Alkoxysilyl-containing adhesive sealants having improved tear propagation resistance

1. An alkoxysilyl-modified polymer of formula (I)

M i D j UR u AP v   Formula (I)

wherein the M and D fragments are not linked directly to one another but are linked with one another via the UR groups, the AP groups, or both, and the UR and AP groups are not linked directly to one another but are linked with one another via the M fragments, the D fragments, or both

wherein

i=1 to 2,

j=1 to 10,

u=0 to 11

V=0 to 6,

with the proviso that u+v≥1,

wherein each M is independently an alkoxysilyl-modified polyether radical of formula (Ia)

wherein

a=0.1 to 100,

b=2 to 1000,

c=0 to 200,

d=0 to 200,

w=0 to 200,

y=0 to 500,

e=1 to 10,

f=0 to 2

g=1 to 3,

with the proviso that g+f=3,

h=0 to 10,

wherein the groups with the indices a, b, c, d, w and y are freely permutable over a molecule chain, and each of the groups with the indices w and y do not follow itself or the other respective group, and with the proviso that the monomer units of the fragments having the indices a, b, c, d, w and y, and wherein each R 1 is independently a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched organic hydrocarbyl radical optionally substituted by at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of O, S, and N, each R 2 is independently an alkyl group comprising 1 to 8 carbon atoms, each R 3 is independently an alkyl group comprising 1 to 8 carbon atoms, each R 4 is independently a hydrogen radical, an alkyl group comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group, or an alkaryl group, each R 5 is independently a hydrogen radical or an alkyl group comprising 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or R 4 and one of the R 5 radicals may together forma ring including the atoms to which R 4 and R 5 are bonded, each R 6 and R 7 are independently a hydrogen radical, an alkyl group comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group, an alkaryl group, or an alkoxy group, each R 11 is independently an optionally substituted saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbyl radical comprising 2 to 30 carbon atoms, each R 13 and R 14 are independently hydrogen or an organic radical, or R 13 , R 14 , or both may be absent and wherein R 13 and R 14 are absent, a C═C double bond is in place of the R 13 and R 14 radicals, the bridging Z fragment may be present or absent, wherein, in the absence of the bridging Z fragment, R 15 and R 16 are each independently hydrogen or an organic radical, and, wherein one of the radicals R 13 or R 14 is absent, the respective geminal radical is an alkylidene radical, wherein, in the presence of the bridging Z fragment, R 15 and R 16 are hydrocarbyl radicals bridged cycloaliphatically or aromatically via the Z fragment, wherein Z is an optionally substituted divalent alkylene or alkenylene radical, with the proviso that the sum total of all indices b in formula (Ia) and formula (II) is at least 5 and the sum total of all indices a in formula (Ia) and formula (II) is greater than 2,

and wherein

D is a polyether radical -(D A ) t D x wherein t is 2,

wherein

D x is a t-valent functional, saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched organic hydrocarbyl radical optionally substituted with at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of O, S, Si and N, wherein each D A radical is covalently bonded to the D X radical,

or D x is a multiply fused phenolic group, and wherein D A is a fragment of formula (II)

wherein

a=0.1 to 100,

b=2 to 1000,

c=0 to 200,

d=0 to 200,

w=0 to 200,

y=0 to 500,

e=1 to 10,

f=0 to 2

g=1 to 3,

with the proviso that g+f=3,

h=0 to 10,

wherein the groups with the indices a, b, c, d, w and y are freely permutable over a molecule chain, and each of the groups with the indices w and y do not follow itself or the other respective group,

wherein the indice a in the fragment M is greater than two times the indice a in the fragment D in the formula (I), and wherein

each R 2 is independently an alkyl group comprising 1 to 8 carbon atoms,

each R 3 is independently an alkyl group comprising 1 to 8 carbon atoms,

each R 4 is independently a hydrogen radical, an alkyl group comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group, or an alkaryl group,

each R 5 is independently a hydrogen radical or an alkyl group comprising 1 to 8 carbon atoms,

or R 4 and one of the R 5 radicals may together form a ring including the atoms to which R 4 and R 5 are bonded,

each R 6 and R 7 are independently a hydrogen radical, an alkyl group comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group, an alkaryl group, or an alkoxy group,

each R 11 is independently an optionally substituted saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbyl radical comprising 2 to 30 carbon atoms,

each R 13 and R 14 are independently hydrogen or an organic radical,

or R 13 , R 14 , or both may be absent, and wherein R13 and R14 are absent a C═C double bond is in place of the R 13 and R 14 radicals,

