Coating composition
A coating composition comprising (A) at least one fluorine-containing organosilicon compound represented by the following formula (1) or (2) Rf 1 -QZ 1 A α (1) A α Z 1 Q-Rf 2 -(Q-Z 2 -Q-Rf 2 ) x -QZ 1 A α (2) and (B) a fluorine-containing carboxylic acid having a number average molecular weight of from 100 to 10,000 and a fluorine content of at least 25 wt %, wherein an amount of (B) ranges from 0.001 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the component (A) wherein the amount of (B) ranges from 0.001 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the component (A), wherein the composition can be cured rapidly even at room temperature to produce water-repellent and antifouling coatings.
1. A coating composition comprising
(A) at least one fluorine-containing organosilicon compound represented by the following formula (1) or (2)
Rf 2 -QZ 1 A α (1)
A α Z 1 Q-Rf 2 -(Q-Z 2 -Q-Rf 2 ) x -QZ 2 A α (2)
wherein Rf 1 is a perfluoroalkyl group or a perfluoroxyalkyl group,
Rf 2 is a perfluoroxyalkylene group,
Z 1 is a single bond or a di- to nona-valent organic group having 1 to 15 silicon atoms,
Z 2 is a divalent polyorganosiloxylene group having 2 to 100 silicon atoms,
Q is a di- to nona-valent group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms and may have an oxygen and/or nitrogen atom, Q in the formula (2) being the same with or different from each other,
α is an integer of from 1 to 8, x is an integer of from 0 to 5, and A is a group represented by the following formula
—C b H 2b SiR 3-a X a
wherein R is a C 1-4 alkyl group or a phenyl group, X is a hydrolyzable group, a is 2 or 3, and b is an integer of from 0 to 6,
(B) a fluorine-containing carboxylic acid having a number average molecular weight of from 100 to 10,000 and a fluorine content of at least 25 wt %, based on weight of the fluorine-containing carboxylic acid, wherein an amount of the fluorine-containing carboxylic acid ranges from 0.001 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the component (A), and
(C) a solvent consisting of a fluorinated solvent in such an amount that total wt % of the components (A) and (B), based on total weight of the coating composition, ranges from 0.01 to 1 wt %.
2. The coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the component (B) is a perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid or a perfluoropolyether carboxylic acid.
3. The coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the component (B) is represented by any one of the following formulas:
CF 3 CF 2 n COOH
wherein n is an integer of from 0 to 20;
HOOC CF 2 n CF 2 —COOH
wherein n is an integer of from 0 to 20;
4. The coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein the component (B) is represented by any one of the following formulas:
wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 200;
C n F 2n+1 O C 3 F 6 O m —C 2 F 4 —COOH
wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 10, and m is an integer of from 1 to 100;
wherein 1 is an integer of from 0 to 100, m is an integer of from 0 to 100, and n is an integer of from 1 to 10;
HOOC—CF 2 OCF 2 m —CF 2 —COOH
wherein m is an integer of 1 to 200, n is an integer of from 1 to 200, and the repeating units, —OCF 2 — and —OC 2 F 4 —, may be linked randomly.
5. The coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein Rf 1 in the formula (1) is represented by the following formula (3), (4) or (5):
wherein m is an integer of from 2 to 200, d is an integer of from 1 to 3, and Y is a fluorine atom or CF 3 group;
CF 3 O(CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 O) m C d F 2d — (4)
wherein m is an integer of from 2 to 200, and d is an integer of from 1 to 3;
CF 3 O(CF 2 O) e (C 2 F 4 O) f CF 2 — (5)
wherein e is an integer of from 0 to 200, f is an integer of from 0 to 200 with e+f ranging from 2 to 200, and the repeating units, —CF 2 O— and —C 2 F 4 O—, may be linked randomly.
6. The coating composition according to claim 1 , wherein Rf 2 in the formula (2) is represented by the following formula (6), (7) or (8):
wherein Y may be the same with or different from each other and is a fluorine atom or a CF 3 group, r is an integer of from 2 to 6, d is an integer of from 1 to 3, m is an integer of from 0 to 200, n is an integer of from 0 to 200 with m+n ranging from 2 to 200, s is an integer of from 0 to 6, and the repeating units may be linked randomly;
—C d F 2d (CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 O) l C d F 2d — (7)
wherein l is an integer of from 1 to 200, and d is an integer of from 1 to 3;
wherein Y is a fluorine atom or a CF 3 group, d is an integer of from 1 to 3, m is an integer of from 0 to 200, n is an integer of from 0 to 200 with m+n ranging from 2 to 200, and the repeating units may be linked randomly.
7. A coating composition consisting of:
(A) at least one fluorine-containing organosilicon compound represented by the following formula (1) or (2)
Rf 1 -QZ 1 A α (1)
A α Z 1 Q-Rf 2 -(Q-Z 2 -Q-Rf 2 ) x -QZ 1 A α (2)
wherein Rf 1 is a perfluoroalkyl group or a perfluoroxyalkyl group,
Rf 2 is a perfluoroxyalkylene group,
Z 1 is a single bond or a di- to nona-valent organic group having 1 to 15 silicon atoms,
Z 2 is a divalent polyorganosiloxylene group having 2 to 100 silicon atoms,
Q is a di- to nona-valent group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms and may have an oxygen and/or nitrogen atom, Q in the formula (2) being the same with or different from each other,
α is an integer of from 1 to 8, x is an integer of from 0 to 5, and A is a group represented by the following formula
—C b H 2b SiR 3-a X a
wherein R is a C 1-4 alkyl group or a phenyl group, X is a hydrolyzable group, a is 2 or 3, and b is an integer of from 0 to 6,
(B) a fluorine-containing carboxylic acid having a number average molecular weight of from 100 to 10,000 and a fluorine content of at least 25 wt %, based on weight of the fluorine-containing carboxylic acid, wherein an amount of the fluorine-containing carboxylic acid ranges from 0.001 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the component (A), and
(C) a fluorinated solvent in such an amount that total wt % of the components (A) and (B), based on total weight of the coating composition, ranges from 0.01 to 1 wt %.