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Baulu N, Langlais M, Dugas P, Thuilliez J, Jean‐Baptiste‐dit‐Dominique F, Lansalot M, Boisson C, D'Agosto F. Ethylene‐Coordinative Chain‐Transfer Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly (CCTPISA). Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202089. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Nicolas Baulu
- Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5128 Laboratoire CP2M Équipe PCM 43 Bd du 11 Nov. 1918 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
- Manufacture des pneumatiques Michelin 23 Place des Carmes Dechaux 63040 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5128 Laboratoire CP2M Équipe PCM 43 Bd du 11 Nov. 1918 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
- ChemistLab Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory 43 Bd du 11 Nov. 1918 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5128 Laboratoire CP2M Équipe PCM 43 Bd du 11 Nov. 1918 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
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- Manufacture des pneumatiques Michelin 23 Place des Carmes Dechaux 63040 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Manufacture des pneumatiques Michelin 23 Place des Carmes Dechaux 63040 Clermont-Ferrand France
- ChemistLab Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory 43 Bd du 11 Nov. 1918 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5128 Laboratoire CP2M Équipe PCM 43 Bd du 11 Nov. 1918 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
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- Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5128 Laboratoire CP2M Équipe PCM 43 Bd du 11 Nov. 1918 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
- ChemistLab Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory 43 Bd du 11 Nov. 1918 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5128 Laboratoire CP2M Équipe PCM 43 Bd du 11 Nov. 1918 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
- ChemistLab Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory 43 Bd du 11 Nov. 1918 69616 Villeurbanne France
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Dau H, Jones GR, Tsogtgerel E, Nguyen D, Keyes A, Liu YS, Rauf H, Ordonez E, Puchelle V, Basbug Alhan H, Zhao C, Harth E. Linear Block Copolymer Synthesis. Chem Rev 2022; 122:14471-14553. [PMID: 35960550 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Block copolymers form the basis of the most ubiquitous materials such as thermoplastic elastomers, bridge interphases in polymer blends, and are fundamental for the development of high-performance materials. The driving force to further advance these materials is the accessibility of block copolymers, which have a wide variety in composition, functional group content, and precision of their structure. To advance and broaden the application of block copolymers will depend on the nature of combined segmented blocks, guided through the combination of polymerization techniques to reach a high versatility in block copolymer architecture and function. This review provides the most comprehensive overview of techniques to prepare linear block copolymers and is intended to serve as a guideline on how polymerization techniques can work together to result in desired block combinations. As the review will give an account of the relevant procedures and access areas, the sections will include orthogonal approaches or sequentially combined polymerization techniques, which increases the synthetic options for these materials.
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- Huong Dau
- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Center for Excellence in Chemistry, CEPC, Houston, Texas 77004, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Center for Excellence in Chemistry, CEPC, Houston, Texas 77004, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Center for Excellence in Chemistry, CEPC, Houston, Texas 77004, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Center for Excellence in Chemistry, CEPC, Houston, Texas 77004, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Center for Excellence in Chemistry, CEPC, Houston, Texas 77004, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Center for Excellence in Chemistry, CEPC, Houston, Texas 77004, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Center for Excellence in Chemistry, CEPC, Houston, Texas 77004, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Center for Excellence in Chemistry, CEPC, Houston, Texas 77004, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Center for Excellence in Chemistry, CEPC, Houston, Texas 77004, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Center for Excellence in Chemistry, CEPC, Houston, Texas 77004, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Center for Excellence in Chemistry, CEPC, Houston, Texas 77004, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Center for Excellence in Chemistry, CEPC, Houston, Texas 77004, United States
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Baulu N, Langlais M, Ngo R, Thuilliez J, Jean-Baptiste-Dit-Dominique F, D'Agosto F, Boisson C. Switch from Anionic Polymerization to Coordinative Chain Transfer Polymerization: A Valuable Strategy to Make Olefin Block Copolymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202204249. [PMID: 35403806 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202204249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Anionic polymerization of butadiene or/and styrene is performed with lithium initiators, functional or not. The polymer chains are subsequently transferred to magnesium. The resulting polymeryl-magnesium compounds were combined with {(Me2 Si(C13 H8 )2 )Nd(μ-BH4 )[(μ-BH4 )Li(THF)]}2 metallocene complex to act as macromolecular chain transfer agents (macroCTAs) in coordinative chain transfer polymerization (CCTP) of ethylene (E) or its copolymerization (CCTcoP) with butadiene (B). Block copolymers were produced for the first time by this switch from anionic polymerization to CCTP. Hard and soft blocks such as PB, polystyrene (PS), poly(styrene-co-butadiene) (SBR) obtained by anionic polymerization and PE or poly(ethylene-co-butadiene) (EBR) produced by CCT(co)P were combined and the corresponding structures were characterized.
