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Influence of Concentration of Thiol-Substituted Poly(dimethylsiloxane)s on the Properties, Phases, and Swelling Behaviors of Their Crosslinked Disulfides.

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العنوان: Influence of Concentration of Thiol-Substituted Poly(dimethylsiloxane)s on the Properties, Phases, and Swelling Behaviors of Their Crosslinked Disulfides.
المؤلفون: Beaupre, Danielle M., Goroncy, Alexander K., Weiss, Richard G.
المصدر: Macromol; Mar2023, Vol. 3 Issue 1, p36-53, 18p
مصطلحات موضوعية: DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES, CROSSLINKING (Polymerization), DISULFIDES, COPOLYMERS, NUCLEAR magnetic resonance spectroscopy, THIOLS
مستخلص: A simple, efficient procedure has been employed to effect intra- and inter-chain crosslinking of two commercially available thiolated poly(dimethylsiloxane) copolymers (T-PDMS) with 4–6% or 13–17% of mercaptopropyl side-chains. The thiol functional groups were converted to disulfides (D-PDMS) in chloroform solutions of I2. Importantly, the conditions employed avoid over-oxidation to other types of sulfur-containing species, and the concentration of T-PDMS during the crosslinking reaction dictated the rheological properties and liquid or solid nature of the D-PDMS. The procedure for obtaining the crosslinked copolymers is simpler than other approaches in the literature used to crosslink polysiloxane backbones and to modulate their properties. By changing the concentration of T-PDMS during the treatment with I2, the degree of intra- and inter-chain crosslinking can be controlled (as assessed qualitatively by the solid or liquid nature of the products and their viscoelastic properties). For each of the T-PDMS materials, there is a concentration threshold, above which products are solids, and below which they are oils. Liquid and solid materials were characterized using 1H and 13C solution-state and 13C solid-state NMR spectroscopy, respectively. They indicate greater than 90% conversion of thiols to disulfides in the presence of excess I2. The rheological behavior of the liquid products, solvent swelling ability of solid products, and the thermal stability of the reactants and products are described. Furthermore, the solid products exhibit some of the highest swelling values reported in the literature for poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) materials. As assessed by thermal gravimetric analyses, the disulfide-crosslinked materials are more stable thermally than the corresponding thiols. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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قاعدة البيانات: Complementary Index
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تدمد:26736209
DOI:10.3390/macromol3010004