Wannasiri C., Chanmungkalakul S., Bureerug T., Sukwattanasinitt M., Ervithayasuporn V. Ultrafast synthesis of silicone elastomers using silsesquioxane cages as crosslinkers. Chemical Communications (2023). doi:10.1039/d2cc06974a Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/81764
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Ultrafast synthesis of silicone elastomers using silsesquioxane cages as crosslinkers
Cross-linked siloxane/silsesquioxane-based elastomers were easily prepared in 15 min via the anionic ring-opening polymerization of cyclotetrasiloxane (D4) and a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, using K2CO3 as a catalytic base in dimethylformamide at 70 °C. The resulting silicone elastomers have high mechanical strength, good thermal stability, and good superhydrophobic properties.
