(Meth)acrylate functional silicone and methods for its preparation and use

A method for preparing a (meth)acrylate functional silicone, where the method comprises:

• 1) combining, under conditions to form a crude hydrolysis product, starting materials comprising
• A) an alkoxysilyl-functional (meth)acrylate monomer,
• B) water, and
• C) an acid catalyst;
• 2) refining the crude hydrolysis, thereby forming a refined hydrolysis product;
• 3) combining, under conditions to form a condensation product, the refined hydrolysis product and starting materials comprising
• D) a polydiorganosiloxane selected from the group consisting of
• D1) an unsaturated polydiorganosiloxane having, per molecule, at least one silicon bonded aliphatically unsaturated group;
• and
• a combination of D1) and D2), wherein
• D2) is a hydroxyl-functional polydiorganosiloxane having, per molecule, at least two silicon bonded hydroxyl groups;
• where starting material D-1) comprises unit formula D1-1):
• (R3R12SiO1/2)b(R12SiO2/2)c(R3R1SiO2/2)d(R13SiO1/2)e(R′OR12 SiO1/2)f(R′OR1SiO2/2)g, where each R3 is an independently selected aliphatically unsaturated hydrocarbon group, each R1 is an independently selected monovalent hydrocarbon group free of aliphatic unsaturation, each R′ is independently selected from the group consisting of H and R1, subscript b is 0, 1, or 2, subscript c≥1, subscript d≥0, subscript e is 0, 1, or 2, subscript f is 0, 1, or 2, and subscript g≥0, with the provisos that a quantity (b+d)≥1, a quantity (b+e+f)=2, and a quantity (b+c+d+e+f+g) is at least 3;
• E) a condensation reaction catalyst;
• optionally F) a polydialkylsiloxane;
• optionally G) a solvent;
• and
• H) a free radical scavenger;
• thereby making a condensation reaction product comprising the (meth)acrylate functional silicone and a condensation by-product;
• 4) refining the condensation reaction product during and/or after step 3);
• optionally 5) neutralizing the condensation reaction product;
• and
• optionally 6) recovering the (meth)acrylate functional silicone.