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General Kinetic Analysis and Comparison of Molecular Weight Distributions for Various Mechanisms of Activity Exchange in Living Polymerizations
1997
The molecular weight distributions in many living (e.g. anionic, group transfer, cationic, and radical) polymerizations strongly depend on the dynamics of various equilibria between chain ends of d...
Synthesis of linear and three-arm star tert-chlorine-telechelic polyisobutylenes by a two-step conventional laboratory process
1997
A two-step conventional laboratory process was developed for the synthesis of mono- and difunctional linear and three-arm star tert-chlorine-telechelic polyisobutylenes (PIB) with desired molecular weights (MW) and narrow molecular weight distribution (MWD) by living carbocationic polymerization (LCCP). This polymerization method applies easy to handle operations and chemicals. LCCP of isobutylene (IB), was carried out in CH2Cl2 as solvent and with BCl3 as coinitiator in the first step to obtain soluble low MW PIB prepolymer with narrow MWD. This was followed by addition of hexane, TiCl4 and additional monomer in the second step to prepare PIBs with desired MW and narrow MWD in practically …
The calculation of the number-average degree of polymerization starting from intrinsic viscosity and overall rate
1962
The relation between the intrinsic viscosity [η] and the number-average degree of polymerization Pn is a function of the molecular weight distribution of the polymer. In a polymer in which the termination of polymer radicals occurs partly by combination of two growing chains, this molecular weight distribution depends on number and extent of additional reactions such as chain transfer; i.e., it is variable. Therefore Pn of such polymers cannot be obtained from intrinsic viscosity measurements by means of an equation of the type [η] = KPna. A new method is proposed which allows the evaluation of Pn in these cases, without necessity of osmotic (or related) measurements or fractionation. The v…
Synthesis and Characterization of Isotactic Poly(1-hexene)/Branched Polyethylene Multiblock Copolymer via Chain Shuttling Polymerization Technique
2018
Understanding from the underlying mechanism of chain shuttling polymerization (CSP) is limited due to scarceness of successful reports and incompetence of traditional characterization techniques to distinguish blocky structures. Here, a simple synthesis approach for production of an isotactic poly(1-hexene)/branched polyethylene multiblock copolymer from a 1-hexene monomer is presented. Resulting copolymers can be easily characterized because of their solubility in most organic solvents. This novel blocky architecture is synthesized using ansa-ethylenebis(1-η5-indenyl)zirconium dichloride and α-diimine nickel(II) bromide catalysts. While the former participates in 1,2-enchainment of monomer…
Characterization of Chemical Composition along the Molar Mass Distribution in Polyolefin Copolymers by GPC Using a Modern Filter-Based IR Detector
2013
Summary Gel permeation chromatography (GPC), also known as size exclusion chromatography (SEC), is the technique routinely used at high temperature to analyze the molar mass distribution in polyolefins. The distribution of comonomer along the molar mass distribution in a copolymer is a key microstructural feature that determines the macroscopic properties of the material, and thus, its range of possible applications and performance. The direct coupling of a modern filter-based infrared (IR) detector to a high temperature GPC instrument, by means of a heated flow-through cell, is here described. The analyses are carried out by recording the continuous IR absorbance chromatograms at selected …
High molecular arborescent polyoxyethylene with hydroxyl containing shell
2004
Abstract Arborescent polyoxyethylene of high molar mass (2×10 5 g/mol) and narrow molar mass distribution was synthesized in a three-stage process. In the first stage a triblock copolymer of ethylene oxide (central block, DP ca. 90) and 2,3-epoxypropanol-1 (short flanking blocks, DP ca. 5) was synthesized. The potassium alcoholate derived from this copolymer was used to initiate the polymerization of ethylene oxide and the subsequent addition of protected glycidol (1-etoxyethyl glycidyl ether). After deprotection the short polyglycidol blocks were used as branching units for the next generation. Repeated step by step process leads to the ‘pom-pom like’ branched polyoxyethylene macromolecul…
Über den absolutwert des fehlers bei der bestimmung von molekulargewichtsverteilungen mit der GPC-methode (messungen an polymethylmethacrylaten)
1970
Die Gelpermeationschromatographie (GPC) liefert unter konventionellen und definierten Bedingungen Molekulargewichtsverteilungen, die i. allg. um einen bestimmten Betrag zu breit sind. Um diesen Fehler quantitativ zu bestimmen, werden Fraktionen von Polymethylmethacrylat (PMMA) hergestellt, deren Uneinheitlichkeit (Mw/Mn - 1) durch osmotische und Lichtstreuungs- bzw. viskometrische Messungen bestimmt werden. Ferner werden unter definierten Bedingungen Polymerisate hergestellt, deren Uneinheitlichkeit durch die Kinetik und andere Kontrollen festgelegt ist. Unter Verwendung dieser Werte kann man Mw/Mn an PMMA auf wenige Prozent genau bestimmen und Molekulargewichtsverteilungen auf Grund korrig…
Synthesis of block copolymers with poly(methyl methacrylate): P(B-b-MMA), P(EB-b-MMA), P(S-b-B-b-MMA) and P(S-b-EB-b-MMA)
1993
Well-defined diblock copolymers poly(butadiene-b-methyl methacrylate) (=P(B-b-MMA)) and triblock copolymers poly(styrene-b-butadiene-b-methyl methacrylate) (=P(S-b-B-b-MMA)) have been prepared by sequential anionic polymerization in THF. The synthesis of P(B-b-MMA) and P(S-b-B-b-MMA) was most efficient in the presence of lithium alkoxides. By this method side reactions are suppressed and the polymerization can be performed at higher temperatures. The resulting triblock copolymers have narrow molecular weight distribution. The 1,2-PB midblock was quantitatively hydrogenated with tosylhydrazide to enhance thermal stability. Alternatively the hydrogenation can be performed at elevated pressure…
Testing of a kinetics equation of mechanical degradation
1987
A modification of the kinetics equation of mechanical degradation of Harrington and Zimm is proposed to fit experimental data taken on a molten polystyrene. This equation is applied to each molecular weight of the discretized molecular weight distribution curve, and the limiting molecular weight is determined for each molecular weight. With this modification the theoretical curves fit both Mw and Mn curves well.
Direct synthesis of fibrous high molecular weight polyethylene using vanadium catalysts supported on an SiO2ionic liquid system
2015
Polyethylene of fibrous morphology was obtained using Cp2VCl2 and VCl2(salenCl2) catalysts activated by AlEt2Cl and AlEtCl2 and heterogenized on a supported ionic liquid system prepared with SiO2 and 1-(3-triethoxysilyl)propyl-3-methylimidazolium chloroaluminate. The fibre length ranges from 15 to 60 µm, depending on the reaction conditions. The polyethylene is characterized by a high molecular weight ((1.1–2.4) × 106 g mol−1) and a narrow molecular weight distribution (1.4–2.5). It is a linear polymer, properly without branching. The DSC method reveals characteristic changes in melting temperature and crystallinity degree between the first and second scan heating cycles (141 °C and 136 °C,…