[PDF] Anionic Synthesis Of Well Defined Functionalized And Star Branched Polymers eBook

Author : Manuela Ocampo
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Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,49 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Addition polymerization
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Novel methods for the synthesis of chain-end and in-chain functionalized polymers, as well as star polymers, were developed using anionic polymerization techniques. A new mechanism for the reaction of polymeric organolithium compounds with thiiranes has been found. The reaction of poly(styryl)lithium and poly(butadienyl)lithium with propylene sulfide and ethylene sulfide was investigated in hydrocarbon solution for the preparation of thiol-functional polymers. It was found by MALDI-TOF mass spectral analysis of the reaction products that the reaction proceeded by attack of the anion on the methylene carbon atom of the thiirane ring followed by ring opening to form the thiol-functionalized polymer. The reaction of poly(styryl)lithium with trimethylene sulfide did not produce the corresponding thiol-functionalized polymer; the resulting methyl-terminated polymer was formed by attack of the anion on the sulfur atom followed by ring opening to form a primary carbanion. A new method for synthesis of alkoxysilyl-functionalized polymers was developed. Using a general functionalization methodology based on the hydrosilation of vinyltrimethoxysilane with [omega]-silyl hydride-functionalized polystyrene, alkoxysilyl-functionalized polystyrene was obtained in high yield (83 %). The main side product was vinylsilane-functionalized polymer. A small amount of dimer (approximately 2 %) was formed from the hydrosilation reaction of silyl hydride-functionalized polymer and vinylsilane-functionalized polymer. Star polymers with an average number of 6.8 arms were obtained by reacting poly(styryl)lithium with 6.6 equivalents of vinyldimethylchlorosilane in benzene at 30 °C. It was found that, in benzene at 30 °C, vinyldimethylchlorosilane is an efficient linking agent for the preparation of well-defined star-branched polymers. In contrast, the reaction of poly(styryl)lithium with 5 equivalents of vinyldimethylchlorosilane in THF at -78 °C produced vinylsilane-functionalized polymer in high yield (> 93 %). Poly(styryl)lithium was reacted with 2.5 equivalents of vinyldimethylethoxysilane; reaction occurred exclusively by the addition of the living anion to the vinyl group. In-chain, dihydroxyl-functionalized polystyrene was prepared by reaction of poly(styryl)lithium and 1,3-butadiene diepoxide. The hydroxyl functionalities were activated with potassium naphthalenide. Addition of ethylene oxide monomer yielded the corresponding heteroarm polystyrene/poly(ethylene oxide) stars. Two commercially available triepoxides, N,N-diglycidyl-4-glycidyloxyaniline and Tactix 742, were used to prepare the corresponding 3-armed stars in high yield.

Author : Nikos Hadjichristidis
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 20,29 MB
Release : 2011-04-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 0470828277

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The field of CMA (complex macromolecular architecture) stands at the cutting edge of materials science, and has been a locus of intense research activity in recent years. This book gives an extensive description of the synthesis, characterization, and self-assembly of recently-developed advanced architectural materials with a number of potential applications. The architectural polymers, including bio-conjugated hybrid polymers with poly(amino acid)s and gluco-polymers, star-branched and dendrimer-like hyperbranched polymers, cyclic polymers, dendrigraft polymers, rod-coil and helix-coil block copolymers, are introduced chapter by chapter in the book. In particular, the book also emphasizes the topic of synthetic breakthroughs by living/controlled polymerization since 2000. Furthermore, renowned authors contribute on special topics such as helical polyisocyanates, metallopolymers, stereospecific polymers, hydrogen-bonded supramolecular polymers, conjugated polymers, and polyrotaxanes, which have attracted considerable interest as novel polymer materials with potential future applications. In addition, recent advances in reactive blending achieved with well-defined end-functionalized polymers are discussed from an industrial point of view. Topics on polymer-based nanotechnologies, including self-assembled architectures and suprastructures, nano-structured materials and devices, nanofabrication, surface nanostructures, and their AFM imaging analysis of hetero-phased polymers are also included. Provides comprehensive coverage of recently developed advanced architectural materials Covers hot new areas such as: click chemistry; chain walking; polyhomologation; ADMET Edited by highly regarded scientists in the field Contains contributions from 26 leading experts from Europe, North America, and Asia Researchers in academia and industry specializing in polymer chemistry will find this book to be an ideal survey of the most recent advances in the area. The book is also suitable as supplementary reading for students enrolled in Polymer Synthetic Chemistry, Polymer Synthesis, Polymer Design, Advanced Polymer Chemistry, Soft Matter Science, and Materials Science courses. Color versions of selected figures can be found at www.wiley.com/go/hadjichristidis