the bridging Z fragment may be present or absent,

wherein, in the absence of the bridging Z fragment,

R 15 and R 16 are each independently hydrogen or an organic radical, and,

wherein one of the radicals R 13 or R 14 is absent, the respective geminal radical is an alkylidene radical,

wherein, in the presence of the bridging Z fragment,

R 15 and R 16 are hydrocarbyl radicals bridged cycloaliphatically or aromatically via the Z fragment,

wherein Z is an optionally substituted divalent alkylene or alkenylene radical,

each UR is independently a divalent radical of form —U-D C -U—, wherein U is a —C(O)NH— group bonded via the nitrogen to D C ,

each D C is independently a divalent substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl radical comprising 1 to 30 carbon atoms, selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or alkaryl radicals, and optionally substituted

by at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of O, N and S, each AP is independently a radical of general formula (IIIa) or (IIIb)

2. The alkoxysilyl-modified polymer according to claim 1 , wherein in formula (I),

i=1 to 2,

j=1 to 6,

u=j+1

v=0,

wherein the fragment M corresponds to formula (Ia) wherein

a=0.1 to 50,

b=10 to 500,

c=0 to 20,

d=0 to 20,

w=0 to 20,

y=0 to 20,

e=1 to 10,

f=0 to 2,

g=1 to 3,

with the proviso that g+f=3,

and h=1, 2 or 3, and

wherein the fragment D corresponds to formula (II) wherein

a=0 to 10,

b=10 to 700,

c=0 to 20,

d=0 to 20,

w=0 to 20,

y=0 to 20,

e=1 to 10,

f=0 to 2,

g=1 to 3,

with the proviso that g+f=3,

and h=1, 2 or 3

and wherein

each UR is independently a divalent radical of the form

—U-D C -U—, wherein each D C is independently a divalent substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl radical comprising 1 to 30 carbon atoms.

3. A method of making the alkoxysilyl-modified polymer according to claim 1 , the method comprising the steps of:

(1) reacting at least one dihydroxy-functional starter (A) selected from the group consisting of alcohols with at least one alkylene oxide and polyetherols, with an alkylene oxide and an epoxide comprising an alkoxysilyl group, thereby obtaining an alkoxylation product H-D-H,

(2) reacting at least one monohydroxy-functional starter (B) selected from the group consisting of alcohols with at least one alkylene oxide and polyetherols with at least one alkylene oxide and at least one epoxide comprising an alkoxysilyl group, thereby obtaining a monohydroxy-functional alkoxylation product H-M, and

(3) reacting the alkoxylation product H-D-H and the monohydroxy-functional alkoxylation product H-M with at least one diisocyanate, thereby obtaining the alkoxysilyl-modified polymer.

4. The process according to claim 3 , wherein the reacting of the alkoxylation product H-D-H and the monohydroxy-functional alkoxylation product H-M with at least one diisocyanate further comprises reacting the alkoxylation product H-D-H with a diisocyanate, thereby obtaining an NCO-functional intermediate; and reacting the monohydroxy-functional alkoxylation product H-M with the NCO-functional intermediate, thereby obtaining the alkoxysily-modified polymer.

5. The process according to claim 4 , further comprising reacting the NCO-functional intermediate with a monohydroxy-functional alkoxylation product which does not comprise an alkoxysilyl group.

6. The process according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one epoxide comprising an alkoxysilyl group during the reacting (1), the reacting (2), or both is a compound of general formula (V)

wherein

f=0 to 2,

g=1 to 3,

with the proviso that g+f=3,

h=0 to 10,

each R 2 is independently an alkyl group comprising 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and

each R 3 is independently an alkyl group comprising 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

7. The process according to claim 3 , wherein the dihydroxy-functional starter (A) is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyetherols, polycarbonate polyols and polyethercarbonates.

8. The process according to claim 3 , wherein the diisocyanate is isophorone diisocyanate.

9. The process according to claim 3 , wherein the alkoxysilyl-modified polymer has a tear propagation resistance of from 4.6 to 14.2 N/mm.

10. A curable composition, comprising:

at least one alkoxysilyl-modified polymer of claim 1 , and at least one curing catalyst.

11. The curable composition according to claim 10 , further comprising one or more adhesion promoters, one or more chemical moisture-drying agents, or both.

12. A method, comprising:

applying the curable composition of claim 10 as an adhesive, a sealant, or both.

13. A method, comprising:

applying a composition comprising the alkoxysilyl-modified polymer of claim 1 to a substrate;

wherein the applying strengthens, levels, modifies, adhesively bonds, seals, and/or coats the substrate.

14. The curable composition according to claim 10 , wherein the curable composition has a tear propagation resistance of from 4.6 to 14.2 N/mm.