Conventional silicone resins have either alkoxy siloxane (-SiOR) or silanol (-SiOH) functional groups, which limits their application to certain specific curing chemistries. To expand their scope in coatings, modified silicone resins have been developed with functional groups suitable for conventional curing chemistries. For example, the — SiOH group of silicone resin, being acidic, does not react with isocyanate cross-linkers, and therefore it is modified with an alcoholic hydroxyl group (Si-CH2-CH2-OH) that can easily react with isocyanates. A few such representative examples of modified silicones are given in Figure 2.71.
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