Recent Advances in the Field of Polycarboranesiloxanes Synthesis

Studies on the effect of polyhedral carboranes on the physicochemical properties of polycarboranosiloxanes

“…The only drawback of such systems is that there is no clear understanding of the "structure-property relationship" for polycarboranosiloxanes obtained previously. [38][39][40][41] Obviously, the number of carborane moieties and their distribution along the siloxane chain play a key role in the properties of the target polymers. Thus, one of the important goals of studies in the preparation of polycarboranosiloxanes is the development of approaches for the synthesis of such polymers with a particular composition and structure, identification of the effect of the content of carboranyl moieties on the properties of the target polymers, and the study of their thermal and rheological characteristics.…”