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Silicone resin compositions having good solution solubility and stability

Assignee: Dow Silicones Corp
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Filing: 1999-10-25
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Granted: 2002-03-19
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Expires: 2019-10-25
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Abstract

Abstract Soluble silicone resin compositions having good solution stability and a method for their preparation. The silicone resin comprises the reaction product of a mixture comprising (A) 15-70 mol % of a tetraalkoxysilane described by formula Si(OR 1 ) 4 , where each R 1 is an independently selected alkyl group comprising 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, (B) 12 to 60 mol % of a hydrosilane described by formula HSiX 3 , where each X is an independently selected hydrolyzable substituent, (C) 15 to 70 mole percent of an organotrialkoxysilane described by formula R 2 Si(OR 3 ) 3 , where R 2 is a hydrocarbon group comprising about 8 to 24 carbon atoms or a substituted hydrocarbon group comprising a hydrocarbon chain having about 8 to 24 carbon atoms and each R 3 is an independently selected alkyl group comprising 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; in the presence of (D) water, (E) hydrolysis catalyst, and (F) organic solvent for the reaction product.

Inventors

  • 👤 Bianxiao Zhong
  • 👤 Russell Keith King
  • 👤 Kyuha Chung
  • 👤 Shizhong Zhang

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G77/00; C08G77/04; C08G77/12; C08G77/02; C09; C09D; C09D183/00; C09D183/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 44
Claim 1
Independent Claim 150 words
A silicone resin comprising the reaction product of a mixture comprising (A) 15-70 mol % of a tetraalkoxysilane described by formula Si(OR 1 ) 4 , where each R 1 is an independently selected alkyl group comprising 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, (B) 12 to 60 mol % of a hydrosilane described by formula HSiX 3 , where each X is an independently selected hydrolyzable group, (C) 15 to 70 mole percent of an organotrialkoxysilane described by formula R 2 Si(OR 3 ) 3 , where R 2 is a hydrocarbon group comprising about 8 to 24 carbon atoms or a substituted hydrocarbon group comprising a hydrocarbon chain having about 8 to 24 carbon atoms and each R 3 is an independently selected alkyl group comprising 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; in the presence of (D) water, (E) hydrolysis catalyst, and (F) organic solvent for the reaction product.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 150 words
A silicone resin comprising the reaction product of a mixture comprising (A) 15-70 mol % of a tetraalkoxysilane described by formula Si(OR 1 ) 4 , where each R 1 is an independently selected alkyl group comprising 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, (B) 12 to 60 mol % of a hydrosilane described by formula HSiX 3 , where each X is an independently selected hydrolyzable group, (C) 15 to 70 mole percent of an organotrialkoxysilane described by formula R 2 Si(OR 3 ) 3 , where R 2 is a hydrocarbon group comprising about 8 to 24 carbon atoms or a substituted hydrocarbon group comprising a hydrocarbon chain having about 8 to 24 carbon atoms and each R 3 is an independently selected alkyl group comprising 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; in the presence of (D) water, (E) hydrolysis catalyst, and (F) organic solvent for the reaction product.
Claim 3
Independent Claim 158 words
A method for making a silicone resin comprising forming a mixture to effect formation of a reaction product comprising (A) 15-70 mol % of a tetraalkoxysilane described by formula Si(OR 1 ) 4 , where each R 1 is an independently selected alkyl group comprising 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, (B) 12 to 60 mol % of a hydrosilane described by formula HSiX 3 , where each X is an independently selected hydrolyzable group, (C) 15 to 70 mole percent of an organotrialkoxysilane described by formula R 2 Si(OR 3 ) 3 , where R 2 is a hydrocarbon group comprising about 8 to 24 carbon atoms or a substituted hydrocarbon group comprising a hydrocarbon chain having about 8 to 24 carbon atoms and each R 3 is and independently selected alkyl group comprising 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; in the presence of (D) water, (E) hydrolysis catalyst, and (F) organic solvent for the reaction product.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 158 words
A method for making a silicone resin comprising forming a mixture to effect formation of a reaction product comprising (A) 15-70 mol % of a tetraalkoxysilane described by formula Si(OR 1 ) 4 , where each R 1 is an independently selected alkyl group comprising 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, (B) 12 to 60 mol % of a hydrosilane described by formula HSiX 3 , where each X is an independently selected hydrolyzable group, (C) 15 to 70 mole percent of an organotrialkoxysilane described by formula R 2 Si(OR 3 ) 3 , where R 2 is a hydrocarbon group comprising about 8 to 24 carbon atoms or a substituted hydrocarbon group comprising a hydrocarbon chain having about 8 to 24 carbon atoms and each R 3 is and independently selected alkyl group comprising 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; in the presence of (D) water, (E) hydrolysis catalyst, and (F) organic solvent for the reaction product.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 23 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where the mixture comprises about 25 mol % to 50 mol % of the tetraalkoxysilane.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 15 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , were the tetraalkoxysilane is tetramethoxysilane or tetraethoxysilane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 23 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where the mixture comprises about 30 mol % to 50 mol % of the hydrosilane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 21 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where X is an alkoxy group comprising 1 to about 6 carbon atoms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 15 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where the hydrosilane is trimethoxysilane or triethoxysilane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 23 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where the mixture comprises about 15 mol % to 40 mol % of the organotrialkoxysilane.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 23 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where R 2 is a linear alkyl group comprising about 8 to 24 carbon atoms.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 23 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where R 2 is a linear alkyl group comprising about 16 to 20 carbon atoms.