Abstract
New branched polymethylvinylborosiloxanes (PMVBSs) with random structures were prepared, and their chemical structures were studied by spectroscopic methods (FTIR, 1H-, 29Si-, and 11B-NMR) and elemental analysis (% C, % H, % Si, and % B). Average molecular weights Mw and Mn were determined by a size exclusion chromatography (SEC), and dynamic viscosities were measured in Brookfield cone–plate reoviscometer HBDV-II+cP. Thermal properties of PMVBSs were studied under air and under nitrogen atmosphere. Thermal curves were interpreted from the point of view of physical and chemical transitions, taking place during the heating process of PMVBSs. Parameters of their thermal stabilities and glass transition temperatures (Tg) were determined. The synthesized PMVBSs are characterized by low glass transition temperatures (Tg: from −122 to −137 °C) which depend on their chemical structures. It was concluded that gaseous products (such as volatile siloxanes, silanes, CO2, H2O, CH2O, methanol, and formic acid), which could be liberated during the heating process of PMVBSs, promote ceramization processes, leading to the formation of the ceramics of a type SiBCO—a borosilicate glass and silica.
Introduction
The development of a contemporary technique prompts an increase in the demand for polymeric materials with special properties, which are resistant to the influence of low and high temperatures, are slow-burning, and have good mechanical strength. In order to fulfill these requirements and find new materials and technologies of their production, numerous efforts are undertaken. One of such possibilities is the chemical synthesis of new copolymers. In recent years, intensive studies concerning synthesis and applications of hybrid inorganic–organic polymers have been developed. An important group of these polymers are polyborosiloxanes (PBS) [1].
The PBS have thermodynamically stable linkages, but are non-resistant to hydrolysis [2]. Although it is known from the literature information that the presence of trivalent metals causes increase of thermal stability of materials, nevertheless an effect of boron atoms on thermooxidative stability under air atmosphere was studied so far only in a limited range [3]. Thermogravimetric studies proved a high thermal stability of PBS, which is the result of high dissociation energy of Si–O and B–O bonds, and moreover it is the result of high crosslinking degree of these polymers and the presence of phenyl groups in their macromolecules.
The PBS have found many comprehensive practical applications, for instance, as substances for decreasing the flammability of polyethylene terephtalate (PET) [4]. PBS were added to PET, together with montmorillonite nanoparticles. This system of fire retardants substantially decreased the flammability of PET and contributed to a formation of thick multi-cellular borosiloxane-carbon coatings during polymer combustion. These coatings acted as a barrier for a flame, smoke, and oxygen [4]. Marosi and coworkers [5] had applied PBS as flame retardants for polyolefines. The addition of PBS to polypropylene (PP) caused the increase of a viscosity and viscoelasticity during the melting of PP and the decrease of the polymer flammability. PBS cumulated on a PP surface during combustion process and prevented the spreading of a flame, forming a protective coating, and thus deterring any contact with the flame [5]. Other boron compounds (e.g., boric acid and borax) [6, 7]; silanes; silicon-containing polymers: siloxanes, silsesquioxanes [6], and inorganic silicates, e.g., modified montmorillonites [8–10]; and halloysite nanotubes [11, 12] were successfully used as halogen-free fire retardants. Ammonium polyphosphate, microencapsulated with a low molecular weight polydimethylsiloxane-α,ω-diol, showed enhanced water resistance and significantly improved flame resistance properties as compared with an unmodified ammonium polyphosphate in a thermoplastic polyurethane composites [13].
In this article, we present the results of our studies concerning thermal properties of the synthesized, new branched polymethylvinylborosiloxanes (PMVBSs) which have not been described in the literature so far. We are going to use these copolymers as modifiers of diene elastomers.
Experimental
The focus of our studies are the chosen new branched PMVBSs. Their characteristics are given in Table 1. They were synthesized in the following way. In reactions of boric acid B(OH)3 with a large excess of dichlorodimethylsilane Me2SiCl2, in a dry diethyl ether, a borosiloxane precursor tris(chlorodimethylsilyl)borate B(OSiMe2Cl)3 was prepared. PMVBSs with random, and branched structures were prepared by a hydrolytic copolycondensation of ether solution of the borosiloxane precursor B(OSiMe2Cl)3 and appropriate stoichiometric amounts of chlorosilanes (selected according to predicted chemical structures of PMVBSs): dichlorodimethylsilane Me2SiCl2, trichloromethylsilane, MeSiCl3, chlorotrimethylsilane, Me3SiCl, and methylvinyldichlorosilane, MeViSiCl2 with stoichiometric quantity of water, in the presence of pyridine as HCl acceptor [14, 15].
Results of determination of molecular weights (by SEC method), elemental analysis, and the contents of Si–Vi groups [15]
| Predicted composition of PMVBSs | M n calc. | M n | M w | M w/Mn | % C | % H | % B | % Si | The content of Si–Vi groups/mol/100 g | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calc. | Found | Calc. | Found | Calc. | Found* | Calc. | Found | Calc. | Found** | |||||
| B3O2D190D19viM′5 | 16,237 | 3,310 | 7,150 | 2.16 | 33.44 | 33.75 33.79 | 8.06 | 8.13 8.32 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 37.02 | 37.21 | 0.117 | 0.107 |
| B6O5D180D10viM′8 | 15,809 | 3,020 | 7,430 | 2.46 | 32.97 | 33.15 33.31 | 8.11 | 8.31 8.44 | 0.41 | 0.31 | 37.36 | 37.70 | 0.053 | 0.063 |
| B9O8D190D10viM′11 | 16,157 | 3,260 | 7,070 | 2.17 | 32.93 | 33.30 33.37 | 8.10 | 8.29 8.39 | 0.58 | 0.46 | 36.68 | 37.25 | 0.056 | 0.062 |
| B3O8T′6D76D19viM′11 | 8,673 | 1,900 | 4,180 | 2.20 | 34.34 | 34.51 34.74 | 7.98 | 8.14 8.30 | 0.37 | 0.27 | 36.27 | 36.74 | 0.218 | 0.240 |
| B3O11T′9D100D25viM′14 | 11,415 | 2,370 | 4,690 | 1.98 | 34.30 | 34.08 34.27 | 7.97 | 8.08 8.23 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 36.42 | 36.43 | 0.217 | 0.239 |
| B6O8T′3D76D19viM′11 | 8,576 | 1,850 | 4,160 | 2.25 | 34.31 | 34.58 34.68 | 7.97 | 8.07 8.15 | 0.76 | 0.45 | 35.70 | 36.67 | 0.222 | 0.221 |
| B6O11T′6D100D25viM′14 | 11,318 | 2,310 | 4,780 | 2.07 | 34.28 | 33.92 34.21 | 7.96 | 7.73 7.83 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 35.98 | 36.47 | 0.220 | 0.211 |
| B6O14T′9D124D31viM′17 | 14,059 | 2,910 | 7,190 | 2.47 | 34.26 | 34.18 34.20 | 7.96 | 8.26 8.13 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 36.16 | 35.73 | 0.219 | 0.223 |
| B9O14T′6D124D31viM′17 | 13,962 | 2,820 | 6,880 | 2.44 | 34.24 | 34.08 34.32 | 7.95 | 7.74 7.93 | 0.70 | 0.52 | 35.81 | 36.11 | 0.222 | 0.211 |
% C, % H, % B, and % Si were calculated for predicted molecular formulas of PMVBSs
D Me2SiO, Dvi Me(CH2=CH)SiO, T′ MeSi, M′ Me3SiO
* % B was determined by ICP-AES method
** The content of CH2=CH–Si groups was calculated on the basis of integration ratio of their signals to CH3–Si signals in the 1H-NMR and compared with theoretical integration ratios of both signals
Synthesis of B9O14T′6D124D31viM17 (B9T6)
To one-necked round bottom flask with a volume 250 ml, equipped with a reflux condenser and a drying tube filled with anhydrous CaCl2, was added 3.34 g (0.054 mol) of boric acid (p.a.), 90.25 ml of Me2SiCl2 (0.744 mol), 30 ml of dry diethyl ether, and a magnetic stirring bar. This mixture of reagents was stirred with a magnetic stirrer for 24 h at room temperature (24 °C). After this time, stirring was stopped, because the entire amount of boric acid had reacted, giving homogeneous solution of borosiloxane precursor, B(OSiMe2Cl)3, and an excess of Me2SiCl2. Then, to a four-necked reactor with a volume 1.5 L (equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer, reflux condenser, and the drying tube filled with anhydrous CaCl2) was added the solution of the borosiloxane precursor, 24.14 ml of MeViSiCl2 (0.186 mol), 4.23 ml of MeSiCl3 (0.036 mol), 12.95 ml Me3SiCl (0.102 mol), and 70 ml of dry diethyl ether. The content of reactor was cooled down to −12 °C in an ice–NaCl bath, and 189 ml of pyridine was added dropwise for 70 min., at temperatures ranging from −12 to −4 °C. Next 34.3 ml (1.91 mol) of distilled water was added dropwise at temperatures ranging from −9 to +6 °C for 200 min. During the addition of water, the reaction system was diluted with 175 ml of dry diethyl ether. The cooling bath was removed, and stirring was continued. When temperature in the reactor reached 13 °C, a vigorous increase of temperature was observed (up to 19 °C), and immediately the cooling bath was applied again for 15 min.
