Abstract: The invention is directed to joint assemblies comprising at least two adjacent panels and a jointing composition adhering to and positioned between the at least two adjacent panels, methods for installing joint assemblies, and jointing compositions. The jointing compositions include a sealant composition and a long chain ester in an amount of about 0.1% to about 15% by weight, based on the weight of the sealant composition in the jointing composition.

Abstract: A sealant composition comprising a sealant, an adhesive resin, and a long chain ester, particularly dimerate and trimerate esters, is capable of unexpected adhesion to substrates such as ceramic substrates (e.g., concrete), glass substrates, metal substrates such as metal flat stock materials, polymeric substrates including substrates comprising natural and/or synthetic rubbers and substrates comprising thermoplastic polymeric materials, particularly for use in sealing around bathroom fixtures, in storage areas, vents, plumbing lines, flooring, wheel wells, and the like.

Abstract: A sealant composition comprising a sealant, an adhesive resin, and a long chain ester, particularly dimerate and trimerate esters, is capable of unexpected adhesion to substrates such as ceramic substrates (e.g., concrete), glass substrates, metal substrates such as metal flat stock materials, polymeric substrates including substrates comprising natural and/or synthetic rubbers and substrates comprising thermoplastic polymeric materials, particularly for use in sealing around bathroom fixtures, in storage areas, vents, plumbing lines, flooring, wheel wells, and the like.

Abstract: Bubble formation observed when curing a sealant composition on a hot porous substrate is reduced where the room temperature vulcanizable silicone sealant composition comprises a polydiorganosiloxane, a crosslinker with silicon-bonded alkoxy groups, filler, and a titanium catalyst by the addition of 0.5 to 2 weight percent of an oximosilicon compound.

Abstract: Bubble formation observed when curing a sealant composition on a hot porous substrate is reduced where the room temperature vulcanizable silicone sealant composition comprises a polydiorganosiloxane, a crosslinker with silicon-bonded alkoxy groups, filler, and a titanium catalyst by the addition of 0.5 to 2 weight percent of an oximosilicon compound.

Abstract: A sealant made from a room temperature curing polydimethylsiloxane composition has a siloxaphobic surface layer at the air-sealant interface where this layer is a fluorocarbon compound and a drying oil oxidation product. Elastomeric compositions made from polydimethylsiloxanes having both low reactivity endgroups and high reactivity endgroups and a siloxaphobic agent of fluorocarbon alcohol or a reaction product of the fluorocarbon alcohol and a hydrolyzable silane, are particularly useful for sealing buildings because they can withstand the expansions and contractions. One siloxaphobic agent is the reaction product between a fluorocarbon alcohol and a methyltri(methylethylketoximo)silane and the formula of one of the reaction product compounds is ##STR1## wherein x has an average value of at least 6.

Abstract: A polydimethylsiloxane which has both low reactivity endgroups and high reactivity endgroups. These polydimethylsiloxanes are useful for making sealants with reduced modulus. An example of these polydimethylsiloxanes is one having low reactivity endgroups of the formulaXR.sub.2 SiO--where X is methoxy or methylethylketoximo, and R is methyl or vinyl and high reactivity endgroups having a formulaY.sub.b R.sub.(3-b) SiO--in which b is 2 or 3, R is methyl radical, and each Y is a hydrolyzable group selected from the group consisting of a ketoximo group and methoxy.

Abstract: A silicone composition which is stable in the absence of moisture, but cures to an elastomer upon exposure to moisture consists essentially of a hydroxyl endblocked polydiorganosiloxane; a difunctionalsilane having acetamido, urea, or urethane functional groups; and a tetrafunctionalsilane having oximino functional groups. A composition containing 100 parts by weight of the polydiorganosiloxane, from 0.1 to 7 parts by weight of difunctionalsilane, from 0.1 to 7 parts by weight of tetrafunctionalsilane, and a ratio of difunctionalsilane to tetrafunctionalsilane of from 0.1 to 3, and optional filler is useful as a sealant or adhesive, having an improved skin over time.

Abstract: A chelated titanium catalyst can be improved by the addition of an additive selected from the group consisting of organomercaptan of the formula RSH, where R is a hydrocarbon radical containing from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, and mercapto containing silane of the formula HSR'SiX.sub.3, where R' is a divalent hydrocarbon having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and X is alkoxy radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. The improved composition has a reduced tendency to develop color upon storage. The improved composition is particularly useful in a silicone composition comprising a hydroxyl endblocked polydiorganosiloxane and an alkoxysilane or mixture of alkoxysilanes, or in a silicone composition comprising an alkoxy endblocked polydiorganosiloxane.

