Polycondensation of trialkoxysilane monomers accelerated by neighboring group participation of urea moiety

(Phenylaminomethyl)trimethoxysilane (= α‐amino‐siloxane) was treated with various isocyanates to obtain a series of siloxanes having urea moieties (= α‐urea‐siloxanes). Their hydrolysis‐condensation reactions were monitored with ²⁹Si NMR, to reveal that they exhibited much higher reactivity than a urea‐siloxane derived from [3‐(phenylamino)propyl]trimethoxysilane (= γ‐amino‐siloxane). When compared with the derivation of the γ‐amino‐siloxane into the corresponding γ‐urea‐siloxane, those of the α‐amino‐siloxane into the corresponding α‐urea‐siloxanes were accompanied by much larger shifts of the ²⁹Si NMR signal toward a higher magnetic field. These results suggested that the location of the urea moiety in the α‐urea‐siloxanes was favorable to its intramolecular coordination to the silicon atom to exhibit its “neighboring group participation” that promoted transformation of the tetravalent silicon center into the pentavalent one, which is more electrophilic to make the siloxanes more susceptive to undergo the hydrolysis and condensation reactions. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 6654–6659, 2008     

Silicone polycarbonates from new aryl-terminated siloxane precursors

Several synthetic routes to silicon polycarbonate copolymers utilizing aryl-terminated siloxanes have been examined. Anhydride capped siloxanes with varying polydimethylsiloxane units were prepared by the acid equilibration of 1,3-bis(4,4′-phthalicanhydride)tetramethyldisiloxane. These siloxanes were then imidized with aminophenol to the corresponding phenol capped siloxane. Reaction of these materials with 4,4′-isopropylidenediphenol (BPA) and phosgene (interfacially and non-interfacially) produced silicone polycarbonate copolymers. Similar copolymers were obtained by reaction with bis-chloroformate derivatives of 4,4′-isopropylidenediphenol (monomer and oligomers). The different synthetic routes significantly affect the thermal and mechanical properties as well as the composition of the new polymers. Materials synthesized by the bis-chloroformate route exhibit good hydrolytic and melt stabilities. Those made interfacially underwent phase separation in the melt.     

The thermal degradation of polysiloxanes—Part 4: Poly(dimethyl/diphenyl siloxane)

Poly(dimethyl/diphenyl siloxanes) have been prepared with a range of phenyl group contents both from mixtures of dimethyl and diphenyl cyclic siloxanes and from cyclic siloxanes in which both dimethyl and diphenyl structures are present. Attempts to prepare poly(diphenyl siloxane) with a reasonably high molecular weight were unsuccessful.The products of degradation of the poly(dimethyl/diphenyl siloxanes) are benzene and complex mixtures of cyclic oligomers which have been separated, identified and analysed. The characteristics of the formation of these products are discussed in relation to the degradation reactions which occur in poly(dimethyl siloxane), poly(methyphenyl siloxane) and poly(dimethyl/methylphenyl siloxane) and which have been described previously.     

Silicon-modified carbohydrate surfactants. VII: Impact of different silicon substructures on the wetting behaviour of carbohydrate surfactants on low-energy surfaces — distance decay of donor–acceptor forces

The wetting behaviour of carbohydrate surfactants bearing siloxane, carbosilane, polysilane or silane moieties has been investigated. By static surface tension (γ_lv, σ) and wetting tension (γ_sv−γ_sl, α) measurements on a non-polar perfluorinated surface (FEP®), the contact angles of aqueous surfactant solutions above the critical micelle formation concentration (cmc) were determined. Surface tension and wetting tension react independently on defined changes in the chemical structure of the surfactant molecules. Siloxane surfactants reduce the surface tension most effectively, whereas for a neopentyl-substituted silane derivative the lowest solid/liquid interfacial tension was found. The data for isomeric siloxanes, carbosilanes and silanes suggest that donor–acceptor forces at solid interfaces have a maximum range of about 4.5 Å. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Nebulization ionization and desorption ionization analysis of reactive organofunctionalized silanes in nanofilm products

Three different and recently developed desorption ionization techniques, transmission-mode desorption electrospray ionization (TM-DESI), low temperature plasma (LTP) ionization and nano-assisted laser desorption ionization (NALDI), are compared with electrospray ionization (ESI) and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) for the analysis of two nanofilm products (NFPs) for surface coating, which contain hydrolysates and condensates of organo-functionalized silanes. The NFPs were characterized in different states from the liquid phase to the fully formed surface film. The LTP spectra were dominated by the silanes, while the corresponding di-, tri- and tetrasiloxanes were common in ESI, APCI and TM-DESI. This indicates readily condensation of the silanes during the ESI and APCI ionization processes leading to the observed siloxanes. NALDI showed larger siloxane structures than the other techniques, indicating film formation on the NALDI target. Real-time monitoring of the film formation on a glass surface by LTP showed a decreasing abundance of the silanes, while the abundances of the di-, tri and tetrasiloxanes increased significantly within the first 100 s. LTP was superior in showing the non-reacted content of the NFPs, while ESI, APCI and TM-DESI were characterized by artefact formation of siloxanes. NALDI was ideal for showing the siloxane structures of the formed film. The applicabilities of each of the ionization techniques were examined, showing the advantage of utilizing more than one ionization technique for the analysis of reactive species.     

