Poly siloxane oligomers

Table 10. Characteristics of aminopropyl-terminated poly(dimethyl-diphenyl)siloxane oligomers 66 171)...

Table 11. Characteristics of ethylpiperzine-terminated poly(dimethyl-tri-fluoropropyl,methyl)siloxane oligomers 69>...

The effect of structural variations in siloxane oligomers in the synthesis and properties of the resulting siloxane-urea copolymers have also been investigated 161). In these studies aminopropyl-terminated poly(dimethyl-diphenyl)siloxane and poly-... 

Poly(arylester)-polysiloxane multiblock copolymers have also been synthesized by the interfacial polymerization of aminopropyl terminated polysiloxane oligomers with bisphenol-A and a mixture of isophthaloyl and terephthaloyl chlorides117, 193-1951 as illustrated in Reaction Scheme XV. In these reactions the poly(arylester) blocks are formed in situ during the copolymerization, so the control of their block sizes is not very precise. It is also important to note that since aminopropyl terminated siloxane oligomers are employed, the linkages which connect the arylester and siloxane blocks are amide linkages. 

Synthesis of hydrolytically stable siloxane-urethanes by the melt reaction of organo-hydroxy terminated siloxane oligomers with various diisocyanates have been reported i97,i98) -yhg polymers obtained by this route are reported to be soluble in cresol and displayed rubber-like properties. However the molecular weights obtained were not very high. A later report56) described the use of hydroxybutyl terminated disiloxanes in the synthesis of poly(urethane-siloxanes). No data on the characterization of the copolymers have been given. However, from our independent kinetic and synthetic studies on the same system 199), unfortunately, it is clear that these types of materials do not result in well defined multiphase copolymers. The use of low molecular weight hydroxypropyl-terminated siloxanes in the synthesis of siloxane-urethane type structures has also been reported 198). 

Hydrosilation reactions have been one of the earlier techniques utilized in the preparation of siloxane containing block copolymers 22,23). A major application of this method has been in the synthesis of polysiloxane-poly(alkylene oxide) block copolymers 23), which find extensive applications as emulsifiers and stabilizers, especially in the urethane foam formulations 23-43). These types of reactions are conducted between silane (Si H) terminated siloxane oligomers and olefinically terminated poly-(alkylene oxide) oligomers. Consequently the resulting system contains (Si—C) linkages between different segments. Earlier developments in the field have been reviewed 22, 23,43> Recently hydrosilation reactions have been used effectively by Ringsdorf 255) and Finkelmann 256) for the synthesis of various novel thermoplastic liquid crystalline copolymers where siloxanes have been utilized as flexible spacers. Introduction of flexible siloxanes also improved the processibility of these materials. 

In this paper we will discuss the synthesis of a, urhydroxybutyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane oligomers by cationic routes and a,u-aminopropyl terminated poly(dimethy1-diphenyl)siloxane oligomers by anionic methods respectively. Detailed procedures for the synthesis of aminopropyl, carhoxypropyl and glycidoxypropyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane oligomers have already been described elsewhere(1 1). ... 

Table II provides a summary of the results on the characteristics of aminopropyl terminated poly(dimethyl-diphenyl)-siloxane oligomers synthesized. These reactions were conducted in bulk at 160°C with K0H as the initiator. As can be seen from Table II the stoichiometric number average molecular weights sought and obtained are in very good agreement. The level of diphenylsiloxane incorporation was determined by UV spectroscopy. There is no absorption of dimethylsiloxane backbone in the spectral range of 240 to 280 nm. On the other hand, phenyl groups absorb very strongly over these wavelengths (Figure 3). For quantitative analysis we have used the absorption peak at 270 nm as the reference.

Characteristics of Aminopropyl Terminated Poly(Dimethyldiphenyl)siloxane Oligomers... 

Figure 3. Typical UV absorption spectrum of D " or D "/D blend or a poly(dimethyl-diphenyl)siloxane oligomer (CHCl solution)...

Silicone release liners are used as a non-adhering surface to which adhesive materials, such as, for example, pressure-sensitive adhesives, can be laminated. UV-curable release coatings are based on poly(dimethyl siloxane) oligomers functionalized with acrylate or epoxy groups and are mostly coated onto papers or thin films. 

Side chain furan functionalization has been accomplished by acetalization (Section 1.11.4.4.3) of poly(vinyl alcohol) (180) with furan-3-carbaldehyde (181 Scheme 87) (72MI11106). The adduct (182) was utilized as the diene reactant in a Diels-Alder reaction to bind vinyl-functional siloxane oligomers to the polymer. 

Fig. 4. Siloxane oligomers used for epoxy modification. From top, polyfdimethyl siloxane), polyfdi-methyl-co-methyltrifluoropropyl siloxane), and poly(dimethyl-co-diphenyl siloxane). Aminoethylpiperazine is the functional end group...

US 5,028,681 (American) 1991 Novel poly(imide siloxane) block copolymers and process for their preparation General Electric EN Peters Injection moldable block copolymers with high IV and excellent chemical/physical properties. Blends useful for impact modification Novel siloxane-imide block copolymers and a process for their preparation are covered. The method involves reacting a hydroxy-terminated polyimide oligomer with a siloxane oligomer with dimethylamino, acetyl or chlorine end-groups... 

A large variety of aluminum and silicon polymers with metal oxygen backbones have been made besides the poly(siloxanes). Poly(aluminosiloxanes) contain an Si-O-Al-0 backbone. A typical example results from the reaction of sodium salts of dimethylsiloxane oligomers with aluminum chloride. Polymers with Si/Al ratios of 0.8 to 23 have been made. Low Si/Al ratios are brittle and insoluble having a 3-dimensional structure while those with Si/Al ratios of 7 to 23 are soluble. 

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