n-Alkylsiloxanes: From Single Monolayers to Layered Crystals. The Formation of Crystalline Polymers from the Hydrolysis of n-Octadecyltrichlorosilane Export

@article{citeulike:3494643, abstract = {Abstract: Formation of a new class of layered, microcrystalline polymers from a simple hydrolytic polycondensation of n-alkyltrichlorosilanes in water is demonstrated. The structure of the polymeric condensate, determined from a combination of spectroscopic, diffraction, and thermal analysis techniques, consists of highly uniform, pillared microcrystallites in which the inorganic siloxy backbones are present in periodic layers, each containing a monomolecular layer of intercalated water, separated by crystalline assemblies of alkyl chains. The alkyl-chain organization shows a remarkable resemblance to that in highly organized, self-assembled monolayers formed from the precursor silane molecules on hydrophilic substrates and this parallel lends support to the critical importance of water in monolayer self-assembly of silanes.}, address = {Contribution from the Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science \& Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802}, author = {Parikh, A. N. and Schivley, M. A. and Koo, E. and Seshadri, K. and Aurentz, D. and Mueller, K. and Allara, D. L.}, citeulike-article-id = {3494643}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja963284p}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja963284p}, doi = {10.1021/ja963284p}, journal = {J. Am. Chem. Soc.}, keywords = {ots, water}, month = {April}, number = {13}, pages = {3135--3143}, posted-at = {2008-11-07 22:26:04}, priority = {2}, title = {n-Alkylsiloxanes: From Single Monolayers to Layered Crystals. The Formation of Crystalline Polymers from the Hydrolysis of n-Octadecyltrichlorosilane}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja963284p}, volume = {119}, year = {1997} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3494643 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3494643 N2 - Abstract: Formation of a new class of layered, microcrystalline polymers from a simple hydrolytic polycondensation of n-alkyltrichlorosilanes in water is demonstrated. The structure of the polymeric condensate, determined from a combination of spectroscopic, diffraction, and thermal analysis techniques, consists of highly uniform, pillared microcrystallites in which the inorganic siloxy backbones are present in periodic layers, each containing a monomolecular layer of intercalated water, separated by crystalline assemblies of alkyl chains. The alkyl-chain organization shows a remarkable resemblance to that in highly organized, self-assembled monolayers formed from the precursor silane molecules on hydrophilic substrates and this parallel lends support to the critical importance of water in monolayer self-assembly of silanes. IS - 13 JF - J. Am. Chem. Soc. AD - Contribution from the Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 EP - 3143 TI - n-Alkylsiloxanes: From Single Monolayers to Layered Crystals. The Formation of Crystalline Polymers from the Hydrolysis of n-Octadecyltrichlorosilane VL - 119 SP - 3135 KW - ots KW - water AU - Parikh, AN AU - Schivley, MA AU - Koo, E AU - Seshadri, K AU - Aurentz, D AU - Mueller, K AU - Allara, DL PY - 1997/04/02/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja963284p ER -