Abstract: A surface treatment agent which contains a fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer and/or a partial hydrolysis-condensation product of the polymer, said polymer having at least one group represented by formula (1) (wherein Y represents a single bond or a divalent hydrocarbon group which may have F, Si and a siloxane bond; R represents a C1-C4 alkyl group or a phenyl group; X represents a hydrolyzable group; and a represents 2 or 3) at least at one end of each molecule, wherein the molecular weight distribution of the fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer or a fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer mixture containing the fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer contained in the surface treatment agent is within the range of from 1.2 to 1.8. This surface treatment agent is able to form a cured coating film that has excellent surface sliding properties, excellent water falling properties, low haze and excellent wear resistance.

Abstract: Provided is a water-repellent member in which a silica layer having a specific thickness and mainly composed of silica nanoparticles is provided on the outer surfaces of various substrates, and then a water- and oil-repellent layer having a specific thickness and containing a cured product of a fluorine-containing organosilicon compound as a main component is provided on the outer surface of the silica layer. The water-repellent member is obtained by a method comprising: a step for wet coating a dispersion containing silica nanoparticles and a solvent onto the outer surface of a substrate; a step for drying and removing the solvent from the dispersion; a step for wet coating a solution containing a fluorine-containing organosilicon compound and a solvent onto the outer surface of a silica layer formed by drying and removing the solvent; and a step for drying and removing the solvent from the solution to cure the fluorine-containing organosilicon compound.

Abstract: Provided are: a (hydrolyzable) organosiloxane compound which is represented by general formula (1) and contains a lipophilic group capable of forming a cured film having excellent lipophilicity and wear resistance; and a surface treatment agent containing the compound. (In the formula, A is any one among —CH3, —C(?O)OR1, —C(?O)NR12, —C(?O)SR1, and —P(?O)(OR1)2; R1 is a hydrogen atom, a C1-30 alkyl group, a C6-30 aryl group, or a C7-30 aralkyl group; Y is independently a divalent organic group; W is independently a C1-4 alkyl group, a phenyl group, a hydroxyl group, or a hydrolyzable group; R is independently a C1-4 alkyl group or a phenyl group; X is independently a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group; n is an integer of 1-3; and q is an integer of 1-3.

Abstract: Provided is an antireflective member that has a water- and oil-repellent layer on a multi-layered antireflective layer and is capable of exhibiting excellent surface lubricity, water- and oil-repellent properties, and durability. The surface of the multi-layered antireflective layer on a base material has a root-mean-square surface roughness of 0.8 nm to 2.0 nm. The water- and oil-repellent layer has a thickness of 1 to 30 nm and is a cured product of water- and oil-repellents having as principal components a fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer modified organosilicon compound with the numerical average molecular weight of 4,500 to 10,000 of a fluoropolymer part and/or partial hydrolysis condensate thereof.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a surface treatment agent which contains a coating composition that contains (A) one or more compounds selected from among organosilane or siloxane compounds represented by formula (1) and partial (hydrolysis) condensation products of the compounds and (B) one or more compounds selected from among silane or siloxane compounds represented by formula (2) and partial (hydrolysis) condensation products of the compounds at a mass ratio of from 50:50 to 90:10 is able to form a cured coating film that has excellently low fingerprint visibility. (In formula (1), A represents —C(?O)OR1, —C(?O)NR12, —C(?O)SR1 or —P(?O)(OR1)2; R1 represents H, an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; Y represents a divalent organic group; R represents an alkyl group or a phenyl group; X represents a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group; and n is 1-3.) (In formula (2), Rf represents a perfluoroalkylene group or a divalent perfluoropolyether group.

Abstract: A surface treatment agent that comprises a fluoropolyether-group-containing polymer represented by general formula (1), which has a hydroxylated silyl group or a hydrolyzable silyl group, and/or a product of partial (hydrolytic) condensation of the polymer. The surface treatment agent is capable of forming cured coating films which are excellent in terms of water and oil repellency and resistance to wear by steel wool and have a small water-sliding angle. Rf—[CH(V)2]???Formula (1): (In the formula, Rf is a mono- or divalent residue of a polymer including a fluorooxyalkylene group, the V moieties each independently are a monovalent group having a hydroxylated silyl group or hydrolyzable silyl group at the end and having no polar group besides the hydroxylated silyl group or hydrolyzable silyl group, and ? is 1 or 2.

Abstract: The present invention is capable of producing a fluoropolyether group-containing polymer, which is represented by general formula (1) (in the formula, Rf is a monovalent or divalent fluoropolyether group-containing polymer residue, X is independently a divalent organic group, and ? is 1 or 2), preferably has a number-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 50,000 in terms of polystyrene, and has both a terminal olefin moiety easily converting a functional group and a secondary hydroxyl group having high reactivity, by causing an organometallic reagent having ?-hydrogen, specifically, an organometallic reagent having an aliphatic unsaturated double bond (olefin moiety) at a terminal thereof and having ?-hydrogen, to act on a fluoropolyether group-containing polymer having a carbonyl group at a terminal thereof.

