New poly(silanes-siloxanes) via hydrosilation in supercritical CO2 and subsequent crosslinking

Autor: Patrick E. Cassidy, Hui Zhou, John W. Fitch, Sreenu R. Venumbaka
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Macromolecular Symposia. 192:115-122
ISSN: 1521-3900
1022-1360
Popis: In order to obtain crosslinkable, low dielectric, low Tg materials, the hydrosilation polymerization was carried out in supercritical carbon dioxide (SC CO 2 ) using Karstedt's catalyst, and a series of new fluorine-containing poly(carbosilane/siloxane) were synthesized and characterized. The molecular weights of polymers obtained in SC CO 2 were notably greater than those obtained in benzene. Hydrolysis and thermal curing of these polymers leads to materials considerably higher molecular weight which retain their low Tg values.
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