Abstract: A silicone resin-containing emulsion composition is prepared by emulsion polymerizing a solution containing a water-insoluble silanol group-bearing silicone resin and a radical polymerizable vinyl monomer and substantially free of an organic solvent. The emulsion may further contain a film-forming assistant having a boiling point of at least 100.degree. C. and soluble or uniformly dispersible in water. The emulsion can be coated and cured into a film having mar resistance, weather resistance, and chemical resistance.

Abstract: A coating agent composition comprising an organopolysiloxane resin: with the organopolysiloxane resin having a number average molecular weight of at least 500 and acrylic or methacrylic functional group-attached silicon atoms in a proportion of 5 to 100 mole % to the total silicon atoms; and with the resin comprising units represented by formula R.sup.1 LSiX.sub.3 in a proportion of 30 to 100 mole %, wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted organic group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms and X is a hydroxyl group, a hydrolyzable group or a siloxane residue, provided that at least one X is a siloxane residue; wherein from 30 to 80 mole % of the R.sup.1 SiX.sub.3 units are one silanol group-containing units represented by formula R.sup.1 Si(OH)Y.sub.2 wherein Y is a siloxane residue.

Abstract: A coating composition prepared by mixing an organic solvent based coating composition with (1) a silicone compound having organofunctional group and hydrolyzable group in one molecule and containing a specified silicon structural unit, or (2) a silicone compound consisting of a partial cohydrolysis.cndot.condensation product of a silane mixture of alkoxysilane compound containing at least one organofunctional group selected from the group consisting of (meth)acryloyl group, vinyl group, haloalkyl group, amino group, epoxy group and mercapto group with tetraalkoxysilane compound.

Abstract: Provided are an organopolysiloxane resin having a number average molecular weight of at least 500 and a silanol group content of at least 5 weight %, and comprising units of formula R.sup.1 SiO.sub.3/2, wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, in a proportion of 30 to 100 mole %, the units of formula R.sup.1 SiO.sub.3/2 including 30-80 mole % of one silanol group-containing units of formula R.sup.1 Si(OH)O.sub.2/2 ; a production method of the aforesaid organopolysiloxane resin; and a curable organopolysiloxane resin composition comprising the aforesaid organopolysiloxane resin.

Abstract: A coating agent composition comprising:(A) an organic resin, and(B) a silicone compound represented by the average composition formula (1):(X).sub.a (Y').sub.b (R.sup.1).sub.c SiO.sub.(4-a-b-c)/2 (1)wherein X is a particular functional group containing organic group, Y' is a hydrolyzable group or an admixture of a hydrolyzable group and the silanol group, R.sup.1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, a ranges from 0.05 to 0.90, b 0.12 to 1.88, and c 0.10 to 1.00, a+b+c being in the range of 2.02 to 2.67. The amount of the silicon atoms to which said functional group-containing organic group x is bonded is 5 to 90 mol % based on the entire silicon atoms, and the amount of the T unit of R.sup.1 --SiO.sub.3/2 is 10 to 95 mole % based on the entire siloxane units. This composition is useful to form a coating film excellent in weathering resistance, adhesion, stain resistance, scuffing resistance, water resistance and chemical resistance and therefore suitable for protection of articles exposed outdoors.

Abstract: A photocatalytic coating composition comprising (A) a coat-forming element capable of forming a coating of silicone resin when cured and (B) a photocatalyst dispersed therein. The coat-forming element is comprised of an organopolysiloxane having a monovalent organic C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 group and a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy group. The coating composition is applied to an article and cured to form a silicone coating thereon. When the coating is exposed to light, typically UV, the photocatalyst is excited to provide photocatalysis permitting organic groups attached to silicon atoms of silicone molecules at the coating surface to be replaced by hydroxyl groups in the presence of water, thereby rendering the coating surface hydrophilic. Thereafter, the coating maintains water affinity semi-eternally and has improved weather resistance.

