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Boron-containing organosilane polymers and ceramic materials thereof
Assignee: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Filing: 1988-08-11
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Granted: 1989-07-25
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Expires: 2008-08-11
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a polyorganoborosilane ceramic precursor polymer comprising a plurality of repeating units of the formula: <IMAGE> with the segments being linked together by second units of the formula: -[(R2)-Si-R3)-q, where R1 is lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, or <IMAGE> and R2 and R3 are each independently selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl, vinyl, cycloalkyl, or aryl, n is an integer between 1 and 100; p is an integer between 1 and 100; and q is an integer between 1 and 100. These materials are prepared by combining an organoborohalide of the formula R4-B-(X1)2 where R4 is selected from halogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aryl, and an organohalosilane of the formula: R2 (R3) Si(X2)2 where R2 and R3 are each independently selected from lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aryl, and X1 and X2 are each independently selected from halogen, in an anhydrous aprotic solvent having a boiling point at ambient pressure of not greater than 160 DEG C. with in excess of four equivalents of an alkali metal, heating the reaction mixture and recovering the polyorganoborosilane. These silicon boron polymers are useful to generate high-temperature ceramic materials, such as SiC, SiB4, and B4C, upon thermal degradation above 600 DEG C.
Inventors
- 👤 Salvatore R. Riccitiello
- 👤 Ming-Ta S. Hsu
- 👤 Timothy S. Chen
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-30 14:35
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G77/00; C08G77/60; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/56; C04B35/565; C04B35/571; C04B35/622; C04B35/62227
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A polyorganoborosilane ceramic precursor polymer consisting essentially of a plurality of repeating units of the formula: ##STR10## the polymer unit being linked together by second units of the formula: ##STR11## wherein R 1 is lower alkyl, vinyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, or ##STR12## wherein R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from halogen, lower alkyl, vinyl, cycloalkyl, or phenyl; n is an integer between 1 and 100; p is an integer between 1 and 100; and q is an integer between 1 and 100, wherein the precursor polymer has a linear block, linear alternating, linear random structure, or a random three dimensional structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A polyorganoborosilane ceramic precursor polymer consisting essentially of a plurality of repeating units of the formula: ##STR10## the polymer unit being linked together by second units of the formula: ##STR11## wherein R 1 is lower alkyl, vinyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, or ##STR12## wherein R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from halogen, lower alkyl, vinyl, cycloalkyl, or phenyl; n is an integer between 1 and 100; p is an integer between 1 and 100; and q is an integer between 1 and 100, wherein the precursor polymer has a linear block, linear alternating, linear random structure, or a random three dimensional structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The polyorganoborosilane of claim 1 wherein R 1 is lower alkyl.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The polyorganoborosilane of claim 1 wherein R 1 is methyl.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The polyorganoborosilane of claim 1 wherein R 1 is phenyl.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The polyorganoborosilane of claim 1 wherein R 2 and R 3 are identical.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The polyorganoborosilane of claim 5 wherein R 2 and R 3 are each lower alkyl.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The polyorganoborosilane of claim 3 wherein R 2 and R 3 are each methyl.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The polyorganoborosilane of claim 4 wherein R 2 and R 3 are each methyl.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The polyorganoborosilane of claim 2 wherein R 2 and R 3 are each lower alkyl.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The polyorganoborosilane of claim 4 wherein R 3 and R 3 are each phenyl.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The polyorganoborosilane of claim 1 wherein R 1 is ##STR13##
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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The polyorganoborosilane of claim 11 wherein R 2 and R 3 are each lower alkyl.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
237 words
A process for preparing a polyorganoborosilane, which process comprises: (a) combining an organoborohalide of the formula R 4 --B--(X 1 ) 2 and an organohalosilane of the formula R 2 R 3 Si(X 2 ) 2 wherein R 4 is selected from halogen, lower alkyl, vinyl, cycloalkyl, or phenyl; R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from lower alkyl, vinyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or substituted aryl; and X 1 and X 2 are each independently selected from chloro or bromo, in an anhydrous aprotic solvent having a boiling point at ambient pressure of not greater than 160° C., with at least four equivalents of a alkali metal; (b) heating the reaction mixture for a time and at a temperature up to about 160° C. effective to produce a polyorgano-borosilane; and (c) recovering the polyorganoborosilane produced in step (b) which consists essentially of a plurality of repeating units of the formula: ##STR14## the polymer unit being linked together by second units of the formula: ##STR15## wherein R 1 is lower alkyl, vinyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, or ##STR16## wherein R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from halogen, lower alkyl, vinyl, cycloalkyl, or phenyl; n is an integer between 1 and 100; p is an integer between 1 and 100; and q is an integer between 1 and 100 wherein the polymer has a linear block, linear alternating, linear random structure or a random three dimensional structure.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A process for preparing a polyorganoborosilane, which process comprises: (a) combining an organoborohalide of the formula R 4 --B--(X 1 ) 2 and an organohalosilane of the formula R 2 R 3 Si(X 2 ) 2 wherein R 4 is selected from halogen, lower alkyl, vinyl, cycloalkyl, or phenyl; R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from lower alkyl, vinyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or substituted aryl; and X 1 and X 2 are each independently selected from chloro or bromo, in an anhydrous aprotic solvent having a boiling point at ambient pressure of not greater than 160° C., with at least four equivalents of a alkali metal; (b) heating the reaction mixture for a time and at a temperature up to about 160° C. effective to produce a polyorgano-borosilane; and (c) recovering the polyorganoborosilane produced in step (b) which consists essentially of a plurality of repeating units of the formula: ##STR14## the polymer unit being linked together by second units of the formula: ##STR15## wherein R 1 is lower alkyl, vinyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, or ##STR16## wherein R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from halogen, lower alkyl, vinyl, cycloalkyl, or phenyl; n is an integer between 1 and 100; p is an integer between 1 and 100; and q is an integer between 1 and 100 wherein the polymer has a linear block, linear alternating, linear random structure or a random three dimensional structure.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 13 wherein R 4 and X 1 are each chloro or bromo.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 13 wherein R 4 is lower alkyl and X 1 is halogen.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 13 wherein R 4 is phenyl and X 1 is chloro.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 13 wherein R 2 and R 3 are each selected from lower alkyl or phenyl and X 2 is chloro.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 15 wherein R 2 and R 3 are each methyl.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 16 wherein R 2 and R 3 are each lower alkyl and X 2 is chloro.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 17 wherein R 2 and R 3 are each lower alkyl and X 2 is chloro.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 13 wherein the aprotic solvent is selected from hydrocarbons or aromatic hydrocarbons.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 21 wherein the alkali metal is selected from sodium, potassium, or mixtures thereof.
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