Synthesis and characterization of a soluble ladderlike polysilsesquioxane containing reactive ester groups

Yang Liu, Chun Qing Liu, Zhong Rong Shen, Ping Xie, Rong Ben Zhang*, Chao Bin He, Tai Shung Chung

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Abstract

A novel soluble ladderlike polysilsesquioxane containing reactive ester groups (Ester-T) was synthesized for the first time by stepwise coupling polymerization including preammonolysis, controlled hydrolysis and polycondensation. The monomer, 3-trichlorosilylpropoxy 4-acetoxybenzoate (M), was synthesized by hydrosilylation of allyloxy 4-acetoxybenzoate with trichlorosilane in the presence of dicyclopentadienylplatinum (II) chloride (Cp2PtCl2) catalyst. Combination of FTIR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, 29Si-NMR, XRD, DSC, TGA and VPO methods was used to demonstrate that the polymer obtained has an ordered ladderlike structure. The synthesized Ester-T may have promising applications as a precursor of advanced functional polymers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)209-216
Number of pages8
JournalChinese Journal of Polymer Science (English Edition)
Volume19
Issue number2
StatePublished - Mar 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Characterization
  • Hydrosilylation
  • Ladderlike polysilsesquioxane
  • Stepwise coupling polymerization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Organic Chemistry

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