Claims
- 1. A method of making a silicic acid polycondensate or heteropolycondensate comprising hydrolytically condensing at least one hydrolytically condensable silicon compound with water to form the silicic acid polycondensate or heteropolycondensate, wherein from 5 to 100 Mol percent, based on monomer content, of said at least one hydrolytically condensable silicon compound consists of at least one hydrolyzable and polymerizable silane of formula I: ##STR31## wherein X represents a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen groups, a hydroxy group, alkoxy groups, acyloxy groups, alkylcarbonyl groups, alkoxycarbonyl groups and --NR.sup.2.sub.2 groups; and R.sup.2 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl groups and aryl groups;
- wherein R represents a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, aryl groups, alkylaryl groups and arylalkyl groups;
- wherein a=1, 2 or 3; b=0, 1 or 2; d=4-a-b; and wherein ##STR32## is selected from the group consisting of: ##STR33##
- 2. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising precondensing said at least one hydrolytically condensable silicon compound to form a precondensate and, at least partly, forming said silicic acid polycondensate or heteropolycondensate from said precondensate.
- 3. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein said hydrolytically condensing occurs in the presence of at least one of a catalyst for said hydrolytically condensing and a solvent.
- 4. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising hydrolytically condensing at least one additional hydrolytically condensable compound with said hydrolyzable and polymerizable silane, wherein said at least one additional hydrolytically condensable compound is selected from the group consisting of radically polymerizable compounds, ionically polymerizable compounds and covalently-nucleophilically polymerizable compounds.
- 5. The method as defined in claim 4, wherein said at least one additional hydrolytically condensable compound is in a precondensed form.
- 6. The method as defined in claim 4, wherein said at least one additional hydrolytically condensable compound includes a silicon-containing compound of formula II
- R.sub.a '(R"Z').sub.b 'SiX.sub.4-(a'+b') (II)
- in an uncondensed or precondensed form,
- wherein said R" is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted alkylene and substituted and unsubstituted alkenylene groups, said substituted alkylene and substituted alkenylene groups each having at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom and an --NH group;
- Z' is selected from the group consisting of halogen and substituted and unsubstituted amine, amide, aldehyde, alkylcarbonyl, carboxy, mercapto, cyano, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, sulfonic acid, phosphoric acid, acryloxy, methacryloxy, epoxy and vinyl groups; and
- a'=0, 1, 2 or 3 and b'=0, 1, 2 or 3, provided that a'+b'=1, 2 or 3.
- 7. The method as defined in claim 4, wherein said at least one additional hydrolytically condensable compound includes a silicon-containing compound of formula III
- Y.sub.n SiX.sub.m R.sub.4-(n+m) (III)
- in an uncondensed or precondensed form,
- wherein Y is a substituent including a substituted or unsubstituted 1, 4, 6-trioxaspiro-�4,4!-nonyl group;
- n=1, 2 or 3, and m =1, 2 or 3, provided that n+m.ltoreq.4.
- 8. The method as defined in claim 4, wherein said at least one additional hydrolytically condensable compound includes a silicon-containing compound of formula IV
- B {X.sub.n R.sub.k Si�(R.sup.3 A').sub.1 !.sub.(4-(a'+b') }.sub.x(IV)
- in an uncondensed or precondensed form,
- wherein A' is selected from the group consisting of O, S, PR"', POR'", NHC(O)O and NHC(O)NR'" groups, and said R'" is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl and aryl groups;
- wherein said B is a straight chain or branched organic residue and is derived from a starting compound B' having at least one C.dbd.C double bond if 1=1 and if said A'=NHC(O)O or NHC(O)NR'", or otherwise having at least two C.dbd.C double bond and having from 5 to 50 carbon atoms;
- wherein R is selected from the group consisting of alkylene, arylene and alkylenearylene,
- n=1, 2 or 3,
- k=0, 1 or 2,
- l=0 or 1, and
- x=a whole number having a maximum value corresponding to the number of double bonds in said starting compound B' minus 1, but alternatively, if 1=1 and said A is NHC(O)O or NHC(O)NR'", x=the number of said double bonds in said starting compound B'.
- 9. The method as defined in claim 8, wherein said starting compound B' contains at least two members of the group consisting of acrylate and methacrylate groups.
- 10. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising hydrolytically condensing at least one aluminum-containing hydrolytically condensable compound of formula AlR.degree..sub.3 in an uncondensed or precondensed form with said at least one hydrolytically condensable silicon compound, wherein the R.degree. are the same or different and represent a member selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy and acyloxy groups and said at least one aluminum-containing hydrolytically condensable compound is soluble in a reaction medium in which said hydrolytically condensing occurs.
