Organosilicon compounds in supercritical carbon dioxide: Synthesis, polymerization, modification, and production of new materials

Abstract

The main promising opportunities for the advantageous combination of organosilicon compounds and supercritical carbon dioxide both as a solvent and as a reagent in chemical processes are analyzed. The main processes of polymerization and modification of polymer matrices that are performed in supercritical СО2 with the use of organosilicon materials of various types are outlined. Methods for the obtaining organosilicon polymers and polymer-inorganic composites and methods for the application of siloxane stabilizers in the dispersion polymerization of monomers in supercritical СО2 are described. Studies of the insertion of a СО2 molecule into Si–H, Si–N, and Si–O–Me bonds in reactions that feature exceptionally high chemical selectivity and afford a wide spectrum of products potentially useful for application in the chemistry of polymer materials are considered. It is shown that the silylation of surfaces of various types and morphologies in the medium of supercritical СО2 is a rapidly developing green approach that makes it possible to obtain highly uniform defect-free coatings with variable desired functionality.