Abstract: A modified organic pigment can be used to make a coating composition, such as a paint, a varnish, or a printing ink. The modified organic pigment is obtained by reacting the pigments during the pigment synthesis with one interface-active compound, where the interface-active compound is a compound within a three-dimensional Hansen space determined by three coordinates, Hansen solubility parameters (HSPs), D=18.21, P=8.44, H=13.16 with a radius of 6.7 units about a center of the three-dimensional Hansen space, determined with the aid of the HSPiP software, version 5.0.0.4.

Abstract: Curable condensation compounds are useful, obtainable by the reaction of end-equilibrated acetoxy group-bearing siloxanes with at least one alkoxy-functional polysiloxane, in the presence of a catalyst.

Abstract: An aqueous formulation that has at least one aqueous hydrophobizing agent and at least one water-soluble cationic polymer can be used to produce aqueous coating compositions that have improved early rain resistance. The water-soluble cationic polymer can have quaternary ammonium groups and amino groups. The hydrophobizing agent is an aqueous silicone resin emulsion, a silicone oil emulsion, an emulsion or microemulsion of an amino-functional silicone oil, a silane emulsion, or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A defoamer composition based on organofunctionally modified polysiloxanes contains one or more laterally polyether-modified polysiloxanes as component A and at least one terminally polyether-modified polysiloxane as component B.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation comprising a polyether siloxane, which is characterized in that a polyether that is terminated with an ester group and that is different from the polyether siloxane is present in the formulation in an amount of from 0.5 to 10% by weight based on the complete formulation, to a process for the production of a defoamed composition, wherein the inventive formulation is added to the composition to be defoamed, and to a composition comprising a formulation according to the invention, wherein the composition is a coating agent, a paint or a varnish.

Abstract: The invention describes (i) reaction systems for the production of siloxanes bearing acetoxy functions, comprising a) silanes and/or siloxanes bearing alkoxy groups and/or b) silanes and/or siloxanes bearing acetoxy groups, c) silanes and/or siloxanes bearing hydroxy groups, d) optionally simple siloxane cycles and/or DT cycles, e) a reaction medium, comprising acetic anhydride, perfluoroalkanesulfonic acid and preferably acetic acid, (ii) a process for producing linear or branched siloxanes bearing acetoxy functions and also the use of same for producing polyethersiloxanes.

Abstract: Curable condensation compounds are obtainable by a reaction of non-end-equilibrated acetoxy group-bearing siloxanes with at least one alkoxy-functional polysiloxane, in the presence of a catalyst.

Abstract: A process can be used for increasing the molecular weight of low molecular weight ?,?-polysiloxanediols. The process involves heating the low molecular weight ?,?-polysiloxanediols in the presence of acetic anhydride at temperatures of 80° C. to 220° C., preferably at temperatures of 100 to 200° C., and particularly preferably at temperatures of 120-180° C., for 1 h to 24 h, preferably for 2 h to 16 h, and particularly preferably for 3 h to 12 h. The molar amount of the silanol groups used is greater than that of the acetic anhydride used.

Abstract: A defoamer composition contains a compound based on polybutadiene having at least one repeat unit selected from the divalent radicals:

Abstract: SiOC-linked, linear polydimethylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers of formula (I) C—B-(AB)a—C1 are produced by reaction of end-equilibrated ?,?-diacetoxypolydimethylsiloxanes with a mixture including at least one polyether polyol, preferably a polyether diol, and at least one polyether monool or at least one monohydric alcohol.

Abstract: Reaction system for preparing acetoxy function-bearing siloxanes having chain lengths of more than 3 silicon atoms, comprising silanes and/or siloxanes bearing alkoxy groups, silanes and/or siloxanes bearing acetoxy groups, silanes and/or siloxanes bearing hydroxy groups and/or simple siloxane cycles and/or DT cycles, and also a reaction medium comprising acetic anhydride, Brønsted acid and acetic acid, wherein Brønsted acids having a pKa ??1.30 are used, and wherein the acetic acid is present in the reaction system in amounts of 0.4 to 15.0 percent by weight, based on the reaction system, wherein the molar ratio of Brønsted acid used to acetic acid is in a defined range, with the proviso that either the sole use of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and also of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and acetic acid is excluded, and/or that the Brønsted acid used at least in part has a pKa between ?1.3 and >?13.5.