Synthesis and characterization of novel anionic siloxane polymers as pseudostationary phases for electrokinetic chromatography

Four novel siloxane polymeric pseudostationary phases with three different ionic head groups have been synthesized and characterized for electrokinetic chromatography. Siloxane polymers are of interest in this application because of the wide range of chemistries that can be developed based on these backbones, including much of the chromatographic stationary phase chemistry developed in the last thirty years. All four of the siloxanes studied were synthesized by modification of a single methylhydrosiloxane polymer with highly acidic anionic functionalities. One of the siloxanes had both ionic groups and alkane chains attached to the siloxane backbone. The electrophoretic mobilities varied from being somewhat less than sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) to being much greater than SDS. The siloxanes substituted with ionic groups at all of the silicon sites showed significant nonequilibrium band broadening, severely limiting the efficiencies of these polymers. Substitution of 20% of the silicon sites with an alkyl group improved the efficiency of the separations and the peak symmetry. The chemical selectivities of the siloxane polymers are very different from SDS, but are similar to each other.     

Determination of siloxanes,silicon, and platinum in tissues of women with silicone gel-filled implants

Silicone [poly(dimethylsiloxane)] gel used in breast implants has been known to migrate through intact silicone elastomer shells, resulting in the clinically observable "gel bleed" on the implant surface. Although silicon concentrations in capsular tissues of women with silicone prostheses have been measured with element-specific silicon analyses, no silicone-specific investigation of these tissues has been performed as yet.A combination of element-specific inductively coupled plasma high-resolution isotope dilution mass spectrometry (ICP-HR-IDMS) and species-specific gas chromatography coupled mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to analyze silicon, platinum, and siloxanes in prosthesis capsule, muscle, and fat tissues of women (n=3) who had silicone gel-filled breast implants and in breast tissue of non-augmented women (n=3) as controls.In all tissues of augmented women, siloxanes, in particular octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5), and dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6) were identified. Depending on the siloxane species and type of tissue analyzed, siloxane levels in the range of about 10-1,400 ng g(-1) were detected; total silicon was found in all tissue samples in the range of about 8,900-85,000 ng g(-1). Higher platinum levels ranging from 25-90 ng g(-1 )were detected in fibrin layer and fat tissue of two patients with prostheses. No siloxanes were detected in control breast tissue samples.This investigation of human tissues by a combination of element-specific and species-specific analytical techniques clearly demonstrates for the first time that platinum and siloxanes leak from prostheses and accumulate in their surrounding tissues.     

Development of a metal-chelated plasmonic interface for the linking of His-peptides with a droplet-based surface plasmon resonance read-off scheme

Monolayers of metal complexes were covalently attached to the surface of lamellar SPR interfaces (Ti/Ag/a-Si(0.63)C(0.37)) for binding histidine-tagged peptides with a controlled molecular orientation. The method is based on the activation of surface acid groups with N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS), followed by an amidation reaction with (S)-N-(5-amino-1-carboxypentyl)iminodiacetic acid (NTA). FTIR and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to characterize each surface modification step. The NTA modified SPR interface effectively chelated Cu(2+) ions. Once loaded with metal ions, the modified SPR interface was able to bind specifically to histidine-tagged peptides. The binding process was followed by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) in a droplet based configuration. The Cu(2+)-NTA modified interface showed protein loading comparable to commercially available NTA chips based on dextran chemistry and can thus be regarded as an interesting alternative. The sensor interface can be reused several times due to the easy regeneration step using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) treatment.     

Efforts directed toward the synthesis of colchicine: application of palladium-catalyzed siloxane cross-coupling methodology

[reaction: see text] Colchicine is an important and synthetically challenging natural product. The key synthetic step in this approach to the synthesis of colchicine involved a palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction between 5-bromotropolone (4) and an aryl siloxane to form the aryl-tropolone bond. The coupling of a variety of highly functionalized aryl siloxane derivatives was investigated and optimized coupling conditions were developed. It was discovered that a palladium catalyst with a high degree of phosphine ligand coordination (5 equiv of phosphine/mol Pd) was necessary to efficiently couple aryl siloxanes with 5-bromotropolone (4). In addition, the coupling approach has provided a direct comparison between siloxane and boronic acid coupling technologies that demonstrated that aryl siloxanes and boronic acids produce similar yields of highly functionalized biaryl products.     

