Arylene-bridged 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl2,5-disila-1-oxacyclopentanes as precursors to non-shrinking polysiloxanes. A new route to sol-gel type polymers
Sol-gel chemistry has been the focus of much attention in the design and preparation of highly crosslinked polysiloxane gels. Preparation of sol-gel processed silica or polysilesquioxane gels is carried out by the hydrolysis and condensation of alkoxysilyl monomers, usually in the presence of catalytic acid or base and an excess of water. Removal of the alcohol and water byproducts of the condensation reactions, in addition to the alcohol needed to co-dissolve the hydrophobic monomers with water, leads to substantial shrinkage during drying of the resulting gels. This limits the utility of sol-gel processing for applications requiring net-shape casting of artifacts, crack free coatings, or low vaporous organic contaminants (VOCs). It would be advantageous to have a sol-gel process based on an organosilicon monomer that would not require water as a reactant or produce water and alcohol condensation products and still result in siloxane network polymers capable of forming gels. Here, the authors show the synthesis and preparation of a novel sol-gel monomer which can easily be polymerized by ring opening polymerization to give highly crosslinked polysiloxane gels with no condensation byproducts.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Encapsulants and Foams Dept., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 290945
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-98-1416C; CONF-980812-; ON: DE99000427; BR: DP0102031; TRN: AHC29901%%150
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 216. national American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting, Boston, MA (United States), 23-27 Aug 1998; Other Information: PBD: [1998]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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