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From Amorphous Silicones to Si-Containing Highly Ordered Polymers: Some Romanian Contributions in the Field.

ABSTRACT: Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), in spite of its well-defined helical structure, is an amorphous fluid even at extremely high molecular weights. The cause of this behavior is the high flexibility of the siloxane backbone and the lack of intermolecular interactions attributed to the presence of methyl groups. These make PDMS incompatible with almost any organic or inorganic component leading to phase separation in siloxane-siloxane copolymers containing blocks with polar organic groups and in siloxane-organic copolymers, where dimethylsiloxane segments co-exist with organic ones. Self-assembly at the micro- or nanometric scale is common in certain mixed structures, including micelles, vesicles, et cetera, manifesting reversibly in response to an external stimulus. Polymers with a very high degree of ordering in the form of high-quality crystals were obtained when siloxane/silane segments co-exist with coordinated metal blocks in the polymer chain. While in the case of coordination of secondary building units (SBUs) with siloxane ligands 1D chains are formed; when coordination is achieved in the presence of a mixture of ligands, siloxane and organic, 2D structures are formed in most cases. The Romanian research group's results regarding these aspects are reviewed: from the synthesis of classic, amorphous silicone products, to their adaptation for use in emerging fields and to new self-assembled or highly ordered structures with properties that create perspectives for the use of silicones in hitherto unexpected areas.

SUBMITTER: Cazacu M

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