In order to block any unreacted terminal Si–OH groups, 20.25 ml of trimethylchlorosilane (0.16 mol) was added, and the content of reactor was stirred for 10 h. On the next day (day 2), the reaction solution was decanted, transferred to a separation funnel, and quickly washed with 25 ml of distilled water. The solution of products was transferred to an Erlenmeyer flask and dried with anhydrous MgSO4. It was kept in a fridge overnight. On the next day (day 3), the solution of products was filtered off through Schott funnel (G-3), and the precipitate was washed with dry diethyl ether. The solvent was distilled off through fractionation Vigreux column. Traces of ether were removed under reduced pressure (∼30 mmHg). The obtained product was evacuated at 5 mmHg in oil bath at a temperature 150 °C, giving 46.07 g of PMVBSs (with yield 59.7 wt%) as a colorless liquid with dynamic viscosity of 32.3 cP.
Other PMVBSs products were similarly prepared.
Methods
The FTIR spectra were registered on Bio-Rad 175C spectrophotometer for neat samples, placed between NaCl plates.
1H-, 29Si-, and 11B-NMR spectra (in C6D6) were recorded on Bruker DRX 500 machine, at the Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, in Łódź (CBMM PAN). Hexamethyldisiloxane Me3SiOSiMe3 was used as an external standard in the 29Si-NMR (INEPT) (δ = 6.98 ppm, in CDCl3).
Elementary analysis (% H and % C) was performed at CBMM PAN. The content of Si was determined by the “wet method” with concentrated H2SO4 (p.a.) [16]. The contents of CH2=CH–Si groups were calculated from the integration of signals of CH2=CH–Si and CH3–Si in the 1H-NMR spectra and compared with theoretical integration ratios of both signals. The content of boron was determined by the emission atomic spectroscopy combined with inductive plasma (ICP-AES) in Thermo Jarrell Ash Spectrometer (USA). The calibration of the spectrometer was done with an ICP multi-element standard solution VI for ICP-MS (Merck). Samples for the analysis were dissolved in concentrated acid solutions of spectral grade (HNO3 and H2SO4) in an MLS 1200 device (Milestone, Italy), with the application of microwaves.
Dynamic viscosities (η25) of PMVBSs were measured at 25.0 °C on Brookfield cone–plate reoviscometer HBDV-II+cP with a cone cP40 (Table 2). Because of Newtonian properties of PMVBSs, values of rotational speeds are not given.
Yields of PMVBSs, their dynamic viscosities, and chemical shifts in 11B-NMR spectra
| Average compositions of PMVBSs (the expected structures) | Yields/wt% | Dynamic viscosities/cP | 11B-NMR data |
|---|---|---|---|
| δ/ppm | |||
| B3O2D190D19viM5 | 74 | 28.3 | 15.0 |
| B6O5D180D10viM8 | 75 | 25.8 | 17.2 |
| B9O8D190D10viM11 | 73 | 16.5 | 17.2 |
| B3O8T′6D76D19viM11 | 67 | 18.4 | 15.3 |
| B3O11T′9D100D25viM14 | 58 | 22.4 | 15.0 |
| B6O8T′3D76D19viM11 | 60 | 32.3 | 15.0 |
| B6O11T′6D100D25viM14 | 63 | 30.4 | 17.4 |
| B6O14T′9D124D31viM17 | 69 | 32.9 | 15.2 |
| B9O14T′6D124D31viM17 | 60 | 34.2 | 17.3 |
The molecular weights (MWs) values of PMVBSs and their polydispersities were analyzed using a size exclusion chromatography (SEC) in toluene solution, using LDC analytic chromatograph equipped with refractoMonitor and two phenogel columns covering the MWs values in the range of 102–105 g mol−1. A calibration was made as per polystyrene standards.
The thermal analysis of PMVBSs under air atmosphere was conducted in Paulik Paulik, Erdey derivatograph within the temperature ranging from 25 to 800 °C. Samples weighing 90 mg each were used. The heating rate was 7.9 °C/min. The thermal analysis under nitrogen was carried out by the method of scanning dynamic calorimetry and thermogravimetry by means of a DSC-204 microcalorimeter of Netzsch and a TG 209 thermobalance of Netzsch, using weighed samples of 5–6 mg. The heating rate was 10 °C/min. DSC curves were recorded for the temperatures ranging from −150 to 500 °C and TG curves under nitrogen atmosphere—for the temperature range of 20–500 °C.
Results and discussion
The prepared branched PMVBSs (with yields: 55–74 %, Table 2) contain linkages Si–O–Si; functional vinylsiloxane groups, –(CH2=CH)Si(Me)–O–; trifunctional branching points, BO3/2; and non-reactive trimethylsiloxane end groups, Me3SiO1/2. Some PMVBSs contain methylsiloxane branching points, CH3SiO3/2 (T), but all the prepared PMVBSs do not have hydroxyl functional groups, B–OH and Si–OH, and also do not have sensitive to hydrolysis linkages B–O–B.
The chemical structure of PMVBSs was first analyzed by elemental analysis (% C, % H, % Si, and % B) and infrared spectroscopy (Fig. 1).
FTIR spectrum of B6O11T′6D100D25viM′14 (neat)
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The absorption bands corresponding to vibrations of the following groups of atoms: Si–CH3 (2967, 2911, 1416, 1261, 845, and 721 cm−1), Si–C (895 cm−1), Si (CH3)3 (769 cm−1), Si–O–Si (1,075–1,009 cm−1), and Si–CH=CH2 (3048, 3007, 1600, 1410, 1275, 970, and 770 cm−1) were present in the FTIR spectra of all the PMVBSs. The absorption bands at 1340 cm−1 correspond to the stretching vibrations of B–O bond in the Si–O–B linkages (according to the literature data: 1500–1300 cm−1). Characteristic absorption bands of B–O–Si linkages at frequencies of 892 and 675 cm−1 overlap with absorption bands of other linkages, existing in the structure of the PMVBSs. The IR data for PMVBSs were consistent with the literature data [3, 17–21].
The chemical structure of the PMVBSs was confirmed by 1H-, 29Si-, 11B-NMR methods. In the 1H-NMR spectra of PMVBSs (e.g., Fig. 2) were present the following signals of hydrogen atoms: for groups Si–CH3– in the range δ: 0.14–0.00 ppm; and for Si–CH=CH2 groups in mers Dvi (Dvi = MeViSiO)—at δ ∼6 ppm; these signals (overlapped multiplets) come from hydrogen atoms of vinyl groups CH=CH2 (integration 1:2); the higher signal corresponds to protons of CH2 group, and the lower one—to proton of C–H bond of the vinyl group.
1H-NMR spectrum of B6O5T′6D100D25viM′14 (in C6D6)
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In the 29Si-NMR spectra (e.g., Fig. 3) are present signals of silicon atoms of all units present in the structures of these copolymers: Me3SiO0.5 (δ 8.4 ÷ 7.2 ppm), Me2SiO (δ −17.8 ÷ −23 ppm), MeViSiO (δ ∼−35 ppm), and MeSiO1.5 (δ −62 ÷ −67 ppm). More detailed analysis, of the 1H-NMR and 29Si-NMR spectra, and a very complex microstructure of siloxane chain of randomly branched PMVBSs, is discussed elsewhere [15]. PMVBSs may have many sequences of the siloxane chain. Their tacticity depends on the stoichiometry of monomers, the presence of different structural units, the steric hindrance at silicon atoms, and the reaction conditions [15].
