble organic silicon compound obtained according to the method of claim 1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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An agent for preventing water absorption comprising a water-soluble organic silicon compound obtained according to the method of claim 1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A method of preventing water absorption of a porous material by applying thereto a water-soluble organic silicon compound obtained according to the method of claim 2.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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An agent for preventing water absorption which comprises a water-soluble organic silicon compound obtained according to the method of claim 2.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1, wherein R 1 is an alkyl group of 7-18 carbon atoms.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1, wherein R 1 is a C 7 -C 10 alkyl group.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1, wherein R 6 is an alkylene group of 1-18 carbon atoms.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1, wherein there are 5 to 20 parts of component (A), 70 to 80 parts of component (B) and 10 to 20 parts of component (C).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1, wherein the organic or inorganic acid is hydrochloric, sulfuric, methanesulfonic, formic, acetic, propionic, citric, oxalic or maleic acid or mixtures thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 2, wherein the water for hydrolysis of the alkyltrialkoxysilane (A) is added to component (A) in an amount of 1 to 4 mol per mol of (A).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 2, wherein the acid for hydrolysis of the alkyltrialkoxysilane (A) is provided in an amount of 2 to 40 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of (A).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 2, wherein the hydrolysis of the alkyltrialkoxysilane (A) is conducted at a temperature of 10 to 40° C. for 1 to 3 hours.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 2, wherein the amount of organic or inorganic acid used for hydrolysis of the mixture of the resulting hydrolyzate and the alkoxy-containing siloxane (B) is 2 to 40 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of (B).
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 2, wherein the amount of water used for hydrolysis of the mixture of the resulting hydrolyzate and the alkoxy-containing siloxane (B) is 0.5 to 1.5 mol per mol of (B).
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The agent of claim 6, wherein the water-soluble organic silicon compound is diluted with water to a concentration of 1 to 50% by weight.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The agent of claim 8, wherein the water-soluble organic silicon compound is diluted with water to a concentration of 1 to 50% by weight.