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- Nicolas Baulu
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Equipe PCM, 69616, Villeurbanne, CEDEX, France.,Manufacture des Pneumatiques Michelin, 23 place Carmes Déchaux, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Equipe PCM, 69616, Villeurbanne, CEDEX, France.,ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory, 69616, Villeurbanne, France
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- Manufacture des Pneumatiques Michelin, 23 place Carmes Déchaux, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France.,ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory, 69616, Villeurbanne, France
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- Manufacture des Pneumatiques Michelin, 23 place Carmes Déchaux, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Manufacture des Pneumatiques Michelin, 23 place Carmes Déchaux, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France.,ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory, 69616, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Equipe PCM, 69616, Villeurbanne, CEDEX, France.,ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory, 69616, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Equipe PCM, 69616, Villeurbanne, CEDEX, France.,ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory, 69616, Villeurbanne, France
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Baulu N, Langlais M, Ngo R, Thuilliez J, Jean‐Baptiste‐dit‐Dominique F, D'Agosto F, Boisson C. Switch from Anionic Polymerization to Coordinative Chain Transfer Polymerization: a Valuable Strategy to Make Olefin Block Copolymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202204249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Nicolas Baulu
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Equipe PCM 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
- Manufacture des Pneumatiques Michelin 23 place Carmes Déchaux 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Equipe PCM 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
- ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Manufacture des Pneumatiques Michelin 23 place Carmes Déchaux 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
- ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Manufacture des Pneumatiques Michelin 23 place Carmes Déchaux 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Manufacture des Pneumatiques Michelin 23 place Carmes Déchaux 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
- ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Equipe PCM 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
- ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Equipe PCM 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
- ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory 69616 Villeurbanne France
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Baffie F, Lansalot M, Monteil V, D'Agosto F. Telechelic polyethylene, poly(ethylene- co-vinyl acetate) and triblock copolymers based on ethylene and vinyl acetate by iodine transfer polymerization. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00156j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Various iodo functionalized chain transfer agents (CTAs) were successfully employed in the iodine transfer polymerization (ITP) of ethylene conducted at 80 bars at 70°C in dimethylcarbonate. Comparative studies performed on...
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Huang C, Suzuki T, Minami H. Synthesis of micrometer-sized poly(vinyl acetate) particles through microsuspension iodine transfer polymerization: effect of iodine species in a water medium. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py01341f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Schematic of the behaviors of iodine species in the microsuspension polymerization of vinyl acetate (VAc) in an aqueous medium.
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- Chujuan Huang
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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Baffie F, Patias G, Shegiwal A, Brunel F, Monteil V, Verrieux L, Perrin L, Haddleton DM, D'Agosto F. Block Copolymers Based on Ethylene and Methacrylates Using a Combination of Catalytic Chain Transfer Polymerisation (CCTP) and Radical Polymerisation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:25356-25364. [PMID: 34546635 PMCID: PMC9298203 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Two scalable polymerisation methods are used in combination for the synthesis of ethylene and methacrylate block copolymers. ω-Unsaturated methacrylic oligomers (MMAn ) produced by catalytic chain transfer (co)polymerisation (CCTP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and methacrylic acid (MAA) are used as reagents in the radical polymerisation of ethylene (E) in dimethyl carbonate solvent under relatively mild conditions (80 bar, 70 °C). Kinetic measurements and analyses of the produced copolymers by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and a combination of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques indicate that MMAn is involved in a degradative chain transfer process resulting in the formation of (MMA)n -b-PE block copolymers. Molecular modelling performed by DFT supports the overall reactivity scheme and observed selectivities. The effect of MMAn molar mass and composition is also studied. The block copolymers were characterised by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and their bulk behaviour studied by SAXS/WAXS analysis.