Author : Nikos Hadjichristidis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1075 pages
File Size : 43,77 MB
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 4431541861

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This book presents these important facts: a) The mechanism of anionic polymerization, a more than 50-year challenge in polymer chemistry, has now become better understood; b) Precise synthesis of many polymers with novel architectures (triblock, multi-block, graft, exact graft, comb, cyclic, many armed stars with multi-components, dendrimer-like hyper-branched, and their structural mixed (co)polymers, etc.) have been advanced significantly; c) Based on such polymers, new morphological and self-organizing nano-objects and supra molecular assemblies have been created and widely studied and are considered nanodevices in the fields of nano science and technology; d) New high-tech and industrial applications for polymeric materials synthesized by anionic polymerization have been proposed. These remarkable developments have taken place in the last 15 years. Anionic polymerization continues to be the only truly living polymerization system (100 % termination free under appropriate conditions) and consequently the only one with unique capabilities in the synthesis of well-defined (i.e., precisely controlled molecular weight, nearly mono-disperse molecular weight distribution, structural and compositional homogeneity) complex macromolecular architectures. This book, with contributions from the world’s leading specialists, will be useful for all researchers, including students, working in universities, in research organizations, and in industry.

Author : Ashok Kakkar
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 21,59 MB
Release : 2017-04-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 1782625755

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Providing a detailed monograph on the topic, this book features chapters from experts actively working in this field, and is intended to provide the reader with a unique overview of the fundamental principles of this exciting macromolecular platform.

Author : Dieter A. Schlüter
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1229 pages
File Size : 12,12 MB
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 3527644083

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Polymers are huge macromolecules composed of repeating structural units. While polymer in popular usage suggests plastic, the term actually refers to a large class of natural and synthetic materials. Due to the extraordinary range of properties accessible, polymers have come to play an essential and ubiquitous role in everyday life - from plastics and elastomers on the one hand to natural biopolymers such as DNA and proteins on the other hand. The study of polymer science begins with understanding the methods in which these materials are synthesized. Polymer synthesis is a complex procedure and can take place in a variety of ways. This book brings together the "Who is who" of polymer science to give the readers an overview of the large field of polymer synthesis. It is a one-stop reference and a must-have for all Chemists, Polymer Chemists, Chemists in Industry, and Materials Scientists.

Author : Michael Olechnowicz
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 23,9 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Addition polymerization
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"The synthesis of homopolymers and block copolymers containing metal coordinating ligands is an important area of research due to the potential applications of these polymers in the fields of optics, electronics, and photonics. Specifically, the terpyridine group is very useful, since it can act as a tridentate chelating ligand due to its strategically positioned, three nitrogen atoms. This allows it to form strong complexes with a variety of transition metal ions. The hydroxyl functionality is another important group due to numerous applications of well-defined hydroxyl-functionalized polymers. They can react with other functional groups on other polymers for chain extension, branching, or crosslinking. They can also be used as macroinitiators for the polymerization of other monomers such as lactide and lactone. Alkyllithium-initiated, living anionic polymerization offers excellent control over molecular weight and molecular weight distribution. The absence of termination and chain transfer steps makes these systems ideally suited for the preparation of chain-end functionalized polymers by the reaction of the living chain ends with appropriate monomers or terminating agents. A recently reported general anionic functionalization method was used to create well-defined terpyridine and hydroxyl end-functionalized polymers. In the first step, living polymeric organolithium compounds were reacted with silyl chlorides to form the corresponding silyl hydride-functionalized polymers. Then, these polymers were reacted with substituted alkenes in the presence of a hydrosilation catalyst to form the corresponding functionalized polymers. A new method was also developed, based on similar chemistry, to prepare an in-chain functionalized diblock copolymer where a variety of functional groups can be placed directly at the interface of the two blocks. This method was used to prepare both in-chain hydroxyl- and terpyridine-functionalized polystyrene-b-polyisoprene copolymers. Lewis bases effect dramatic changes in microstructure, initiation rates, propagation rates and monomer reactivity ratios for alkyllithium-initiated polymerizations of vinyl monomers in hydrocarbon solution. The stability of polymeric organolithium compounds and the mechanism of decomposition in the presence of various stoichiometric equivalents of tetrahydrofuran in benzene solutions were studied due the importance of THF as an additive."--Abstract.

