Electronic device
AssigneeDaikin Industries, Ltd.
InventorsHisashi Mitsuhashi, Takashi Nomura, Masato Naitou, Yuusuke Watanabe, Kaori Ozawa, Shinya Takano, Peter Hupfield
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Abstract
An electronic device comprising a surface-treating layer formed on at least a part of a surface thereof, the surface-treating layer being formed of a (poly)ether group-containing silane compound represented by any of the formulae (A1), (A2), (B1), (B2), (C1), or (C2). The symbols are as defined in the description.
Claims10
A mobile phone or a smartphone comprising a surface-treating layer formed on at least a part of a surface thereof, wherein the mobile phone or the smartphone is an electronic device that is driven by a battery, and the surface-treating layer is formed of a fluoro (poly) ether group-containing silane compound represented by any of the following formulae (B1), (B2), (C1), or (C2):
- wherein:
- PFPE is each independently at each occurrence
- a group represented by the formula:
- —(OC6F12)a—(OC5F10)b—(OC4F8)c—(OC3XF6)d—(OC2F4)e—(OCF2)f—
- and having at least one branched structure,
- wherein a, b, c, d, e, and f are each independently an integer of 0 or more and 200 or less, and the sum of a, b, c, d, e, and f is at least 1, and the occurrence order of the respective repeating units in parentheses with a, b, c, d, e, or f is arbitrary in the formula, and XF is each independently at each occurrence a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, or a chlorine atom,
- or
- a group represented by the formula:
- —(R16—R17)j1—
- wherein R16 is OCF2 or OC2F4;
- R17 is a group selected from OC2F4, OC3XF6, OC4F8, OC5F10, and OC6F12, or is a combination of two or three groups independently selected from these groups;
- j1 is an integer of 2 to 100;
- and
- XF is each independently at each occurrence a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, or a chlorine atom;
- Rf each independently at each occurrence represents an alkyl group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms which is optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms;
- X3 each independently at each occurrence represents —(R31)p′—(Xa)q′—R32—, —X10—CON(R34)—X11—, —X10—(OR35)n4—X11—, or a C1-6 alkylene group;
- R31 represents a single bond, —(CH2)s′— which is optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, or an o-, m-, or p-phenylene group;
- s′ is an integer of 1 to 20;
- Xa is —(Xb)l′—;
- Xb each independently at each occurrence represents a group selected from the group consisting of —O—, —(OR35)n4—, —S—, an o-, m-, or p-phenylene group, —C(O)O—, —Si(R33)2—, (Si(R33)2O)m′—Si(R33)2—, —CON(R34)—, —O—CON(R34)—, —N(R34)—, and —(CH2)n′—;
- R33 each independently at each occurrence represents a phenyl group, a C1-6 alkyl group, or a C1-6 alkoxy group;
- R34 each independently at each occurrence represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group, or a C1-6 alkyl group;
- R35 is each independently at each occurrence a C1-6 alkylene group;
- n4 is each independently at each occurrence an integer of 1 to 5;
- m′ is each independently at each occurrence an integer of 1 to 100;
- n′ is each independently at each occurrence an integer of 1 to 20;
- l′ is an integer of 1 to 10;
- p′ is 0 or 1;
- q′ is 0 or 1;
- at least one of p′ and q′ is 1, and the occurrence order of the respective repeating units in parentheses with p′ or q′ is arbitrary in the formula;
- R32 represents a single bond, —(CH2)t′— or an o-, m-, or p-phenylene group;
- t′ is an integer of 1 to 20;
- X10 is a single bond or a divalent organic group;
- X11 is a single bond, an oxygen atom, or a divalent organic group;
- R34 is a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group, or a C1-6 alkyl group;
- R35 is each independently at each occurrence a C1-6 alkylene group;
- n4 is an integer of 1 to 5;
- β and β′ are 1;
- Ra each independently at each occurrence represents —Z3—SiR71p1R72q1R73r1;
- Z3 each independently at each occurrence represents an oxygen atom or a divalent organic group;
- R71 each independently at each occurrence represents Ra′;
- Ra′ is as defined for Ra;
- in Ra, the number of Si atoms which are linearly linked via the Z3 group is up to five;
- R72 each independently at each occurrence represents a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group;
- R73 each independently at each occurrence represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group;
- p1 is 0;
- q1 is each independently at each occurrence an integer of 1 to 3;
- r1 is each independently at each occurrence an integer of 0 to 2;
- in each (—Z3—SiR71p1R72q1R73r1), the sum of p1, q1, and r1 is 3;
- Rb each independently at each occurrence represents a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group;
- Rc each independently at each occurrence represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group;
- k1 is 3;
- l1 and m1 are 0;
- X5 is a divalent group represented by the following formula:
- —(R31)p′—(Xa)q′—
- wherein:
- R31 represents a single bond, —(CH2)s′— which is optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, or an o-, m-, or p-phenylene group,
- s′ is an integer of 1 to 20,
- Xa represents —(Xb)l′—,
- Xb each independently at each occurrence represents a group selected from the group consisting of —O—, —(OR35)n4—, —S—, an o-, m-, or p-phenylene group, —C(O)O—, —Si(R33)2—, —(Si(R33)2O)m′—Si(R33)2—, —CON(R34)—, —O—CON(R34)—, —N(R34)—, and —(CH2)n′—,
- R33 each independently at each occurrence represents a phenyl group, a C1-6 alkyl group, or a C1-6 alkoxy group,
- R34 each independently at each occurrence represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group, or a C1-6 alkyl group,
- R35 is each independently at each occurrence a C1-6 alkylene group,
- n4 is each independently at each occurrence an integer of 1 to 5,
- m′ is each independently at each occurrence an integer of 1 to 100,
- n′ is each independently at each occurrence an integer of 1 to 20,
- l′ is an integer of 1 to 10,
- p′ is 0 or 1,
- q′ is 0 or 1, and
- at least one of p′ and q′ is 1, and the occurrence order of the respective repeating units in parentheses with p′ or q′ is arbitrary in the formula;
- γ and γ′ are 1;
- Rd each independently at each occurrence represents —Z4—CR81p2R82q2R83r2;
- Z4 each independently at each occurrence represents an oxygen atom or a divalent organic group;
- R81 each independently at each occurrence represents Rd′;
- Rd′ is as defined for Rd;
- in Rd, the number of C atoms which are linearly linked via the Z4 group is up to five;
- R82 each independently at each occurrence represents —Y—SiR85n2R863-n2;
- Y each independently at each occurrence represents a divalent organic group;
- R85 each independently at each occurrence represents a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group;
- R86 each independently at each occurrence represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group;
- n2 independently represents an integer of 1 to 3 for each (—Y—SiR85n2R863-n2) unit;
- R83 each independently at each occurrence represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a lower alkyl group;
- p2 is each independently at each occurrence an integer of 0 to 3;
- q2 is each independently at each occurrence an integer of 0 to 3;
- r2 is each independently at each occurrence an integer of 0 to 3;
- in each (—Z4—CR81p2R82q2R83r2), the sum of p2, q2, and r2 is 3;
- Re each independently at each occurrence represents —Y—SiR85n2R863-n2;
- Rf each independently at each occurrence represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a lower alkyl group;
- k2 is 0;
- l2 is 3;
- m2 is 0;
- and
- in the formulae (C1) and (C2), there is at least one group represented by —Y—SiR85.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.