The present invention provides an optical composition from which an optical article having reduced poor appearance such as cloudiness and optical strain during lens base material production can be obtained, and when a photochromic compound is added, a photochromic cured body having excellent photochromism and mechanical strength can also be formed, and a polyrotaxane used therefor. The polyrotaxane has a composite molecular structure formed of an axle molecule and a plurality of cyclic molecules clathrating the axle molecule, satisfying at least one of (X) and (Y). (X): A side chain having a secondary or tertiary hydroxyl group is introduced into at least part of the cyclic molecule of the polyrotaxane. (Y): A side chain having a group represented by -A (A is an organic group, and contains at least one hydroxyl group) is introduced into at least part of the cyclic molecule of the polyrotaxane, and a pKa of the hydroxyl group of the compound represented by H-A is 6 or more and less than 14.

An organic-inorganic hybrid material is disclosure. The organic-inorganic hybrid material contains 5˜50 wt % of inorganic compounds and has a characteristic peak at 1050±50 cm.sup.−1 in FTIR spectrum. Furthermore, the invention also provides a fabricating process of the organic-inorganic hybrid material as well as its starting material “isocyanates”. In particular, the isocyanates are prepared from carbonate containing compounds and amines.

An adhesion promoter comprises a reaction product of: a) a polyepoxide; b) an aminosilane represented by the formula HNR.sup.1R.sup.2. R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represent —Z—SiL.sub.3. Each Z independently represents a divalent linking group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and each L independently represents a hydrolyzable group; and c) an isocyanatosilane represented by the formula O═C═N—Z—SiL.sub.3, wherein Z and L are as previously defined. The adhesion promoter may be used to treat a surface of a substrate such as an abrasive particle, which may be included in a resin-bond abrasive article.

A substrate at least partially coated with an anti-fingerprint coating is prepared from a coating composition that includes: (a) an organic solvent; and (b) an alkoxysilane functional polymer having at least one ester linkage, at least one urethane linkage, and at least one alkoxysilane functional group. Further, the polymer is prepared from components including: (i) an active hydrogen functional compound having a hydroxyl group, amino group, thiol group, or a combination thereof; (ii) an intramolecular cyclic ester; and (iii) an isocyanate functional compound. The isocyanate functional compound (iii) has one or more alkoxysilane functional groups. Alkoxysilane functional polymers and coating compositions containing the same are also included.

The disclosure relates to moisture curable compositions based on a combination of silane-modified polymer and silane functional additive, their manufacture and use. The silane functional additive is preferably prepared from a water miscible polyol having a functionality of about 2 to about 4 and/or a polyol having a tertiary nitrogen atom in the backbone and a functionality equal or greater than about 2.

A process for preparing silane-terminated polymers (SP) of the formula (I),

Y—[O—C(═O)—NH—(CR.sup.1.sub.2).sub.b—SiR.sub.a(OR.sup.2).sub.3-a].sub.x  (I),

includes in a 1.sup.st process step at least one polymer (OHP) of the formula (II),

Y—[OH].sub.x  (II),

being reacted with at least one isocyanate-functional silane (IS) of the formula (III),

O═C═N—(CR.sup.1.sub.2).sub.b—SiR.sub.a(OR.sup.2).sub.3-a  (III),

with the proviso that the isocyanate-functional silanes (IS) are used in an amount such that there are at least 1.05 isocyanate groups in the silanes (IS) to each hydroxyl group in the compounds (OHP). Subsequently, in a 2.sup.nd process step, the unreacted isocyanate groups of the silanes (IS) are reacted, in the reaction mixture obtained in the 1.sup.st process step, with at least one alcohol (A) of the formula (IV),

R.sup.3OH  (IV)

Subsequently, in a 3.sup.rd process step, the reaction mixture obtained in the 2.sup.nd process step is passed through an evaporation unit (VD).

A laminating adhesive composition for use in producing a laminate structure for retort applications including a mixture of: (A) at least one isocyanate component as Component A; and (B) at least one isocyanate-reactive component as Component B; wherein the at least one isocyanate-reactive component, Component B, comprises (Bi) at least one silyl polymer, and (Bii) at least one polyol compound; and a laminate structure made using the above laminating adhesive composition.

The present disclosure relates to a 2K coating composition comprising a polysiloxane-modified polyurethane and a hardener, wherein the polysiloxane-modified polyurethane obtainable by a method comprising the following steps: a) subjecting a polyol to a reaction with an isocyanate-functional silane coupling agent to obtain a silane-grafted polyol, and b) subjecting the silane-grafted polyol to a condensation reaction with a hydroxyl-functional polysiloxane, to obtain the polysiloxane-modified polyurethane. The polysiloxane-modified polyurethane can be used in a coating composition to form a coating which has smooth feel, stain resistance and easy clean properties, particularly desired in the field of e.g. consumer electronics and automotive industry.

A fire protection composition contains a binder on the basis of an alkoxysilane-functionalized polymer and a liquid carbon supplier. The fire protection composition allows application in a simple and rapid manner of coatings having the layer thickness required for the particular fire resistance time, the layer thickness being reduced to a minimum while achieving a good fireproofing effect. The fire-protection composition is formulated as a multi-component system. The fire-protection composition is particularly suitable for fire protection, especially as a coating of construction elements such as steel carriers.

A hot-melt adhesive composition comprises a mixture of silylated polymers, a tackifying resin and a catalyst, in specific contents, having self-adhesive properties after crosslinking to moisture. A self-adhesive article comprises a support layer and at least one self-adhesive layer obtained after crosslinking to the moisture in the adhesive composition according to the invention. The self-adhesive article can be used to bond low-energy substrates, in particular plastic substrates, notably thermoplastic substrates having low surface energy.