Two silicon-containing eugenol-based
benzocyclobutene
monomers
were prepared by a simple solvent-free hydrosilylation reaction. After
heat treatment, a series of materials were obtained by a free radical
addition reaction, [4 + 4] cycloaddition, or [4 + 2] Diels–Alder
cycloaddition. All polymers displayed high thermostability with a
5% weight loss temperature (T
5d) of over
410 °C and a glass transition temperature (T
g) of up to 216 °C as well as a good transmittance
of 90% varying from 500 to 800 nm. In particular, all polymers also
exhibited good hydrophobicity with contact angles exceeding 100°
and water absorption as low as 8‰ after immersing in boiling
water for 72 h. It should be noted that P3 showed excellent
dielectric properties with a dielectric constant (D
k) of 2.48 and a dielectric loss (D
f) of 6.38 × 10–3 at a high frequency
of 2 GHz as well as good flame retardancy due to the high content
of cyclotriphophazene compared with those of P1, P2, and previously reported biobased materials. The above
advantages indicate that eugenol-based low-dielectric materials have
great potential for application in encapsulation resins in the field
of microelectronics.
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