Abstract: A reaction product containing a non-cyclic alkoxy-functional polysiloxane is produced by heating a reaction system, which contains a cyclic polyorganosiloxane of the formula [(R12SiO)2/2]n, where the subscript n is an integer of at least 4 and each R1 is an alkyl group or aryl group; a silane of the formula R2(4?m)Si(OR3)m, where the subscript m is an integer from 1 to 4, each R2 independently is an alkyl group or aryl group, a hydrocarbyl group or a halogenated hydrocarbyl group and each R3 independently is an alkyl group; and a catalyst system comprising a metal trifluoromethanesulfonate of the formula [M]+[CF3SO3]?, where M is a metal atom selected from sodium (Na) and potassium (K), and a Brønsted acid, wherein Brønsted acids having a pKa?3.0, preferably having a pKa?2.0, particularly preferably having a pKa??0.0 are used.

Abstract: Curable condensation compounds are useful, obtainable by the reaction of end-equilibrated acetoxy group-bearing siloxanes with at least one alkoxy-functional polysiloxane, in the presence of a catalyst.

Abstract: Branched SiOC-linked polyethersiloxanes have the following formula (I) where R1 is an alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a phenyl radical, but preferably 90% of the radicals R1 are methyl radicals; b has a value of from 1 to 10; a has a value of from 1 to 200, preferably 10 to 100, a value of from 3 to 70 when b is ?1 and ?4, or a value of from 3 to 30 when b is >4; and R2 denotes identical or different polyether radicals, but at least one radical R2 is a structural element radical of formula (II): where p=at least 2, preferably p=2-6, particularly preferably p=3.

Abstract: SiOC-based polyethersiloxanes are prepared based on linear ?,?-hydroxy group-bearing siloxanes. In a first step, ?,?-acetoxy group-bearing linear polysiloxanes are prepared. In a second step, the ?,?-acetoxy group-bearing linear polysiloxanes are converted into the desired organosiloxane units, preferably shorter organosiloxane units, wherein the thus converted organosiloxane units have ?,?-acetoxy groups. In a third step, the ?,?-acetoxy group-bearing linear polysiloxanes from step 2 react with polyetherols to give SiOC-based polyethersiloxanes.

Abstract: A defoamer composition based on organofunctionally modified polysiloxanes contains one or more laterally polyether-modified polysiloxanes as component A and at least one terminally polyether-modified polysiloxane as component B.

Abstract: The invention describes (i) reaction systems for the production of siloxanes bearing acetoxy functions, comprising a) silanes and/or siloxanes bearing alkoxy groups and/or b) silanes and/or siloxanes bearing acetoxy groups, c) silanes and/or siloxanes bearing hydroxy groups, d) optionally simple siloxane cycles and/or DT cycles, e) a reaction medium, comprising acetic anhydride, perfluoroalkanesulfonic acid and preferably acetic acid, (ii) a process for producing linear or branched siloxanes bearing acetoxy functions and also the use of same for producing polyethersiloxanes.

Abstract: SiOC-bonded polyether siloxanes are produced by transesterification of alkoxysiloxanes with polyetherols in the presence of trifluoromethanesulfonate as catalyst. The computational total water content of the reactants including alkoxysiloxanes and polyetherols is ?5000 ppm by mass, advantageously ?300 ppm by mass, preferably ?150 ppm by mass, more preferably ?100 ppm by mass, in particular ?50 ppm by mass. The determination of the individual water contents is performed beforehand, preferably by titration according to Karl Fischer.

Abstract: Described is a process for producing acidified, preferably superacid-acidified, in particular trifluoromethanesulfonic acid-acidified, end-equilibrated linear ?,?-acetoxy-bearing siloxanes, wherein linear ?,?-hydroxy-bearing siloxanes, using acid, preferably superacid, particularly preferably perfluoroalkanesulfonic acid, especially preferably trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, as catalyst, are reacted with acetic anhydride and with addition of acetic acid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation comprising a polyether siloxane, which is characterized in that a polyether that is terminated with an ester group and that is different from the polyether siloxane is present in the formulation in an amount of from 0.5 to 10% by weight based on the complete formulation, to a process for the production of a defoamed composition, wherein the inventive formulation is added to the composition to be defoamed, and to a composition comprising a formulation according to the invention, wherein the composition is a coating agent, a paint or a varnish.