Patent Application
20080090986
Some embodiments of the invention will now be described in detail in the following Examples.
Molecular Weight Determination using Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC). Gel Permeation Chromatography, otherwise known as size exclusion chromatography, actually separates the members of a distribution according to their hydrodynamic size in solution rather than their molar mass. The system is then calibrated with standards of known molecular weight and composition to correlate elution time with molecular weight. The techniques of GPC are discussed in detail in Modern Size Exclusion Chromatography, W. W. Yau, J. J Kirkland, D. D. Bly; Wiley-Interscience, 1979, and in A Guide to Materials Characterization and Chemical Analysis, J. P. Sibilia; VCH, 1988, p. 81-84.
For example, the molecular weight information for a low molecular weight sample (e.g., 10,000) may be determined as follows: The sample (an aqueous emulsion containing low molecular weight particles) is dissolved in THF at a concentration of approximately 0.1% weight sample per volume THF, and shaken for 6 hours, followed by filtration through a 0.45 μm PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) membrane filter. The analysis is performed by injecting 100 μl of the above solution onto 3 columns, connected in sequence and held at 40° C. The three columns are: one each of PL Gel 5 100, PL Gel 5 1,000, and PL Gel 5 10,000, all available from Polymer Labs, Amherst, Mass. The mobile phase used is THF flowing at 1 ml/min. Detection is via differential refractive index. The system was calibrated with narrow molecular weight polystyrene standards. Polystyrene-equivalent molecular weights for the sample are calculated via Mark-Houwink correction using K=14.1×10−3 ml/g and a=0.70 for the polystyrene standards.
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) method for determining ratio of silicon bonded vinyl groups to silicon bonded hydrogen atoms. NMR analysis, using a Bruker ADVANCE™ 500 NMR Spectrometer, provided the gram equivalent weights of silicon bonded hydrogen atoms and vinyl components for formulating. The integrated proton NMR signal of vinylic or hydridic protons a silicon containing compound was compared to the integrated signals from a known quantity of a toluene standard by proton NMR. The quantity of vinyl or hydride protons could then be calculated on a weight basis. For example, in the case of vinyl group determination, the combined proton signal from the three vinylic protons was compared against the three protons of the methyl group of toluene. A calculated amount (weight) of aryl vinyl polysiloxanes was removed from a given stock solution of an aryl vinyl polysiloxane and combined with a hydrosilation catalyst. A calculated amount of hydrido silicon compound was added either volumetrically (with known densities) or by weight.
X-ray fluorescence (XRF) method for determining platinum concentration in hydrosilation catalyst stock solutions. Hydrosilation catalyst stock solutions were prepared by dissolving a known amount of hydrosilation catalyst in a known amount of solvent (toluene or xylenes). Platinum concentrations were calculated by performing X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy on hydrosilation catalyst stock solutions in toluene or xylenes. XRF measurements, using a Philips PW2404 Sequential Wavelength Dispersive XRF, were calibrated with known platinum standards. Calculated amounts (e.g., microliters delivered using a micropipette) of hydrosilation catalyst stock solution were combined first with an aryl vinyl polysiloxane and then with a hydrido silicon compound to form a curable aryl siloxane composition. Hydrosilation catalyst stock solutions were prepared at multiple concentrations.
Heat aging of cured aryl polysiloxane compositions. The accelerated heat aging test, using a Fisher IsoTemp™ Furnace, was performed in air at a 200° C., during various time periods. The stringent conditions for the accelerated heat aging test were selected to provide an indication of the behavior in service to be anticipated for the various cured aryl polysiloxane compositions, which need to remain clear and color free over long service lives at lower temperatures (e.g., 150-180° C.). Not all formulations aged well—some formulations cracked, shrank, exhibited wrinkled surfaces, or delaminated from the glass slides or microbeakers. Not all formulations have optimal mechanical properties, but they are included to show the breadth of the ability of the present invention to prevent color formation.
UV-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopic analysis of cured aryl polysiloxane compositions after aging. Heat aged films having a thickness of approximately 0.6 mm were analyzed for color and optical clarity using a Hewlett-Packard Model 8453 spectrophotometer. UV-visible data were corrected for sample differences by subtracting a straight baseline from the data which was determined by the 0 day measurement on each sample.
