Toshiba Silicone Co., Ltd.

Tamio Yoshida

Chiyuki Shimizu

A room-temperature curable composition comprising

Room-temperature curable composition

A polyether having molecular weight from 1,000 to 50,000, end-blocked with hydrolyzable silyl groups and represented by the general formula (P): ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 individually represent a divalent hydrocarbon group, R.sup.4 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group, R.sup.8 represents an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, X represents an aromatic or heterocyclic ring, a represents a number from 1 to 3, m represents a number from 10 to 500, n represents a number of 1 or greater is produced and utilized in room temperature curing compositions containing inorganic filler and curing catalyst. There is also disclosed a method for producing the above polyether by reacting polyoxyalkylene end-blocked with epoxy groups, dimercapto compound and organo silicon compound.

Polyether end-blocked with hydrolyzable silyl groups, method of

There are provided polyethers end-blocked with hydrolyzable silyl groups which have molecular weight from 500 to 50,000 and are represented by the formula: ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 individually represent a divalent hydrocarbon group, R.sup.5 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group, R.sup.6 represents an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, A represents a substituted or non-substituted divalent aromatic group, a represents a number of 1 to 3, m represents a number of 10 to 500 and n represents a number of 1 or greater. The polyether is produced by reacting an epoxy end-blocked polyoxyalkylene, a mono-epoxy substituted hydrolyzable silane, and an aromatic diamine.

A polyether having molecular weight from 1,000 to 50,000, end-blocked with hydrolyzable silyl groups and represented by the general formula (P): ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 individually represent a divalent hydrocarbon group, R.sup.4 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group, R.sup.8 represents an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a represents a number from 1 to 3, m represents a number from 10 to 500, n represents a number of 1 or greater and --N.dbd.X.dbd.N-- represents a residue group of a diimino heterocyclic compound, from which nitrogen-bonded hydrogen atoms are eliminated, said diimino heterocyclic compound having no ##STR2## bond in a molecule is produced and utilized in room temperature curing compositions containing inorganic filler and curing catalyst. There is also disclosed a method for producing the above polyether by reacting polyoxyalkylene end-blocked with epoxy groups, diimino heterocyclic compound and organo silicon compound.

Polyethers end-blocked with hydrolyzable silyl groups are manufactured by reacting an epoxy end-blocked linear polyoxyalkylene, a mono-epoxy substituted hydrolyzable silane and an aromatic diamine and compounded with filler to produce a room temperature curable elastomer.

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