Dow Corning Corporation

Brian J Griffiths

James W White

Stephen Westall

Robert A Drake

George C Sawicki

David R Thomas

Vivian B John

David J Cooke

Process for preparing organosilicon compounds having silicon-bonded groups containing olefinic unsaturation by reaction of a silicon compound having SiH groups with a diene having at least 5 carbon atoms and in which the unsaturation is located at the terminal carbon atoms. The process is carried out in the presence of a catalyst which has been prepared by reacting (i) an inorganic solid having surface reactive groups, (ii) an organosilicom compound having a group reactive with the inorganic solid and a group containing nitrogen and/or sulphur and (iii) a platinum compound or complex PtLb in which L is a ligand. Products have reduced content of isomers resulting from migration of double bond to internal position.

Hydrosilylation process

A textile treating composition, useful as a composition for the softening of textiles during the rinse cycle of a laundry operation, comprises a cationic surfactant which is substantive to water rinse on textiles and a polydiorganosiloxane having at least one amido containing substitutent, preferably of the formula ##STR1## where R is an alkylene group. The composition is preferably utilized in the form of an aqueous dispersion. A process for treating textile fabrics is also described. Textile fabrics when treated with this composition exhibit a less greasy feel than prior art textile fabrics and also have an improved rewet time.

Compositions and process for treating textiles

Novel organosiloxanes containing units of the formula ##STR1## in which Q represents a divalent group composed of carbon and hydrogen, and optionally oxygen or sulphur, and R represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group, the organosiloxanes also containing at least two silicon-bonded substituents selected from hydrogen atoms, alkoxy groups and alkoxyalkoxy groups. The organosiloxanes can be applied to textile fibres, optionally in conjunction with crosslinking agents and catalysts, to impart thereto resistance to soiling by oily substances.

Organosiloxane polymers for treatment of fibres therewith

Organosiloxane polymers and treatment of fibres therewith

Compositions curable by radiation e.g. UV radiation are disclosed and claimed which comprise an organosiloxane having at least two siloxane units including groups --RSH, an organosiloxane having at least two siloxane units including ethylcyclohexenyl groups, and a photoinitiator. The compositions cure on exposure to UV radiation and may be used to produce on a variety of substrates coatings which are of reduced odor. Also, disclosed and claimed is a method of treating a substrate which comprises applying a coating of such compositions and irradiating the coating. Examples given refer to production of coatings on paper substrates to provide cured coatings.

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Brian J Griffiths