A polyether-modified siloxane represented by an average composition formula (1): (R.sub.3SiO.sub.1/2).sub.a(R.sub.2R′SiO.sub.1/2).sub.a′(R.sub.2SiO.sub.2/2).sub.b(RR′SiO.sub.2/2).sub.b′(RSiO.sub.3/2).sub.c(SiO.sub.4/2).sub.d. In the formula (1), “R”s each represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, “R” 's each represent an organic group selected from groups represented by —C.sub.qH.sub.2q—O—(C.sub.2H.sub.4O).sub.e(C.sub.3H.sub.6O).sub.f—R.sup.1, R.sup.1s each represent a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or an organic group represented by R.sup.6—(CO)—, and R.sup.6 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms. This can provide a novel polyether-modified siloxane that has little environmental impact and that provides excellent antifouling performance.

The present invention relates to a thermoplastic silicone-polyurethane elastomer and a method for preparing the same. The elastomer is prepared from raw materials comprising: 25-80 parts of a macromolecular polyol, 0-60 parts of a silicone oil or a liquid silicone rubber, 10-50 parts of a diisocyanate, 3-20 parts of a small molecular diol as a chain extender, and 0.1-3 parts of an auxiliary agent. The macromolecular polyol is selected from a silicon-free polyol having a molecular weight of between 1,000 and 4,000 g/mol and a polyol modified by silicone through copolymerization or grafting. The small molecular diol is a small molecular diol comprising 10 or less carbon atoms. The thermoplastic silicone-polyurethane elastomer of the present invention has the following excellent performance parameters: a hardness of Shore A40-D80; a tensile strength ≥5 MPa; smooth hand feeling; resistance to dirt such as dust; resistance to liquid permeation; no irritation to skin; good encapsulation effect on PC, ABS, TPU and the like; and a 180° peel strength >25 N/25 mm.

The present invention provides a chromium-free coating composition having high blackening resistance and corrosion resistance, the composition comprising: 20 to 70 wt % of waterborne silane modified polyurethane; 0.5 to 5 wt % of a hardener; 0.5 to 5 wt % of a blackening inhibitor; 0.5 to 5 wt % of a corrosion inhibitor; and 0.5 to 5 wt % of a lubricant, with the balance being a solvent. The chromium-free coating composition has the effect of improving blackening resistance, corrosion resistance, alkali resistance, solvent resistance and fingerprint resistance of a steel sheet on which a coating layer comprising the composition is formed.

The present invention relates to alkoxysilane-functionalized and allophanate-functionalized urethanes, methods for the preparation thereof, coating compositions comprising these and to the use thereof.

A polyester polyol comprising at least one esterified unit of formula (I) ##STR00001##
wherein L is a difunctional aliphatic group having from two to six carbon atoms and R is a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl group.

The present invention relates to a method for producing polyether carbonates containing alkoxysilyl groups in which (a) an unsaturated polyether carbonate polyol is reacted with (b) an alkoxysilane compound of formula (II) Si(X).sub.m(R1).sub.n(R2).sub.o (II), where X=H, Y—S—H and Y=C1-C22 alkylene, C6-C14 arylene, C7-C14 aralkylene, C7-C14 alkylarylene; R1=C1-C8 alkoxy, C7-C20-aralkoxy, C6-C14 aroxy, C7-C20 alkylaroxy; R2=C1-C22 alkyl, C6-C14 aryl, C7-C14 aralkyl, C7-C14 alkylaryl, and m and n represent, independently of one another, an integer ≧1, o is zero or an integer ≧1 and m+n+o=4. The invention further relates to the production of a polyurethane polymer using such a polyether carbonate, a cross-linked, siloxane group containing polymer and a molded part containing or consisting of said cross-linked polymer.

An organosilicon-modified polyurethane resin and a method for producing the same are provided. The organosilicon-modified polyurethane resin includes organosilicon ingredients obtained by chemically bonding a first organosilicon chain extender having a chemical structure of formula (I) and a second organosilicon chain extender having a chemical structure of formula (II) into a molecular structure of a polyurethane resin during a polymerization reaction:

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in which R.sub.11 is a substituent of —CH.sub.2CH.sub.2— or —CH.sub.2CH(CH.sub.3)—, n.sub.1 is a positive integer between 0 and 50, m.sub.1 is a positive integer between 0 and 50, and x.sub.1 is a positive integer between 4 and 100;

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in which R.sub.21 is a substituent of —CH.sub.3 or —CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, R.sub.22 is a substituent of —CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2—, and R.sub.23 is a substituent of —CH.sub.2CH.sub.2— or —CH.sub.2CH(CH.sub.3)—, n.sub.2 is a positive integer between 6 and 130, and m.sub.2 is a positive integer between 4 and 50.

Specific alkoxysily-modified polymers bearing alkoxysilyl groups distributed randomly or in block fashion along the polyether chain, and not just located at the chain termini, a process for preparing these alkoxysilyl-modified polymers, and compositions comprising these alkoxysilyl-modified polymers are provided.

A method for producing an alkoxysilane polymer via a carbamate, thiocarbonate or carbonate-terminated prepolymer (IIIa) or (IIIb) includes reaction of a polymer backbone of formula (I) terminated with at least two amino, mercapto or hydroxyl groups and with a chloroformate of formula (IIa) or a pyrocarbonate of formula (Ilb) (I) (IIa) (IIb) (IIIa) (IIIb), wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 represent a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl or alkenyl group with 1 to 10 carbon atoms or a mono- or polycyclic aliphatic or aromatic ring system with 5 to 18 carbon atoms in the ring system, which is optionally substituted by one or more groups R.sup.2, X is oxygen or sulphur, n is 0 for a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl or alkenyl group and is 0.1 or 2 for a mono- or polycyclic aliphatic or aromatic ring system, and A represents a polymer backbone.

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.