CIE (Commission Internationale de I clairage) analysis of cured aryl polysiloxane compositions after aging. Films having a thickness of approximately 0.6 mm were analyzed for color and clarity using an X-Rite 500 Series Spectrodensitometer. No corrections were made for the thickness of films in CIE measurements, but, for a given formulation series, all samples were within 20% of each other in terms of thickness. The CIE measurement space was the CIE 1976 L*a*b* space, using a D65/10 setting (i.e., 65 degree illumination angle; 10 degree observer angle), and color measurements were made by placing the samples over a calibrated white dot. A specimen heat aged for 14 days at 200° C. in air which, upon observation using this CIE 1976 L*a*b* space D65(illumination angle)/10(observation angle) color test method, has passed the “accelerated heat aging test” if the CIE b value is equal to or less than 2.0.
Materials. Most siloxane monomers and polymers were purchased from Gelest, Inc. Solvents and other chemicals were purchased from Aldrich or Fisher Scientific. Chemicals were used as received. Quartz slides or wafers were used for UV-vis of siloxane samples, and these were purchased from GM Associates, Inc. Platinum catalysts were purchased from Gelest. In the case of Karstedt's Catalyst (platinum-divinyltetramethyldisiloxane complex in xylene), the low color version available from Gelest was utilized for all experiments. The platinum concentration was calculated by doing x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy on the platinum stock solutions. In the examples, vinyl polymer #2 (Vinyl #2 in the tables) was purchased from Aldrich (482048). Vinyl polymer #3 (PMV-9925) and hydrides #1 (HPM-502), #2 (SIP6826), #4 (H-11), #5 (SIP6736.5), and #6 (SID4582) were purchased from Gelest. Polymer molecular weights were determined by gel-permeation chromatography using polystyrene standards, and are therefore relative molecular weights.
Synthesis of Vinyl #1. Preparation of a trimethyl silicon capped aryl vinyl polysiloxane having phenyl and methyl groups attached to silicon Vinyltrimethoxysilane (76.24 grams), 370.96 g dimethyldimethoxysilane, 11.6 g of 0.02 N HCl, and 136.92 g of water were added to a 3-neck flask. The pot temperature was ramped from 67 to 130° C., and distillate was removed over the course of 4 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and 120.91 g of trimethylmethoxysilane was added, along with an additional 11.6 g of 0.02 N HCl. The reaction was stirred at 60° C. for 3 hrs, and then distillate was removed up to 85° C. In order to fully cap the polymer, 72.86 g of dry triethylamine were added, followed by a slow addition of 78.22 g of trimethylchlorosilane. The reaction was diluted with 300 mL of hexane, and washed with 10% HCl until the pH of the organic fell below 7. The organic (hexane) phase was then washed with water until the pH was 5-6. The organic phase was then stripped under vacuum at a temperature of 80° C. The yield was 190 grams of liquid aryl vinyl polysiloxane.
Synthesis of Vinyl #4. Preparation of a diphenylmethyl silicon capped aryl vinyl polysiloxane having phenyl and methyl groups attached to silicon, and including polymerized a silphenylene monomer unit. 1,4-Bis(hydroxydimethylsilyl)benzene (4.08 grams), 2.73 g of phenylmethyldimethoxysilane, 2.38 g of methylvinyldimethoxysilane, 2.18 g of diphenylmethylethoxysilane, 4.32 g of water, and 28 mg of potassium hydroxide were combined in a round-bottom flask. The reaction mixture was refluxed briefly, and the methanol was removed at a pot temperature of 100-110° C. (120° C. oil bath) over the course of 1.5 hours. After the methanol and some water was removed, the reaction mixture was cooled and diluted with toluene. The toluene solution was extracted twice with ammonium chloride solution and once with deionized water, so that the pH was neutral. The organic phase was filtered, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The yield was 8.09 g of liquid aryl vinyl polysiloxane.
Synthesis of Vinyl #5. Preparation of a trimethylethoxysilicon capped aryl vinyl polysiloxane having phenyl and methyl groups attached to silicon. Diphenyldimethoxysilane (8.06 grams), 6.38 g of phenylmethyldimethoxysilane, 2.37 g of vinyltrimethoxysilane, 1.89 g of trimethylethoxysilane, 9 g of water, and 105 mg of potassium hydroxide were combined in a round-bottom flask. The reaction was stirred at 75° C. for 16 hrs. The methanol was then removed at a pot temperature of 100-110° C. (120° C. oil bath). After the methanol and some water was removed, 3.80 g of trimethylethoxysilane was added to ensure capping, and the mixture was stirred for 40 minutes at 80° C. The reaction was cooled and diluted with toluene. It was extracted twice with ammonium chloride solution and once with deionized water, so that the pH was neutral. The organic phase was filtered, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The yield was 9.98 g of liquid aryl vinyl polysiloxane.
