Authors Mukbaniani (I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State U., Georgia) and Zaikov (N.M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Moscow, Russia) offer a discussion of methods for synthesizing and studying properties of newly designed organosilicon polymers, particularly organosiloxane copolymers with cyclolinear structure of macromolecules. Topics addressed in seven chapters include: linear and cyclic organosiloxanes; organosilicon oligomers and copolymers of bead-shaped structure; copolymers with cyclic fragments in dimethysiloxane backbone; organosilixane copolymers with cyclic fragments in the side chain; organosilicon copolymers with carbocyclosiloxane fragments in dimethylsiloxane backbone; organosilicon copolymers with bi-, tri-, and tetracyclic structures in dimethylsiloxane backbone; and synthesis of organosilicon cyclolinear block-copolymers. There is no subject index. VSP is a subsidiary of Brill Academic Publishers, The Netherlands.
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The demand for organosilicon elastomers used in the production of thermally resistant rubbers and organosilicon polymers for making non-metal composite materials is increasing from year to year. This monograph presents a discussion on the methods used for synthesizing and studying properties of newly designed organosilicon polymers, namely organosiloxane copolymers with cyclolinear structure of macromolecules. This book presents an overview of data on methods of synthesizing primary linear and cyclic organosiloxanes of various structures. This book will be of value and interest to researchers working in the field of chemistry of organosilicons.