Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid capable of forming a surface layer excellent in initial water/oil repellency, fingerprint stain removability, abrasion resistance, light resistance and chemical resistance, an article having a surface layer, and a method for producing it. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A-O—(Rf1O)m—Rf2—[C(O)N(R1)]p-Q1-C(R2)[-Q2-SiR3nL3-n]2, wherein A is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group, Rf1 is a linear fluoroalkylene group, m is an integer of from 2 to 500, Rf2 is a linear fluoroalkylene group, R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, p is 0 or 1, Q1 is a single bond or an alkylene group, R2 is a hydrogen atom, a monovalent hydrocarbon group or the like, Q2 is an alkylene group, R3 is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, L is a hydrolyzable group, and n is an integer of from 0 to 2.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid capable of forming a surface layer excellent in initial water/oil repellency, fingerprint stain removability, abrasion resistance, light resistance and chemical resistance, an article having a surface layer and a method for producing it. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A-O—(Rf1O)m-Q1(R1)b, wherein A is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group, Rf1 is a perfluoroalkylene group, m is an integer of from 2 to 500, (Rf1O)m may consist of two or more types of Rf1O differing in the number of carbon atoms, Q1 is a (b+1) valent perfluorohydrocarbon group which may have a hydroxy group, R1 is a monovalent organic group having at least one hydrolyzable silyl group, b is an integer of at least 2, and the b R1 may be the same or different.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid capable of forming a surface layer excellent in initial water/oil repellency, fingerprint stain removability, abrasion resistance, light resistance and chemical resistance, an article having a surface layer, and a method for producing it. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A-O—(Rf1O)m—Rf2—SO2N(R1)(R2), wherein A is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group, Rf1 is a fluoroalkylene group, m is an integer of from 2 to 500, Rf2 is a fluoroalkylene group, R1 is a monovalent organic group having at least one hydrolyzable silyl group, R2 is a hydrogen atom, a monovalent organic group or a monovalent organic group having at least one hydrolyzable group, and the total number of the hydrolyzable silyl group(s) in R1 and the hydrolyzable group(s) in R2 is at least 2.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid capable of forming a surface layer excellent in initial water/oil repellency, fingerprint stain removability, abrasion resistance, light resistance and chemical resistance, an article having a surface layer, and a method for producing it. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A-O—(Rf1O)m—Rf2—Z1-Q1 (R1)b, wherein A is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group, Rf1 is a linear fluoroalkylene group, m is an integer of from 2 to 500, Rf2 is a linear fluoroalkylene group, Z1 is a single bond, —(CR2R3)c— (wherein R2 and R3 are a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 monovalent organic group or the like, and c is an integer of from 1 to 10), a specific bond or a bivalent organic group having a specific bond, Q1 is a group having a (b+1) valent ring, R1 is a monovalent organic group having at least one hydrolyzable silyl group, and b is an integer of at least 2.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid that are able to form a surface layer which is excellent in water/oil repellency, abrasion resistance, fingerprint stain removability, lubricity and outer appearance, and an article having such a surface layer. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A1—O—(Rf1O)m1-Q1[C(O)N(R1)]p1—R11C[—R12—SiR13n1X13-n1]3, wherein A1 is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group; Rf1 is a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; ml is an integer from 2 to 210; Q1 is a single bond or a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc.; p1 is 0 or 1; R11 is a single bond, an alkylene group, etc.; R12 is an alkylene group, etc.; R13 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, etc.; X1 is a hydrolyzable group; and n1 is an integer of from 0 to 2.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound capable of forming a surface layer excellent in initial water/oil repellency, fingerprint stain removability, abrasion resistance and light resistance; a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid containing the fluorinated ether compound; an article having a surface layer excellent in initial water/oil repellency, fingerprint stain removability, abrasion resistance and light resistance and a method for producing it. A fluorinated ether compound having a poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain having a unit (?) which is an oxyperfluoroalkylene unit having 5 or 6 carbon atoms, and a unit (?) which is an oxyperfluoroalkylene unit having at most 4 carbon atoms, and having at least one of a hydrolysable silyl group and a silanol group on at least one terminal of the poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain via a linking group.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid that are able to form a surface layer which is excellent in water/oil repellency, abrasion resistance, fingerprint stain removability, lubricity and outer appearance, and an article having such a surface layer. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A1-O—(Rf1O)m1-Q1-[C(O)N(R1)]p1—R11—C[—R12—SiR13n1X13-n1]3, wherein A1 is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group; Rf1 is a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; m1 is an integer from 2 to 210; Q1 is a single bond or a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc.; p1 is 0 or 1; R11 is a single bond, an alkylene group, etc.; R12 is an alkylene group, etc.; R13 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, etc.; X1 is a hydrolyzable group; and n1 is an integer of from 0 to 2.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid, capable of forming a surface layer excellent in water/oil repellency, abrasion resistance, fingerprint stain removability, lubricity, chemical resistance and light resistance, as well as an article having such a surface layer. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A1-O-Q1-(Rf11O)m1—Rf12—R11—N[—R12—SiR13n1X13-n1]2, wherein A1: C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group, Q1: single bond, fluoroalkylene group containing at least one hydrogen atom, etc., Rf11, Rf12: perfluoroalkylene group, m1: integer of from 2 to 200, R11: single bond, alkylene group, etc., R12: alkylene group, etc., R13: monovalent hydrocarbon group, etc., X1: hydrolyzable group, n1: integer of from 0 to 2.

