Synthesis, catalytic Si-Si dehydrocoupling, and thermolysis of polyvinylsilanes [CH2CH(SiH2X)]nn (X=H, Ph)
Clear honey-like oil [CH2CH(SiH3)]n (PVS) with 40% ceramic yield was crosslinked by Si-Si dehydrocoupling with the catalysts developed recently in our laboratory such as Group 4 metallocene Cp2MCl2/Hy