Multifunctional
silanes as basis
for the
development of
bulk materials
Contact:
Dr. Herbert Wolter Phone +49 931 4100-510 Fax +49 931 4100-559 herbert.wolter@ isc.fraunhofer.de
Fraunhofer-Institut für Silicatforschung ISC Neunerplatz 2 97082 Würzburg
Easily synthesizable, multifunctional silanes with adjustable properties and a high potential for variation are an essential means for chemical design and fulfill the requirements of increasing complexity in the development of technical materials.
Material developers are able to greatly vary the density of the inorganic and organic network and a wide range of other properties, which enables them to modify the resulting material specifications such as Young's modulus, the thermal expansion coefficient, durability, adhesion, refractive index etc. according to the given requirements.
Based on commercially available precursors, different silanes (such as the ones below) can be synthesized by simple means f.e.:
