An object of the present invention is to provide a compound suitable for use as a latent curing agent, which does not produce an aldehyde compound when caused to react with an isocyanate compound. The present invention provides, as the compound, a silylamine compound represented by the following formula (1):

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in the formula (1), R.sup.1 to R.sup.12 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sup.13 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms or an arylene group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, R.sup.14 to R.sup.21 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, “y” and “z” each independently represent an integer of from 1 to 11, and “n” represents an integer of from 1 to 43.

Disclosed is a tire with reduced cavity noise including an adhesive agent layer applied to an inside an inner liner, and a sound absorber layer attached to the adhesive agent layer, wherein the adhesive agent layer includes polyether containing an alkoxysilane substituent group in a main chain, rather than, at an end. The tire with reduced cavity noise is stable without causing separation of a sound absorber even heating and deformation during driving.

The problem addressed by the present invention is to provide an antifogging coating film having excellent antifogging property, antifogging persistence, persistence of appearance, and elution resistance. The coating film according to the present invention contains a metal oxide (A) and a hydrophilic compound (B); the height of the eluate by a coating film surface elution test is 1.0 μm or less; this test is carried out by placing 10 μL of deionized water on the coating film, allowing the film to stand for 24 hours in a 23° C., 50% RH environment, measuring the eluate height of 20 locations selected randomly within a 10 cm.sup.2 range on the coating film surface, and determining the maximum height; and the water contact angle measured after subjecting the coating film to a moisture resistance test by exposure for 24 hours in an 85° C., 85% RH environment followed by standing for one hour in a 23° C., 50% RH environment, is less than 40°. Preferably, the elution level per coating film unit volume by a coating film total elution test is 40 mg/cm.sup.3 or less, and this test is carried out by immersing the coating film in 23° C. deionized water for 24 hours, then measuring the weight of the coating film eluate recovered from the deionized water.

An adhesive composition is provided. The adhesive composition comprises (A) an isocyanate component comprising an isocyanate prepolymer which comprises the reaction product of at least one isocyanate monomer and at least one polyol selected from the group consisting of a polyester polyol, a polyether polyol and the combination thereof; and (B) a polyol component comprising at least one polyol selected from the group consisting of a polyester polyol, a polyether polyol, and the combination thereof, with the proviso that at least one of (A) and (B) further comprises at least one silane-containing polyol. Also provided are cured adhesive compositions, methods of producing cured laminates, the so produced cured laminates and use of a silane-containing polyol in such adhesive composition.

A heat resistant thermoplastic polyurethane composition is made by a reaction including a polyol component comprising the reaction of ε-caprolactone initiated with a polydimethylsiloxane and a polyether polyol.

The use of an organocarbonate-modified prepolymer having at least an average of 1.5 carbonate, thiocarbonate, carbamate or thiocarbamate groups bonded directly to the polymer backbone each via an oxygen atom, where each of these oxygen atoms has its origin in the reaction of a primary, secondary or tertiary hydroxyl group of the polymer backbone and a reactive compound selected from the group consisting of a diorganocarbonate, a diorganothiocarbonate, a cyclic carbonate, a cyclic thiocarbonate, an N,N-diheterocyclourea derivative and an N,N-diheterocyclothiourea derivative. Also, the preparation of the alkoxysilane polymers.

A curable composition is provided, comprising: (A) a binder composition; and (B) a polysiloxane resin comprising aromatic functional groups and terminal active hydrogen groups. The composition may be used to prepare articles of manufacture and coated articles, such as footwear components. The composition may additionally be used to mitigate dirt build-up on a substrate.

A curable composition is provided, comprising: (A) a binder composition; and (B) a polysiloxane resin comprising aromatic functional groups and terminal active hydrogen groups. The composition may be used to prepare articles of manufacture and coated articles, such as footwear components. The composition may additionally be used to mitigate dirt build-up on a substrate.

Described herein is an isocyanate composition, a polyurethane foam obtained therefrom and a method of using the polyurethane foam in an article.

This is to provide a stretchable film having excellent stretchability and strength and excellent water repellency on the surface of the film, a method for forming the same, a urethane resin used for the stretchable film and a silicon-containing compound as a material of the urethane resin. A silicon-containing compound represented by the following general formula (1), ##STR00001## wherein, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 each represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl group or a group represented by —(OSiR.sup.7R.sup.8).sub.n—OSiR.sup.9R.sup.10R.sup.11; R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, R.sup.10 and R.sup.11 are the same as those of R.sup.1 to R.sup.6; “n” is an integer in the range of 0 to 100; A represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; and “m” is an integer in the range of 1 to 3.