Development of highly gas-permeable polymers by metathesis copolymerization of 1-(p-trimethylsilyl)phenyl-1-propyne with tert-butyl and silyl group-containing diphenylacetylenes.

ABSTRACT: The development of highly gas-permeable membranes is required for gas separation applications. In this study, 1-(p-trimethylsilyl)phenyl-1-propyne (SPP) was copolymerized with diphenylacetylenes bearing tert-butyl (BDPA) and SiMe₃ (SDPA) groups at various feed ratios to obtain poly(SPP-co-BDPA) and poly(SPP-co-SDPA) copolymers, respectively. Free-standing membranes were fabricated from toluene solutions of the copolymers, the gas permeability of which increased as the SPP ratio decreased (P _O2 : 550-2100 barrers). Interestingly, poly(SPP-co-BDPA) and poly(SPP-co-SDPA) at a 1 : 4 ratio of SPP:BDPA and SPP:SDPA, respectively, showed higher permeabilities than the respective homopolymers. Desilylation of the pol

SUBMITTER: Lin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9041918 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature