An adhesion promoter composition comprising at least one of the following compounds: (a) a cyclic compound having the formula: ##STR00001##
(b) a non-cyclic compound having the formula: ##STR00002##
wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represents a non-photoactive phenyl, a photoactive phenyl or a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sub.3 represents a non-photoactive phenyl; R.sub.4 represents a photoactive phenyl; W represents Si or Ge; n represents an integer of value greater than 1;
m represents an integer between 0 and 1.

An adhesion promoter composition comprising at least one of the following compounds: (a) a cyclic compound having the formula: ##STR00001##
(b) a non-cyclic compound having the formula: ##STR00002##
wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represents a non-photoactive phenyl, a photoactive phenyl or a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sub.3 represents a non-photoactive phenyl; R.sub.4 represents a photoactive phenyl; W represents Si or Ge; n represents an integer of value greater than 1;
m represents an integer between 0 and 1.

An adhesion promoter composition comprising at least one of the following compounds: (a) a cyclic compound having the formula: ##STR00001##
(b) a non-cyclic compound having the formula: ##STR00002##
wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represents a non-photoactive phenyl, a photoactive phenyl or a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sub.3 represents a non-photoactive phenyl; R.sub.4 represents a photoactive phenyl; W represents Si or Ge; n represents an integer of value greater than 1;
m represents an integer between 0 and 1.

The present invention pertains to a branched polymeric liquid poly siloxane material comprising non-organofunctional Q-type siloxane moieties and mono-organofunctional T-type siloxane moieties, as well as optionally tri-organofunctional M-type siloxane moieties and/or di-organofunctional D-type siloxane moieties characterized in that the polysiloxane material has a specified degree of polymerization, comprises a significant amount of four-membered Q2-type and/or Q3-type siloxane ring species relative to the total Q-type siloxane species, and is optionally functionalized at specific moieties. The present invention further pertains to methods for producing the polymeric liquid polysiloxane material as well as associated uses of the material.

A new class of liquid polysiloxane materials obtainable from cost-effective commodity precursors allow tailoring a plurality of (multi)—functional properties. The materials are classified in terms of their chemical identity, which comprises Q-type nonorganofunctional, T-type monoorganofunctional and optional D-type diorganofunctional moieties. The T-type organofunctional species within a polymeric MBB can be present in various preferred combinations defined by spatial, stereochemical and compositional factors. The corresponding method of production for the liquid polymeric polysiloxanes involves a scalable, non-hydrolytic acetic anhydride method either in a simple one-step format to create statistically distributed “core-only” hyperbranched poly-alkoxysiloxanes or as a two— or multistep process to create “core-shell” materials.

A photocurable liquid silicone composition, having a low viscosity that facilitates injection into a small gap, having a refractive index (pre-cure) that is high not only in a visible region but also in an infrared region, and that is particularly useful as a material for a device using an infrared LED light source, is provided. The composition comprises: (A): (A1) an organosilane or organopolysiloxane having 1 to 5 silicon atoms, having an alkenyl group, and having at least one monovalent functional group selected from aromatic groups and aralkyl groups, and/or (A2) an organopolysiloxane having 2 to 5 silicon atoms, having an alkenyl group, and not having a monovalent functional group selected from aromatic groups and aralkyl groups; (C) a compound having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms; and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. Pre-cure, the refractive index of the entire liquid composition is ≥1.47, and the viscosity is ≤500 mPa.Math.s.

A thermosetting silicon-containing compound contains one or more of structural units shown by the following general formulae (Sx-1), (Sx-2), and (Sx-3): ##STR00001##
where R.sup.1 represents a monovalent organic group containing both a phenyl group optionally having a substituent and a non-aromatic ring having 3 to 10 carbon atoms; and R.sup.2, R.sup.3 each represent the R.sup.1 or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms. Thus, the present invention provides a thermosetting silicon-containing compound usable in a silicon-containing resist underlayer film material capable of achieving contradictory properties of having both alkaline developer resistance and improved solubility in an alkaline stripping liquid containing no hydrogen peroxide.

Process for making a cathode comprising the following steps (a) Providing a cathode active material selected from layered lithium transition metal oxides, lithiated spinels, lithium transition metal phosphate with olivine structure, and lithium nickel-cobalt aluminum oxides, (b) treating said cathode active material with an oligomer bearing units according to general formula (I a),

##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 are the same or different and selected from hydrogen and C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl, aryl, and C.sub.4-C.sub.7-cycloalkyl, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are selected independently at each occurrence from phenyl and C.sub.1-C.sub.8-alkyl, C.sub.4-C.sub.7-cycloalkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.8-haloalkyl, OPR.sup.1(O)—*, and —(CR.sup.9.sub.2).sub.p—Si(R.sup.2).sub.2—* wherein one or more non-vicinal CR.sup.9.sub.2-groups may be replaced by oxygen, R.sup.9 is selected independently at each occurrence from H and C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl, and p is a variable from zero to 6, and wherein the overall majority of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.8-alkyl, and, optionally, at least one of carbon in electrically conductive form and, optionally, a binder, (c) applying a slurry of said treated cathode active material to a current collector, and (d) at least partially removing solvent used in step (c).

A composition of the present disclosure includes an aqueous dispersion of epoxy resin particles. The epoxy resin particles include at least two 1,2-epoxide groups. The composition further includes one or more anti-adhesive agents, one or more anti-microbial agents, or a combination of one or more anti-adhesive agents and one or more anti-microbial agents.

Disclosed is an organopolysiloxane having a constituent unit represented by a general formula (1), a constituent unit represented by a general formula (2), and a group represented by a general formula (3) that is directly bonded to a silicon atom.

##STR00001## R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group.

##STR00002## R.sup.2 each independently represents an alkyl group or an aryl group, n is each independently 2 or 3, and m is an integer of 5 to 100.

R.sup.3O—  (3) R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group.