Silane endcapped moisture curable compositions
First Claim
1. A moisture cureable polymer having a plurality of terminal or pendant groups of the formula:
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thereon, whereR1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, optionally interupted with one or more ether oxygen atoms, or a group of the formula R2 represents a C1 to C6 alkoxy group or a C6-C8 aryloxy group;
R3 represents an alkyl or an aryl group;
T represents a branched or cyclic alkylene radical of 4 to 10 carbons, which may be optionally interrupted by one or more ether oxygen atoms;
X is an alkylene group of 3-10 carbon atoms, which may be linear, branched or cyclic; and
a is 0, 1 or 2.
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Abstract
Moisture curable polymers having terminal or pendant silyl groups of the formula:
where R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, optionally interupted with one or more ether oxygen atoms, or a group of the formula
R2 represents a C1 to C6 alkoxy group or a C6-C8 aryloxy group;
R3 represents an alkyl or an aryl group;
T represents a branched or cyclic alkylene radical of 4 to 10 carbons, which may be optionally interrupted by one or more ether oxygen atoms;
X is an alkylene group of 3-10 carbon atoms, which may be linear, branched or cyclic;
and a is 0, 1 or 2, may be prepared by reacting (A) a compound having at least two isocyanate groups thereon with (B) a silane of formula (3):
Moisture cured sealant formulations formulated with the polymers exhibit improved thermal stability, elongation, and tear resistance.
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23 Claims
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1. A moisture cureable polymer having a plurality of terminal or pendant groups of the formula:
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thereon, where R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, optionally interupted with one or more ether oxygen atoms, or a group of the formula R2 represents a C1 to C6 alkoxy group or a C6-C8 aryloxy group;
R3 represents an alkyl or an aryl group;
T represents a branched or cyclic alkylene radical of 4 to 10 carbons, which may be optionally interrupted by one or more ether oxygen atoms;
X is an alkylene group of 3-10 carbon atoms, which may be linear, branched or cyclic; and
a is 0, 1 or 2. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
or 1,4-diethylenephenylene;
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3. A polymer as in claim 2 wherein R1 ethyl, R2 is methoxy, a is 0 or 1 and R3 is methyl.
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4. A polymer as in claim 1 wherein R1 is methyl, ethyl, propoxyethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, t-butyl, hexyl, 2-ethylhexyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, ethoxymethyl, ethoxyethyl, propoxyethyl, ethoxypropyl or ethoxyethoxypropyl.
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5. A polymer as in claim 1 wherein R2 is methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, n-propoxy, phenoxy, or tolyloxy.
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6. A polymer as in claim 1 wherein a is 1 or 2 and R3 is methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, hexyl, phenyl, tolyl, dimethylphenyl or ethylphenyl.
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7. A polymer as in claim 1 wherein a is 0.
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8. A polymer as in claim 1 wherein R1 is a group of formula (2) and X is 1,2-propylene, 1,3-propylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,5-pentylene, 1,6-hexylene, isobutylene, 2,2-dimethylethylene, 1-methylpropylene, 3-methylpropylene, 2,2-dimethylpropylene, 3-methylbutylene, 3,3-dimethylbutylene, isopropoxypropylene, isopropoxyisobutylene, 2-ethylhexylene, cyclopentylene, 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-diethylenecyclohexylene:
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or 1,4-diethylenephenylene;
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9. A composition comprising the product of reacting (A) a compound having at least two isocyanate groups thereon with (B) a silane of formula (3):
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where R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, optionally interupted with one or more ether oxygen atoms, or a group of the formula R2 represents a C1 to C6 alkoxy group or a C6-C8 aryloxy group;
R3 represents an alkyl or an aryl group;
T represents a branched or cyclic alkylene radical of 4 to 10 carbons, which may be optionally interrupted by one or more ether oxygen atoms;
X is an alkylene group of 3-10 carbon atoms, which may be linear, branched or cyclic; and
a is 0, 1 or 2. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23)
or 1,4-diethylenephenylene;
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11. A composition as in claim 10 wherein R1 ethyl, R2 is methoxy, a is 0 or 1 and R3 is methyl.
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12. A composition as in claim 9 wherein R1 is methyl, ethyl, propoxyethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, t-butyl, hexyl, 2-ethylhexyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, ethoxymethyl, ethoxyethyl, propoxyethyl, ethoxypropyl or ethoxyethoxypropyl.
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13. A composition as in claim 9 wherein R2 is methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, n-propoxy, phenoxy or tolyloxy.
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14. A composition as in claim 9 wherein a is 1 or 2 and R3 is methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, hexyl, phenyl, tolyl, dimethylphenyl or ethylphenyl.
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15. A composition as in claim 9 wherein a is 0.
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16. A composition as in claim 9 wherein isocyanate functional compound is a polymeric compound having a backbone selected from the group consisting of polyacrylics, polyurethanes, polyethers, polyesters, polyolefins and polyorganosiloxanes.
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17. A composition as in claim 9 wherein said silane of formula (3) is selected from the group consisting of N-methyl-3-amino-2-methylpropyltrimethoxysilane, N-ethyl-3-amino-2-methylpropyltrimethoxysilane, N-ethyl-3-amino-2-methylpropyldiethoxymethylsilane, N-ethyl-3-amino-2-methylpropyltriethoxy silane, N-ethyl-3-amino-2-methylpropylmethyldimethoxysilane, N-butyl-3-amino-2-methylpropyltrimethoxysilane, 3 (N-methyl-2-amino- 1-methyl-1-ethoxy)-propyltrimethoxysilane, N-ethyl-4-amino-3,3-dimethylbutyldimethoxymethylsilane, N-ethyl-4-amino-3,3-dimethylbutyltrimethoxysilane, bis-(3-trimethoxysilyl-2-methylpropyl)amine and N-(3′
- -trimethoxysilylpropyl)-3-amino-2-methylpropyltrimethoxysilane.
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18. A composition as in claim 9 wherein R1 is a group of formula (2) and X is 1,2-propylene, 1,3-propylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,5-pentylene, 1,6-hexylene, isobutylene, 2,2-dimethylethylene, 1-methylpropylene, 3-methylpropylene, 2,2-dimethylpropylene, 3-methylbutylene, 3,3-dimethylbutylene, isopropoxypropylene, isopropoxyisobutylene, 2-ethylhexylene, cyclopentylene, 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-diethylenecyclohexylene:
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or 1,4-diethylenephenylene;
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19. A composition as in claim 9 further comprising a moisture cure catalyst.
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20. A composition as in claim 19 further comprising at least one member of the group consisting of fillers, plasticizers, thixotropes, ultraviolet stabilizers, and adhesion promoters.
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21. A sealing method comprising applying a composition as in claim 19 between two substrates and allowing the applied composition to be exposed to ambient moisture.
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23. A process as in claim 20 wherein said prepolymer (A) is provided as a reaction product of a polyol and a polyisocyanate.
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22. A process of making a moisture cureable prepolymer comprising:
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providing a prepolymer (A) having at least two isocyanate reaction groups thereon, and reacting the prepolymer (A) with a silane of formula (3);
where R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, optionally interupted with one or more ether oxygen atoms, or a group of the formula R2 represents a C1 to C6 alkoxy group or a C6-C8 aryloxy group;
R3 represents an alkyl or an aryl group;
T represents a branched or cyclic alkylene radical of 4 to 10 carbons, which may be optionally interrupted by one or more ether oxygen atoms;
X is an alkylene group of 3-10 carbon atoms, which may be linear, branched or cyclic; and
a is 0, 1 or 2.
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Specification