主链含环二硅氮烷硅橡胶水解稳定性的研究

<正> 一般说,硅氮键对水不稳定,因此聚硅氨烷尽管具有较好的耐热性,但是仍未得到应用。等指出,硅原子或氮原子上带有较大的空间位阻的基团后,如苯基等,可以提高硅氨烷的水解稳定性,取代基的电子效应对其水解稳定性也有影响。Fink发现     

Ionic organic/inorganic materials. II. New linear and crosslinked poly(ethylene oxide)‐based ionomers by quaternization with chloroalkyl‐functionalized siloxanes

Siloxane‐modified cationic polyelectrolytes were synthesized through the quaternization reaction of a poly(ethylene glycol)‐based polymer containing tertiary amine groups in the chain with chloroalkyl‐functionalized siloxanes. Linear or crosslinked structures were obtained, depending on the functionality of the siloxane: a chloroalkyl‐monofunctionalized or ‐polyfunctionalized siloxane was used. The reaction occurred in solution with n‐propanol as a solvent and NaI as a catalyst. All products were characterized with elemental analysis and IR and ¹H NMR spectrometry. Viscometric measurements of the linear polymer in dilute aqueous solutions revealed typical polyelectrolyte behavior. The swelling capacities in various solvents of the crosslinked structures were determined. The thermal stability of the crosslinked cationic structures obtained with a polyfunctional siloxane as a quaternization agent was much higher than that of the parent polymer. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 3720–3728, 2004     

How to prevent the loss of surface functionality derived from aminosilanes

Aminosilanes are common coupling agents used to functionalize silica surfaces. A major problem in applications of 3-aminopropylsilane-functionalized silica surfaces in aqueous media was encountered: the loss of covalently attached silane layers upon exposure to water at 40 degrees C. This is attributed to siloxane bond hydrolysis catalyzed by the amine functionality. To address the issue of loss of surface functionality and to find conditions where hydrolytically stable amine-functionalized surfaces can be prepared, silanization with different types of aminosilanes was carried out. Hydrolytic stability of the resulting silane-derived layers was examined as a function of reaction conditions and the structural features of the aminosilanes. Silane layers prepared in anhydrous toluene at elevated temperature are denser and exhibit greater hydrolytic stability than those prepared in the vapor phase at elevated temperature or in toluene at room temperature. Extensive loss of surface functionality was observed in all 3-aminopropylalkoxysilane-derived layers, independent of the number and the nature of the alkoxy groups. The hydrolytic stability of aminosilane monolayers derived from N-(6-aminohexyl)aminomethyltriethoxysilane (AHAMTES) indicates that the amine-catalyzed detachment can be minimized by controlling the length of the alkyl linker in aminosilanes.     

Ionic organic/inorganic materials. I. Novel cationic siloxane copolymers containing quaternary ammonium salt groups in the backbone

The synthesis and characterization of some novel cationic siloxanes copolymers containing quaternary ammonium salt (QAS) groups in the backbone is reported in this article. One cationic oligomer having QAS in the backbone and reactive groups like 2,3‐epoxypropyl and 2‐hydroxy‐3‐chloropropyl (RCO) as well as 1,3‐bis(3‐aminopropyl)tetramethyldisiloxane or α,ω‐bis(3‐aminopropyl)oligodimethylsiloxane (AP) were used as precursors for this goal. Elemental analysis, IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to characterize the obtained copolymers. The thermal stability of the cationic siloxane copolymer increased when the siloxane oligomer having a high number of siloxane units in the chain (AP) was used as a precursor. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 3570–3578, 2002     

Hydrolytically stable linkers for silicone carbohydrates derived from hydrodiisopropylsilanes

Two strategies were developed for the attachment of sugars to siloxanes using bifunctional silicon linkers: the substrate could be functionalized with a silyl hydride before coupling to a vinyl-terminated siloxane through platinum catalyzed hydrosilylation; alternatively, unprotected glucose could be directly silylated by a silicone terminated with a chlorosilyl group. Optimal steric bulk was found with difunctional diisopropylsilanes, which exhibit excellent reactivity for preparation of sugarsilane derivatives, and also permit efficient grafting to silicones via hydrosilylation. The resulting product alkoxysilane-silicone exhibits greater stability to hydrolysis than the silicone itself.     

