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Recent advances in the anionic synthesis of chain‐end functionalized polymers
Author(s) -
Quirk Roderic P.,
Cheong TaeHee,
Jiang Kevin,
Gomochak Deanna L.,
Yoo Taejun,
Andes Keith T.,
Mathers Robert T.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200390146
Subject(s) - polymer , polymer chemistry , surface modification , anionic addition polymerization , monomer , chemistry , methylamine , amine gas treating , polymerization , end group , materials science , organic chemistry
Recent results for the preparation of chain‐end functionalized polymers using alkyllithium‐initiated anionic polymerization are described. Termination with 4‐chloro‐1,1,1‐trimethoxybutane has been used to prepare trimethoxy ortho ester (carboxyl)‐functionalized polymers. Functionalization with the oxiranes, glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3,4‐epoxy‐1‐butene and 1,1,1‐trifluoro‐2,3‐epoxypropane, has been investigated to prepare trimethoxysilyl‐functionalized polymers, 1,3‐diene‐functionalized macro monomers and trifluoromethyl‐functionalized polymers, respectively. Secondary amine‐functionalized polymers have been prepared by termination with N‐(benzylidene)methylamine and also using an N‐benzyl tertiary amine‐functionalized alkyllithium initiator followed by hydrogenolysis of the benzyl group.