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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary N Bokerman, Midland, MI (US);
Larry H Wood, Campbellsburg, KY (US);
Assignee:
Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
556460 ; 556461 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a process for converting chlorine end-terminated polyorganosiloxanes to polyorganocyclosiloxanes. The process comprises forming a mixture comprising chlorine end-terminated polyorganosiloxanes, aqueous hydrogen chloride, and a heterogeneous reequilibrium catalyst. The mixture is heated at a temperature within a range of about 70.degree. C. to 150.degree. C. to effect reequilibrium of the chlorine end-terminated polyorganosiloxanes to form polyorganocyclosiloxanes which are removed from the process as they are formed.