Abstract: A method is described for preparing organochorosilane CS by reacting at least one silicone S with a metal chloride or metalloid CM in the presence of at least one metal salt catalyst SM, wherein the metal chloride or metalloid CM is different from the metal salt SM.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing cyclic polysiloxane by reactive distillation of at least one organopolysiloxane in the presence of an alkaline salt catalyst selected from salts of K, Na, Rb or Cs, and a multidentate complexing agent.

Abstract: A silicone composition X that is cross-linkable by polyaddition reactions to form a silicone elastomer. In particular, a silicone composition X that is cross-linkable by photonic irradiation catalyzed by a hydrosilylation catalyst C, which is Pt(octane-2,4-dione)2. Also, a method for preparing silicone elastomers using the silicone composition X and a method for hydrosilylation in which the catalyst is Pt(octane-2,4-dione)2.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a polyurethane polymer, comprising: (A) contacting of at least one isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) monomer with at least one first polyol in the presence of at least one first catalyst; (B) contacting of the urethane prepolymer with at least one second polyol in the presence of at least one second catalyst to form the polyurethane polymer, wherein the first catalyst is a guanidine-type catalyst and the second catalyst is an (organo) metallic catalyst or wherein the first catalyst is an (organo) metallic catalyst and the second catalyst is a guanidine-type catalyst. The invention relates also to a two-component composition and to the use thereof as an adhesive for bonding two substrates together. Lastly, the invention relates to an article comprising at least one layer obtained by crosslinking of said composition and to a method for preparing said article.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for hydrosilylating an unsaturated compound with a compound comprising at least one hydrogenosilyl function catalysed by organic cobalt compounds in the presence of a compound (E) having the formula (3): R?—OH (3), wherein R? represents the hydrogen atom or R? is chosen from the group consisting of alkyl groups having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl groups having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, aryl groups having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, aryl-alkyl groups, and silyl groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for hydrosilylation of an unsaturated compound comprising at least one alkene function or one alkyne function with a compound comprising at least one hydrosilane function, said method being catalysed by an iron complex represented by the formula Fe[Si(SiR3)3]2 Ln, wherein each R is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms, each L is an ether ligand, and n=1, 2 or 3. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing said iron complex, as well as to the use thereof as a catalyst for the hydrosilylation of an alkene or alkyne.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a composition comprising at least one polyurethane with NCO end groups, and at least one catalyst B selected from among tertiary amines, said method comprising the following steps: a) production of a polyurethane with NCO end groups, comprising a step of polyaddition of a polyol composition and a polyisocyanate composition, in the presence of at least one catalyst A selected from the group consisting of—organo-metallic catalysts excluding tin-based catalysts, —tertiary amines, and—mixtures of same; and b) the addition of at least one catalyst B, selected from among tertiary amines, to the polyurethane with NCO end groups obtained in step a).

Abstract: The subject of the present invention is the use, as hydrosilylation and/or dehydrogenative silylation catalyst, of a cobalt compound of formula (1): [CO(N(SiR3)2)x]y in which: —the R symbols, which are identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon-based radical having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and preferably the R symbols, which are identical or different, are chosen from the group consisting of: a hydrogen atom, alkyl groups having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and aryl groups having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms, —x=1, 2 or 3 and—y=1 or 2.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is the use of iron compounds as hydrosilylation and dehydrogenative silylation catalysts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a composition comprising at least one polyurethane with NCO end groups, and at least one catalyst B selected from among tertiary amines, said method comprising the following steps: a) production of a polyurethane with NCO end groups, comprising a step of polyaddition of a polyol composition and a polyisocyanate composition, in the presence of at least one catalyst A selected from the group consisting of—organo-metallic catalysts excluding tin-based catalysts, —tertiary amines, and—mixtures of same; and b) the addition of at least one catalyst B, selected from among tertiary amines, to the polyurethane with NCO end groups obtained in step a).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is the use of iron compounds as hydrosilylation and dehydrogenative silylation catalysts.

Abstract: The subject of the present invention is the use, as hydrosilylation and/or dehydrogenative silylation catalyst, of a cobalt compound of formula (1): [CO(N(SiR3)2)x]y in which: —the R symbols, which are identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon-based radical having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and preferably the R symbols, which are identical or different, are chosen from the group consisting of: a hydrogen atom, alkyl groups having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and aryl groups having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms, —x=1, 2 or 3 and—y=1 or 2.

Abstract: A precatalyst for the polymerization of ?-olefins, having the formula FeuMalcvXw(LA)y(LB)z wherein: Malc is an alkali metal and/or an alkaline-earth metal; X is an anion; LA is a Lewis acid; LB is a Lewis base; u is from 0.001 to 10; v is an integer ?1; w is from 1 to 20; y is from 0 to 10; z is from 0 to 10.

