COUPLING AGENTS AND COMPOSITIONS PRODUCED USING THEM
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1. A composition comprising a fluoropolymer covalently coupled to a filler through a silane coupling agent, the silane coupling agent selected from the group consisting of TAIC-silane, TMAC-silane, TAC-silane and combinations thereof.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments described herein are directed to silane coupling agents that may be used, for example, to covalently couple a polymer to a filler. In some examples, devices that include the polymer-silane coupling agent-filler compositions are also described.
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24 Claims
- 1. A composition comprising a fluoropolymer covalently coupled to a filler through a silane coupling agent, the silane coupling agent selected from the group consisting of TAIC-silane, TMAC-silane, TAC-silane and combinations thereof.
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7. A method comprising:
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reacting a filler with at least one silane coupling agent selected from the group consisting of TAIC-silane, TMAC-silane, TAC-silane and combinations thereof to covalently couple the silane to the filler; reacting the covalently coupled silane-filler with a polymer to covalently couple the polymer to the covalently coupled silane-filler. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A compound having a formula of:
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14. A compound having a formula of:
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15. A compound having a formula of:
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16. A silane coupling agent having a formula as shown in formulae (XVII)(a)-(XIX)(p).
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17. A silane coupling agent having a formula of
Qm-Si-Zn-
(I)in which Q comprises one or more groups that provide covalent attachment to a polymer and Z comprises one or more groups that provide covalent attachment to a filler and the sum of m and n is four. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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20. The silane coupling agent of claim 17, in which Q and Z are each selected to provide a compound having a formula of
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21. The silane coupling agent of claim 20, in which each of R2 and R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of propene and isopropene and L is propyl or isopropyl.
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22. The silane coupling agent of claim 17, in which Q and Z are each selected to provide a compound having a formula of
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23. The silane coupling agent of claim 22, in which each of R3 and R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of oxypropene and oxy-isopropene and L is propyl or isopropyl.
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24. A method of facilitating covalent coupling of a polymer to a filler, the method comprising providing a silane coupling agent having a formula as shown in formulae (I)-(XIX)(p).
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