Abstract: Household care compositions having a linear polydimethylsiloxane-polyether copolymers with amino and/or quaternary ammonium groups, obtainable by the reaction of organopolysiloxanes functionalized with secondary aminoalkyl groups with the reaction products formed from compounds containing epoxy groups and amines, the use thereof and process for preparation thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing organically modified siloxanes by catalysed reaction of siloxanes having at least one SiH group with a compound having a double bond.

Abstract: A tool is proposed to assist detachment of an apparatus which has a housing adhering flatly on a pane, particularly of a sensor on the front windscreen of a vehicle, in which the apparatus housing has a surface with an exposed edge spaced from the pane. The tool has the form of a lug which has at least one engagement member on one longitudinal end, which engagement member can be engaged on the exposed edge of the apparatus and is provided with an opening or recess for a lever tool at a longitudinal distance from the engagement member. The tool is applied to the apparatus by engaging the engagement member behind the exposed edge on the apparatus housing. Then the lever tool, e.g. a simple bar or a screwdriver, is pushed through the opening or recess and is applied to bear on the top of the apparatus housing. The free end of the lever is then slowly raised, thereby lifting the housing off the pane.

Abstract: Household care compositions having a linear polydimethylsiloxane-polyether copolymers with amino and/or quaternary ammonium groups, obtainable by the reaction of organopolysiloxanes functionalized with secondary aminoalkyl groups with the reaction products formed from compounds containing epoxy groups and amines, the use thereof and process for preparation thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing equilibration products of organosiloxanes by rearrangement of the siloxane bond to a cation exchange resin, the organopolysiloxanes thus obtainable, and the use thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of SiOC-linked, linear polydimethylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers having (AB) repeat units, via reaction of one or more polyetherdiols with a stoichiometric excess of ?,?-dihydropolydimethylsiloxanes and at least one tertiary amine as catalyst, which comprises, after completed reaction of the alcohol component, continuing the reaction in the presence of small amounts of water until no remaining ?Si(H) groups are detectable by a gas-volumetric method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of SiOC-linked, linear polydimethylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers having (AB) repeat units, via reaction by methods known per se of polyetherdiols with a stoichiometric excess of ?,?-dihydropolydimethylsiloxanes, in the presence of one or more compounds of elements of main group 13 and/or of transition group 3 as catalyst, which comprises, after completed reaction of the alcohol component, continuing the reaction until no remaining ?Si(H) groups are detectable by a gas-volumetric method, and also to the compounds thus prepared, and to their use as surfactant additives for the production of polyurethane ether foams.

Abstract: The invention provides linear polydimethylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers containing Si—C groups and carboxylic ester groups and having repeating (A1BA2B) units where A1 and A2 are two different polydimethylsiloxane units of the general formula (I) with a number of Si atoms N=(n+2) of 15?N?30 and NA1?NA2 and B is a unit of the formula (II) —CH2—CH2—(CH2)a—CO[O—CH2—CH(R)]c—O-[D-O]e—[—CH2—CH(R)—O]d—OC—(CH2)b—CH2—CH2— (II) where R independently at each occurrence is H, —CH3 or —C2H5, a and b independently of one another are 0 to 20, c and d independently of one another are values?1, e is 0 or 1 and D is a hydrocarbon radical having 2 to 10 C atoms, the overall molar weight of the unit of the formula II being from 600 to 10 000 g/mol, with the proviso that the average mixed molar weight of the polydimethylsiloxane units (A1+A2) is from >1665 to <1998 g/mol and the fraction of [O—CH2—CH(R)] with R?H is >0% to ?50% by weight, based on the overall weight of [O—CH2—CH(R)] in B, a process for p

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of equilibration products of organosiloxanes by rearrangement of the siloxane bond to a cation exchange resin, the organopolysiloxanes thus obtainable and the use thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides linear polydimethylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers containing Si—C groups and carboxylic ester groups and having repeating (A1BA2B) units where A1 and A2 are two different polydimethylsiloxane units of the general formula (I) with a number of Si atoms N=(n+2) of 15?N?30 and NA1?NA2 and B is a unit of the formula (II) —CH2—CH2—(CH2)a—CO[O—CH2—CH(R)]c—O-[D-O]e—[—CH2—CH(R)—O]d—OC—(CH2)b—CH2—CH2— (II) where R independently at each occurrence is H, —CH3 or —C2H5, a and b independently of one another are 0 to 20, c and d independently of one another are values ?1, e is 0 or 1 and D is a hydrocarbon radical having 2 to 10 C atoms, the overall molar weight of the unit of the formula II being from 600 to 10000 g/mol, with the proviso that the average mixed molar weight of the polydimethylsiloxane units (A1+A2) is from >1665 to <1998 g/mol and the fraction of [O—CH2—CH(R)] with R?H is >0% to ?50% by weight, based on the overall weight of [O—CH2—CH(R)] in B, a process fo

