Photocurable silicone gel composition, and method of making the same

A method of capping a silicone having active hydrogen-containing functionality with (i) acrylic functionality to render the silicone photocurable in character, and with (ii) non-reactive functionality, comprising non-hydrolyzingly reacting the active hydrogen-containing functionality of said silicone with:

• (A) a silyl diacrylate compound of the formula:
• ##STR29## wherein:
• R.sub.1 R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.8 and R.sub.10 are independently selected from hydrogen, halo, and organo radicals;
• and
• n is an integer having a value of from 1 to 4;
• and
• (B) a silane compound of the formula:
• ##STR30## wherein:
• R.sub.11 and R.sub.16 are non-polymerizable groups and are independently selected from halo and organo radicals;
• and
• R.sub.12, R.sub.13, R.sub.14, are independently selected from hydrogen, halo, and organo radicals,
• to yield a capped silicone having from about 50% to about 98% of the active hydrogen-containing functionality of the silicone capped with acryloxy functionality deriving from said silyl diacrylate compound, and the remainder of the active hydrogen-containing functionality of the silicone capped with capping moieties derived from said silane compound.