Abstract: A branched polysiloxane compound and methods for its preparation are disclosed. The branched polysiloxane compound may be used as a heat transfer fluid.

Abstract: A personal care composition is provided, including: a cosmetically acceptable carrier; and a silicon glycan of formula (I): wherein each A comprises an independently selected saccharide moiety; wherein each W is an independently selected beta-amino alcohol moiety; wherein each Y comprises an independently selected organosilicon moiety; wherein each R is independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl groups, ether moieties, amine moieties, and H; wherein each R1 is independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl groups and H; wherein each Z is an independently selected ether moiety; wherein each subscript a is independently 0 or 1; wherein subscripts x and y are each independently from ?0 to <1; wherein subscript z is selected from >0 to 1; with the proviso that x+y+z=1; and wherein moieties indicated by subscripts x, y, and z may be in randomized or block form in the silicon glycan.

Abstract: A silicone release coating composition and method for its preparation and use are described. A release coating prepared by curing the silicone release coating composition has high immediate release force (>50 g/in). A release liner including the release coating is suitable for use as a transfer liner in processes for making composites articles, such as aircraft parts.

Abstract: A reaction composition contains (a) an allyl polyether having the following formula: CH2=CHCH2O-Aa-B where, (i) subscript a is 2 to 170; (ii) A is selected from: —CH2CH2O—; —CH2CH(CH3)O—; —CH(CH3)CH2O—, CH2CH(CH2CH3)O—; —CH(CH2CH3)CH2O, —CH2CF(CF3)O—, —CF(CF3)CF2O— and —CF2CF(CF3)O—; and (iii) B is selected from —H, —CH3, —CH2CH3, —CH2CH2CH3, —CH2CH2CH2CH3, —C(O)CH3, and —CF2CF2CF3; (b) A silyl hydride functional siloxanc comprising the following siloxane units [R2HSiO1/2]m[R2SiO2/2]d[R2SiO3/2]t[SiO4/2]q wherein d+t+q is one or more and wherein: (i) R is selected from hydrocarbyl groups liaing from one to 8 carbon atoms; (ii) subscript m is 2 or more; (iii) subscript d is zero to 20; (iv) subscript t is zero to 2; (v) subscript q is zero to 2; and (c) a platinum-based hydrosilylation catalyst; where there are at least 4 molar equivalents of silyl hydride functionalities relative to allyl functionalities in the reaction composition.