Abstract: A water repellent and oil repellent member which has a functional film layer serving as the first layer on at least one surface of a base material, while having a primer layer serving as the second layer on the outer surface of the functional film layer and additionally having a water repellent and oil repellent layer serving as the third layer on the outer surface of the primer layer, wherein: the primer layer is formed of a layer that has a film thickness of 10-500 nm, while being mainly composed of an organosilicon compound which has a plurality of silanol groups in each molecule; and the water repellent and oil repellent layer is formed of a layer that has a film thickness of 0.5-50 nm, while being mainly composed of a cured product of a hydrolyzable fluorine-containing compound. This water repellent and oil repellent member has excellent rubber eraser abrasion resistance, while exhibiting excellent antistatic properties.

Abstract: By using this organosilane compound represented by formula (1), a surface treatment agent that contains said (hydrolyzable) organosilane compound and/or a partial (hydrolysis) condensate thereof can form a cured film which exhibits excellent lipophilic properties and has a refractive index similar to the refractive index of sebum. (A is any one of —C(?O)OR1, —C(?O)NR12, —C(?O)SR1 and —P(?O)(OR1)2; R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; Y is a divalent organic group; R is an alkyl group or a phenyl group; X is a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group; and n is 1-3.

Abstract: This water-repellent, oil-repellent member is obtained via, inter alia, a method having: a step for wet-coating a substrate surface with a solution that contains a solvent and an organosilicon compound comprising multiple silanol groups in the molecule; a step for drying the solvent to form and laminate a primer layer on the substrate surface; a step for wet-coating the outer surface of the primer layer with a solution containing a hydrolyzable fluorine-containing compound and a solvent, and subsequently drying the solvent, or dry-coating the outer surface of the primer layer with a hydrolyzable fluorine-containing compound obtained by evaporating the solvent from the solution; and a step for curing the hydrolyzable fluorine-containing compound to form and laminate a water-repellent, oil-repellent layer on the outer surface of the primer layer.

Abstract: Provided is an antireflective member that has a water- and oil-repellent layer on a multi-layered antireflective layer and is capable of exhibiting excellent surface lubricity, water- and oil-repellent properties, and durability. The surface of the multi-layered antireflective layer on a base material has a root-mean-square surface roughness of 0.8 nm to 2.0 nm. The water- and oil-repellent layer has a thickness of 1 to 30 nm and is a cured product of water- and oil-repellents having as principal components a fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer modified organosilicon compound with the numerical average molecular weight of 4,500 to 10,000 of a fluoropolymer part and/or partial hydrolysis condensate thereof.

Abstract: A fluorochemical coating composition is provided comprising (A) a hydrolyzable group-containing silane modified with a fluorooxyalkylene-containing polymer and (B) a fluorooxyalkylene-containing polymer having an average molecular weight not higher than the average molecular weight of component (A) in a weight ratio (A)/(B) of 40/60 to 95/5. The composition forms on a substrate a water/oil repellent layer which does not detract from the visibility of the substrate.

Abstract: This fluorine-containing coating agent composition contains: (A) an organic silicon compound containing a hydrolyzable group or a hydroxy group modified by a fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer residue, and/or a partial (hydrolyzed) condensate thereof; and (B) an organic silicon compound containing a polyether group and a hydrolyzable group or a hydroxy group modified by a fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer residue, and/or a partial (hydrolyzed) condensate thereof, wherein the mixture mass ratio of component (A) and component (B) is 15:85-85:15. When the composition is applied as a surface treatment agent, the surface treatment agent containing the fluorine-containing coating agent composition can form a cured coating film which has excellent water repellency and oil repellency, and which has both excellent steel wool abrasion resistance and eraser rubber abrasion resistance.

Abstract: A surface treatment agent which comprises a fluoropolyether-group-containing polymer represented by the following formula (1) or (2) Rf1—[N(V)?(E)?]???(1) Rf1-[Q-(G)?-(E?)?-B]???(2) and/or a product of partial (hydrolytic) condensation of the polymer. The surface treatment agent forms a cured coating film excellent in terms of water and oil repellency and resistance to abrasion with erasers. (In formulae (1) and (2), Rf1 is a mono- or divalent polymer residue containing a fluorooxyalkylene group; N is C, Si, N, or a tri- to octavalent group optionally substituted by F; V is a monovalent group containing a hydroxy group or hydrolyzable group at the terminal; E is a monovalent group containing an oxyalkylene group; ? is 1 or 2; ? and ? are each 1-6, and ?+? is 2-7; Q is a single bond or a divalent group; G is a divalent group containing a hydroxy group or hydrolyzable group; E? is a divalent group containing an oxyalkylene group; B is H, an alkyl group, or a halogeno; ? is 0-10; and ? is 1-10.

