Granted Patent B2

US 9,255,212 · App. 14/170,204 · Granted Feb 9, 2016

Abstract

Claims (29)

1. An acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin comprising at least a fraction comprising a branched molecular skeleton with silicon atoms and acetoacetyl functional groups chemically bonded thereto, wherein the fraction has the following structure of Formula (II):

wherein

X 1 , X 2 , X 3 and X 4 are independently, at each occurrence, selected from —O—X A —O—U, —O—X B —O—U, —O—X C —O—U,

with Y 1 and Y 2 being independently at each occurrence, selected from the consisting of —O—X A —O—U, —O—X B —O—U and —O—Xc-O—U;

X A , X B and X C are independently, at each occurrence, selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —CH 2 —,

U represents independently, at each occurrence, H or

with not all of Us being H;

n represents independently, at each occurrence, an integer from 1 to 10; and

k represents independently, at each occurrence, an integer from 1 to 10.

2. The acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin according to claim 1 , wherein the acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin has a hydroxyl value of less than 10 mg KOH/g resin.

3. The acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin according to claim 1 , wherein the acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin comprises silicon atoms in an amount of at least 3.5 wt %, relative to the total weight of the acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin.

4. The acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin according to claim 1 , wherein the acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin comprises acetoacetyl functional groups in an amount of at least 25 wt %, relative to the total weight of the acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin.

5. The acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin according to claim 1 , wherein the acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin is obtained by:

a) reacting a silane compound having three or more condensable functionalities with at least one polyol in excess by condensation, thereby forming a silicon-based resin; and

b) functionalizing the silicon-based resin formed in step a) with an acetoacetyl functional compound, to form the acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin.

6. The acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin according to claim 5 , wherein the silane compound having three or more condensable functionalities has the structure represented by the following Formula (I):

wherein,

R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 6 alkyloxy groups, C 2 -C 6 alkenyloxy groups, C 6 -C 10 aryloxy groups, C 1 -C 6 alkanoyloxy groups, C 6 -C 10 arylacyloxy groups, C 1 -C 6 alkyl ketoximine groups and C 6 -C 10 aryl ketoximine groups, with R 1 , R 2 and R 3 being the same or different;

R 4 is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, allyl, and C 6 -C 10 aryl, or selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 6 alkyloxy groups, C 2 -C 6 alkenyloxy groups, C 6 -C 10 aryloxy groups, C 1 -C 6 alkanoyloxy groups, C 6 -C 10 arylacyloxy groups, C 1 -C 6 alkyl ketoximine groups and C 6 -C 10 aryl ketoximine group;

R 5 and R 6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 6 alkyl and C 6 -C 10 aryl; and

m is an integer of 0 to 4.

7. The acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin according to claim 5 , wherein the silane compound having three or more condensable functionalities comprises tetramethoxy silane, tetraethoxy silane, tetrapropyloxy silane, tetrabutoxy silane, methyltriacetyloxy silane, methyl tri(methylethylketoxime) silane, methyl trimethoxy silane, methyl tri(isopropenyloxy) silane, aminopropyl triethoxy silane, glycidyloxypropyl trimethoxy silane, α-monomethyl,ω-trimethoxy polydimethylsiloxane, α-monomethyl,ω-triethoxy polydimethylsiloxane, α-monomethyl,ω-tripropyloxy polydimethylsiloxane, or combinations thereof.

8. The acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin according to claim 5 , wherein the silane compound having three or more condensable functionalities comprises tetramethoxy silane, tetraethoxy silane, tetrapropyloxy silane, tetrabutoxy silane or combinations thereof.

9. The acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin according to claim 5 , wherein the polyol is selected from ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, neopentyl glycol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, cyclohexanediol, cyclohexanedimethanol, 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropyl 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropionate, bisphenol A, bisphenol F, bisphenol S, 1,3-butylethylpropanediol, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, cyclohexanedimethanol, glycerol, trimethylolethane, trimethylolpropane, tripropylene glycol, 1,4-benzyldimethanol, 1,4-benzyldiethanol, 2,4-dimethyl-2-ethylhexane-1,3-diol, 1,4-cyclohexanediethanol, hydroquinone, phenylenedimethanol, resorcinol, naphthalenediol, anthracene-1,10-diol, tris(2-hydroxyethyl) cyanurate, and combinations thereof.

10. The acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin according to claim 5 , wherein the acetoacetyl functional compound is selected from allyl acetoacetates, ethyl acetoacetate, t-butyl acetoacetate, diketene, derivatives thereof, and combinations thereof.

11. The acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin according to claim 5 , wherein the acetoacetyl functional compound comprises ethyl acetoacetate.

12. The acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin according to claim 1 , wherein X A , X B and X C are —CH 2 —CH 2 —.

13. The acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin according to claim 1 , wherein the acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin has a number average molecular weight in the range of 700 g/mol to 20,000 g/mol.

14. The acetoacetyl functional silicon-based resin according to claim 1 , which has a surface tension of 24 to 28 mN/m.

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