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reaction: see text An organocatalytic route to narrowly dispersed poly(carbosiloxanes) of predictable molecular weight and end group fidelity is described. N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) and 1,5,7-triazabicyclo4.4.0dec-5-ene (TBD) catalyze the ring opening of cyclic carbosiloxanes. The pK(b) of the catalyst is important in preventing adverse transetherification reactions and obtaining well-defined polymers. Mechanistic studies indicate that hydrogen bonding to TBD or the NHC activates alcohols or silanols for ring-opening reactions.
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