A Reanalysis of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane Ions and Salts

Abstract

Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes (POSS) are of interest because the hydrolysis and condensation of the silane precursors can be controlled to form incompletely condensed "scaffolds" which can then be functionalized (via condensation) with differing moieties. However, conventional wisdom held that isolation of ionized scaffolds was impossible due to the increased reactivity of the ionic siloxy fragments. However, recent results have shown that certain POSS based salts are indeed stable. This talk will review the progress in formation of ionic species, and the potential of these intermediates for "rational synthesis" of other nanostructures.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 05, 2003
Accession Number
ADA416535

Entities

People

  • Brent D. Viers
  • Michael T. Bowers
  • Rene Gonzalez
  • Rusty Blanski
  • Tim Haddad

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Chemistry
  • Condensation
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Operations
  • Military Research

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry
  • Materials science

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Technology
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics