Synthesis of organic-inorganic polymer hybrids from poly(vinyl chloride) and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane via CH/pi interaction

Takeru Iwamura, Kaoru Adachi, Masato Sakaguchi, Yoshiki Chujo, Takeru IWAMURA

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Abstract

The synthesis of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)/polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) polymer hybrids was performed utilizing CH/pi interaction. Poly(vinyl chloride) as an organic component was dissolved in THF with octaphenethylsilsesquioxane (Phenethyl-POSS) or octacyclohexylsilsesquioxane (Cyclohexyl-POSS) as an inorganic component. The resulting mixture was placed at 40 degrees C for 2 weeks. The obtained polymer hybrid was dried in vacua at 60 degrees C for 2 days. The transparent polymer hybrids were obtained when Phenethyl-POSS was employed as an inorganic component. In contrast, polymer hybrid became turbid when Cyclohexyl-POSS was used. These results suggest that the CH/pi interaction was found to act as an important role for the dispersion of Phenethyl-POSS in the PVC matrix. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Translated title of the contributionSynthesis of organic-inorganic polymer hybrids from poly(vinyl chloride) and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane via CH/pi interaction
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)124 - 127
JournalProgress in Organic Coatings
Volume64
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2009

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