Improved thermal properties of polydimethylsiloxane by copolymerization and thiol–ene crosslinking of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid moiety
Takahiro Shimura, Yijie Jin, Keiichi Kuboyama, Takuma Araki, Naofumi Kamimura, Eiji Masai, Masaya Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Michinobu
Abstract
Thermally stable copolymers of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC), a metabolic intermediate of lignin, and polydimethylsiloxane were synthesized and cross-linked by using thiol–ene click chemistry.
Topics & Concepts
Ene reactionMoietyCopolymerPolymer chemistryPolydimethylsiloxaneThiolDicarboxylic acidChemistryMaterials sciencePolymerOrganic chemistryPhotopolymerization techniques and applicationsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer composites and self-healing