Abstract
This paper describes the synthesis of a novel monomer of 5-substituted cyclooctene with the pendant of imidazolium salt (7) and the ring-opening metathesis polymerization of the functionalized cyclooctenes (4 and 7) in CH2Cl2 and ionic liquid [bmim][PF6] by a ruthenium-based catalyst RuCl2(PCy3)(SIMeS)(CHPh) (2). The polymerization, which was carried out in ionic liquid, afforded improved control over the molecular weight (Mn) and polydispersity of the resultant products (PDI <1.4). Furthermore, to facilitate the GPC measurement for molecular weight of polymers, the charged polymers (poly-7) were hydrolyzed to give uncharged polymers (poly-4*) by removing the imidazolium pendant from the polymer chains.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3986-3993 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 17 |
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| State | Published - 1 Sep 2007 |
Keywords
- Hydrolysis
- Ionic liquid
- Monomers
- ROMP
- Synthesis