Patent ID: 7034175

Claim:
A modified silane compound having a structural formula selected from the group consisting of: wherein n represents an integer from 2 to 4; wherein m represents an integer from 1 to about 20; with the proviso that in can represent the integer 0 for structures of formula (3) wherein Z represents the group C(R)R′; wherein X groups can be the same or different; wherein X represents a chemical moiety; with the proviso that X does not represent a methyl group, an ethyl group, or aphenyl group in cases where the modified silane compound is of structural formula (2) wherein n represents the integer 1 or the integer 2; R* represents a hydrogen atom; Y represents an oxygen atom; and Z represents the moiety C(R)R′; wherein R, R′, and R″ can be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups containing from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms, aryl groups containing from about 6 to about 18 carbon atoms, alkaryl groups containing from 7 to about 18 carbon atoms, alkoxy groups containing from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, hydroxy groups, and halide atoms; wherein R* is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups containing from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms, aryl groups containing from about 6 to about 18 carbon atoms, and alkaryl groups containing from 7 to about 18 carbon atoms; wherein R, R′, R″, and R* can be bonded together in any combination in cases where R, R′, R″, and R* are not hydrogen atoms, halide atoms, or hydroxy groups; wherein Y represents a moiety selected from the group consisting of C(R)R′, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, and phosphorus; wherein Z represents a moiety selected from the group consisting of C(R)R′, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, and phosphorus; with the proviso that Y and Z can not both represent the moiety C(R)R′; wherein the contiguous cyclic ring in formulas (1) and (3) can contain heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, phosphorus, and silicon in cases where m represents an integer greater than 1; wherein the contiguous cyclic ring in formulas (1) and (3) can be saturated or unsaturated in cases where m represents an integer greater than 1; wherein said alkyl groups, aryl groups, alkaryl groups, and alkoxy groups can contain halide atoms and heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, phosphorus, and silicon.