Novel fluoropolymer functionalized silsesquioxanes for nanoscale architecture of hybrid composites.
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.
Suresh
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Department of Chemistry, Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.
Zhou
Wensheng
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Spraul
Bryan
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Laine
Richard M
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Ballato
John
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Smith
Dennis W
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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*
C488678:4-(trifluorovinyloxy)benzoyl chloride; D000814:Aniline Compounds; D001565:Benzoates; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds; C488677:octa(aminophenyl)silsesquioxane