Synthesis of New of Norbornene–1,5-Bis(hexenyl)hexamethyltrisiloxane Copolymers via Olefin Metathesis Reaction

Abstract

New copolymers of norbornene and 1,5-bis(hexenyl-5)-1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethyltrisiloxane containing flexible siloxane and rigid norbornene fragments in the main chain are synthesized. Synthesis is carried out using three types of olefin metathesis reactions: the ring-opening metathesis polymerization of norbornene, the metathesis of nonconjugated diene 1,5-bis(hexenyl-5)-1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethyltrisiloxane, and the interchain macromolecular cross-metathesis between polynorbornene and siloxane-containing polyene. The latter reaction is studied for the first time. With its help, new statistical multiblock copolymers of norbornene and 1,5-bis(hexenyl-5)-1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethyltrisiloxane with different average block lengths are obtained and characterized by 1H and 13C NMR and IR spectroscopy. The effect of the copolymer structure on their thermal properties is investigated.