Process for the production of crosslinked polymer employing low VOC-producing silane crosslinker and resulting crosslinked polymer

A silane of general Formula (1):

• [Y[-G(—SiXuZbvZcw)s]r]n (Formula 1)
• wherein:
• each occurrence of G is a divalent straight chain alkyl of 3 to 18 carbon atoms or a chemical bond;
• each occurrence of X is independently selected from the group consisting of R1O—, R1C(═O)O— and —O(R10CR11)fOH, wherein each occurrence of R1, R10 and R11 is independently R;
• each occurrence of Zb is independently (—O—)0.5, and [—O(R10CR11)fO—]0.5, wherein each occurrence of R10 and R11 is independently R;
• each occurrence of Zc is independently given by —O(R10CR11)fO— wherein each occurrence of R10 and R11 is independently R;
• each occurrence of R is independently an alkyl of C1 to C4 or hydrogen;
• each occurrence of the subscript f is an integer from 1 to 15;
• each occurrence of n is an integer from 1 to 100, with the proviso that when n is greater than 1, then v is a greater than 0 and all the valences for Zb have a silicon atom bonded to them;
• each occurrence of the subscript u is an integer from 0 to 2;
• each occurrence of the subscript v is an integer from 0 to 3;
• each occurrence of the subscript w is an integer 0 or 1, with the proviso that u+v+2w=3;
• each occurrence of the subscript r is 1;
• each occurrence of the subscript s is 1;
• and
• each occurrence of Y is independently CH2═CH—, CHR═CH— or CR2═CH—, with the proviso that said silane contains at least one occurrence of Zb or Zc.