- 11. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising hydrolytically condensing at least one titanium- or zirconium-containing hydrolytically condensable compound of formula MX.sub.y R.sub.z in an uncondensed or precondensed form with said at least one hydrolytically condensable silicon compound, wherein y=1, 2, 3 or 4, z=0, 1, 2 or 3, M is titanium or zirconium.
- 12. The method as defined in claiml,a, wherein said y=2, 3 or 4 and said z=0, 1 or 2.
- 13. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising adding at least one initiator to said polycondensate and hardening the polycondensate.
- 14. The method as defined in claim 13, wherein said hardening comprises one of thermally hardening, photochemically hardening, covalently-nucleophilically hardening and redox-induced hardening.
- 15. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising adding at least one radically and/or ionically polymerizable component prior to forming said polycondensate.
- 16. A method of making a polymerizate by ionic and/or covalent polymerization of at least one jonically and/or covalently polymerizable compound, wherein from 5 to 100 Mol percent of said at least one jonically and/or covalently polymerizable compound consists of at least one hydrolyzable and polymerizable silane of formula I: ##STR34## wherein X represents a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen groups, a hydroxy group, alkoxy groups, acyloxy groups, alkylcarbonyl groups, alkoxycarbonyl groups and --NR.sup.2.sub.2 groups; and R.sup.2 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl groups and aryl groups;
- R represents a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, aryl groups, alkylaryl groups and arylalkyl groups;
- wherein a=1, 2 or 3; b=0, 1 or 2; d=4-a-b;
- and wherein ##STR35## is selected from the group consisting of: ##STR36##
- 17. The method as defined in claim 16, wherein said ionic and/or covalent polymerization is a radical polymerization and said at least one ionically and/or covalently polymerizable compound is at least one radically polymerizable compound.
- 18. The method as defined in claim 16, wherein said ionic and/or covalent polymerization occurs by action of at least one of heat and electromagnetic radiation.
- 19. The method as defined in claim 16, wherein said ionic and/or covalent polymerization occurs in the presence of at least one initiator and at least one solvent.
- 20. The method as defined in claim 16, wherein said at least one ionically and/or covalently polymerizable compound includes at least one silicon-containing ionically polymerizable compound of formula III
- Y.sub.n SiX.sub.m R.sub.4-(n+m) (III)
- in an uncondensed or precondensed form,
- wherein Y is a substituent including a substituted or unsubstituted 1, 4, 6-trioxaspiro-�4,4!-nonyl group;
- n=1, 2 or 3, and m=1, 2 or 3, provided that n+m <4.
- 21. The method as defined in claim 20, wherein said at least one silicon-containing ionically polymerizable compound is selected from the group consisting of spiroorthoester, spiroorthocarbonate, bicyclic spiroorthoester, methylacryloyl-spiroorthoester, monoepoxides and oligoepoxides.
- 22. The method as defined in claim 16, wherein said at least one ionically and/or covalently polymerizable compound includes at least one silicon-containing compound of formula IV
- B {X.sub.n R.sub.k Si�(R.sup.3 A').sub.1 !.sub.(4-(a'+b') }.sub.x(IV)
- in an uncondensed or precondensed form,
- wherein A' is selected from the group consisting of O, S, PR"', POR'", NHC(O)O and NHC(O)NR'" groups, and said R'" is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl and aryl groups;
- wherein said B is a straight chain or branched organic residue and is derived from a starting compound B' having at least one C.dbd.C double bond if 1=1 and if said A'=NHC(O)O or NHC(O)NR'", or otherwise having at least two C.dbd.C double bond and having from 5 to 50 carbon atoms;
- wherein R is selected from the group consisting of alkylene, arylene and alkylenearylene,
- n=1, 2 or 3,
- k=0, 1 or 2,
- 1=0 or 1, and
- x=a whole number having a maximum value corresponding to the number of double bonds in said starting compound B' minus 1, but alternatively, if 1=1 and said A is NHC(O)O or NHC(O)NR'", x=the number of said double bonds in said starting compound B'.
- 23. The method as defined in claim 16, further comprising hydrolytically condensing said polymberizate with at least one additional hydrolytically condensable compound of silicon in uncondensed or precondensed form with water.
- 24. The method as defined in claim 23, wherein said hydrolytically condensing said polycondensate takes place in the presence of at least one of a catalyst and a solvent.