Abstract: Provided is a water-repellent member in which a silica layer having a specific thickness and mainly composed of silica nanoparticles is provided on the outer surfaces of various substrates, and then a water- and oil-repellent layer having a specific thickness and containing a cured product of a fluorine-containing organosilicon compound as a main component is provided on the outer surface of the silica layer. The water-repellent member is obtained by a method comprising: a step for wet coating a dispersion containing silica nanoparticles and a solvent onto the outer surface of a substrate; a step for drying and removing the solvent from the dispersion; a step for wet coating a solution containing a fluorine-containing organosilicon compound and a solvent onto the outer surface of a silica layer formed by drying and removing the solvent; and a step for drying and removing the solvent from the solution to cure the fluorine-containing organosilicon compound.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a surface treatment agent which contains a coating composition that contains (A) one or more compounds selected from among organosilane or siloxane compounds represented by formula (1) and partial (hydrolysis) condensation products of the compounds and (B) one or more compounds selected from among silane or siloxane compounds represented by formula (2) and partial (hydrolysis) condensation products of the compounds at a mass ratio of from 50:50 to 90:10 is able to form a cured coating film that has excellently low fingerprint visibility. (In formula (1), A represents —C(?O)OR1, —C(?O)NR12, —C(?O)SR1 or —P(?O)(OR1)2; R1 represents H, an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; Y represents a divalent organic group; R represents an alkyl group or a phenyl group; X represents a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group; and n is 1-3.) (In formula (2), Rf represents a perfluoroalkylene group or a divalent perfluoropolyether group.

Abstract: Provided are: a (hydrolyzable) organosiloxane compound which is represented by general formula (1) and contains a lipophilic group capable of forming a cured film having excellent lipophilicity and wear resistance; and a surface treatment agent containing the compound. (In the formula, A is any one among —CH3, —C(?O)OR1, —C(?O)NR12, —C(?O)SR1, and —P(?O)(OR1)2; R1 is a hydrogen atom, a C1-30 alkyl group, a C6-30 aryl group, or a C7-30 aralkyl group; Y is independently a divalent organic group; W is independently a C1-4 alkyl group, a phenyl group, a hydroxyl group, or a hydrolyzable group; R is independently a C1-4 alkyl group or a phenyl group; X is independently a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group; n is an integer of 1-3; and q is an integer of 1-3.

Abstract: A surface treatment agent which comprises a fluoropolyether-group-containing polymer represented by the following formula (1) or (2) Rf1—[N(V)?(E)?]???(1) Rf1-[Q-(G)?-(E?)?-B]???(2) and/or a product of partial (hydrolytic) condensation of the polymer. The surface treatment agent forms a cured coating film excellent in terms of water and oil repellency and resistance to abrasion with erasers. (In formulae (1) and (2), Re is a mono- or divalent polymer residue containing a fluorooxyalkylene group; N is C, Si, N, or a tri- to octavalent group optionally substituted by F; V is a monovalent group containing a hydroxy group or hydrolyzable group at the terminal; E is a monovalent group containing an oxyalkylene group; a is 1 or 2; ? and ? are each 1-6, and ?+? is 2-7; Q is a single bond or a divalent group; G is a divalent group containing a hydroxy group or hydrolyzable group; E? is a divalent group containing an oxyalkylene group; B is H, an alkyl group, or a halogeno; ? is 0-10; and ? is 1-10.

Abstract: By using this organosilane compound represented by formula (1), a surface treatment agent that contains said (hydrolyzable) organosilane compound and/or a partial (hydrolysis) condensate thereof can form a cured film which exhibits excellent lipophilic properties and has a refractive index similar to the refractive index of sebum. (A is any one of —C(?O)OR1, —C(?O)NR12, —C(?O)SR1 and —P(?O)(OR1)2; R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; Y is a divalent organic group; R is an alkyl group or a phenyl group; Xis a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group; and n is 1-3.

Abstract: This water-repellent, oil-repellent member is obtained via a method comprising: a step for wet-coating a substrate surface with a solution containing an organic silicon compound comprising multiple silanol groups and a solvent; a step for drying the solvent to form a primer layer; a step for wet-coating the primer layer with a solution containing a fluorine-containing compound and a solvent, followed by drying the solvent, or dry-coating with the fluorine-containing compound obtained by evaporating the solvent from the solution; and a step for curing the fluorine-containing compound to form a water-repellent, oil-repellent layer.