Abstract: A metal complex including at least one metal atom chosen from the metals of Groups 8, 9 and 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements and one or more ligands, wherein at least one ligand includes a cyclic silylene structure and a Lewis base which donates an electron pair to the silicon atom of the cyclic silylene structure.

Abstract: An article having antifouling properties and intended to be employed in aquatic uses, in particular marine uses. In particular there is provided an article having antifouling properties and intended to be employed in aquatic uses which comprises: a) a support, b) optionally, at least one primer coat on said support comprising at least one anticorrosive product, c) optionally, at least one intermediate primer coat promoting adhesion between the coats, d) at least one adhesion-promoting coat or tie coat, deposited on said primer coat or on said support when the primer coat is absent, and e) at least one antifouling coat or topcoat, deposited on said adhesion-promoting coat or tie coat.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hardenable silicone composition including an irradiation-activated system for temporarily inhibiting the hydrosilylation reaction. Said system includes at least one inhibitor selected from among ?-acetylenic alcohols, ?-??-acetylenic diesters, conjugated ene-yne compounds, ?-acetylenic ketones, acrylonitriles, maleates, fumarates, the mixture thereof, at least one photoinitiator, and tris(trimethylsilyl)silane (TTMSS). The invention also relates to a method for preparing a silicone coating and hard elastomer materials provided comprising said silicone composition.

Abstract: The invention concerns compositions that can be cured in the presence of water or atmospheric moisture comprising at least one polyorganosiloxane having one or a plurality of condensable group(s) or hydrolysable and condensable group(s) and at least one compound capable of catalyzing the condensation reaction of the condensable or hydrolysable and condensable groups of the polyorganosiloxane. This compound is a heterometallic complex of which the chemical formula comprises at least two different metal atoms M and M?, M being an atom chosen from the group consisting of the atoms of columns 2 and 13 of the periodic table and M? being an atom chose from the group consisting of the atoms of column 4 of the periodic table, and at least one alkoxide or chelating ligand.

Abstract: An article having antifouling properties and intended to be employed in aquatic uses, in particular marine uses, which comprises: a) a support, b) optionally, at least one primer coat on said support comprising at least one anticorrosive product, c) optionally, at least one intermediate primer coat promoting adhesion between the coats, d) at least one adhesion-promoting coat or tie coat, deposited on said primer coat or on said support when the primer coat is absent, and e) at least one antifouling coat or topcoat, deposited on said adhesion-promoting coat or tie coat.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cross-linkable, elastomeric silicone composition and to a method using the composition according to the invention to form seals for sealing and assembling components of a power train. The silicone elastomers prepared from the composition according to the invention have: good resistance to ageing in chemically aggressive fluids such as those used e.g. in a power train, in this case engine oils, gearbox and axle lubricants, oil/gasoline mixtures, coolants, fuels, or antifreeze; good adhesion properties, even to surfaces soiled by the oils used in a power train; and good mechanical-strength properties, such as breaking strength, elongation at break, and Shore hardness.

Abstract: Described are organopolysiloxane compositions that are capable of cross-linking and/or of hardening by polyaddition reactions so as to produce elastomers or materials made of silicone. Further described, is how the composition is useful for making a dental impression in the context of preparing prostheses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an item having anti-soiling properties and intended for aquatic, and particularly ocean use, and to a method for slowing the growth of aquatic organisms on submersible or semi-submersible structures.

Abstract: A subject matter of the present invention is the use as catalyst, in particular in hydrosilylation, of a metal complex including at least one metal atom chosen from the metals of Groups 8, 9 and 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements and one or more ligands, characterized in that at least one ligand includes a silene structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an item having anti-soiling properties and intended for aquatic, and particularly ocean use, and to a method for slowing the growth of aquatic organisms on submersible or semi-submersible structures.

Abstract: A method (P) for hydrosilylating at least one compound (C), including at least one unsaturation in the presence of an organosilicon compound (O) including at least one hydrogen atom per molecule bonded directly to a silicon atom, and of a catalytic hydrosilylation system including a structured porous material (A) including pores and an inorganic structure consisting of silicon oxide walls, in which metal nanoparticles are contained.

Abstract: A composition comprising: at least one organosilicon compound A comprising at least two identical or different hydrolyzable and condensable groups, or at least two silanol functions ?SiOH, at least one crosslinking agent B, optionally at least one filler C, and a catalytically effective amount of at least one polycondensation catalyst M which is a zinc complex comprising in its structure a first type of ligand that is a ?-diketonate and a second type of ligand that is an amine.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of hydrosilylation between a siloxane compound (A) comprising at least one hydrogen atom bonded to a silicon atom and an unsaturated compound (B) comprising at least one alkene function and/or at least one alkyne function, the method being characterized in that it is catalyzed by a photocatalyst selected from among the polyoxometalates.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a crosslinkable silicone elastomer composition and a method using the composition according to the invention for forming sealing gaskets and assembly seals for the components of a powertrain. The silicone elastomers prepared from the composition according to the invention have:—good mechanical strength properties such as shore hardness, breaking strength, modulus at 100% elongation and—good resistance to ageing in chemically aggressive fluids such as those used, for example, in a powertrain, in this case engine oils, lubricants for the gearbox and axle, oil/petrol mixtures, coolant liquids, fuels or antifreeze liquids, and—good adhesion properties even on surfaces polluted by oils used in a powertrain.

Abstract: The invention relates to an article with antifouling properties, intended for aquatic uses and, in particular, for marine uses, and to a method for slowing down the growth of aquatic organisms on submersible or semi-subermisible structures.

Abstract: The invention relates to an article with antifouling properties, intended for aquatic uses and, in particular, for marine uses, and to a method for slowing down the growth of aquatic organisms on submersible or semi-submersible structures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an organopolysiloxane composition which is suitable for vulcanization into an elastomer as from room temperature, and which crosslinks via polycondensation, as well as to new organopolysiloxane polycondensation catalysts.

Abstract: Method for preparing a substrate comprising an anti-adhesive silicone coating obtained from an anti-adhesive silicone composition based on crosslinked silicone oil(s) with adhesion properties that are modified compared with the initial properties thereof, in which provision is made for a substrate at least partly coated with an anti-adhesive silicone coating and the anti-adhesive silicone coating is cold-plasma-treated, approximately at atmospheric pressure, in an optionally doped nitrogen atmosphere or in an optionally doped carbon dioxide atmosphere, substrate at least partially coated with an anti-adhesive silicone composition, silicone-self-adhesive complex and uses.

Abstract: A metal complex including at least one metal atom chosen from the metals of Groups 8, 9 and 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements and one or more ligands, wherein at least one ligand includes a cyclic silylene structure and a Lewis base which donates an electron pair to the silicon atom of the cyclic silylene structure.

Abstract: A photo-primer composition B is described that includes a specific iodonium salt combined with a hydrogen donor that is a Guerbet alcohol that can also be used as a solvent. The primer system can be used for solving odor problems, particularly after the polymerization/cross-linking of traditional iodonium salts.