- 25. The method as defined in claim 16, wherein said at least one additional hydrolytically condensable compound includes at least one silicon compound of the formula II:
- R.sub.a '(R"Z').sub.b 'SiX.sub.4-(a'+b') (II)
- in an uncondensed or precondensed form,
- wherein said R" is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted alkylene and substituted and unsubstituted alkenylene groups, said substituted alkylene and substituted alkenylene groups each having at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom and an --NH group;
- Z' is selected from the group consisting of halogen and substituted and unsubstituted amine, amide, aldehyde, alkylcarbonyl, carboxy, mercapto, cyano, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, sulfonic acid, phosphoric acid, acryloxy, methacryloxy, epoxy and vinyl groups; and
- a'0, 1, 2 or 3 and b'=0, 1, 2 or 3, provided that a'+b'=1, 2 or 3.
- 26. An addition product formed by adding a primary or secondary amine to a hydrolyzable and polymerizable silane of formula I: ##STR37## wherein X represents a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen groups, a hydroxy group, alkoxy groups, acyloxy groups, alkylcarbonyl groups, alkoxycarbonyl groups and --NR.sup.2.sub.2 groups; and R.sup.2 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl groups and aryl groups;
- R represents a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, aryl groups, alkylaryl groups and arylalkyl groups;
- wherein a=1, 2 or 3; b=0, 1 or 2; d=4-a-b; and wherein ##STR38## is selected from the group consisting of: ##STR39##
- 27. A process for making a hydrolyzable and polymerizable silane, said process comprising carboxylating a silane reactant compound selected from the group consisting of glycidoxymethyltrimethoxysilane, glycidoxymethyltriethoxysilane, 2-glycidoxyethyltrimethoxysilane, 2-glycidoxyethyltriethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyltriethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyltri-(methoxyethoxy)silane, 3-glycidoxypropyltriacetoxysilane, 4-glycidoxybutyltrimethoxysilane, 4-glycidoxybutyltriethoxysilane, glycidoxymethyl(methyl)dimethoxysilane, glycidoxymethyl(ethyl)dimethoxysilane, glycidoxymethyl(phenyl)-dimethoxysilane, glycidoxymethyl(vinyl)-dimethoxysilane, glycidoxymethyl(dimethyl)methoxysilane, 2-glycidoxyethyl-(methyl)dimetboxysilane, 2-glycidoxyethyl(ethyl)dimethoxysilane, 2-glycidoxyethyl(dimethyl)methoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyl(methyl)dimethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyl(ethyl)dimethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyl(dimethyl)-methoxysilane, 4-glycidoxybutyl(methyl)dimethoxysilane, 4-glycidoxybutyl(ethyl)dimethoxysilane, 4-glycidoxybutyl-(dimethyl)methoxysilane, bis-(glycidoxymethyl)-dimethoxysilane, bis-(glycidoxymethyl)diethoxysilane, bis-(glycidoxyethyl)dimethoxysilane, bis-(glycidoxyethyl)-diethoxysilane, bis-(glycidoxypropyl)dimethoxysilane, bis-(glycidoxypropyl)diethoxysilane, tris-(glycidoxymethyl)methoxysilane, tris-(glycidoxymethyl)ethoxysilane, tris-(glycidoxyethyl)methoxysilane, tris-(glycidoxyethyl)-ethoxysilane, tris-(glycidoxypropyl)methoxysilane, tris-(glycidoxypropyl)ethoxysilane, glycidylmethyltrimethoxysilane, glycidylmethyltriethoxysilane, 2-glycidylethyltrimethoxysilane, 2-glycidylethyltriethoxysilane, 3-glycidylpropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-glycidylpropyltriethoxysilane, 3-glycidylpropyltri(methoxyethoxy)silane, 3-glycidylpropyltriacetoxysilane, 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyltrimethoxysilane, 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyltriethoxysilane, 3,4-epoxycyclohexylethytrimethoxysilane, 3,4-epoxycyclohexylpropyltrimethoxysilane and 3,4-epoxycyclo-hexylbutyltrimethoxysilane.
- 28. A process for making a hydrolyzable and polymerizable silane, said process comprising carboxylating 3-glycidoxypropyldimethylethoxysilane, (3-glycidoxypropyl)methyldiethoxysilane, 3-glycoxypropylmethyl-di-isopropenoxysilane, (3-glyoxypropyl)trimethoxysilane, 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyltrimethoxysilane or (2-(3,4-epoxy-4-methylcyclohexyl)propyl)methyldiethoxysilane.
