Preparation and properties of room temperature vulcanized silicone rubber using triethoxy(2-(4-methylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)propyl)silane as a novel cross-linking agent

Limonene is an important subsidiary agricultural product obtained from orange peel that can also be prepared by microbial engineering, but its application degree of deep processing is relatively lower. By studying the application of limonene to silicone rubber, the application field of limonene has been expanded. Triethoxy (2-(4-methylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)propyl)silane (LTES) was synthesized by a hydrosilylation reaction in the presence of Karstedt's catalyst using limonene and triethoxysilane as raw materials. FT-IR and 1 H NMR were used to determine the structure of the product (LTES). Thereafter, a series of room temperature vulcanized (RTV) silicone rubbers was modified with the LTES cross-linking agent and hydroxy silicone oil under the catalytic action of dibutyltin dilaurate. The results showed that the tensile strength , elongation at break and heat resistance of the synthetic silicone rubber modified with LTES were significantly higher.