Hybrid Plastics OctaSilane POSS SH1310

SH1310 is a hybrid molecule with an inorganic silsesquioxane at the core and dimethylsilane groups attached at the corners of the cage. SH1310 can be used as a glassification aid and as a crosslinker. It has also been used for surface modification.

Key Properties
Formula Weight: 1017.99
Appearance: white powder
Thermal Stability (5% wt loss): 210˚C
Solvent Solubility: THF, chloroform, hexane
Solvent Insolubility: water, methanol
Resin Solubility: alkene monomers

Relevant Literature
• Polyhedral Liquid Crystal Silsesquioxanes – Appl. Organometal. Chem.  13, 261-272 (1999)
• Hydrosilated Dendritic Networks of POSS Cores and Diacetylene Linkers – Macromolecules 2009, 42 (12), pp 3992-4001
• Photosensitive compositions employing silicon-containing additives – World Patent 2008/098189