- 29. A process for making a hydrolyzable and polymerizable silane, said process comprising the steps of: a) barboxylating a reactant compound selected from the group consisting of ##STR40## to form an intermediate product; and b) adding to the intermediate product formed in step a) a silane compound selected from the group consisting of
- (CH.sub.3 O).sub.3 SiH, (C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O).sub.3 SiH, (CH.sub.3 O).sub.2 (C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O)SiH,
- (CH.sub.3 O)(C.sub.2 H.sub.2 O)SiH, CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.3 O).sub.2 SiH, (CH.sub.3).sub.2 (CH.sub.3 O)SiH,
- CH.sub.3 (C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O).sub.2 SiH, Cl.sub.2 CH.sub.3 SiH, (CH.sub.3).sub.2 (C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O) SiH,
- (C.sub.2 H.sub.5)(CH.sub.3 O).sub.2 SiH, (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 (CH.sub.3 O)SiH, (C.sub.2 H.sub.5)(C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O).sub.2 SiH,
- (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 (C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O)SiH, (CH.sub.3 O).sub.2 SiH.sub.2, (C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O).sub.2 SiH.sub.2,
- (CH.sub.3 O)(C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O)SiH.sub.2, (CH.sub.3)(CH.sub.3 O)SiH.sub.2, (CH.sub.3)(C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O)SiH.sub.2,
- ClCH.sub.3 SiH.sub.2, (C.sub.2 H.sub.5)(CH.sub.3 O)SiH.sub.2, (C.sub.2 H.sub.5)(C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O)SiH.sub.2, ClC.sub.2 H.sub.5 SiH.sub.2,
- (CH.sub.3 O).sub.3 SiC.sub.3 H.sub.6 SH, (C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O).sub.3 SiC.sub.3 H.sub.6 SH, (CH.sub.3 O).sub.2 Si(C.sub.3 H.sub.6 SH).sub.2,
- (C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O).sub.2 Si(C.sub.3 H.sub.6 SH).sub.2, (CH.sub.3 O).sub.2 (C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O)SiC.sub.3 H.sub.6 SH,
- (CH.sub.3 O)(C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O).sub.2 SiC.sub.3 H.sub.6 SH, (CH.sub.3)(CH.sub.3 O).sub.2 SiC.sub.3 H.sub.6 SH,
- (CH.sub.3)(C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O).sub.2 SiC.sub.3 H.sub.6 SH, (CH.sub.3)(CH.sub.3 O)Si(C.sub.3 H.sub.6 SH).sub.2,
- (CH.sub.3)(C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O)Si(C.sub.3 H.sub.6 SH).sub.2, (CH.sub.3)(CH.sub.3 O)(C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O)SiC.sub.3 H.sub.6 SH,
- (CH.sub.3 O).sub.3 SiCH.sub.2 SH, (C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O).sub.3 SiCH.sub.2 SH, (CH.sub.3 O).sub.2 Si(CH.sub.2 SH).sub.2,
- (C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O).sub.2 Si(CH.sub.2 SH).sub.2, (C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O)(CH.sub.3 O).sub.2 SiCH.sub.2 SH,
- (CH.sub.3 O) (C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O).sub.2 SiCH.sub.2 SH, (CH.sub.1.sub.3) (CH.sub.3 O).sub.2 SiCH.sub.2 SH,
- (CH.sub.3)(C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O).sub.2 SiCH.sub.2 SH, (CH.sub.3)(CH.sub.3 O)Si(CH.sub.2 SH).sub.2,
- (CH.sub.3)(C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O)Si(CH.sub.2 SH).sub.2 and (CH.sub.3)(CH.sub.3 O)(C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O)SiCH.sub.2 SH.
- 30. A process for making a hydrolyzable and polymerizable silane, said process comprising reacting a carbonate of the formula R"--O--CO--O--R" with a silane reactant compound of the formula VI,
- X.sub.a R.sub.b Si(R'--(R'--CHOH--R'--CH.sub.2 OH)).sub.c).sub.d(VI),
- wherein X represents a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen groups, a hydroxy group, alkoxy groups, acyloxy groups, alkylcarbonyl groups, alkoxycarbonyl groups and --NR.sup.2.sub.2 groups; and R.sup.2 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl groups and aryl groups;
- wherein R represents a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, aryl groups, alkylaryl groups and arylalkyl groups;
- wherein a=1, 2 or 3; b=0, 1 or 2; d=4-a-b;
- and wherein R' and R" are each, independently of each other, a member selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted alkylene groups, arylene groups, arylenealkylene groups and alkylenearylene groups each having from one to ten carbon atoms, and the substituted alkylene, arylene, arylenealkylene and alkylenearylene groups each have an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or an amine group substituent.
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Parent Case Info
This is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/856,939, filed May 15, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,756,767, which was a file wrapper continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/499,026, filed Jul. 6, 1996, now abandoned.
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