Volume 30, Issue 5 p. 1837-1846
Article

Rhodium complexes as catalysts for hydrosilylation crosslinking of silicone rubber

Marta Heidingsfeldová

Marta Heidingsfeldová

Institute of Chemical Technology, 166 28 Prague 6, Czechoslovakia

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Martin Čapka

Martin Čapka

Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 165 02 Prague 6, Czechoslovakia

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First published: May 1985
Citations: 21

Abstract

Vulcanization of silicon rubber compound based on polysiloxanes containing vinyl and Si–H groups catalyzed by [RhCl(CO)2]2, [RhCl(C2H4)2]2, [RhCl(1,5-COD)]2, [RhCl(NBD)]2, RhCl[P(C6H5)3]3, and Rh(acac)3 (1,5-COD = 1,5-cyklooktadiene, NBD = norbornadiene, acac = acetylacetonate) has been studied in dependence on the catalyst, solvent, and reaction conditions. The course of vulcanization as well as the crosslinking density of the vulcanizate and the content of sol indicate that the above catalysts are comparable to and in some cases even better than the widely used hexachloroplatinic acid.

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