The preparation and characterization of poly(urethane–peo-polar siloxane) complexes as polymer electrolytes

A series of novel poly(urethane-PEO-polar siloxane) copolymers and their complexes with LiClO₄ were prepared for assessment as polymer electrolytes and characterized by IR, GPC, and DSC, and their ionic conductivity and thermal stability were tested. The incorporation of polar siloxanes into U-PEO greatly increased conductivity. The highest conductivity was 2.6 × 10^?5 S cm^?1 at 25°C. The correlation between T_g, conductivity, and the ratio of siloxane to PEO as well as stability of the polymers are discussed. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Alkyl modified anionic siloxanes as pseudostationary phases for electrokinetic chromatography. I. Synthesis and characterization

Anionic water soluble siloxane polymers have been synthesized and characterized for electrokinetic chromatography. Siloxane polymers are of interest in electrokinetic chromatography because of the wide variety of chemistries that can be developed based on these backbones, including much of the stationary phase chemistry developed in the last 30 years. The siloxanes in this study have a sulfonate functional group. The siloxanes have different length alkyl chains (C8, C12, C18) attached to the backbone in differing densities. The methylene selectivity generally increases with increasing alkyl chain length and with increasing alkyl chain density. The electrophoretic mobility appears to pass through a maximum as more alkyl chain is added to the siloxane backbone. The efficiency also would seem to pass through a maximum as more alkyl chain is added. The chemical selectivities of the siloxane polymers are very different from sodium dodecyl sulfate but are similar to each other.     

Synthesis of new siloxane urethane block copolymers and their properties

Siloxane urethane block copolymers were prepared with siloxanes as the soft segment. Films were cast from a variety of solvents. Solvent has an effect on the segregation of soft and hard segments. Surface studies, including ESCA, EDS, and FT-IR, show well segregated block copolymers with enhanced siloxane on the surface. DSC studies show a low mp (-44°C) for the soft segment and a T_g for the hard segment above room temperature. These materials show higher thermal stability compared to polyether urethane block copolymers. These copolymers also show relatively good resistance to exposure to oxygen plasma and show improved flame retardancy compared to nonsiliconated, polyether polyurethane block copolymers. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Silicon-modified carbohydrate surfactants VI: Synthesis of carbosilane,silane, polysilane and non-permethylated siloxane derivatives; the wetting behaviour of epoxy-modified precursor liquids on non-polar surfaces

The synthesis of carbohydrate surfactants bearing carbosilane, silane, polysilane and non-permethylated siloxane moieties is described. These surfactants consist of three structural elements: (1) a silicon-containing moiety, (2) a spacer and (3) a carbohydrate unit. Additionally two different types of mixed structures have been synthesized: (a) single-chained carbosilane–siloxane surfactants and (b) double-chained combinations of carbo- silanes, silanes and siloxanes. The wetting behaviour of the key intermediates, the allyl glycidyl derivatives, has been investigated by static surface tension (γ_lv, σ) and wetting tension (γ_sv−γ_sl, α) measurements on a non-polar perfluorinated surface (FEP® plate). The contact angles obtained for these pure liquids are not a linear function of the surface tension but depend on the polarity of the substructures. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the reaction of organosiloxanes with the surface of pyrogenic silica

Infrared spectroscopy and gravimetry were used to study chemisorption kinetics and adsorption equilibrium in the reaction of hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDS), hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane (HMTS), octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (OMTS), and 1,3,5 trivinyl-1,3,5-trimethylcyclotrisiloxane (MVCTS) with the surface of pyrogenic silica. It was determined that the electron-donor ability of the siloxanes in the formation of hydrogen bonds with surface hydroxyl groups decreases in the series HMDS > HMTS > OMTS > MVCTS. A reaction scheme is proposed, which includes electrophilic substitution of hydrogen of the surface silanol group in the limiting stage. It was found that the chemisorption kinetics is described by an equation of an inhomogeneous-surface model with allowance for interaction between species in a neutral-field approximation. The relative reactivity of the siloxanes in these transformations is governed mainly by the difference of the energies of the reactant siloxane bonds.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 167–172, March–April, 1992.     

Evaluation of a novel silica-supported sol–gel sorbent prepared by a surface molecular imprinting technique for the selective separation of estazolam from human plasma

A molecular imprinting polymer (MIP) based on surface modification of silica gel was prepared via the sol–gel process with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and phenyltrimethoxysilane as functional monomers, and estazolam as the template. The imprinted silica sorbent was characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, surface elemental analysis, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). An MIP of agglomerated nano-particles with multi-pores was grafted onto the surface of the silica gel after hydrolytic condensation of the siloxane. The imprinted silica sorbent was used for solid phase extraction (SPE). Using water as loading solvent, the extraction efficiency for estazolam was higher compared to the use of an organic solvent. The imprinted silica sorbent was selective not only for the template, but also for the analogue. Compared to C₁₈-SPE and liquid–liquid extraction, the MIP-SPE was the most feasible technique for extraction of estazolam from human plasma; up to 98.7?±?1.2% recovery was achieved.