Abstract
A novel strategy for the polymer analogous functionalization of poly(butadienes) with epoxy groups was developed. Siloxane, I, bearing both Si—H and epoxycyclohexyl functional groups was appended onto the pendant vinyl groups of the poly(1,2-butadiene) repeating units using a polymer analogous hydrosilation reaction. The modified poly(butadienes) were polymerized by exposure to ultraviolet radiation in the presence of cationic photoinitiators to give crosslinked networks. Thermal analysis of the resulting crosslinked poly(butadienes) showed that by varying the microstructure of the poly(butadiene) and the degree of epoxide substitution, materials with a wide range of properties could be obtained.
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