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Functionality and stereochemical design of silicon‐containing polymers
Author(s) -
Kawakami Yusuke,
Imae Ichiro
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3935(19990601)200:6<1245::aid-macp1245>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - silicon , polymer , materials science , copolymer , polymer chemistry , side chain , chemical engineering , surface modification , oxygen , chemistry , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , composite material , engineering
Molecular design and precision synthesis of silicon‐containing polymers are described. The low rotational barrier energy around the silicon‐oxygen bond was taken advantage of in designing a selectively oxygen permeable membrane material and new side‐chain liquid crystalline polymers. The low surface free energy of polysiloxane graft copolymers was utilized in surface modification of a film consisting of a blend. Syntheses of stereoregular and/or optically active silicon‐containing polymers from optically active silicon compounds are presented as well.