Hydrophilic Polyorganosiloxanes
The invention relates to glycerol-modified polyorganosiloxane compounds with high hydrophilicity and their use.
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16 . Polyorganosiloxane compounds, obtained by the reaction of polyorganosiloxane compounds of the formula (I):
[M a D b T c Q d ] e (I)
wherein
M=R 3 SiO 1/2 ,
D=R 2 SiO 2/2 ,
T=RSiO 3/2 ,
Q=SiO 4/2 ,
with
a=1-10
b=0-1000
c=0-1
d=0-1
e=1-10
wherein
R=is an organic group,
provided that R comprises at least one group R 1 ,
wherein R 1 is a monovalent, straight-chained, cyclic or branched, saturated or unsaturated C 2 to C 20 hydrocarbon residue, which can contain one or more groups selected from —O— and
and which comprises at least one group selected from —OH, —SH, —NH— and —NH 2 ,
with a glycidol compound of the formula (II),
wherein R 8 is selected from divalent C 1 to C 8 hydrocarbon residues, such as, in particular, methylene (—CH 2 —),
provided that the obtained polyorganosiloxane compounds comprise at least one residue R 1 which comprises polyglycidol residues of the formula
-(glycidol) x
wherein x>1, wherein the polyglycidol residue is formed by ring-opening polymerization of the epoxy groups of the gycidol molecules of the formula (II).
17 . The polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 16 , wherein the compounds of the formula (I) comprise siloxy units selected from the following formulae:
wherein
R, if several of the aforementioned siloxy units are present, can be the same or different and is selected from C 1 to C 22 alkyl, which can optionally be substituted by one or more fluorine atoms,
C 2 to C 22 alkenyl, and C 6 -C 10 aryl,
R 1 is defined as above, and
f is 0-600,
wherein
R can be the same or different in a single siloxy unit or, if several siloxy units are present, can be the same or different in different ones of the siloxy units and is selected from C 1 to C 22 alkyl, which can optionally be substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, C 2 to C 22 alkenyl, and C 6 -C 10 aryl, and
g is from 0-700,
wherein
R, if several of the aforementioned siloxy units are present, can be the same or different and is selected from C 1 to C 22 alkyl, which can optionally be substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, C 2 to C 22 alkenyl, and C 6 -C 10 aryl, and
h is from 0-10,
wherein R 1 , is defined as above, and
i is from 0-10,
wherein
R, if several of the aforementioned siloxy units are present, can be the same or different and is selected from C 1 to C 22 alkyl, which can optionally be substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, C 2 to C 22 alkenyl, and C 6 -C 10 aryl,
R 1 is defined as above, and
j=0-30,
wherein
R, if several of the aforementioned siloxy units are present, can be the same or different and is selected from C 1 to C 22 alkyl, which can optionally be substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, C 2 to C 22 alkenyl, and C 6 -C 10 aryl, and
k is from 0-30,
wherein 1=0-10,
f+g+h+i+j+k+l=12 to 1000.
18 . The polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 16 , wherein the compounds of the formula (I) comprise two or more residues R 1 .
19 . The polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 16 , wherein, in the compounds of the formula (I), at least one of the following provisos is satisfied:
(a) R is selected from: C 1 to C 10 alkyl, which can optionally be substituted with 1 to 13 fluorine atoms, C 2 to C 8 alkenyl and phenyl,
(b) R 1 is selected from: monovalent, straight-chained, cyclic or branched, saturated or unsaturated C 1 to C 10 hydrocarbon residues, which may contain one or more groups selected from —O— and
and which comprise at least one group selected from —OH, —NH— and —NH 2 ,
(c) f=1 to 200,
(d) g=10 to 700,
(e) h=0 to 5,
(f) i=0 to 5,
(g) 1=0 to 5, and
(h) f+g+h+i+j+k+l=10 to 500.
20 . The polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 16 , wherein, in the compounds of the formula (I), one or more of the following features are satisfied:
(a) R is selected from: C 1 to C 6 alkyl, which can optionally be substituted with 1 to 13 fluorine atoms, vinyl and phenyl, and
(b) R 1 is selected from: monovalent, straight-chained, cyclic or branched, saturated or unsaturated C 2 to C 10 hydrocarbon residues, which may contain one or more groups selected from —O— and
and which comprise at least one group —NH 2 .
21 . The polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 16 , wherein the polyglycidol residues have the formula
-(glycidol) x
which arise from the ring-opening polymerization or oligomerization of glycidol compounds of the formula (II),
wherein R 8 is selected from divalent C 1 to C 8 hydrocarbon residues and
wherein x is from 2 to 20.
22 . The polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 16 , wherein R 1 is selected from the residues of the formula:
—R 3 —Y,
wherein
R 3 is selected from divalent, straight-chained, branched or cyclic alkyl residues with up to 20 carbon atoms, which may optionally comprise one or more ether groups —O— and which may optionally be substituted with one or more hydoxyl groups, and wherein Y is at least one group selected from —OH, —SH, —NH 2 or —NHR 4 , wherein R 4 is selected from straight-chained, branched or cyclic alkyl residues with up to 10 carbon atoms.
