title: Novel fluoropolymer functionalized silsesquioxanes for nanoscale architecture of hybrid composites.
abstract: Condensation of octa(aminophenyl)silsesquioxane with 4-(trifluorovinyloxy)benzoyl chloride affords new fluoroolefin functionalized silsesquioxanes in good yield. The new octa-trifluorovinyl functionalized monomer undergoes thermal copolymerization with established trifluorovinyl aryl ether terminated perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) oligomers, giving the first example of silsesquioxane functionalized PFCB materials. The new hybrid polymers offer a versatile building block toward a variety of nanocomposite applications including low loss photonics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: Wensheng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Spraul
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Laine
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ballato
authors.forename: Dennis W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D001565:Benzoates / Q000737:chemistry*; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D008420:Manufactured Materials / Q000032:analysis*; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C488678:4-(trifluorovinyloxy)benzoyl chloride; D000814:Aniline Compounds; D001565:Benzoates; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds; C488677:octa(aminophenyl)silsesquioxane