ABSTRACT:In the novel hydrosilylation curing system, derived from an a,w-bis(2,4,6,8-tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxan-2-yl) carbon chain crosslinker 1 and allyl-group-end-blocked oligomer 2, effervescence phenomena during curing were examined. We found that the main component of the gas formed was propylene when 1 and 2 were heated in the presence of H 2 PtC16 for cure and that the amount of the gas was largely dependent on the structure of allyl functionality; in the system with allyl carbonate or allyl ester gas genaration was very distinctive and propylene formation was dominant well over the normal hydrosilylation.KEY WORDS Effervescence I Hydrosilylation Curing I Pt-Catalyst I a,w-bis(2,4,6,8-tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxan-2-yl) Carbon Chain Crosslinker I Allyl-Group-End-Blocked Oligomer I Propylene Formation IWe successfully applied the hydrosilylation reaction to the new organic-oligomer-based curing system as shown in Scheme 1. 1 -3 But effervescence still took place in some cases during curing in spite of the good miscibility of the two components, 1 and 2. The cured substances looked like foam with mechanicallyweakened strength. This paper describes the unexpected effervescence phenomenon from the polyhydrosiloxane-based hydrosilylation curing system and refers to the mechanism of gas formation.
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ReagentsCyclohydrotetrasiloxanes