Silicone resin composition and molded product thereof
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a silicone resin composition that can be used for a roll film having small birefringence, the silicone resin composition being suitable for, for example, optical applications, and a window material for an automobile, the silicone resin composition having high heat resistance, the silicon resin composition being stained at a low level, the silicone resin composition having a low thermal expansion coefficient, the silicone resin composition enabling a transparent conductive film to be stably formed, and the silicone resin composition providing good winding property. The silicone resin composition contains: A) a silicone resin mainly composed of a polyorganosilsesquioxane having a cage-type structure in a structural unit, the polyorganosilsesquioxane being represented by [RSiO 3/2 ] n (wherein R is an organic functional group having a (meth)acryloyl group and n is 8, 10, or 12); B) an oligomer that is radically copolymerizable with the silicone resin, the oligomer containing an unsaturated group represented by —R 3 —CR 4 ═CH 2 or —CR 4 ═CH 2 in a molecule, and the oligomer having a urethane bond; and C) an other unsaturated compound that is radically copolymerizable with the silicone resin. In the silicone resin composition, the silicone resin, the oligomer, and the other unsaturated compound are compounded at a weight ratio of 5 to 80:1 to 50:0 to 80.
1. A silicone resin composition comprising:
A) a silicone resin mainly containing a polyorganosilsesquioxane having a cage-type structure in a structural unit, the polyorganosilsesquioxane being represented by a general formula (1),
[RSiO 3/2 ] n (1)
wherein R represents an organic functional group having a (meth)acryloyl group and n represents 8, 10, or 12;
B) an oligomer that is radically copolymerizable with the silicone resin, the oligomer containing at least one unsaturated group represented by one of —R 3 —CR 4 ═CH 2 and —CR 4 ═CH 2 in a molecule wherein R 3 represents an alkylene group, an alkylidene group, or a —OCO— group, and R 4 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group, the oligomer having a number average molecular weight of 2,500 or more, and the oligomer having a urethane bond, and
C) an unsaturated compound that (i) is radically copolymerizable with the silicone resin, and (ii) comprises an alicyclic unsaturated compound 10 to 100 wt % of which is represented by the following general formula (2),
wherein Z represents any group represented by the formula ( 2 a ) or ( 2 b ), and R represents hydrogen or a methyl group, and
wherein the silicone resin (A), the oligomer (B), and the unsaturated compound (C) are compounded at a weight ratio of 5 to 80:1 to 50:0 to 80.
2. A silicone resin copolymer obtained by radically copolymerizing the silicone resin composition according to claim 1 .
3. A silicone resin molded product obtained by radically copolymerizing in a mold the silicone resin composition according to claim 1 .
4. The silicone, resin molded product according to claim 3 , wherein the following conditions (a) to (d) are satisfied,
(a) a glass transition temperature of 300° C. or higher,
(b) a linear expansion coefficient of 70 ppm/K or less,
(c) a transmittance of visible light having a wavelength of 400 to 800 nm of 85% or more, and
(d) a birefringence of 1.0 nm or less.
5. A method of producing a silicone resin molded product, said method comprising radically copolymerizing the silicone resin composition according to claim 1 , by either heating the silicone resin composition or irradiating the silicone resin composition with an energy ray.
6. A silicone resin molded product obtained by radically copolymerizing in a mold a silicone resin composition comprising:
A) a silicone resin mainly containing a polyorganosilsesquioxane having a cage-type structure in a structural unit, the polyorganosilsesquioxane being represented by a general formula (1),
[RSiO 3/2 ] n (1)
wherein R represents an organic functional group having a (meth)acryloyl group and n represents 8, 10, or 12;
B) an oligomer that is radically copolymerizable with the silicone resin, the oligomer containing at least one unsaturated group represented by one of —R 3 —CR 4 ═CH 2 and —CR 4 ═CH 2 in a molecule wherein R 3 represents an alkylene group, an alkylidene group, or a —OCO— group, and R 4 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group, the oligomer having a number average molecular weight of 2,500 or more, and the oligomer having a urethane bond, and
C) an unsaturated compound that is radically copolymerizable with the silicone resin, and
wherein the silicone resin (A), the oligomer (B), and the unsaturated compound (C) are compounded at a weight ratio of 5 to 80:1 to 50:0 to 80, and
wherein the silicone resin molded product satisfies the following conditions (a) to (d),
(a) a glass transition temperature of 300° C. or higher,
(b) a linear expansion coefficient of 70 ppm/K or less,
(c) a transmittance of visible light having a wavelength of 400 to 800 nm of 85% or more, and
(d) a birefringence of 1.0 nm or less.
7. The silicone resin molded product according to claim 6 , wherein the unsaturated compound (C) that is radically copolymerizable with the silicone resin comprises an alicyclic unsaturated compound 10 to 100 wt % of which is represented by the following general formula (2),
wherein Z represents any group represented by the formula ( 2 a ) or ( 2 b ), and R represents hydrogen or a methyl group.
8. A method of producing the silicone resin molded product according to claim 6 , said method comprising radically copolymerizing the silicone resin composition by either heating the silicone resin composition or irradiating the silicone resin composition with an energy ray.