Abstract: Processes for producing a fluorinated ether compound are provided by which fluorinated ether compound capable of imparting excellent water/oil repellency, to a substrate surface or a hard coat layer can be easily produced in high yield. A process comprising reacting Rf(CF2)a—CF2OC(?O)Rf4 or Rf(CF2)a—C(?O)X1 with HN(—R1CH?CH2)2 to obtain Rf(CF2)a—C(?O)N(—R1CH2?CH2)2 and a process comprising obtaining the above product and reacting the product with HSiR2nL3-n to obtain Rf(CF2)a—C(?O)N(—R1CH2CH2SiR2nL3-n)2 wherein Rf is a linear polyfluoroalkyl group having at least two carbon atoms and at least one etheric oxygen atom between carbon atoms, Rf4 is a C1-30 perfluoroalkyl group or the like, X1 is a halogen atom, R1 is an alkylene group, a is an integer of from 1 to 5, R2 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, L is a hydrolyzable group, and n is an integer of from 0 to 2.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether composition useful for surface treatment to impart water/oil repellency to the surface of a substrate, a method for producing the fluorinated ether composition, and a coating liquid containing the fluorinated ether composition, as well as a substrate having a surface-treated layer, and a method for producing the same. Said composition comprises at least two fluorinated ether compounds which are represented by A-O-Q-(CbF2bO)d—X—O—B10 and which are different in B10. X is a divalent organic group having no CF2O. B10 is —CH2CH2CH2SiLmRn, —CH2CH(SiLmRn)CH3, —CH2CH?CH2 or —CH?CHCH3. A is a perfluoroalkyl group or group B10. Of the total of group B10 in said composition, the proportion of —CH2CH2CH2SiLmRn is from 90 to 99 mol %, and the proportion of —CH?CHCH3 is from 1 to 10 mol %. L is a hydrolyzable group, and R is a monovalent hydrocarbon group. b is an integer of from 1 to 10, and d is an integer of from 1 to 200.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a fluorinated ether compound and a coating liquid capable of forming a surface layer excellent in water/oil repellency, abrasion resistance, fingerprint stain removability and lubricity and an article having a surface layer excellent in water/oil repellency, abrasion resistance, fingerprint stain removability and lubricity. Provided is a fluorinated ether compound represented by [Rf-G-]aZ[-(O—R2)c—SiR3nL3-n]b wherein Rf: a linear polyfluoroalkyl group having at least two carbon atoms, which has at least one etheric oxygen between carbon-carbon atoms, G: —R1—O—, —R1—CONH—, —CONH— or a single bond, R1: an alkylene group, Z: a hydrocarbon group having a valence of (a+b) or the like, R2: an alkylene group, R3: a monovalent hydrocarbon group or the like, L: a hydrolyzable group, n: from 0 to 2, a: an integer of at least 1, b: an integer of at least 1, (a+b): at least 3, when a is 1, b is at least 4, and when a is at least 2, b is at least 1, and c: 0 or 1.

Abstract: A composition including a fluorinated compound (A), a compound (B) and a solvent (S1), wherein the content of the fluorinated compound (A) in the composition is from 5 to 30 mass % to the composition, and the content of the compound (B) is from 0.1 to 2 mass % to the composition, wherein the fluorinated compound (A) has no isocyanate group and has a portion derived from a compound (a) having a poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain and an active hydrogen-containing group, a portion derived from a compound (b) having a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond and an active hydrogen-containing group, and a portion derived from a polyisocyanate (c), and wherein the compound (B) has a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond and an active hydrogen-containing group.

