Silicone resin-linear copolymer and related methods

Abstract

A silicone resin-linear co-polymer is disclosed. The silicone resin-linear copolymer includes a resinous structure having the general formula (1): (R1R2R3SiO1/2)x(R4SiO3/2)y   (1) wherein each R1, R2, R3 and R4 is an independently selected substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group, with the proviso that in one molecular at least two of R1, R2, and R3 are aryl groups; and x and y are each from >0 to <1 such that x+y=1; and a linear structure having the general formula (2): (R5R6SiO2/2)   (2) wherein R5 and R6 are each independently selected substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl groups. End use applications and related methods of the silicone resin-linear copolymer are also disclosed.

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