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Back Cover: Alternating Copolymer of Double Four Ring Silicate and Dimethyl Silicone Monomer–PSS‐1 (Chem. Eur. J. 47/2017)
Author(s) -
Smet Sam,
Vandenbrande Steven,
Verlooy Pieter,
Kerkhofs Stef,
Breynaert Eric,
Kirschhock Christine E. A.,
MartineauCorcos Charlotte,
Taulelle Francis,
Van Speybroeck Veronique,
Martens Johan A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201703069
Subject(s) - silicate , monomer , copolymer , silicone , thermal stability , polymer chemistry , materials science , polymer , cover (algebra) , ring (chemistry) , polymer science , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , engineering , mechanical engineering
Systematic linking of double four‐ring (D4R) silicate units through their corners with dimethylsilicone monomers creates a new silicate–silicone copolymer named PSS‐1 (polyoligosiloxysilicone number one). PSS‐1, which consists of twisted columns of D4R units bridged by dimethylsilicone, shows exceptional thermal stability and mechanical strength. This new polymer is the first member of a new class of materials termed Posisils synthesized from pre‐shaped silicate units and silicone linkers. More information can be found in the Full Paper by J. A. Martens et al. on page 11286.