Benzothiazole-containing silanes, method for the preparation and use thereof

A benzothiazole-containing silane of the formula (I):

• wherein:
• R1 is the same or different and is an R4O— group with R4 being H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, C9-C30 branched or unbranched monovalent alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or aralkyl group,
• R2 is an alkyl polyether group —O—(R5—O)m—R6 with R5 being the same or different and being a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic divalent C1-C30 hydrocarbon group, m is 1 to 30, and R6 is a branched or unbranched C1-C30-alkyl group,
• R3 is a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic, aromatic or mixed aliphatic/aromatic divalent C1-C30 hydrocarbon group, and
• x=2-10, and
• n=0, 1 or 2.