Abstract: A process for preparing an organic functional group-containing organopolysiloxane of the following average compositional formula (1)YmR.sup.1 nSi(OR.sup.2)pO.sub.(4-m-n-p)/2 (1)wherein Y represents an organic group having a functional group, R.sup.1 represents at least one monovalent substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group, R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkenyl group and/or an alkenyl group, 0<m.ltoreq.1, 0.ltoreq.n<2, and 0.ltoreq.p.ltoreq.2 provided that 0<m+n+p.ltoreq.3. The organopolysiloxane is obtained by subjecting an organic functional group-containing alkoxysilane, with or without a functional group-free alkoxysilane, siloxane and/or silicone obtained from the group-free alkoxysiloxane and/or siloxane, to hydrolysis and polycondensation in the presence of a substantially neutral fluorine-containing compound. The functional group includes an epoxy group, a (meth)acryloxy group, a mercapto group and the like.

Abstract: There is provided a method of producing organopolysiloxanes by using organoalkoxysilanes and/or organoalkoxysiloxanes as starting materials and subjecting them to a hydrolytic condensation reaction, wherein at least 50% by weight of said starting materials is constituted of organoalkoxysilanes and/or organoalkoxysiloxanes represented by an average compositional formula (A):R.sup.1 .sub.a SiX .sub.b Y .sub.c O .sub.(4-a-b-c)/2 (A)wherein R.sup.1 groups are the same or different and each of them represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, alkenyl or aryl group, X represents an alkoxy group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms, Y represents an alkoxy group containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms which is different from the alkoxy group represented by X and has a hydrolysis rate lower than that of X, a is a real number from 0 to 2, b and c are each a real number from 0.1 to 3, provided that a+b+c.ltoreq.4.

Abstract: This invention offers the coating agents in order to manufacture electrophotography carrier particles with a superior endurance. Coating agents for the electrophotography carriers which are characterized by having the organopolysiloxane expressed by the general formula below:R.sub.a.sup.1 Si(OR.sup.2).sub.b (OR.sup.3).sub.c (OR.sup.4).sub.d O.sub.(4-a-b-c-d)/2wherein R.sup.1 is an organic group with 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 is --C.sub.m H.sub.2m+1 as herein m.gtoreq.3; R.sup.3 is --C.sub.n H.sub.2n+1 as herein n is either 1 or 2; R.sup.4 is in each case a hydrogen atom or group expressed by formulae (1) and (2) below; and subscripts a, b, c, and d are numbers which satisfy the following conditions of 0.5<a<2, 0<b.ltoreq.3, 0<c.ltoreq.3, 0<d.ltoreq.0.5 and 0.5<a+b+c+d.ltoreq.4. ##STR1## R.sup.5 in the above formulae (1) and (2) is an organic group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms and x in the formula (1) satisfies 1.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.2.

Abstract: A process of producing an organopolysiloxane, comprising hydrolyzing and condensing an alkoxysilane having the formula:R.sub.m Si(OR.sup.1).sub.4-mwherein R is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, R.sup.1 is an alkyl group and m is an integer of 0 to 3, or a partial hydrolysis-condensation product thereof, in the presence of a fluorine compound selected from the group consisting of fluoride salt compounds and fluorine-containing silicon compounds having at least one Si-F bond in its molecule. The organopolysiloxane obtained contains little silanol groups and has a narrow molecular weight distribution. Therefore, curable silicone resin compositions containing the organopolysiloxane as a raw material have good shelf stability, drying characteristics and curability, and are free of fear of catching fire or contamination of surroundings. An organopolysiloxane having a variety of functional groups can be readily produced.

Abstract: An alkoxysilane is brought into a hydrolysis-polycondensation reaction using a fluoride salt, e.g. NaF, or a fluorine-containing silicon compound having an Si--F bond in its molecule, e.g. FSi(OCH.sub.3).sub.3, as a catalyst, to produce a powder of a silicon compound such as silica. The process reduces markedly the period of time required for the hydrolysis-polycondensation reaction and yields a porous silicon compound powder with low bulk specific gravity. The catalyst is excellent in handleability and safety.

Abstract: Liquid crystalline organopolysiloxane is provided having the general formula:R.sub.a (A).sub.b (B).sub.c SiO.sub.(4-a-b-c)/2wherein R is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, hydrocarbon group having i to 4 carbon atoms, and phenyl group, A is a group of the formula: ##STR1## wherein m, n, and x are integers in the range: m.gtoreq.3, n.gtoreq.2, 5.ltoreq.m+nx.ltoreq.15, x=1 or 2, B is an organic chromophore group having an absorption peak in the visible spectrum, a, b, and c are numbers in the range: 1.ltoreq.a<2, 0<b+c.ltoreq.1, 0.45.ltoreq.b(b+c).ltoreq.0.95, and 1<a+b+c.ltoreq.3. This organopolysiloxane as a high molecular weight liquid crystal is combined with a low molecular weight liquid crystal to form a liquid crystal composition.