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 22 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where the organotrialkoxysilane is selected from the group consisting of octyltriethoxysilane, octadecyltrimethoxysilane, and hexadecyltrimethoxysilane.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 24 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where the mixture comprises about 1.4 to 6 moles of water per mole of components (A)+(B)+(C).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 24 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where the mixture comprises about 2.5 to 4.5 moles of water per mole of components (A)+(B)+(C).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 26 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where the mixture comprises about 0.02 to 0.5 mole of the hydrolysis catalyst per mole of components (A)+(B)+(C).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 26 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where the mixture comprises about 0.1 to 0.3 moles of the hydrolysis catalyst per mole of components (A)+(B)+(C).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 15 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where the hydrolysis catalyst is hydrogen chloride.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 26 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where the mixture comprises about 70 to 95 weight percent of the organic solvent for the reaction product.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 26 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where the mixture comprises about 85 to 95 weight percent of the organic solvent for the reaction product.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 37 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where the reaction product comprising the silicone resin is neutralized and the silicone resin is dissolved in an organic solvent and 0.05 to 0.4 weight percent water is added.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 37 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where the reaction product comprising the silicone resin is neutralized and the silicone resin is dissolved in an organic solvent and 0.1 to 0.25 weight percent water is added.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 52 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where the reaction product comprising the silicone resin in an organic solvent is heated in the presence of an optional condensation catalyst at a temperature sufficient to effect condensation of the silicone resin to a weight average molecular weight of about 100,000 to 400,000.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 52 words
A silicone resin according to claim 1 , where the reaction product comprising the silicone resin in an organic solvent is heated in the presence of an optional condensation catalyst at a temperature sufficient to effect condensation of the silicone resin to a weight average molecular weight of about 150,000 to 250,000.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 22 words
A method according to claim 2 , where the mixture comprises about 25 mol % to 50 mol % of the tetraalkoxysilane.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 14 words
A method according to claim 2 , were the tetraalkoxysilane is tetramethoxysilane or tetraethoxysilane.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim 22 words
A method according to claim 2 , where the mixture comprises about 30 mol % to 50 mol % of the hydrosilane.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim 20 words
A method according to claim 2 , where X is an alkoxy group comprising 1 to about 6 carbon atoms.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim 14 words
A method according to claim 2 , where the hydrosilane is trimethoxysilane or triethoxysilane.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim 22 words
A method according to claim 2 , where the mixture comprises about 15 mol % to 40 mol % of the organotrialkoxysilane.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim 22 words
A method according to claim 2 , where R 2 is a linear alkyl group comprising about 8 to 24 carbon atoms.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim 22 words
A method according to claim 2 , where R 2 is a linear alkyl group comprising about 16 to 20 carbon atoms.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim 21 words
A method according to claim 2 , where the organotrialkoxysilane is selected from the group consisting of octyltriethoxysilane, octadecyltrimethoxysilane, and hexadecyltrimethoxysilane.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim 23 words
A method according to claim 2 , where the mixture comprises about 1.4 to 6 moles of water per mole of components (A)+(B)+(C).
Claim 35
Dependent Claim 23 words
A method according to claim 2 , where the mixture comprises about 2.5 to 4.5 moles of water per mole of components (A)+(B)+(C).
Claim 36
Dependent Claim 25 words
A method according to claim 2 , where the mixture comprises about 0.02 to 0.5 mole of the hydrolysis catalyst per mole of components (A)+(B)+(C).
Claim 37
Dependent Claim 25 words
A method according to claim 2 , where the mixture comprises about 0.1 to 0.3 moles of the hydrolysis catalyst per mole of components (A)+(B)+(C).
Claim 38
Dependent Claim 14 words
A method according to claim 2 , where the hydrolysis catalyst is hydrogen chloride.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim 25 words
A method according to claim 2 , where the mixture comprises about 70 to 95 weight percent of the organic solvent for the reaction product.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim 25 words
A method according to claim 2 , where the mixture comprises about 85 to 95 weight percent of the organic solvent for the reaction product.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim 36 words
A method according to claim 2 , where the reaction product comprising the silicone resin is neutralized and the silicone resin is dissolved in an organic solvent and 0.05 to 0.4 weight percent water is added.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim 36 words
A method according to claim 2 , where the reaction product comprising the silicone resin is neutralized and the silicone resin is dissolved in an organic solvent and 0.1 to 0.25 weight percent water is added.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim 51 words
A method according to claim 2 , where the reaction product comprising the silicone resin in an organic solvent is heated in the presence of an optional condensation catalyst at a temperature sufficient to effect condensation of the silicone resin to a weight average molecular weight of about 100,000 to 400,000.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim 51 words
A method according to claim 2 , where the reaction product comprising the silicone resin in an organic solvent is heated in the presence of an optional condensation catalyst at a temperature sufficient to effect condensation of the silicone resin to a weight average molecular weight of about 150,000 to 250,000.

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