29Si-NMR spectrum of B6O5T′6D100D25viM′14 (in C6D6)
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The studies by 11B-NMR (e.g., Fig. 4) confirmed the presence of boron atoms in the structures of PMVBSs.
11B-NMR spectrum of B6O5T′6D100D25viM′14 (in C6D6)
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Dynamic viscosities (η25) of the PMVBSs (Table 2), measured at 25.0 °C in Brookfield cone-plate reoviscometer, were quite low and ranged from 16 to 34 cP. Low viscosities of PMVBSs in comparison with linear polysiloxanes having similar Mw presumably result from a globular structure of hyperbranched macromolecules.
The values of number average molecular weights (Mn), determined by the SEC method, are significantly lower than those of the calculated Mw (Mcalc) for the predicted molecular formulas of the PMVBSs (Table 1). Taking into consideration the branched structures of the PMVBSs, we presume that their hydrodynamic volumes are much different from hydrodynamic volumes of polystyrene standards, and this seems to be the main reason responsible for lower Mn values, than expected. In our opinion, interactions of boron atoms with oxygen atom of the siloxane chains strongly affect the formation of globular structures by PMVBSs.
It is commonly known from the literature that dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers have low viscosities in solution and in melt. Their viscosities and Mw are much lower than those for linear analogs and depend on degree of branching, the polarity of the solvent, the kind of functional groups on their “surface,” as well as on the pH value of a polymer solution. Dendritic and hyperbranched polymers have varying hydrodynamic radii depending on the property of solvents, and they are smaller than those of their linear analogs with the same molar mass. The MWs of of dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers determined by SEC using polystyrene standards are regarded with some skepticism. The hydrodynamic radii were also susceptible to the polarity of functional groups on the periphery [22–24]. Values of number average molecular weights Mn and weight average molecular weights Mw determined by the SEC method as per polystyrene standards for hyperbranched polysiloxanes were much lower than the MWs values obtained by means of MALLS detectors [25–27].
Polydispersity of Mw (expressed by the ratio: Mw/Mn) is quite broad and similar for all PMVBSs and changes from 2.0 (for B3O11T′9D100D25viM′14) to 2.5 (for B6O14T′9D124D31viM′17). Results of the determinations of MWs (by SEC method), elemental analysis, and the contents of functional groups Si–Vi [mol/100 g] are presented in Table 1.
Polysiloxanes have a good thermal stability [28–32] which mainly depends on their chemical structure: for instance, the contents of phenyl groups promote improved thermal stabilities of poly(dimethyl diphenyl)siloxanes [33]. The addition of silsesquioxanes caused an improvement in the thermal stabilities of other polymers, e.g., epoxy resins [34].
The thermal decomposition of the studied branched PMVBSs under air atmosphere begins at T = 100 °C and occurs in two stages. As can be seen from derivatographic analysis of the PMVBSs, the characteristics of their thermal transitions are similar, and independent of the boron content (Figs. 5, 6). The results of thermogravimetric analysis under air atmosphere (Table 3) show that the thermal stabilities of the branched PMVBSs determined by the indicator T5 are quite similar and range from 140 to 180 °C, while their thermal stabilities determined using the indicator T50 are distinctly differentiated for the PMVBSs having different molecular formulas (250–405 °C, Fig. 7).