Abstract: The novel organosilicon compound of the invention is an alkoxysilane having a silicon-bonded C.sub.8 to C.sub.14 long-chain alkyl group substituted at the .omega.-position by a bromine atom or an amino (C.sub.2-6) alkyl-substituted amino group. Synthetic methods of such compounds are described and several examples of the compounds are given with their characterization data. The inventive compound having, in particular, the amino-alkyl-substituted amino group are useful as a surface-treatment agent of a silica filler as a water-resistant reinforcing filler in molding resin compositions.

Abstract: A process for removing acidic impurities from alkoxysilanes obtained from halogenosilanes and alcohols which inevitable contain small amounts of acidic impurities is described. In the process, at least one member selected from alkali metal salts of alcohols and amines having a great steric hindrance as having a bulky substituent is added to the alkoxysilane for a time sufficient to neutralize the acidic impurities and the mixture is purified by distillation to obtain a substantially acidic impurity-free alkoxysilane.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aqueous emulsion composition of a copolymeric resin having excellent storage stability and capable of forming a coating film of the resin on a substrate surface with excellent adhesion by virtue of introduction of a moiety of the monomeric units having an alkoxy-containing organosilyl group to serve as a silane coupling agent. The organosilyl group-containing moiety is introduced into the resin by the copolymerization of an organosilane compound represented by the general formula Vi--R.sup.1 --SiMe.sub.3-n (OR.sup.2).sub.n, in which Vi is a vinyl group, Me is a methyl group, R.sup.1 is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and n is 1, 2 or 3. As a consequence of isolation of the vinyl group from the silicon atom with intervention of the group R.sup.1, the organosilane compound has good copolymerizability with other ethylenically unsaturated organic monomers.

Abstract: Disclosed in a novel organosilane compound represented by the general formula(R.sup.1 O).sub.m Me.sub.3-m Si--R.sup.2 --NH--R.sup.3 --NH.sub.2,in which Me is a methyl group, R.sup.1 is a methyl or ethyl group, R.sup.2 is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 7 to 10 carbon atoms of which six carbon atoms jointly form a benzene ring, at least one of the nitrogen atoms in the amino and imino groups being not directly bonded to the carbon atom which is a member of the benzene ring, and the subscript m is 1,2 or 3.

Abstract: A novel and simple method is proposed for preventing coloration of an organosilicon compound at an elevated temperature or under irradiation with light. The method comprises admixing the organosilicon compound with a specific aromatic adjuvant compound represented by the general formula ##STR1## in which each R is, independently from the other, a monovalent hydrocarbon group and X and Y are each, independently from the others, a divalent group or atom selected from the class consisting of --NH--, --S-- and --O--.

Abstract: The platinum catalyst composition comprises a diolefin component represented by the following general formulaCH.sub.2 .dbd.CH--R--CH.dbd.CH.sub.2wherein R is a divalent saturated hydrocarbon radical, and a platinum compound component. The platinum catalyst composition is extremely useful for hydrosilylation of an organosilicon compound having a .tbd.SiH radical with an olefin. When used for the hydrosilylation reaction, it inhibits effectively the isomerization of the starting material olefin, thereby enabling the intended organosilicon compound to be obtained in a high yield.

Abstract: Amino group-containing silicon compounds having at least two aromatic rings and hydrochlorides thereof are effective modifiers for composite materials for improving soldering heat resistance and heat shock resistance.

Abstract: Organosilicon compounds represented by the following general formula, which acquire high thermal resistance suitable for silane coupling agents by containing a phenylene group between an alkoxysilyl group and a (metha)acrylic group; ##STR1## (wherein R.sup.1 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon residue containing one or two carbon atoms, R.sup.2 represents a divalent hydrocarbon residue containing two or three carbon atoms, R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, m represents an integer from 1 to 3, and n represents 0 to 1).