23 . The polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 22 , wherein R 1 is selected from residues of the formula:
—(CH 2 ) 3 —O—X—Y,
wherein X is selected from the group consisting of:
and Y is defined as above,
—(CH 2 ) n Y
wherein n is 1 to 8 and Y is as defined above, and
—R 3 —Y,
wherein R 3 is an alkyl group with 8 to 20 carbon atoms, which comprises a cycloalkyl group, and Y is as defined above.
24 . The polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 16 , wherein the compounds of the formula (I), in relation to the total amount of the siloxy units, comprise at least 25 mol-% siloxy units, which comprise residues R 1 .
25 . The polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 16 , wherein the molar ratio of the residues R 1 to the glycidol units in the obtained polyorganosiloxane compounds is at least 1:5.
26 . The polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 16 , which comprise at least 8 mmol hydroxyl groups per gram of the polysiloxane compound.
27 . The polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 16 , having the formula,
or the formula,
wherein
f=1 to 200,
g=10 to 700,
R 3 is selected from monovalent, straight-chained, branched or cyclic alkyl residues with up to 20 carbon atoms, which may optionally comprise one or more ether groups —O— and which may optionally be substituted with one or more hydoxyl groups, and wherein Y is at least one group selected from —OH, —SH, —NH 2 or —NHR 4 , wherein R 4 is selected from straight-chained, branched or cyclic alkyl residues with up to 10 carbon atoms,
m=0 to 20,
n=0 to 20, and
at least one of m and n is greater or equal to 2, and
glycidol means a glycidol unit arising from the epoxide ring-opening reaction of glycidol compounds of the formula (II):
wherein R 8 is selected from divalent C 1 to C 8 hydrocarbon residues.
28 . A method for the preparation of the polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 16 , comprising reacting compounds of the formula (I) with glycidol compounds of the formula (II)
wherein R 8 is selected from divalent C 1 to C 8 hydrocarbon residues.
29 . A method for the preparation of the polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 16 , comprising reacting compounds of the formula (I) with more than 1 mol glycidol compounds of the formula (II) per residue R 1 .
30 . A use of the polyorganosiloxane compounds obtained in accordance to claim 1 as
emulsifier,
defoaming agent,
coagulant for rubber latexes,
phase separating agent in crude oil extraction,
hydrophilization additive,
wetting agent and adjuvant in plant protection emulsions,
anti-static agent,
anti-fogging coating,
hydrogen-forming additive in Si—H group-containing compositions,
fiber treatment agent,
foam stabilizer, in particular for rigid and flexible polyurethane foams, or
cross-linking component in the production of elastomers or elastomeric foams.
31 . The polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 19 , wherein,
f=1 to 100,
g=10 to 200,
h=i=l=0, and
f+g+h+i+j+k+l=10 to 200.
32 . The polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 16 , wherein,
f=1 to 50,
g=10 to 150,
h=i=l=0, and
f+g+h+i+j+k+l=10 to 150.
33 . The polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 16 , wherein the polyglycidol residues have the formula
(glycidol) x
which arise from the ring-opening polymerization or oligomerization of glycidol compounds of the formula
(II), and wherein x is from 4 to 18.
34 . The polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 16 , having the formula
or the formula
wherein
f=1 to 100,
g=10 to 200,
R 3 is selected from monovalent, straight-chained, branched or cyclic alkyl residues with up to 20 carbon atoms, which may optionally comprise one or more ether groups —O— and which may optionally be substituted with one or more hydoxyl groups, and wherein Y is at least one group selected from —OH, —SH, —NH 2 or —NHR 4 , wherein R 4 is selected from straight-chained, branched or cyclic alkyl residues with up to 10 carbon atoms,
m=0 to 20,
n=0 to 20, and
at least one of m and n is greater than or equal to 2, and
glycidol means a glycidol unit arising from the epoxide ring-opening reaction of glycidol compounds of the formula (II).
35 . The polyorganosiloxane compounds according to claim 16 , having the formula
or the formula
wherein
f=1 to 50,
g=10 to 150,
R 3 is selected from monovalent, straight-chained, branched or cyclic alkyl residues with up to 20 carbon atoms, which may optionally comprise one or more ether groups —O— and which may optionally be substituted with one or more hydoxyl groups, and wherein Y is at least one group selected from —OH, —SH, —NH 2 or —NHR 4 , wherein R 4 is selected from straight-chained, branched or cyclic alkyl residues with up to 10 carbon atoms
m=0 to 20,
n=0 to 20, and
at least one of m and n is greater than or equal to 2, and
glycidol means a glycidol unit arising from the epoxide ring-opening reaction of glycidol compounds of the formula (II).