TG, DTG, and DTA curves of polymethylvinylborosiloxane, B3O2D190D19viM5, under air atmosphere
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TG, DTG, and DTA curves of polymethylvinylborosiloxane, B6O11T6D100D25viM14, under air atmosphere
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Results of derivatographic analysis of polymethylvinylborosiloxanes under air atmosphere
| No. | Predicted average composition of PMVBSs | Sample abbrev. | T 5/°C | T 50/°C | P 800/% | % B | Vi groups/mol/100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Found | ||||||
| 1 | B3O8T′6D76D19viM11 | B3T6 | 140 | 250 | 25.0 | 0.27 | 0.240 |
| 2 | B3O11T′9D100D25viM14 | B3T9 | 151 | 252 | 22.2 | 0.26 | 0.239 |
| 3 | B6O11T′6D100D25viM14 | B6T6 | 161 | 375 | 33.3 | 0.56 | 0.211 |
| 4 | B6O14T′9D124D31viM17 | B6T9 | 150 | 250 | 22.2 | 0.34 | 0.223 |
| 5 | B6O8T′3D76D19viM11 | B6T3 | 152 | 275 | 24.4 | 0.45 | 0.221 |
| 6 | B9O14T′6D124D31viM17 | B9T6 | 150 | 285 | 27.8 | 0.52 | 0.211 |
| 7 | B3O2D190D19viM5 | B3D190 | 140 | 405 | 28.9 | 0.17 | 0.107 |
| 8 | B6O5D180D10viM8 | B6D180 | 180 | 340 | 26.9 | 0.31 | 0.063 |
| 9 | B9O8D190D10viM11 | B9D190 | 170 | 332 | 24.7 | 0.46 | 0.062 |
T 5 and T50 temperature of 5 and 50 % of sample mass loss, respectively
P 800 residue after heating of a sample up to 800 °C
The thermal stability of polymethylvinyloborosiloxanes with the different boron content, under air atmosphere, determined by the indicators T5 and T50
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The PMVBSs: B6O5D180D10viM8 and B9O8D190D10viM11 exhibit the highest thermal stability, determined by the indicators T5: 180 and 170 °C, respectively (Table 3). The highest value of T50 (405 °C) shows PMVBSs with the chemical structure B3O2D190D19viM5 (Table 3; Fig. 7).
It is worthy to stress that quite a large residue after thermooxidative decomposition of PMVBSs (P800) ranged from 22.2 to 33.3 %, and it might be the result of the formation of a ceramic material (a ceramics of a type SiBCO [20, 35–37]—a borosilicate glass and silica). The content of boron in macromolecules of PMVBSs does not affect the mass of the residue after thermooxidative decomposition of the samples; however, the largest mass of the residue characterizes the sample corresponding to the molecular formula of B6O11T′6D100D25viM14, with the highest content of boron in the siloxane chain (Table 3).
A comparative analysis of the results from Table 3 leads to a conclusion that both the content of boron and a length of the siloxane chain may affect the thermal stability of a PMVBSs (Fig. 7). The thermal stabilities of the studied PMVBSs, as determined by the indicator, T5, are not straight dependent on the boron content (which was analyzed by ICP-AES method) (Fig. 7). The highest thermal stability (T5 = 180 °C) shows PMVBSs of the chemical structure B6O5D180D10viM8 (B6D180) with the content of boron being only 0.31 wt%, having the long siloxane chains, i.e., 14–15 siloxane units (D and Dvi) between boron atoms. On the other hand, the lowest thermal stability (T5 = 140 °C) have two PMVBSs with the same functionality (D19vi): B3O8T′6D76D19viM11 (B3T6) and B3O2D190D19viM5 (B3), with the lower contents of boron among the discussed PMVBSs (0.27 and 0.17 wt%, respectively) and with the different lengths of the siloxane chains (5 and ∼30 siloxane units, respectively) between branching points (boron atoms and MeSiO1.5 units) (Table 3; Fig. 7).
The increase of the thermal stability with the increasing boron content, as determined by the indicator T50, was also observed—in the following order of PMVBSs: B3O11T′9D100D25viM14, B3O8T′6D76D19viM11, B6O14T′9D124D31viM17, B6O8T′3D76D19viM11, B9O14T′6D124D31viM17, and B6O11T′6D100D25viM14. Unexpectedly, the highest thermal stability, as determined by the indicator T50, was found for the PMVBSs with the predicted chemical structure B3O2D190D19viM5, with the lowest content of boron (0.17 wt%), and long siloxane chains between boron atoms, were in the order of the PMVBSs: B9O8D190D10viM11, B6O5D180D10viM8, and B3O2D190D19viM5 the T50 values (332, 340, and 405 °C, respectively) increased with the growing length of siloxane chains between boron atoms (∼22, ∼32, and ∼30 siloxane units, respectively). The highest value of T50 (405 °C) obtained for B3O2D190D19viM5 may have resulted from the higher content of vinyl groups, in comparison with B9O8D190D10viM11 and B6O5D180D10viM8. It seems that, for these three PMVBSs, the content of boron does not affect T50 values.
