Method of producing addition products of compounds containing SiH groups onto reactants having one double bond on aqueous media

1. A method of producing an aqueous solution comprising of organically modified siloxanes and silanes by noble-metal-catalyzed reaction of

a) siloxanes and/or silanes having at least one SiH group with

b) compounds which have one double bond per molecule,

wherein the reaction is carried out in

c) water as reaction medium.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more siloxanes which have non-terminal SiH groups are used as component a).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reaction is catalyzed by metal complexes of subgroup VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reaction is catalyzed by metal complexes of the platinum metals.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reaction is catalyzed by metal complexes of the Karstedt type.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the siloxane is of the general formula (I):

in which

R may be a hydrocarbon radical selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and a methyl group,

R′ may be hydrogen and/or R,

m is selected from the ranges consisting of 0 to 500, 10 to 200, and 15 to 100,

n is selected from the ranges consisting of 0 to 60, 0 to 30, and 0.1 to 25,

k is selected from the ranges consisting of 0 to 10, and 0 to 4,

with the proviso that R′ is at least once hydrogen.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein:

R is a methyl group,

R′ is hydrogen and/or R,

m is 15 to 100,

n is 0.1 to 25,

k is 0 to 4,

with the proviso that R′ is at least once hydrogen.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein compounds according to b) having one double bond per molecule are compounds of the general formula CH 2 ═CH—(CH 2 ) b —Rb (III),

in which

b may be 0 or 1 and

Rb is a hydrocarbon radical —(O) x′ —R IV

in which

x′ is 0 or 1,

R IV may be selected from the group consisting of an optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical having 7 to 47 carbon atoms, or Rb is a polyether radical of the general formula —O—P E ,

in which

P E is any desired homo- or copolyether with blockwise arrangement or random distribution of the polyether segments —(CH 2 —CH(R S )O)—R″

in which

R″ is a hydrogen radical, or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; the group —C(O)—R′″ where R′″=alkyl radicals; the group —CH 2 —O—R′; an alkylaryl group, such as the benzyl group; the group —C(O)NH—R′, —SO 3 − K + —COO − K + and K + is hydrogen or an organic or inorganic cation and

R s may be identical or different and is hydrogen, C 1-4 -alkyl or aryl radicals.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the compounds according to b) are selected from the group consisting of:

CH 2 ═CH—CH 2 —O—(CH 2 —CH 2 O—) x —(CH 2 —CH(R′)O—) y —(SO) z —R″;

CH 2 ═CH—O—(CH 2 —CH 2 O—) x —(CH 2 —CH(R′)O—) y —R″;

CH 2 ═CH—CH 2 —R IV ; and

CH 2 ═CH—(O) x′ —R IV ;

in which

x=0 to 100,

x′=0 or 1,

y=0 to 100,

z=0 to 100,

R′ is an optionally substituted alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and

R″ is a hydrogen radical or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; the group —C(O)—R′″ where R′″=alkyl radical; the group —CH 2 —O—R′; an alkylaryl group, such as the benzyl group; the group —C(O)NH—R′, —SO 3 − K + , —COO − K + where K + =hydrogen or an organic or inorganic cation,

R IV is selected from the group consisting of an optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical having 7 to 47, and 13 to 37, carbon atoms,

SO is the radical —CH(C 6 H 5 )—CH 2 —O—.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the compounds according to b) are selected from the group consisting of:

CH 2 ═CH—CH 2 —O—(CH 2 —CH 2 O—) x —(CH 2 —CH(R′)O—) y —(SO) z —R″;

CH 2 ═CH—O—(CH 2 —CH 2 O—) x —(CH 2 —CH(R′)O—) y —R″;

CH 2 ═CH—CH 2 R IV ; and

CH 2 ═CH—(O) x′ —R IV ;

in which

x=0 to 100,

x′=0 or 1,

y=0 to 100,

z=0 to 100,

R′ is an optionally substituted alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and

R″ is a hydrogen radical or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; the group —C(O)—R′″ where R′″=alkyl radical; the group —CH 2 —O—R′; an alkylaryl group, such as the benzyl group; the group —C(O)NH—R′, —SO 3 − K + , —COO − K + where K + =hydrogen or an organic or inorganic cation,

R IV is selected from the group consisting of an optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical having 7 to 47, and 13 to 37, carbon atoms,

SO is the radical —CH(C 6 H 5 )—CH 2 —O—.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein R IV may be selected from the group consisting of an optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical having 13 to 37 carbon atoms.

12. The method of claim 2 , wherein the reaction is catalyzed by metal complexes of the platinum metals.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the composition is odorless.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the amount of water is at least 50% by weight of the total weight of a), b) and c).