Re: dimethylpolysiloxane

From: Uncle Al (UncleAl0_at_hate.spam.net)
Date: 01/29/05


Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 11:53:33 -0800

Maximus wrote:
>
> How does one prepare dimethylpolysiloxane from dichlorodimethylsilane?

Silicone rubber is a commercial product category. It is better
prepared by nucleophile-catalyzed ring opening of small cyclic
(-0SiMe2)n oligomers.

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