Synthesis of Hydride # 3. Preparation of a hydrido silicon compound having phenyl and methyl groups attached to silicon. Diphenyldimethoxysilane (19.55 grams), 6.01 g of pentamethylcyclopentasiloxane, 2 g of sulfuric acid, and 4 g of water were added to a flask and stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction was worked up by the addition of 150 mL of toluene. The organic phase was extracted 2 times with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (300 mL each), and 2 times with water (300 mL each). The organic phase was stripped on a rotary evaporator, yielding 18 g of a viscous clear polymer.
Preparation and curing of a curable aryl siloxane composition. To the aryl vinyl polysiloxane was added an amount of hydrosilation catalyst (platinum catalyst) dissolved in toluene or xylenes, and the components were mixed thoroughly on a roller mixer. For viscous vinyl silicones, hexane was used as a diluent to aid in weighing and mixing the polymers with the platinum catalysts. In these cases, the hexane was removed by evaporation on a hot plate prior to addition of the hydrido silicon compound. The hydrido silicon compound was added and mixed thoroughly on a roller mixer. The formulation was then poured onto a quartz slide (specimen for UV-vis measurements), or glass slide (specimen for CIE measurements), or into a glass microbeaker (specimen for visual measurements). NMR analysis provided the gram equivalent weights of hydride and vinyl components for formulating. Initial cure temperatures and time periods were in the ranges 100-130° C. and 1-4 hours, respectively, with higher temperatures and longer times chosen for curable aryl siloxane compositions having slower curing characteristics. Samples having Pt levels of greater than 0.2 ppm were cured on thermostated hot plates at 100-130° C. during time periods of up to 2.0 hours. Certain low catalyst level formulations (Pt levels below 0.2 ppm) required initial curing at elevated temperatures of 160-180° C. for 0.5-4 hrs. All initially cured samples were then subjected to a final curing step during 8 hrs at 130° C.
aID ≡ identifier.
bWt. ≡ weight.
cEquivalents of Si—H per equivalent of Si-vinyl.
d1X means the solution is undiluted, while 1/10X, 1/100X, and 1/1000X mean that the 1X solution has been diluted ten-fold, 100-fold, and 1,000-fold, respectively.
aID ≡ identifier. Names and numbers are given for vinyl polysiloxanes and hydrido silicon compounds. Vinyl 1 bears no aryl groups; Vinyls 2-5 are aryl vinyl polysiloxanes. Hydride 4 bears no aryl groups; Hydrides 1-3, 5, and 6 are aryl hydrido silicon compounds.
bRI ≡ refractive index measured by Abbe refractometer.
cMole percent (Mol %) is given for phenyl, methyl, vinyl, and hydrogen groups, and is calculated based on the total of all organic groups bound to silicon in a given compound, taken as 100 mol %.
dCompounds are well-defined single small molecules, or mixtures of well-defined small molecules.
aID ≡ identifier. HSC means hydrosilation catalyst.
aCured polysiloxane compositions C1-C4 contain no phenyl groups. (b) Cured polysiloxane compositions C5, C6, 1, and 2 contain a low level of phenyl groups.
bEquivalents of Si—H per equivalent of Si-vinyl.
cCIE readings are single observations of a specimen having a path length through the cured polysiloxane composition of ~0.6 mm.
dAverage of three measurements, having standard deviation of approximately +/−0.05.
aEquivalents of Si—H per equivalent of Si-vinyl.
bCIE readings are single observations of a specimen having a path length through the cured polysiloxane composition of ~0.6 mm.
cSample was still tacky after 67 hrs at 200° C., indicating partial cure.
aEquivalents of Si—H per equivalent of Si-vinyl.
bCIE readings are single observations of a specimen having a path length through the cured polysiloxane composition of ~0.6 mm.
c0, 3, 7, 14, and 31 days correspond to 0 and approximately 72, 168, 336, and 744 hours, respectively.
