Jian-kun HU, Xiao-fen YU, A-ding LU, Juan LI, Shu-ling GONG. Recent Development in the Synthesis of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane[J]. Polymer Bulletin, 2014,27(10):52-61.
Jian-kun HU, Xiao-fen YU, A-ding LU, Juan LI, Shu-ling GONG. Recent Development in the Synthesis of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane[J]. Polymer Bulletin, 2014,27(10):52-61.DOI:
Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) shows some of the important features
including the Si-O cage size and the distribution of the eight pendant arms from the cube in a three-dimensional arrangement. These cubic Si-O cages have thus become very popular as nanometer-scale building blocks in a wide range of polymeric materials. In this contribution
the recent development in the synthesis of POSS was reviewed
and in particular the synthesis method of T
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T
8
R
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R'
T
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n
R'
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and partially condensed POSS (T
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) was described. Meanwhile
the synthesis ways and experiences about many POSS compounds were also summarized. Finally
the potential development in the synthesis of POSS was also discussed.