US 5,616,650 A · Metal-nitrogen polymer compositions comprising organic electrophiles

Abstract

The compositions of this invention comprise uncrosslinked reaction mixtures comprising (1) at least one organic monomer, oligomer or polymer comprising a multiplicity of organic, electrophilic substituents, and (2) at least one metal-containing polymer comprising a metal-nitrogen polymer. Preferred compositions of this invention comprise reaction mixtures comprising (1) at least one organic monomer, oligomer or polymer comprising a multiplicity of organic, electrophilic substituents, and (2) at least one of: silicon-nitrogen polymers, aluminum-nitrogen polymers and boron-nitrogen and polymer combinations thereof comprising a multiplicity of sequentially bonded repeat units the compositions comprising the reaction products of the reaction mixtures, and the compositions obtained by crosslinking the reaction products of the reaction mixtures. The crosslinking may be effected through at least one of thermal-based, radiation-based free radical-based or ionic-based crosslinking mechanisms. Furthermore, the reaction mixtures, the composition comprising the reaction products and the crosslinked composition may further comprise at least one filler or reinforcement. The composition may be molded or shaped by various techniques into numerous useful articles. Furthermore, the compositions may be applied as coatings by various techniques onto numerous articles to enhance the articles usefulness.

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Dependent claims

A reaction mixture comprising (1) at least one organic electrophile, comprising at least one organic polymer comprising a multiplicity of organic, electrophilic substituents wherein said electrophilic substituents comprise at least one electrophilic reactive group selected from the group consisting of epoxides, carbonyl-containing groups, and isocyanates, and (2) at least one metal-containing polymer comprising at least one of (i) a polymer selected from the group consisting of silicon-nitrogen polymers, aluminum-nitrogen polymers, and boron-nitrogen polymers comprising the repeat units (a), (b), and (c), ##STR18## respectively, where R, R', R" and R'"=hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl and A=O or S;

(ii) at least one mixture of polymers comprising two or more of the structural units (a), (b), (c), and (d);
(iii) at least one metal-crosslinked polymer comprising one or more of the structural units (a), (b), (c), and (d);
and (iv) at least one copolymer comprising two or more of the structural units (a), (b), (c), and (d).

A composition comprising the reaction product of (1) at least one organic electrophile comprising at least one organic polymer comprising a multiplicity of organic, electrophilic substituents wherein said electrophilic substituents comprise at least one electrophilic reactive group selected from the group consisting of epoxides, carbonyl-containing groups, and isocyanates, and (2) at least one metal-containing polymer comprising at least one of (i) a polymer selected from the group consisting of silicon-nitrogen polymers, aluminum-nitrogen polymers, and boron-nitrogen polymers comprising the repeat units (a), (b) and (c), ##STR21## respectively, where R, R', R" and R'"=hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl and A=O or S;

(ii) at least one mixture of at least two or more polymers comprising two or more of the structural units of the form (a), (b), (c), and (d);
(iii) at least one metal-crosslinked polymer comprising one or more of the structural units of the form (a), (b), (c), and (d);
or (iv) at least one copolymer comprising two or more of the structural units of the form (a), (b), (c), and (d).

A method for making a composition comprising:

(1) providing at least one organic electrophile comprising at least one organic polymer comprising a multiplicity of organic, electrophilic substituents, wherein said electrophilic substituents comprise at least one electrophilic reactive group selected from the group consisting of epoxides, carbonyl-containing groups, and isocyanates,
(2) providing at least one metal-containing polymer comprising at least one metal-nitrogen polymer wherein said at least one metal-containing polymer comprises at least one of (i) at least one metal-nitrogen polymer selected from the group consisting of silicon-nitrogen polymers, aluminum-nitrogen polymers, and boron-nitrogen polymers comprising the repeat units (a), (b) and (c), ##STR24## respectively, where R, R', R" and R'"=hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl and A=O or S;
(ii) at least one mixture of polymers comprising two or more of the structural units (a), (b), (c), and (d);
(iii) at least one metal-crosslinked polymer comprising one or more of the structural units (a), (b), (c), and (d);
and (iv) at least one copolymer comprising two or more of the structural units (a), (b), (c), and (d);
and
(3) combining said at least one organic electrophile and said at least one metal-containing polymer.

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