Organic network formers

Organic Network Formers. As indicated above, an additional organic network can be built up by organic polymer synthesis within an inorganic network. The basic principles are shown in Equations 3 to 5 with a vinyl, methyl methacrylate and epoxide polymerization ... 

Semiconductor clusters were prepared via multifunctional 116 inorganic-organic sol-gel processing. The reaction of hexamethyldisilylthiane with metal alkoxide (in THF + alcohol) produced silane functionalized metal sulfide clusters and inorganic/organic network formers. 

Inorganic networks, especially glasslike gnes can be characterized by the ratio of network forming (e.g. [siO ] ) to network modifying (e.g. =Si-0 Na ) units. Network formers (e.g. SiO, B 03, A 2°3 T 2 are (in opposition to the majority of organic units) three-dimensional crosslinking units. 

Organically modified silicates can be conveniently synthesized from precursors, such as R 4-jcSi(OR) c which contain nonhydrolyzable Si-C bonds so that organic moieties are not removed during the hydrolysis-condensation process. Organic groups R can behave as either network modifiers or network formers... 

Si-C bonds are rather covalent so that they are not broken upon hydrolysis. This is no more valid with transition metals for which M-C bonds are more ionic. Complexing organic ligands such as acetates or acetylacetonates have then to be used as shown previously. However such groups behave as network modifiers rather than network formers therefore decreasing the mechanical properties of the resulting material. They are usually removed upon calcination in order to obtain oxide particles of controlled size. 

Hybrid materials can be formed when the reaction starts with a functionalized precursor where the fimctionality can either be reactive (a network former) or non-reactive (network modifier). An extensive study used one pulse Si MAS NMR to compare a range of samples with different functionalization. This data, combined with heteronuclear correlation and CP, was able to distinguish materials that were homogeneous or phase separated. As the chain length of the appended organic groups increased there was a decrease in the connectivity of the T-silicons due to steric effects (Peeters et al., 1995). 

After the kinetic model for the network is defined, a simulation method needs to be chosen, given the systemic phenomenon of interest. The phenomenon might be spatial. Then it has to be decided whether in addition stochasticity plays a role or not. In the former case the kinetic model should be described with a reaction-diffusion master equation [81], whereas in the latter case partial differential equations should suffice. If the phenomenon does not involve a spatial organization, the dynamics can be simulated either using ordinary differential equations [47] or master equations [82-84]. In the latter case but not in the former, stochasticity is considered of importance. A first-order estimate of the magnitude of stochastic fluctuations can be obtained using the linear noise approximation, given only the ordinary differential equation description of the kinetic model [83-85, 87]. 

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This kind of direct cooperation between organizations resembles a graphlike network cooperation structure in a peer-to-peer mode which is not supported in the former delegation-based concept of AHEAD Both subcontractors cannot cooperate with each other directly but only through their common contractor, the chemical company (shown in the left part of the Figure). In this way, only tree-like cooperation structures are possible. Although this delegation-based process decomposition approach is sufficient in many situations, often direct cooperation between all partners of a cooperative network of companies is needed as well. 

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