Abstract: The invention relates to a crosslinkable composition X, comprising: at least one organopolysiloxane compound A comprising, per molecule, at least two C2-C6 alkenyl radicals bonded to silicon atoms; at least one organohydrogenopolysiloxane compound B comprising, per molecule, at least two hydrogen atoms bonded to an identical or different silicon atom; at least one catalyst C which is a complex corresponding to the following formula: [Fe(L1)2] in which: the symbol Fe represents iron at degree of oxidation II; the symbols L1, which may be identical or different, represent a ligand which is a ?-dicarbonylato anion or the enolate anion of a ?-dicarbonylated compound; optionally at least one adhesion promoter D; and optionally at least one charge E. The invention also relates to the use of the previously described catalyst C as silicone composition crosslinking catalyst, to a silicone composition crosslinking method, wherein it comprises heating the composition X to a temperature of between 70 and 200° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a crosslinkable composition X, comprising: at least one organopolysiloxane compound A comprising, per molecule, at least two C2-C6 alkenyl radicals bonded to silicon atoms; at least one organohydrogenopolysiloxane compound B comprising, per molecule, at least two hydrogen atoms bonded to an identical or different silicon atom; at least one catalyst C which is a complex corresponding to the following formula: [Co (L1)2] in which: the symbol Co represents cobalt at degree of oxidation II; the symbols L1, which may be identical or different, represent a ligand which is a ?-dicarbonylato anion or the enolate anion of a ?-dicarbonylated compound; optionally at least one adhesion promoter D; and optionally at least one filler E.

Abstract: The invention relates to a crosslinkable composition X, comprising: at least one organopolysiloxane compound A comprising, per molecule, at least two C2-C6 alkenyl radicals bonded to silicon atoms; at least one organohydrogenopolysiloxane compound B comprising, per molecule, at least two hydrogen atoms bonded to an identical or different silicon atom; at least one catalyst C which is a complex corresponding to the following formula: [Fe(L1)2] in which: the symbol Fe represents iron at degree of oxidation II; the symbols L1, which may be identical or different, represent a ligand which is a ?-dicarbonylato anion or the enolate anion of a ?-dicarbonylated compound; optionally at least one adhesion promoter D; and optionally at least one charge E. The invention also relates to the use of the previously described catalyst C as silicone composition crosslinking catalyst, to a silicone composition crosslinking method, wherein it comprises heating the composition X to a temperature of between 70 and 200° C.

Abstract: A precatalyst for the polymerization of ?-olefins, having the formula FeuMalcvXw(LA)y(LB)z wherein: Malc is an alkali metal and/or an alkaline-earth metal. X is an anion; LA is a Lewis acid; LB is a Lewis base; u is between 0.001 and 10; v is an integer ?1; w is between 1 and 20; y is between 0 and 10; z is between 0 and 10.

Abstract: The invention relates to a crosslinkable composition X, comprising: at least one organopolysiloxane compound A comprising, per molecule, at least two C2-C6 alkenyl radicals bonded to silicon atoms; at least one organohydrogenopolysiloxane compound B comprising, per molecule, at least two hydrogen atoms bonded to an identical or different silicon atom; at least one catalyst C which is a complex corresponding to the following formula: [Co(L1)2] in which: the symbol Co represents cobalt at degree of oxidation II; the symbols L1, which may be identical or different, represent a ligand which is a ?-dicarbonylato anion or the enolate anion of a ?-dicarbonylated compound; optionally at least one adhesion promoter D; and optionally at least one charge E.

Abstract: The invention concerns compositions that can be cured in the presence of water or atmospheric moisture comprising at least one polyorganosiloxane having one or a plurality of condensable group(s) or hydrolysable and condensable group(s) and at least one compound capable of catalyzing the condensation reaction of the condensable or hydrolysable and condensable groups of the polyorganosiloxane. This compound is a heterometallic complex of which the chemical formula comprises at least two different metal atoms M and M?, M being an atom chosen from the group consisting of the atoms of columns 2 and 13 of the periodic table and M? being an atom chose from the group consisting of the atoms of column 4 of the periodic table, and at least one alkoxide or chelating ligand.

Abstract: A crosslinked silicone material Y obtained by heating to a temperature of between 70 and 200° C., a crosslinkable composition X including an organopolysiloxane compound A containing, per molecule, at least two C2-C6 alkenyl radicals bonded to silicon atoms; an organohydrogenopolysiloxane compound B containing, per molecule, at least two hydrogen atoms bonded to an identical or different silicon atom; a catalyst C of formula [Ni(L1)2] where Ni represents nickel at degree of oxidation II; L1 which may be identical or different, represents a ?-dicarbonylato anion or the enolate anion of a ?-dicarbonylated compound; optionally an adhesion promoter D; and optionally a charge E.