Polymerization of 1,3,5-Tri(1,3,5,7-tetra)-methyl-1,3,5-tri(1,3,5,7-tetra)-10-carbomethoxydecylctri(tetra)siloxane |
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| Authors: | Nasser Saghian David Gertner |
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| Institution: | Department of Organic Chemistry , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem, Israel |
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| Abstract: | The cationic and anionic polymerization of 1,3,5-tri(1,3,5,7-tetra)methyl-1,3,5-tri (1,3,5,7-tetra)-10-carbomethoxydecylcyclotri (tetra) siloxane, catalyzed by sulfuric acid and alkali metal naphthalenes, respectively, was studied. With sulfuric acid the polymer yield increased with increasing catalyst concentration, while the molecular weights decreased. With potassium naphthalene the polymerization reaction was first order to monomer, and the molecular weights increased linearly with increasing the percent conversion in accordance with a “living” polymerization. In both cases the polymerization was an equilibrium reaction and the conversion was about 85%. Only low molecular weight polymers were obtained due to steric effects of the bulky long-chain substituents. |
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