| abstract |
ORGANOSILICONE POLYMERS ARE PROVIDED CONTAINING MONOMERIC UNITS A, B AND C WHERE A IS SIO4/2, B IS A POLYFUNCTIONA; SILOXY UNIT IN WHICH SILICON IS BONDED TO AT LEAST ONE ORGANIC MOIETY BEARINGS A POLY(OXYLALKYLENE) CHAIN, AND C IS A MONOFUNCTIONAL TROIOGANOSILOXY UNIT, AND IN WHICH THERE ARE FROM ABOUT 0.4 TO ABOUT 2 MOLES OF A, AND FROM ABOUT 0.2 TO ABOUT 2 MOLES OF C, PER MOLE OF B. THE POLYMERS ARE USEFUL AS SURFACTANTS AND FIND PARTICULAR APPLICATION IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FLEXIBLE POLYESTER URETHANE CELLULAR PRODUCTS, INCLUDING FLAME-RETARDED FOAMS. |