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Arylzinc Complexes as New Initiator Systems for the Production of Isobutene Copolymers with High Isoprene Content
Author(s) -
Garratt Shaun,
Guerrero Antonio,
Hughes David L.,
Bochmann Manfred
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200353787
Subject(s) - isoprene , copolymer , chemistry , natural rubber , polymer chemistry , polymer science , organic chemistry , polymer
Better rubber : The initiator system [Zn(C 6 F 5 ) 2 ]/ t BuCl for isobutene/isoprene copolymerizations (see scheme) gave products with high molecular weights, significantly increased isoprene incorporation, and minimal cross‐linking.