Organosilicon – Organic Hybrid Polymers and Materials

Hybrid organic-organosilicon materials, obtained by the combination of molecular organic and organosilicon components, have been considered potentially attractive for the purpose of development of new materials with distinct and specific properties, if compared to single organic and organosilicon constituents. One of the most useful methods for the synthesis of such materials is based on hydrosilylation processes. In this chapter, hydrosilylation is discussed in the aspects of its use for organic polymer modification and syntheses of multiblock and segment polymers. Another part of this chapter is devoted to the manufacture of nanocomposite,

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hydrosilylation by using functionalised silsesquioxanes as fillers. Finally, the application of hydrosilylation processes to functionalisation of surfaces of materials as well as silicon single crystals and porous silicon is presented.