Abstract: A faster curing neutral curing composition is obtained by the additive of an oxime compound to a composition comprising a trialkoxysilethylene endblocked polydiorganosiloxane, alkoxysilane crosslinker, and titanium catalyst.

Abstract: A chelated titanium catalyst can be improved by the addition of an additive selected from the group consisting of organomercaptan of the formula RSH, where R is a hydrocarbon radical containing from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, and mercapto containing silane of the formula HSR'SiX.sub.3, where R' is a divalent hydrocarbon having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and X is alkoxy radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. The improved composition has a reduced tendency to develop color upon storage. The improved composition is particularly useful in a silicone composition comprising a hydroxyl endblocked polydiorganosiloxane and an alkoxysilane or mixture of alkoxysilanes, or in a silicone composition comprising an alkoxy endblocked polydiorganosiloxane.

Abstract: A silicone sealant which is stable in the absence of moisture and cures upon exposure to moisture to give an elastomer with a controllable modulus is produced by mixing a polydiorganosiloxane having both vinyl and alkoxysilethylene endblocking, alkoxy silane crosslinker, titanium catalyst, and optional filler. The modulus is controlled by varying the ratio of vinyl to alkoxysilethylene endblocking present on the polymer.

Abstract: A process for producing a silicone sealant which is stable in the absence of moisture and having a slump of less than 1 inch mixes a polydiorganosiloxane polymer having hydroxyl or alkoxysilethylene endblocking, an alkoxysilane crosslinker, and a titanium catalyst; then adds a reinforcing filler.

Abstract: The method of this invention produces an elastomeric silicone sealant having an improved shelf life. The sealant comprises an alkoxysilethylene ended polydiorganosiloxane polymer, an alkoxytrialkoxysilane crosslinker, and a titanium catalyst.

Abstract: The method of this invention produces an elastomeric silicone sealant having an improved shelf life. The sealant comprises an alkoxysilethylene ended polydiorganosiloxane polymer, an alkoxytrialkoxysilane crosslinker, and a titanium catalyst.

Abstract: An improved one-part moisture curable silicone sealant is disclosed which bonds cohesively to a wide variety of substrates under a wide variety of exposure conditions. The composition consists essentially of a hydroxyl endblocked polydiorganosiloxane, alkyltrialkoxysilane, titanium catalyst, optional filler, silane of the formula (MeO).sub.3 SiCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 NHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 NH.sub.2 in an amount such that there is from 0.1 to 1.0 mole of silane per mole of titanium in the titanium catalyst, and silane of the formula ##STR1## in an amount such that there is at least 25 percent on a molar basis of the amount of the amine functional silane and less than about 5 percent by weight based upon the weight of the polydiorganosiloxane.

Abstract: The method of this invention produces an elastomeric silicone sealant having an improved shelf life. The sealant comprises an alkoxysilethylene ended polydiorganosiloxane polymer, an alkoxytrialkoxysilane crosslinker, and a titanium catalyst.

Abstract: A method for molding articles where a composition is used to treat at least one shape determining face of a mold to impart durable release characteristics to said face which last through multiple molding cycles. The compositions comprise by weight 20 parts of primarily hydroxyl endblocked polydimethylsiloxane, 2 to 10 parts of alkyltriacetoxysilane, 20 to 80 parts of nonreactive organic solvent, and, optionally, 0.001 to 2 parts organometallic catalyst.

Abstract: Compositions of hydroxyl endblocked polydiorganosiloxanes and tetrafunctional ethoxy-ketoximo silane mixtures containing tetraketoximosilane, monoethoxytriketoximosilane, diethoxydiketoximosilane, and triethoxymonoketoximosilane provide one package room temperature compositions. Exposing these compositions to moisture results in a rapid cure without the use of a curing catalyst.

Abstract: Methylsilacyclopentenyl-containing amides and lactams, such as methylsilacyclopentenyl-N-methylacetamide and methylsilacyclopentenyl-epsilon-caprolactam are disclosed. These compounds display unexpected silylating ability when mixed with an active-hydrogen-containing compound. In particular, organic and organosilicon compounds having at least one -OH, ##STR1## group are readily converted to a methylsilacyclopentenyl derivative.