Table of Contents

I. Introduction
1.1: What Is a Polymer
1.2: How Polymers Are Depicted
1.3: Reasons for Interest in Organic Polymers
1.4: Types of Inorganic Polymers
1.5: Special Characteristics of Polymers
II. Characterization of Inorganic Polymers
2.1: Molecular Weights
2.2: Molecular Weight Distribution
2.3: Other Structural Features
2.4: Chain Statistics
2.5: Solubility Considerations
2.6: Crystallinity
2.7: Transitions
2.8: Spectroscopy
2.9: Mechanical Properties
III. Polyphosphazenes
3.1: Introduction
3.2: History
3.3: Alternative Synthesis Routes to Linear Polymers
3.4: Surface Reactions of Polyphosphazenes
3.5: Hybrid Systems through Block, Comb, or Ring-Linked Copolymers
3.6: Hybrid Systems through Composites
3.7: Organometallic Polyphosphazenes
3.8: Small-Molecule Models
3.9: Molecular Structure of Linear Polyphosphazenes
3.10: Structure-Property Relationships
3.11: Applications of Polyphosphazenes
3.12: Optical and Photonic Polymers
3.13: Polymers Related to Polyphosphazenes
3.14: Conclusions
IV. Polysiloxanes and Related Polymers
4.1: Introduction
4.2: History
4.3: Nomenclature
4.4: Preparation and Analysis
4.5: General Properties
4.6: Reactive Homopolymers
4.7: Elastomeric Networks
4.8: Some New Characterization Techniques Useful for Polysiloxanes
4.9: Copolymers and Interpenetrating Networks
4.10: Applications
V. Polysilanes and Related Polymers
5.1: Introduction
5.2: History
5.3: Synthesis
5.4: Chemical Modification of Polysilanes
5.5: Physical Properties of Polysilanes
5.6: Electronic Properties of Polysilanes
5.7: Chromotropsism of Polysilanes
5.8: Electrical Conductivity and Photoconductivity
5.9: Luminescence of Polysilanes
5.10: Photodegradation of Polysilanes
5.11: Cross-Linking
5.12: Structural Arrangements in Polysilanes
5.13: Technology of Polysilanes
5.14: Additional Readings
VI. Ferrocene-Based Polymers, and Additional Phosphorus- and Boron-Containing Polymers
6.1: Ferrocene-Based Polymers
6.2: Other Phosphorus-Containing Polymers
6.3: Boron-Containing Polymers
VII. Miscellaneous Inorganic Polymers
7.1: Introduction
7.2: Other Silicon-Containing Polymers
7.3: Polygermanes
7.4: Polymeric Sulfur and Selenium
7.5: Other Sulfer-Containing Polymers
7.6: Aluminum-Containing Polymers
7.7: Tin-Containing Polymers
7.8: Arsenic-Containing Polymers
7.9: Metal Organometallic Polymers
7.10: Other Organometallic Species for Sol-Gel Processes
VIII. Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Composites
8.1: Sol-Gel Ceramics
8.2: Fillers in Elastomers
8.3: Polymer-Modified Ceramics
IX. Preceramic Inorganic Polymers
9.1: Overview of Ceramic Aspects
9.2: The Sol-Gel Process to Oxide Ceramics
9.3: Carbon Filter
9.4: Silicon Carbide
9.5: Silicon Nitride
9.6: Boron Nitride
9.7: Boron Carbide
9.8: Aluminum Nitride
9.9: Phosphorus Nitride
9.10: Poly(ferrocenylsilanes) as Ceramic Precursors