Abstract
A high molecular weight poly(dipropylenecarbonate-co-disiloxane) was prepared through a simple acid-catalyzed hydrolysis and condensation polymerization reaction of bis(3-dimethylethoxysilylpropylene) carbonate. The polymer was thermally stable to 300 °C. Higher temperatures resulted in the complete degradation of the polymer to monomeric products including three different tetramethyldisiloxane products. The nature of degradation products were markedly dependent on the manner in which the polymer had been processed and were particularly sensitive to traces of acid.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 186 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | American Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Apr 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1997 ACS San Francisco Meeting - San Francisco, CA, USA Duration: Apr 13 1997 → Apr 17 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Polymers and Plastics