aEquivalents of Si—H per equivalent of Si-vinyl.
bCured polysiloxane compositions C13, C14, and 17-19 were cured using platinum carbonyl cyclovinylmethylsiloxane complex (Ossko); and cured polysiloxane compositions C15, C16, and 20-22 were cured using platinum octanal/octanol complex (Lamoreaux).
cCIE readings are single observations of a specimen having a path length through the cured polysiloxane composition of ~0.6 mm.
aEquivalents of Si—H per equivalent of Si-vinyl.
bCIE readings are single observations of a specimen having a path length through the cured polysiloxane composition of ~0.6 mm.
aEquivalents of Si—H per equivalent of Si-vinyl.
bCIE readings are single observations of a specimen having a path length through the cured polysiloxane composition of ~0.6 mm.
aEquivalents of Si—H per equivalent of Si-vinyl.
bCIE readings are single observations of a specimen having a path length through the cured polysiloxane composition of ~0.6 mm.
aEquivalents of Si—H per equivalent of Si-vinyl.
bCIE readings are single observations of a specimen having a path length through the cured polysiloxane composition of ~0.6 mm.
aEquivalents of Si—H per equivalent of Si-vinyl.
bSamples were cured in glass microbeakers with a diameter of 1.8 cm
bEquivalents of Si—H per equivalent of Si-vinyl.
cSamples were cured in glass microbeakers with a diameter of 1.8 cm
aEquivalents of Si—H per equivalent of Si-vinyl.
b0, 7, 14, 21, 28, and 49 days correspond to 0 and approximately 168, 336, 504, 672 and 1176 hours, respectively.
Explanation of the Tables. Table A lists the types and amounts of vinyl polysiloxane, hydrido silicon compound, and hydrosilation catalysts utilized for each curable aryl siloxane composition. Table 1 lists name, refractive index, Mn, and amounts of silicon bonded organic groups phenyl, methyl, and vinyl for vinyl polysiloxanes 1-5 (i.e., Vinyl #1 through Vinyl #5). Table 1 further lists name, refractive index, Mn, and amounts of silicon bonded organic groups phenyl, methyl, and vinyl for hydrido silicon compounds 1-6 (i.e., Hydride #1 through Hydride #6). Table 2 lists the names of hydrosilation catalysts 1-3 (i.e., HSC-1 through HSC-3). Tables 3-10 list results of CIE analytical measurements made on a variety of cured aryl polysiloxane compositions before and after heat aging at 200° C. in air for a variety of time intervals. The CIE “b” coordinate particularly reflects the appearance of a brown/yellow color in the samples. As such, the “b” coordinate is shown in bold type to emphasize the importance of the “b” coordinate throughout Tables 3-10. In general, b values higher than 2.0 are visually detectable as a brown color in these formulations. This is the case with all the examples presented. Table 10 further lists results of UV-visible spectroscopic measurements, compared with CIE b-values. Tables 11 and 12 lists results of visual inspection of cured aryl polysiloxane compositions before and after heat aging. Table 13 lists results for UV-visible spectroscopic measurements focusing on the near-UV region.
Test Results. Samples were aged in ovens at 200° C. under an air atmosphere (see heat aging method supra) unless otherwise specified. Not all formulations aged well—some formulations cracked, shrank, exhibited wrinkled surfaces, or delaminated from the glass slides or microbeakers. Not all formulations have optimal mechanical properties, but they are included because they illustrate the breadth of samples amenable to color prevention according to the present invention.