Author : Nikos Hadjichristidis
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 41,91 MB
Release : 2015
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ISBN : 9784431541875

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This book presents these important facts: a) The mechanism of anionic polymerization, a more than 50-year challenge in polymer chemistry, has now become better understood; b) Precise synthesis of many polymers with novel architectures (triblock, multi-block, graft, exact graft, comb, cyclic, many armed stars with multi-components, dendrimer-like hyper-branched, and their structural mixed (co)polymers, etc.) have been advanced significantly; c) Based on such polymers, new morphological and self-organizing nano-objects and supramolecular assemblies have been created and widely studied and are considered nanodevices in the fields of nanoscience and technology; d) New high-tech and industrial applications for polymeric materials synthesized by anionic polymerization have been proposed. These remarkable developments have taken place in the last 15 years. Anionic polymerization continues to be the only truly living polymerization system (100 % termination free under appropriate conditions) and consequently the only one with unique capabilities in the synthesis of well-defined (i.e., precisely controlled molecular weight, nearly mono-disperse molecular weight distribution, structural and compositional homogeneity) complex macromolecular architectures. This book, with contributions from the world's leading specialists, will be useful for all researchers, including students, working in universities, in research organizations, and in industry.

Author : Jonathan E. Janoski
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Page : 160 pages
File Size : 35,6 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Addition polymerization
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The synthesis of well-defined functionalized polymers is an important area of research due to their wide array of applications. The work presented herein can be divided into three categories: a) functional initiator synthesis; b) chain-end and in-chain functionalization and c) functional monomer synthesis and polymerization. All three methods involve both anionic polymerization and hydrosilation. In this work, all anionic polymerizations were performed at room temperature in hydrocarbon solvent with an alkyllithium initiator. A functional 4-pentenyllithium initiator was prepared in 70% yield and was used for the synthesis of [alpha] and [alpha,omega]-functionalized polystyrene. 4-Pentenyllithium was used to initiate styrene polymerization in benzene in the presence of 5 equivalents of tetrahydrofuran. Narrow polydispersity indices and good agreement between calculated and observed molecular weights were observed for the methanol-terminated product. [alpha]-Triethoxysilyl-functionalized polystyrene was quantitatively prepared by hydrosilation with triethoxysilane and [alpha]-4-pentenylpolystyrene. [alpha]-4-Pentenyl-[omega]-silyl hydridefunctionalized polystyrene and [alpha]-4-pentenyl-[omega]-thiol hydride functionalized polystyrene were quantitatively prepared by terminating [alpha]-4-pentenylpoly(styryl)lithium with chlorodimethylsilane and ethylene sulfide, respectively. The [alpha]-4-pentenyl-[omega]-silyl hydride-functionalized polystyrene showed good agreement between calculated and observed molecular weights and a narrow polydispersity. [alpha]-4-Pentenyl-[omega]-thiolfunctionalized polystyrene showed a dimer peak due to oxidative coupling when quenched with methanol. Triethoxysilyl-functionalized, high-1,4-polybutadiene was prepared by reacting the pendant double bonds of the 1,2-units with triethoxysilane via hydrosilation. High-yielding reactions between the polymeric organolithium chain-ends and silyl chlorides were used to obtain the desired polymeric silyl hydrides for further functionalization. In-chain and chain-end cyano-functionalized polystyrenes were prepared. Chain-end, silyl hydride-functionalized polystyrene was prepared quantitatively. Hydrosilation of chain-end, silyl hydride-functionalized polystyrene with allyl cyanide resulted in [omega]-cyano-functionalized polystyrene, which was prepared in 87% yield. In-chain, silyl hydride-functionalized polystyrene was prepared by terminating excess poly(styryl)lithium with dichloromethylsilane. The remaining poly(styryl)lithium was terminated with ethylene oxide to aid in chromatographic separation to yield the pure in-chain, silyl hydride-functionalized polystyrene in 96% yield. Hydrosilation of in-chain, silyl hydride-functionalized polystyrene with allyl cyanide resulted in cyano in-chain functionalized polystyrene in 58% yield after 2 weeks of reaction time at elevated temperature. [omega]-Silyl dihydride-functionalized polystyrene was prepared in 92% yield by inverse addition of poly(styryl)lithium to dichloromethylsilane then reduction with lithium aluminum hydride. Functionalization with allyl cyanide yielded [omega]-dicyanofunctionalized polystyrene quantitatively. Synthesis of functionalized polymers from silyl hydride-substituted monomers was also investigated. para-Dimethylsilylstyrene was prepared from 4-chlorostyrene in 84% yield. Homopolymerization, copolymerization, and end-capping of poly(styryl)lithium in cyclohexane with this monomer was investigated, and it was found that a linking reaction is occuring. meta-Dimethylsilylstyrene was prepared from 3-bromostyrene in 75% yield. Anionic homopolymerization, and copolymerization of this monomer were investigated, and it was found that a more vigorous linking reaction was taking place compared to the para-substituted analog.