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- Florian Baffie
- Université de LyonUniversité Lyon 1CPE LyonCNRS UMR 5128Laboratoire CP2MÉquipe PCM69616Villeurbanne, CEDEXFrance
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- University of WarwickDepartment of ChemistryGibbet HillCV4 7ALCoventryUK
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- University of WarwickDepartment of ChemistryGibbet HillCV4 7ALCoventryUK
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- Université de LyonUniversité Lyon 1CPE LyonCNRS UMR 5128Laboratoire CP2MÉquipe PCM69616Villeurbanne, CEDEXFrance
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- Université de LyonUniversité Lyon 1CPE LyonCNRS UMR 5128Laboratoire CP2MÉquipe PCM69616Villeurbanne, CEDEXFrance
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- Université de LyonUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1CPE LyonINSA-LyonCNRSUMR 5246ICBMS43 Bd du 11 Novembre 191869616VilleurbanneFrance
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- Université de LyonUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1CPE LyonINSA-LyonCNRSUMR 5246ICBMS43 Bd du 11 Novembre 191869616VilleurbanneFrance
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- University of WarwickDepartment of ChemistryGibbet HillCV4 7ALCoventryUK
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- Université de LyonUniversité Lyon 1CPE LyonCNRS UMR 5128Laboratoire CP2MÉquipe PCM69616Villeurbanne, CEDEXFrance
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Baffie F, Patias G, Shegiwal A, Brunel F, Monteil V, Verrieux L, Perrin L, Haddleton DM, D'Agosto F. Block Copolymers Based on Ethylene and Methacrylates Using a Combination of Catalytic Chain Transfer Polymerisation (CCTP) and Radical Polymerisation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202108996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Florian Baffie
- Université de Lyon Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5128 Laboratoire CP2M Équipe PCM 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
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- University of Warwick Department of Chemistry Gibbet Hill CV4 7AL Coventry UK
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- University of Warwick Department of Chemistry Gibbet Hill CV4 7AL Coventry UK
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- Université de Lyon Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5128 Laboratoire CP2M Équipe PCM 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
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- Université de Lyon Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5128 Laboratoire CP2M Équipe PCM 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
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- Université de Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CPE Lyon INSA-Lyon CNRS UMR 5246 ICBMS 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CPE Lyon INSA-Lyon CNRS UMR 5246 ICBMS 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- University of Warwick Department of Chemistry Gibbet Hill CV4 7AL Coventry UK
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- Université de Lyon Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5128 Laboratoire CP2M Équipe PCM 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
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Frech S, Molle E, Butzelaar AJ, Theato P. Ethylene-Free Synthesis of Polyethylene Copolymers and Block Copolymers. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Stefan Frech
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Engesserstraße 18, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory - Institute for Biological Interfaces III (IBG-3), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Engesserstraße 18, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory - Institute for Biological Interfaces III (IBG-3), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Engesserstraße 18, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Engesserstraße 18, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory - Institute for Biological Interfaces III (IBG-3), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Wolpers A, Baffie F, Monteil V, D'Agosto F. Statistical and Block Copolymers of Ethylene and Vinyl Acetate via Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization. Macromol Rapid Commun 2021; 42:e2100270. [PMID: 34145658 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
A dithiocarbamate chain transfer agent (CTA) based on Z-group substituted with a diphenyl amine (-NPh2 ) moiety is selected for the synthesis of statistical and diblock copolymers of ethylene and vinyl acetate via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization. Benefiting from the good chain growth control of polyethylene (PE), poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc), and poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA) achieved with this CTA, linear diblock copolymers of the type EVA-b-PE, EVA-b-EVA, and PVAc-b-EVA are successfully synthesized. A three-arm EVA star is additionally obtained starting from a trifunctional dithiocarbamate CTA.
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- Arne Wolpers
- Univ Lyon, CPE Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5128, Catalysis, Polymerization, Processes and Materials (CP2M), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, Villeurbanne, 69616, France
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- Univ Lyon, CPE Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5128, Catalysis, Polymerization, Processes and Materials (CP2M), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, Villeurbanne, 69616, France
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- Univ Lyon, CPE Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5128, Catalysis, Polymerization, Processes and Materials (CP2M), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, Villeurbanne, 69616, France
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- Univ Lyon, CPE Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5128, Catalysis, Polymerization, Processes and Materials (CP2M), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, Villeurbanne, 69616, France
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Scholten PBV, Cartigny G, Grignard B, Debuigne A, Cramail H, Meier MAR, Detrembleur C. Functional Polyethylenes by Organometallic-Mediated Radical Polymerization of Biobased Carbonates. ACS Macro Lett 2021; 10:313-320. [PMID: 35549068 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Partly or fully renewable (co)polymers are gaining interest in both academia and industry. Polyethylene is a widely used polymer, classically derived from fossil fuels, with a high versatility stemming from the introduction of comonomers altering the mechanical properties. The introduction of renewable functionalities into this polymer is highly attractive to obtain functional, tunable, and at least partially renewable polyethylenes. We herein report the introduction of biosourced cyclic carbonates into polyethylene using organometallic-mediated radical polymerization under mild conditions. Molecular weights of up to 14 600 g mol-1 with dispersities as low as 1.19 were obtained, and the cyclic carbonate content could be easily tuned by the ethylene pressure during the polymerization. As a proof of concept, the hydrolysis of the cyclic carbonates of a representative copolymer was explored, and it provided polyethylene-bearing vicinal diols, with a hydrolysis degree of 71%. Given the multitude of chemoselective modifications possible on cyclic carbonates as well as the fact that many allylic- and alkylidene-type cyclic carbonates are accessible from renewable resources, this work opens up an avenue for the design of functional and more sustainable polyethylenes.
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- Philip B. V. Scholten
- Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), CESAM Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Materialwissenschaftliches Zentrum MZE, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Straße am Forum 7, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), CESAM Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), CESAM Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), CESAM Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques (LCPO), Université de Bordeaux, 16 Avenue Pey-Berland, 33607 Pessac, France
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Materialwissenschaftliches Zentrum MZE, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Straße am Forum 7, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (ITG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), CESAM Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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