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Title: Composite materials with improved properties in compression. Appendix 2. Anionic ring opening polymerization of 1-silacyclopent-3-ene. Characterization of poly(1-sila-cis-pent-3-ene) by sup 1 H, sup 13 C, and sup 29 Si NMR spectroscopy. Interim report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6950025

1-Silacyclopent-ene (I) undergoes anionic ring opening polymerization catalyzed by methyllithium/HMPA to yield poly(1-sila-cis-pent-3-ene) (II). II was characterized by {sup 1}H, {sup 13}C and {sup 29}Si NMR, TGA and elemental analysis. The low molecular weight of II permits end group analysis. Pyrolysis of II gives high char yields. These have been characterized by EDS.

Research Organization:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (USA). Loker Hydrocarbon Research Inst.
OSTI ID:
6950025
Report Number(s):
AD-A-221647/1/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English