Abstract: A fluorinated compound represented by D1-Rf1—O—CH2—(CmF2mO)n-A (wherein D1 is CF3— or CF3—O—, Rf1 is a C1-20 fluoroalkylene group containing at least one hydrogen atom, a C2-20 fluoroalkylene group containing at least one hydrogen atom and having an etheric oxygen atom between carbon-carbon atoms, etc., m is an integer of from 1 to 6, n is an integer of from 1 to 200, and A is a monovalent organic group having at least one (meth)acryloyl group), which is capable of imparting excellent antifouling properties (oily ink repellency, fingerprint stain removability) and lubricity to e.g. a hard coat layer; a hard coat layer-forming composition which contains such a fluorinated compound; and an article having a hard coat layer formed from such a composition.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid that are able to form a surface layer which is excellent in water/oil repellency, abrasion resistance, fingerprint stain removability, lubricity and outer appearance, and an article having such a surface layer. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A1—O—(Rf1O)m1-Q1-[C(O)N(R1)]p1—R11—C[—R12—SiR13n1X13?n1]3, wherein A1 is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group; Rf1 is a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; m1 is an integer from 2 to 210; Q1 is a single bond or a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc.; p1 is 0 or 1; R11 is a single bond, an alkylene group, etc.; R12 is an alkylene group, etc.; R13 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, etc.; X1 is a hydrolyzable group; and n1 is an integer of from 0 to 2.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid, capable of forming a surface layer excellent in water/oil repellency, abrasion resistance, fingerprint stain removability, lubricity, chemical resistance and light resistance, as well as an article having such a surface layer. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A1-O-Q1-(Rf11O)m1—Rf12—R11—N[—R12—SiR13n1X13-n1]2, wherein A1: C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group, Q1: single bond, fluoroalkylene group containing at least one hydrogen atom, etc., Rf11, Rf12: perfluoroalkylene group, m1: integer of from 2 to 200, R11: single bond, alkylene group, etc., R12: alkylene group, etc., R13: monovalent hydrocarbon group, etc., X1: hydrolyzable group, n1: integer of from 0 to 2.

Abstract: Provided is a fluorinated ether compound capable of imparting excellent antifouling properties such as oil-based ink repellency, fingerprint stain removability, to a hard coating layer; a composition for forming a hard coating layer, and an article having an antifouling hard coating layer formed from the composition. The fluorinated ether compound has either a poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain having a repeated unit that includes a C1-2 oxyperfluoroalkylene group and a C3-6 oxyperfluoroalkylene group, bonded to each other, or a poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain having a repeated unit that contains a C4 oxyperfluoroalkylene group and a different oxyperfluoroalkylene group, bonded to each other, a linking group bonded to a first terminal of the poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain, and at least one (meth)acryloyl group bonded to the linking group.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated compound-containing composition which is capable of imparting excellent antifouling properties to an object (such as a hard coat layer) and which is excellent in compatibility and has foaming suppressed. This composition comprises the following fluorinated compound (A), the following compound (B) and a solvent (S1), wherein the content of the following fluorinated compound (A) in the composition is from 5 to 30 mass % to the composition, and the content of the following compound (B) is from 0.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated compound capable of imparting excellent antifouling properties (oily ink repellency and fingerprint-stain removability) and abrasion resistance of the antifouling properties to an object (such as a hard coat layer). It is a reaction product of a compound (a1) having a poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain and one active hydrogen-containing group, a compound (a2) having a poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain and two active hydrogen-containing groups, a compound (b) having a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond and an active hydrogen-containing group, and a polyisocyanate (c), wherein the proportion of the portion derived from the compound (a1) to the total (100 mass %) of the portion derived from the compound (a1) and the portion derived from the compound (a2) is from 60 to 99.9 mass %.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing a silicon compound, whereby a hydrosilylation reaction of a compound having a 2-propenyl group, can be conducted with high selectivity by a simple and easy method. The method for producing a silicon compound comprises reacting a compound (3) having a group represented by —CH2CH?CH2 and a silicon compound (4) having an H—Si bond in the presence of a transition metal catalyst (C) and a compound (D) having a group represented by —S(?O)— to obtain a compound (5) having a group represented by —CH2CH2CH2Si?.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid, whereby it is possible to form a surface-treated layer which has high initial water/oil repellency and which is excellent in abrasion resistance and fingerprint stain removability, and a substrate having a surface-treated layer and a method for its production. A fluorinated ether compound which has a poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain (??) having a C4 oxyperfluoroalkylene unit (?) and an oxyperfluoroalkylene unit (?) other than the unit (?) and which has a hydrolysable silyl group on at least one terminal of the poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain (??) via a linking group.