IP Library Granted Patent US 12,351,682
Granted Patent B2
US 12,351,682 · App. 17/590,068 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Surface-treating agent

Inventors: Tsuneo Yamashita (Osaka, JP); Takeshi Maehira (Osaka, JP); Hisashi Mitsuhashi (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
C08G65/336C08G65/007C09D5/16C09K3/18
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Patent No.
US 12,351,682
App. No.
17/590,068
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A surface-treating agent containing a fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) and a fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B) represented by formula (1) or (2) below: R F1 α —X A —R Si β   (1) R Si γ —X A —R F2 —X A —R Si γ   (2) wherein R F1 , X A , R Si , R F2 , α, β and γ are as defined herein.

Claims (96)

1. A surface-treating agent comprising a fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) and a fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B),

wherein

the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) is represented by formula (1):

R F1 α —X A —R Si β   (1)

wherein

the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B) is represented by formula (1′);

R F1 α —X A —R S1 β   (1′),

wherein

in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A):

R F1 is R f1 —R F —O q —;

Rf 1 is each independently at each occurrence a C 1-16 alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms;

R F is each independently at each occurrence represented by R F11 ;

R F11 is represented by formula:

—(OC 6 F 12 ) a —(OC 5 F 10 ) b —(OC 4 F 8 ) c —(OC 3 R Fa 6 ) d —(OC 2 F 4 ) c —(OCF 2 ) f —

wherein R Fa is each independently at each occurrence a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, or a chlorine atom; and

a, b, c, d, e and f are each independently at each occurrence an integer of 0 to 200, the sum of a, b, c, d, e and f is 1 or more, and the occurrence order of the respective repeating units in parentheses with a, b, c, d, e or f is not limited in the formula;

q is each independently at each occurrence 0 or 1;

X A is a single bond or a di- to decavalent organic group;

R Si is each independently at each occurrence a group having a Si atom bonded to a hydrolyzable group and is each independently at each occurrence represented by the following formula (S11) or (S12):

—C(Z 1 —SiR 21 p1 R 22 q1 ) 3   (S11)

Si(Z 1 —SiR 21 p1 R 22 q1 ) 3   (S12)

Z 1 is each independently at each occurrence a C 1-6 alkylene group, —(CH 2 ) z1 —O—(CH 2 ) z2 —, or —(CH 2 ) z3 -phenylene-(CH 2 ) z4 —;

z1 is independently at each occurrence an integer 1 to 6;

z2 is independently at each occurrence an integer 0 to 6;

z3 and z4 are each independently at each occurrence an integer of 0 to 6;

R 21 is each independently at each occurrence a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group;

R 22 is each independently at each occurrence a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group;

p1 is each independently at each occurrence an integer of 1 to 3; and

q1 is each independently at each occurrence an integer of 0 to 2;

α is an integer of 1 to 9; and

β is an integer of 1 to 9;

wherein

in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B):

R F1 is Rf 1 —R F —O q —;

Rf 1 is a C 1-16 alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms;

R F is each independently at each occurrence represented by R F21 ;

R F21 is represented by formula:

—(OC 6 F 12 ) a —(OC 5 F 10 ) b —(OC 4 F 8 ) c —(OC 3 R Fa 6 ) d —(OC 2 F 4 ) e —(OCF 2 ) f —

a, b, c, d, e, f, and R Fa each have the same meaning as in R F11 , provided that the structure of each of the repeating units in R F21 is same as the structure of each of the repeating units in R F11 ; and

q is each independently at each occurrence 0 or 1;

X A is each independently at each occurrence a single bond or a di- to decavalent organic group;

R Si is each independently at each occurrence a group having a Si atom bonded to a hydrolyzable group and is each independently at each occurrence represented by the following formula (S2), (S3), or (S4):

—C(Z 1 —Si R 21 p1 R 22 q1 ) 2 R e1   (S2)

—Si(Z 1 —SiR 21 p1 R 22 q1 ) 2 R e1   (S3)

—N(Z 1 —SiR 21 p1 R 22 q1 ) 2   (S4)

wherein

Z 1 , R 21 , R 22 , p1, and q1 have the same meaning as in formula (S11) and formula (S12); and

R e1 is each independently a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a monovalent organic group,

α is an integer of 1 to 9; and

β is an integer of 1 to 9;

provided that a case is excluded, where R Si in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) is represented by formula (S12) and R Si in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B) is represented by formula (S3), and the structure or the value of R f1 , R f2 , p, q, R F11 , X A , α, β, γ, Z 1 , R 21 , R 22 , p1, and q1 of the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) are completely same as the structure or the value of R f1 , R f2 , p, q, R F21 , X A , α, β, γ, Z 1 , R 21 , R 22 , p1, and q1 of the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B), respectively.

2. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , wherein R Fa in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) and/or in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B) is a fluorine atom.

3. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , wherein R F11 and R F21 in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) and/or in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B) are groups represented by formula (f1), (f2), (f3), (f4), or (f5):

—(OC 3 F 6 ) d —  (f1)

wherein d is an integer of 1 to 200;

—(OC 4 F 8 ) c —(OC 3 F 6 ) d —(OC 2 F 4 ) e —(OCF 2 ) f —  (f2)

wherein c and d are each independently an integer of 0 to 30;

e and f are each independently an integer of 1 to 200;

the sum of c, d, e, and f is an integer of 10 to 200; and

the occurrence order of the respective repeating units in parentheses with the subscript c, d, e, or f is not limited in the formula;

—(R 6 —R 7 ) g —  (f3)

wherein R 6 is OCF 2 or OC 2 F 4 ;

R 7 is a group selected from OC 2 F 4 , OC 3 F 6 , OC 4 F 8 , OC 5 F 10 , and OC 6 F 12 , or is a combination of two or three groups selected from these groups; and

g is an integer of 2 to 100;

—(OC 6 F 12 ) a —(OC 5 F 10 ) b —(OC 4 F 8 ) c —(OC 3 F 6 ) d —(OC 2 F 4 ) e —(OCF 2 ) f —  (f4)

wherein e is an integer of 1 or more and 200 or less, a, b, c, d, and f are each independently an integer of 0 or more and 200 or less, the sum of a, b, c, d, e, and f is at least 1, and the occurrence order of the respective repeating units in parentheses with a, b, c, d, e, or f is not limited in the formula; and

—(OC 6 F 12 ) a —(OC 5 F 10 ) b —(OC 4 F 8 ) c —(OC 3 F 6 ) d —(OC 2 F 4 ) e —(OCF 2 ) f —  (f5)

wherein f is an integer of 1 or more and 200 or less, a, b, c, d, and e are each independently an integer of 0 or more and 200 or less, the sum of a, b, c, d, e, and f is at least 1, and the occurrence order of the respective repeating units in parentheses with a, b, c, d, e, or f is not limited in the formula.

4. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , wherein the number-average molecular weights of R F1 in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) and/or in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B) is in a range of 500 to 30,000.

5. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , wherein in R F , e and f in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) and/or in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B) are each independently an integer of 1 to 200; and

a ratio of e to f is in a range of 0.1 to 10.

6. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , wherein α, and β in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) and/or in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B) are each 1.

7. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , wherein X A in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) and/or in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B) is each independently at each occurrence

a C 1-20 alkylene group,

—(CH 2 ) s5 —X 53 —,

—(CH 2 ) s5 —X 53 —(CH 2 ) t5 —

—X 54 —, or

—X 54 —(CH 2 ) t5 —,

wherein

s5 is an integer of 1 to 20;

X 53 is —O—, —CONR 54 —, or —O—CONR 54 —;

R 54 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group, or a C 1-6 alkyl group;

t5 is an integer of 1 to 20; and

X 54 is —C(O)O—, —CONR 54 —, or —O—CONR 54 —.

8. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , wherein p1 in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) and/or in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B) is 3.

9. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , wherein the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) is contained in an amount of 5% by mass or more based on a total amount of the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) and the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B).

10. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , wherein the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) is contained in an amount of 5 to 95% by mass based on a total amount of the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) and the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B).

11. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , wherein R Si in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B) is represented by formula (S2).

12. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , wherein R Si in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B) is represented by formula (S3).

13. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , wherein R Si in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B) is represented by formula (S4).

14. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , wherein R Si in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) is represented by formula (S11), and R Si in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B) is represented by formula (S2), (S3), or (S4).

15. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , wherein R Si in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (A) is represented by formula (S12), and R Si in the fluoropolyether group-containing silane compound (B) is represented by formula (S2) or (S4).

16. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , further comprising one or more other components selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing oil, a silicone oil, and a catalyst.

17. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , further comprising a solvent.

18. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , which is used as an antifouling coating agent or a water-proof coating agent.

19. The surface-treating agent according to claim 1 , which is for vacuum deposition.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jan 11, 2023
From: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD.
To: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD.
Reel/Frame 062355/0697 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2022
From: YAMASHITA, TSUNEO; MAEHIRA, TAKESHI; MITSUHASHI, HISASHI
To: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058843/0979 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2019-143001 · Aug 2, 2019 · national
JP 2020-006168 · Jan 17, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2020029346 · Jul 30, 2020
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