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Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Alkyl Substituted trans-Cyclooctenes

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Author(s)

Kathryn Beers, Wesley Farrell

Abstract

The synthesis and ring-opening metathesis polymerization of highly-strained 3- and 1-butyl substituted trans-cyclooctenes (monomers 1 and 2, respectively) was investigated with the goal of quickly preparing regioregular polymers with narrow molecular weight distributions, which could serve as precursors for high precision short-chain branched polyethylene. Monomer 1 was unable to be polymerized in a regioregular manner, however monomer 2 did yield regioregular product, although the polydispersity indices were higher than expected. Investigation by NMR provided evidence that the nature of the propagating alkylidene is likely non-uniform throughout the course of the reaction, leading to the broadened molecular weight distribution.
Citation
ACS Macro Letters

Keywords

ROMP, cyclooctene, controlled polymerization

Citation

Beers, K. and Farrell, W. (2017), Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Alkyl Substituted trans-Cyclooctenes, ACS Macro Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=923023 (Accessed December 2, 2024)

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Created July 12, 2017, Updated October 12, 2021