On the basis of the obtained results, it can be stated that the thermal stability of the synthesized branched PMVBSs is affected not only by the content of boron, but also by their chemical structure: degree of branching (3–15) [i.e., the number of boron atoms and methylsiloxane units MeSiO3/2 (T) in macromolecules]; their functionalities (the number of vinylsiloxane groups in the molecule); and—very likely—the length of the siloxane segments between branching points, which is the same for most of the studied PMVBSs ([Me2SiO]/[MeViSiO] = 4), except for those with three structures: B3O2D190D19viM5, B6O5D180D10viM8, and B9O8D190D10viM11.
From a comparison of the values, T5 and T50, we obtain that under air atmosphere PMVBSs characterize lower thermal stabilities than for the polymethylsiloxanes bearing only methyl groups or functional hydrosiloxane or vinylsiloxane groups in macromolecules [38].
The thermal properties of PMVBSs were also studied by the thermogravimetric method under oxygen-free atmosphere. The indicators of the thermal stabilities, T5 and T50, as determined from TG curves under nitrogen atmosphere, show higher values (Table 4) than those under air atmosphere (Table 3). The thermal decomposition of the PMVBSs under nitrogen atmosphere begins at T ≥ 140 °C, which is higher temperature than that under air atmosphere (Figs. 5, 6, 8). The values of the indicators of the thermal stabilities, T5 and T50, of PMVBSs under nitrogen atmosphere are distinctly higher than those under air atmosphere (Tables 3, 4). One may judge that as a result of the heating process of PMVBSs under air atmosphere more volatile products (such as siloxanes, silanes, CO2, H2O, and even formaldehyde CH2O, methanol, and formic acid) are formed [28–34, 38], in comparison with the heating process under nitrogen atmosphere. A liberation of these products promotes ceramization processes: the formation of the ceramics of the type SiBCO [19, 36–38]—a borosilicate glass and silica. Apparently, these processes occur more intensively under air atmosphere than under nitrogen atmosphere, which leads to the distinctly higher value of the residue after thermooxidative decomposition of PMVBSs (P800), as compared with the residue after thermal decomposition (P500) (Tables 3, 4).
Results of derivatographic analysis of PMVBSs under nitrogen atmosphere
| Predicted average composition of PMVBSs | Sample abbrev. | T 5/°C | T 50/°C | P 500/% | wt% of B | Vi groups/mol/100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Found | |||||
| B3O8T′6D76D19viM11 | B3T6 | 156 | 304 | 13.5 | 0.27 | 0.240 |
| B3O11T′9D100D25viM14 | B3T9 | 195 | 358 | 16.5 | 0.26 | 0.239 |
| B6O8T′3D76D19viM11 | B6T3 | 188 | 385 | 15.0 | 0.45 | 0.211 |
| B6O11T′6D100D25viM14 | B6T6 | 241 | 438 | 25.5 | 0.56 | 0.223 |
| B6O14T′9D124D31viM17 | B6T9 | 240 | 427 | 12.5 | 0.34 | 0.221 |
| B9O14T′6D124D31viM17 | B9T6 | 263 | 412 | 12.5 | 0.52 | 0.211 |
| B3O2D190D19viM5 | B3D190 | 230 | 450 | 13.5 | 0.17 | 0.107 |
| B6O5D180D10viM8 | B6D180 | 213 | 381 | 10.0 | 0.31 | 0.063 |
| B9O8D190D10viM11 | B9D190 | 225 | 398 | 8.0 | 0.46 | 0.062 |
T 5 and T50 temperature of 5 and 50 % of sample mass loss
P 500 residue after heating of a sample up to 500 °C
TG curves of two PMVBSs (B3O2D190D19viM5 and B6O11T′6D100D25viM14) determined under nitrogen atmosphere
Citation: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 109, 2; 10.1007/s10973-012-2446-8
A comparative analysis of the obtained results leads to a conclusion that, regardless of experimental conditions, the content of boron does not affect the systematic influence, both on the indicator T5, as well on the T50 values of the studied polymers, and on the residue after the thermooxidative destruction (P800 = 22.2–33.3 %) and the thermal destruction (P500 = 8.0–16.5 wt%, except for B6T6: P500 = 25.5 wt%, see: Tables 3, 4). Nevertheless, also under oxygen-free atmosphere, the highest values of the thermal stability and the highest values of the residue after the thermal decomposition showed the branched PMVBSs with the structure, B6O11T′6D100D25viM14, with the highest content of boron and the quite high content of vinyl groups in macromolecules of the polymer (Table 4).
