Hydride Functional Silicone Fluids

About Hydride Functional Silicone Fluids

Methyl hydrogen silicone fluids may be used as a reactive intermediate in the synthesis of a very wide variety of silicone copolymers or as a crosslinking agent in neutral cure silicone rubber. Both reactions involve the hydrosilation of allyl terminated hydrocarbons using transition metal catalysts. The reaction proceeds as follows:

Methyl Hydrogen Silicone Fluids

Methyl hydrogen silicone fluids are also suggested as water repellent treatments for textile materials and may be applied from solvent systems or emulsified prior to application.

Pendant Dimethyl/Methyl Hydrogen Copolymers

Dimethyl/Methyl Hydrogen Copolymers are typically used in hydrosilation reactions as well as for water repellent applications. These materials have the following general structure where the dimethyl and methyl hydrogen siloxane units are randomly distributed throughout the polymer chain:

Methyl Hydrogen Dimethyl Silicone Copolymers
Product x y Molecular Weight (Calculated) Viscosity (cPs) @ 25°C Wt. % SiH
GP-236
0
40
2600 amu
25 cP
45.2%

Hydride End-Blocked Silicone Fluid

Hydride Terminated Silicone Fluids tend to be more reactive than the Pendant Dimethyl/Methyl Hydrogen Copolymers.  Also, because the reactive hydride is on the ends of the chain, they can be used in chain extending reactions where minimal crosslinking is required.  

Hydride Terminated Polydimethyl Siloxane
Product x Molecular Weight (Calculated) Viscosity (cPs) @ 25°C Wt. % SiH
GP-535
0
134.33 amu
0.55 cP
43%
GP-678
25
2000 amu
20 cP
2.8%
GP-499
65
5000 amu
100 cP
1.1%
GP-536
130
9700 amu
250 cP
0.59%