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Catalysts from Self‐Assembled Organometallic Block Copolymers
Author(s) -
Durkee D. A.,
Eitouni H. B.,
Gomez E. D.,
Ellsworth M. W.,
Bell A. T.,
Balsara N. P.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200500352
Subject(s) - copolymer , trifluoromethanesulfonate , catalysis , materials science , monomer , homogeneous , isoprene , polymer chemistry , homogeneous catalysis , heterogeneous catalysis , block (permutation group theory) , organic chemistry , polymer , chemistry , composite material , geometry , mathematics , physics , thermodynamics
Heterogeneous catalysts have been prepared by crosslinking the polyisoprene block of a microphase‐separated poly(vinylferrocenium triflate‐ block ‐isoprene) copolymer. The poly(vinylferrocenium triflate) moieties provide catalytic activity while the polyisoprene block provides the support structure. Reaction rates obtained with the self‐assembled heterogeneous catalyst are within experimental error of those obtained with (monomeric) ferrocenium triflate as a homogeneous catalyst.