Chemistry Letters, Vol.38, No.5, 414-415, 2009
Chemical Degelation of Polysilane Organogel by Selective Scission of Silicon Main Chain by Fluoride Anion
Selective scission of the positively charged main chain of polydialkylsilane using tetrabutylammonium fluoride was utilized for facile chemical degelation of polymer-based organogel. The degelation mechanism was characterized by combinational analyses with photodiode array-equipped size exclusion chromatography, GC/MS, and FTIR measurements.