Abstract: A process for the continuous production of organopolysiloxane compositions which vulcanize at elevated temperature and have a viscosity of at least 500 Pa·s at 25° C., involves mixing and homogenizing high-viscosity organopolysiloxanes and crosslinking additives in a kneading cascade having at least two kneading chambers arranged in series proximate one another, containing two axially parallel kneading tools which can be driven in the same or opposite directions, and which are connected to one another by means of openings transverse to the axes of the kneading tools, with the first kneading chamber having a feed opening and the last kneading chamber having a discharge opening, and the temperature in the kneading chambers containing crosslinking additives being not more than 95° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to self-adhesive thermally crosslinkable 1-component silicone compositions which contain the components defined in claim 1 (A) diorganopolysiloxane, (B) filler which is selected from filler (B1) having a specific surface area of at least 50 m2/g, aluminum hydroxide (B2) and mixtures thereof, (C) organohydrogenpolysiloxanes, (D) organosilcon compound having a vinyl radical, epoxy group, acroyloyloxy or methacryloyloxy group and hydrolyzable groups and (E) hydrosilylation catalyst or peroxide crosslinking agent, the Mooney viscosity of the silicone compositions, determined at 25° C. according to DIN 53523 Part 3, being 20 to 200.

Abstract: The invention relates to self-adhesive thermally crosslinkable 1-component silicone compositions which contain the components defined in claim 1

Abstract: A process for the preparation of di- and trialkylsilanes of the general formula (I) RaR1bSiXc  (I), in which mono- or dialkylsilanes of the general formula (II) R1bSiHaXc  (II) are reacted with alkenes A which have at least 3 carbon atoms and are optionally substituted by fluorine, chlorine or bromine atoms or cyano groups, in the presence of a transition metal catalyst and a trihalogenosilane of the general formula (III) R2SiY3  (III) as an activator, wherein, in the above general formulae (I) to (III), R is a branched or cyclic hydrocarbon radical having at least 3 carbon atoms, optionally substituted by fluorine, chlorine, or bromine, or cyano groups, R1 is an alkyl radical optionally substituted by fluorine, chlorine, or bromine, or cyano groups, R2 is a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical optionally substituted by fluorine, chlorine, or bromine, or cyano groups, X is fluorine, chlorine, or bromine, or an alkoxy radical having 1 to 18 carbon atoms optionally substi

Abstract: In a process, according to the invention hydridic silanes such as H.sub.2 SiCl.sub.2 or SiH.sub.4 and oligomeric hydridic silanes containing up to 5 silicon atoms are admixed with a hydrocarbon stabilizer. The hydrocarbon may have functional groups selected from among carboxylic ester, aldehyde, keto, ether, thioether, tertiary amino, epoxy and cyano groups and halogen atoms.

Abstract: Di- and trialkylsilanes of the formulaR.sub.a R.sup.1 R.sup.2.sub.b SiX.sub.c (I),which comprises reacting mono- and dialkylsilanes of the formulaR.sup.1 R.sup.2.sub.b SiH.sub.a X.sub.c (II),with alkenes A having at least 4 carbon atoms, which alkenes are unsubstituted or substituted by fluorine, chlorine or bromine atoms or cyano groups, in the presence of a transition metal catalyst and a hydrocarbon as activator, which hydrocarbon has at least one functional group selected from among aldehyde, keto and epoxy groups or halogen atoms, where in the above formulae (I) and (II),R is a branched or cyclic hydrocarbon radical having at least 4 carbon atoms, which radical is unsubstituted or substituted by fluorine, chlorine or bromine atoms or cyano groups,R.sup.1 is an alkyl radical having at least 2 carbon atoms, which radical is unsubstituted or substituted by fluorine, chlorine or bromine atoms or cyano groups,R.sup.

Abstract: Linear organopolysiloxanediols are prepared by continuously introducing cyclic organopolysiloxanes, water in an amount of at least 14 mols per gram atom of silicon contained in the cyclic organopolysiloxanes used and water-soluble acid into a recirculating reactor and thereafter separating the aqueous phase from the organopolysiloxanediols more or less immediately after the reaction mixture exits from the recirculating reactor.