Organic−Inorganic Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Hybrids with Confined Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxane Macromonomers

Autor: Oliver Toepfer, Daniel P. Neumann, Namita Roy Choudhury, Janis G. Matisons, and Andrew Whittaker
Přispěvatelé: Matisons, Janis Gunars, Choudhury, Namita Roy, Whittaker, A, Topfer,Oliver, Neumann,Daniel
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Chemistry of Materials. 17:1027-1035
ISSN: 1520-5002
0897-4756
Popis: We herein report the synthesis of organic-inorganic hybrid poly(methyl methacrylate) containing 1 polyhedral oligosilsesquioxanes. Octakis(3-hydroxypropyldimethylsiloxy)octasilsesquioxane (OHPS) was synthesized from octakis(hydridodimethylsiloxy)octasilsesquioxane [Si8O12(OSiMe2H)(8), Q(8)M(8)(H)] following literature procedures. Octakis(tnethacryloxypropyldimethylsiloxy) octasilsesquioxane (OMPS) was synthesized via the reaction of methacryloyl chloride or methacrylic acid anhydride with OHPS, with the latter giving improved purity. Polymerization of OMPS with methyl inethacrylate using a dibenzoylperoxide initiator gave a highly cross-linked polymer. Characterization of the polymer was performed using Fourier transform IR spectroscopy, Si-29 NMR, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, atomic force microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray analysis. The polymer was found to be largely homogeneous. Increasing the OMPS concentration in the polymer gave increased decomposition and glass transition temperatures.
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