CIE analysis for heat aged cured aryl polysiloxane compositions. Samples were aged at 200° C. and CIE Lab, determined using CIE L*a*b* (1976) test method, were periodically taken to observe the effect of platinum catalyst levels on the color of the samples. Table 3 shows the change in the CIE b coordinate (b value) over time at 200° C. in air. The cured polysiloxane composition containing no silicon bonded phenyl groups has a b value of slightly more than 2.0 after 2 weeks, while the cured aryl polysiloxane displays high (undesirable) b values for Pt levels of 5.1 ppm after just 67 hours (see samples C5 and C6). Lower Pt levels of 1.0 and below show b values which are very low for samples containing silicon bonded aryl groups. Table 4 shows the trend in CIE b coordinates during heat aging over time intervals of 67 hours and 2 weeks for cured aryl polysiloxane compositions prepared from Vinyl #3 and each of Hydrides # 2, and #1, and #5 using hydrosilation catalysts at corresponding Pt levels ranging from 9.9 down to as low as 0.23 ppm in all three cases, and as low as 0.05 ppm in one case. The CIE b values are consistently below 2.0 for platinum levels of equal to or less than 2.5 ppm. Table 5 shows that, for comparative samples C7 and C8, extremely high b values occur within 3 days of heat aging at 200° C. in air. It is important to note that the reduction in b values for comparative samples C7 and C8 is due, not to loss of color, but to sample damage rendering measurement of color difficult using the CIE method. Cured aryl polysiloxane compositions containing levels of hydrosilation catalyst having metal equivalent values of 2.5 ppm and below display CIE b values of equal to or less than 1 even after 31 days. Table 6 shows that the same color stability to heat aging at low hydrosilation catalyst level established in Tables 3-5 is achieved using other hydrosilation catalysts. In addition, consistent poor color stability is observed for Pt levels of 5.1 and 9.9 ppm with both hydrosilation catalysts. Table 7 reveals excellent color stability at 67 hours and 2 weeks for a range of ratios of silicon bonded hydrogen atom to silicon bonded vinyl. Table 8 again shows excellent color stability during heat aging for Pt levels of 0.01 to 1 in yet other cured aryl polysiloxane compositions, this time prepared using Vinyl #3 and Hydride #3. Table 9 expands the observations of Table 8 to an additional platinum level (i.e., 0.005 ppm) and to longer times (i.e., 329 hours and 930 hours). While b values are very high for Pt levels of 5 ppm and above at 930 hours (i.e., slightly more than 5.5 weeks), Pt levels of 1 ppm and below maintain excellent color stability (i.e., all b values are well below 1 even at 5.5 weeks).
UV-visible spectroscopic analysis for heat aged cured aryl polysiloxane compositions. UV-visible spectroscopic analysis was performed on selected samples heat aged at 200° C. in air. Table 10 shows a correlation between elevated CIE b values and movement of the UV-visible spectrum cut-off wavelength toward longer wavelengths, wherein the cut-off wavelength is the wavelength in the near UV region at which the absorbance first drops to a baseline value of 0.5 units. That is, as the wavelength of UV light is increased, the cut-off point is the first wavelength at which the absorbance has decreased to a value of 0.5. The Table 10 correlation indicates that devices that output light in the near UV, (e.g., UV-LED devices having near UV capability) also benefit from encapsulation by the cured aryl polysiloxane of the present invention. Table 13 also indicates that UV absorption in the near-UV (here, 300-380 nm) is decreased for low platinum levels. The Table 13 data points were obtained by integrating the area under the absorption curve between 300-380 nm, after doing a linear baseline correction (i.e., setting the 380 nm day 0 data point for each Pt level as zero absorption). This procedure corrects for differences between the samples (slightly thicker quartz slides, for instance).
Visual inspection analysis for heat aged cured aryl polysiloxane compositions. Two samples were compared visually and the results are given in Table 11. Comparative sample C21 was prepared using 20 ppm of platinum and heat aged at 200° C. for only 4 hours. A specimen having a thickness of only ˜2 mm was inspected visually and found to be brown. In contrast, sample 40 was prepared using 4.6 ppm of platinum and heat aged at 200° C. for 24 hours. A specimen having a thickness of 10 mm (five times the thickness of the comparative specimen) was inspected visually and found to have a very slight brown tint. The results tabulated in Table 12 indicate that post-treatment of cured polysiloxane compositions can reduce the tendency of the cured polysiloxane compositions to discolor during accelerated heat aging. Samples C22 and 41-44 show that the amount of color produced at 200° C. can be reduced by extracting the platinum catalyst out of the cross-linked gel. For samples 41-44, all of the extracted or treated samples showed less color generation than the control sample C22. In D-G, the specific type of extraction or catalyst inactivation method used did not (by eye) make a difference in the amount of color seen, only the fact that an extraction was performed. For instance, ammonium hydroxide treatment seemed to work no better than toluene extraction in terms of reducing color formation. All of the treatments damaged the gel material, but they helped verify the principle that the Pt catalyst concentration plays a role in color formation at 200° C.
This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/851,945 filed on Oct. 16, 2006.
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| 60851945 | Oct 2006 | US |