Abstract: A tool is proposed to assist detachment of an apparatus which has a housing adhering flatly on a pane, particularly of a sensor on the front windscreen of a vehicle, in which the apparatus housing has a surface with an exposed edge spaced from the pane. The tool has the form of a lug which has at least one engagement member on one longitudinal end, which engagement member can be engaged on the exposed edge of the apparatus and is provided with an opening or recess for a lever tool at a longitudinal distance from the engagement member. The tool is applied to the apparatus by engaging the engagement member behind the exposed edge on the apparatus housing. Then the lever tool, e.g. a simple bar or a screwdriver, is pushed through the opening or recess and is applied to bear on the top of the apparatus housing. The free end of the lever is then slowly raised, thereby lifting the housing off the pane.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of SiOC-linked, linear polydimethylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers having (AB) repeat units, via reaction by methods known per se of polyetherdiols with a stoichiometric excess of ?,?-dihydropolydimethylsiloxanes, in the presence of one or more compounds of elements of main group 13 and/or of transition group 3 as catalyst, which comprises, after completed reaction of the alcohol component, continuing the reaction until no remaining ?Si(H) groups are detectable by a gas-volumetric method, and also to the compounds thus prepared, and to their use as surfactant additives for the production of polyurethane ether foams.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of SiOC-linked, linear polydimethylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers having (AB) repeat units, via reaction of one or more polyetherdiols with a stoichiometric excess of ?,?-dihydropoly-dimethylsiloxanes and at least one tertiary amine as catalyst, which comprises, after completed reaction of the alcohol component, continuing the reaction in the presence of small amounts of water until no remaining ?Si(H) groups are detectable by a gas-volumetric method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of equilibration products of organosiloxanes by rearrangement of the siloxane bond to a cation exchange resin, the organopolysiloxanes thus obtainable and the use thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of equilibration products of organosiloxanes by rearrangement of the siloxane bond to a cation exchange resin, the organopolysiloxanes thus obtainable and the use thereof.

Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting devices and for setting adjustments, in particular in a ?m range, nm range and below, in particular of optical elements in semiconductor lithography, comprising a base part and a head part spaced apart therefrom, the two parts being connected to one another by at least one adjustment device, and the adjustment device having side parts, the angle of which, or the spacing between which, can be adjusted or set by a length-adjustment device.

Abstract: An apparatus or mounting an optical element in an optical system, in particular a mirror or a lens, in a projection exposure machine, in particular a projection lens in semiconductor lithography, is connected to an external base structure with the aid of at least three articulation sites that are arranged on the circumference of the optical element and at which a bearing device acts in each case, wherein the bearing device has at least one bending element, resembling a leaf spring, arranged tangentially to the optical element, and at least one bending element, resembling a leaf spring, arranged in the radial direction relative to the optical element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a retroviral vector which is especially applicable as a safe gene transfer vehicle for targeted gene therapy. Said retroviral vector comprises one or more promoters inserted in antisense orientation within the 5′ LTR region and one or more coding sequences inserted in antisense orientation within the 3′ LTR region. Both, the promoter as well as the coding sequence, are additionally inserted in such a way as to ensure that the promoter and the coding sequence become duplicated during the process of reverse transcription in a target cell and thus appear in the 3′ as well as in the 5′ LTR region of the resulting provirus in a fashion where the promoter is located upstream of the coding sequence allowing it to drive gene expression. This system avoids any leakiness of gene expression in the packaging cells, and allows expression of transferred genes in the target cell without the necessity for external stimuli.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of equilibration products of organosiloxanes by rearrangement of the siloxane bond to a cation exchange resin, the organopolysiloxanes thus obtainable and the use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a retroviral vector encoding heterologous genes particularly for gene therapy of genetic defects or viral infections.