Blocky Cationic Organopolysiloxane

A blocky cationic organopolysiloxane having the formula:

• MwDxTyQz
• wherein:
• M is selected from the group consisting of [SiR1R2R3O1/2], [SiR1R2G1O1/2], [SiR1G1G2O1/2], [SiG1G2G3O1/2], and combinations thereof;
• D is selected from the group consisting of [SiR1R2O2/2], [SiR1G1O2/2], [SiG1G2O2/2], and combinations thereof;
• T is selected from the group consisting of [SiR1O3/2], [SiG1O3/2], and combinations thereof;
• Q=[SiO4/2];
• w is an integer from 1 to about (2+y+2z);
• x is an integer from about 5 to about 15,000;
• y is an integer from 0 to about 98;
• z is an integer from 0 to about 98;
• R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, C1-C32 alkyl, C1-C32 substituted alkyl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 aryl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted aryl, C6-C32 alkylaryl, C6-C32 substituted alkylaryl, C1-C32 alkoxy, C1-C32 substituted alkoxy, C1-C32 alkylamino, and C1-C32 substituted alkylamino;
• wherein at least one of M, D, and T incorporates at least one moiety G1, G2, or G3 and G1, G2, and G3 are the same or different moieties each of which has the formula:
• wherein:
• X comprises a divalent radical selected from the group consisting of C1-C32 alkylene, C1-C32 substituted alkylene, optionally interrupted with a hetero atom selected from the group consisting of P, N, and O, C5-C32 or C6-C32 arylene, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted arylene, C6-C32 arylalkylene, C6-C32 substituted arylalkylene, C1-C32 alkyleneamino, C1-C32 substituted alkyleneamino, ring-opened epoxide, and ring-opened glycidyl;
• N is a nitrogen atom;
• each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H,
• C1-C32 alkyl, C1-C32 substituted alkyl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 aryl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted aryl, C6-C32 alkylaryl, and C6-C32 substituted alkylaryl;
• wherein:
• each E comprises the same or different divalent radicals selected from the group consisting of C1-C32 alkylene, C1-C32 substituted alkylene, alkylene, optionally interrupted with a hetero atom selected from the group consisting of P, N and O, C5-C32 or C6-C32 arylene, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted arylene, C6-C32 arylalkylene, C6-C32 substituted arylalkylene, C1-C32 alkoxy, C1-C32 substituted alkoxy, C1-C32 alkyleneamino, C1-C32 substituted alkyleneamino, ring-opened epoxide and ring-opened glycidyl;
• each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C32 alkyl, C1-C32 substituted alkyl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 aryl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted aryl, C6-C32 alkylaryl, and C6-C32 substituted alkylaryl;
• or R5 comprises one or more MwDxTyQz moieties;
• wherein at least one R5 comprises at least one MwDxTyQz moiety;
• wherein:
• each m is an integer independently selected from 2 to 100,
• each n is an integer independently selected from 1 or 2,
• and wherein when an organopolysiloxane portion of a moiety G1, G2, or G3 is positively charged, A−t is a suitable charge balancing anion or anions such that the total charge of all occurrences of the charge-balancing anion or anions, A−t and kA−t, is equal to and opposite from the net charge on the organopolysiloxane portions of the moiety G1, G2, or G3.