Open AccessSynthesis and utility of ethylene (meth)acrylate copolymers prepared by a tandem ring‐opening polymerization hydrogenation strategy
Author(s) -
Onbulak Sebla,
Wang Yanzhao,
Brutman Jacob P.,
Hillmyer Marc A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of polymer science part a: polymer chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.768
H-Index - 152
eISSN - 1099-0518
pISSN - 0887-624X
DOI - 10.1002/pola.28686
Subject(s) - copolymer , polymer chemistry , acrylate , methyl methacrylate , butyl acrylate , polymerization , methacrylate , materials science , methyl acrylate , ethylene , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis
One new and one established functional cyclooctene were prepared and (co)polymerized using ring‐opening metathesis polymerization. The resulting polymers were hydrogenated to yield the corresponding functional polyolefins that were structurally equivalent to copolymers of ethylene and either methyl methacrylate, t ‐butyl acrylate, or acrylic acid after deprotection. The copolymers that incorporate methyl methacrylate into the backbone were used as compatibilizers for poly(methyl methacrylate)/polyethylene blends. The copolymers that incorporate t ‐butyl acrylate into the backbone yielded elastomers that could be thermally crosslinked. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017 , 55 , 3117–3126