A rating of thermal properties of studied PMVBSs is quite complicated because of the many differences in their chemical structures:
The presence of two kinds of branching units (boron atoms and methylsiloxane units CH3SiO1.5),
The different degrees of branching (3–15),
The different contents of boron,
The different values of MWs,
The lengths of the siloxane chains between branching points (boron atoms and MeSiO1.5 units), and
The different functionalities (the contents of vinylsiloxane groups).
We are aware that more detailed studies of thermal stabilities of PMVBSs need to be carried out, with the application of a much wider family of model polymers having very well “tailored” structures.
A characteristic feature of macromolecular compounds is the temperature of transition into a glass state. The temperature of this phase transition determines the thermal resistance of the polymer to an influence of low temperatures. From the analysis of DSC data of the synthesized PMVBSs, it results that their glass transition temperatures (Tg) are different (Table 5), but they are distinctly lower than those for polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMS). In the case of most PDMS (oils with linear structure and silicon rubbers), the values of Tg are usually close to −122 °C [29, 32, 39]. The lowest known value of Tg among polysiloxanes (Tg = −152 °C) was observed for crosslinked polycyclic products of the hydrolytic polycondensation of pentamethylcyclopentasiloxane (MeHSiO)5, occurring toward Karstedt catalyst [40]. The lowest value of Tg among PMVBSs (−137 °C), during cooling process, shows B3O8T′6D76D19viM11 with shorter dimethylsiloxane segments ([Me2SiO]/[MeViSiO] = 4) present between three branching points BO3/2 and six points MeSiO3/2, whereas the highest value of Tg (−122 °C) was found for PMVBSs B3O2D190D19viM5 with the longer (Me2SiO)n segments ([Me2SiO]/[MeViSiO] = 10) and the low branching degree. This polymer statistically contains only three branching units BO3/2 and six branching points MeSiO3/2 in the macromolecule (Table 5).
Results of DSC analysis of PMVBSs under inert gas atmosphere (N2)
| T g/°C | Temperature range of glass process | wt% of B (found) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B3O2D190D19viM5 | −122 | −128 ÷ −116 | 0.17 |
| B3O11T′9D100D25viM14 | −124 | −136 ÷ −128 | 0.26 |
| B6O11T′6D100D25viM14 | −128 | −135 ÷ −121 | 0.56 |
| B6O14T′9D124D31viM17 | −129 | −132 ÷ −125 | 0.34 |
| B9O14T′6D124D31viM17 | −126 | −132 ÷ −120 | 0.52 |
| B6O5D190D10viM8 | −133 | −137 ÷ −129 | 0.31 |
| B9O8D190D10viM11 | −133 | −139 ÷ −128 | 0.46 |
| B6O8T′3D76D19viM11 | −134 | −140 ÷ −127 | 0.45 |
| B3O8T′6D76D19viM11 | −137 | −145 ÷ −128 | 0.27 |
One may judge that distinct differences of Tg values result from the branched structures and rich structural possibilities of the analyzed PMVBSs, including their tacticity [15]. Space interactions of boron atoms with silicon atoms could also affect the Tg values of the studied PMVBSs.
Conclusions
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The residues after the thermooxidative decomposition of branched PMVBSs (P800) ranged from 22.2 to 33.3 %. It results from the formation of the ceramics of the type SiBCO—the borosilicate glass and silica.
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The glass temperatures (Tg) of the branched PMVBSs change from −122 to −137 °C, depending on their chemical structures, and especially on the lengths of dimethylsiloxane segments, on the contents of boron, and on the degrees of branching of macromolecules. The Tg values of the most PMVBSs are lower than those for PDMS (oils with linear structure and silicone rubbers).
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