Free-standing non-fouling polymers and polymeric compositions, monomers and macromonomers for making the polymers and polymeric compositions, objects made from the polymers and polymeric compositions, and methods for making and using the polymers and polymeric compositions

Free-standing non-fouling polymers and polymeric compositions, monomers and macromonomers for making the polymers and polymeric compositions, objects made from the polymers and polymeric compositions, and methods for making and using the polymers and polymeric compositions

A composition is provided including a compound (A) represented by Formula (1) and a compound (B) represented by Formula (2), wherein the compound (B) is contained in an amount of 0.00002 to 0.2 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the compound (A): (R.sub.1—COO).sub.n—R.sub.2—(NCO).sub.m . . . (1) (in Formula (1), R.sub.1 is an ethylenically unsaturated group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is an (m+n)-valent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms; and n and m are each an integer of 1 or 2) ##STR00001##
(in Formula (2), R is (—R.sub.2—(OCO—R.sub.1), and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same as those in Formula (1)).

A composition is provided including a compound (A) represented by Formula (1) and a compound (B) represented by Formula (2), wherein the compound (B) is contained in an amount of 0.00002 to 0.2 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the compound (A): (R.sub.1—COO).sub.n—R.sub.2—(NCO).sub.m . . . (1) (in Formula (1), R.sub.1 is an ethylenically unsaturated group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is an (m+n)-valent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms; and n and m are each an integer of 1 or 2) ##STR00001##
(in Formula (2), R is (—R.sub.2—(OCO—R.sub.1), and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same as those in Formula (1)).

A composition is provided including a compound (A) represented by Formula (1) and a compound (B) represented by Formula (2), wherein the compound (B) is contained in an amount of 0.00002 to 0.2 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the compound (A): (R.sub.1—COO).sub.n—R.sub.2—(NCO).sub.m . . . (1) (in Formula (1), R.sub.1 is an ethylenically unsaturated group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is an (m+n)-valent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms; and n and m are each an integer of 1 or 2) ##STR00001##
(in Formula (2), R is (—R.sub.2—(OCO—R.sub.1), and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same as those in Formula (1)).

A method for the preparation of isocyanates in which: (i) a first organosilicon compound having at least one silicon atom Si.sup.1 and a unit of formula G-I bound thereto

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is converted to a third organosilicon compound having a unit of formula G-II

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by silylation of the NH group of the unit of formula G-I with a second organosilicon compound having one silicon atom Si.sup.2; and (ii) the third organosilicon compound is reacted to an isocyanate by thermolysis, whereby the unit of formula G-II is converted to an isocyanate group.

A method for the preparation of isocyanates in which: (i) a first organosilicon compound having at least one silicon atom Si.sup.1 and a unit of formula G-I bound thereto

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is converted to a third organosilicon compound having a unit of formula G-II

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by silylation of the NH group of the unit of formula G-I with a second organosilicon compound having one silicon atom Si.sup.2; and (ii) the third organosilicon compound is reacted to an isocyanate by thermolysis, whereby the unit of formula G-II is converted to an isocyanate group.

A method for the preparation of isocyanates in which: (i) a first organosilicon compound having at least one silicon atom Si.sup.1 and a unit of formula G-I bound thereto

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is converted to a third organosilicon compound having a unit of formula G-II

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by silylation of the NH group of the unit of formula G-I with a second organosilicon compound having one silicon atom Si.sup.2; and (ii) the third organosilicon compound is reacted to an isocyanate by thermolysis, whereby the unit of formula G-II is converted to an isocyanate group.

The invention relates to a method for producing polyisocyanates having a low monomer content, said method comprising the following steps: (i) modifying at least one monomeric diisocyanate to obtain a mixture containing at least one polyisocyanate and unconverted monomeric diisocyanate, (ii) separating the mixture obtained in step (i) into at least one gaseous stream containing monomeric diisocyanate and a liquid stream depleted of monomeric diisocyanate, (iii) partially condensing the gaseous stream from (ii) in at least one condenser, so that a liquid condensate and an uncondensed vapour stream are obtained, (iv) post-condensing the uncondensed vapour stream obtained in step (iii) in at least one post-condenser, so that a post-condensate and an uncondensed waste gas are obtained, and (v) delivering the uncondensed waste gas from step (iv) to the suction side of a vacuum pump, characterised in that the at least one post-condenser in step (iv) is operated at a post-condenser temperature, and the at least one condenser in step (iii) is operated at a condenser temperature, wherein the post-condenser temperature is lower by ≥1 to ≤168 K than the condenser temperature.

The invention relates to a method for producing polyisocyanates having a low monomer content, said method comprising the following steps: (i) modifying at least one monomeric diisocyanate to obtain a mixture containing at least one polyisocyanate and unconverted monomeric diisocyanate, (ii) separating the mixture obtained in step (i) into at least one gaseous stream containing monomeric diisocyanate and a liquid stream depleted of monomeric diisocyanate, (iii) partially condensing the gaseous stream from (ii) in at least one condenser, so that a liquid condensate and an uncondensed vapour stream are obtained, (iv) post-condensing the uncondensed vapour stream obtained in step (iii) in at least one post-condenser, so that a post-condensate and an uncondensed waste gas are obtained, and (v) delivering the uncondensed waste gas from step (iv) to the suction side of a vacuum pump, characterised in that the at least one post-condenser in step (iv) is operated at a post-condenser temperature, and the at least one condenser in step (iii) is operated at a condenser temperature, wherein the post-condenser temperature is lower by ≥1 to ≤168 K than the condenser temperature.