Synthesis of 1-chloro-1-phenylethyl-telechelic polyisobutylene, a new potential macroinitiator by living cationic polymerization

Bela Ivan, Xianyi Chen, Jørgen Kops, Walther Batsberg

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Abstract

1-Chloro-1-phenylethyl-telechelic polyisobutylene (PIB) was synthesized by living carbocationic polymerization (LCCP). LCCP of isobutylene was induced by a difunctional initiator in conjunction with TiCl4 as coinitiator in the presence of N,N-dimethylacetamide in CH2Cl2/hexane (40:60 v/v) solvent mixture at -78 degrees C. After complete isobutylene conversion a small amount of styrene was added leading to a rapid crossover reaction and thus to the attachment of short outer polystyrene (PSt) blocks to the PIB segment. Quenching the living polymerization of styrene yielded 1-chloro-1-phenylethyl terminal groups. The resulting telechelic polymer (Cl-PSt-PIB-PSt-Cl) is a potential new macroinitiator for atom transfer radical polymerization of a variety of vinyl monomers.
Original languageEnglish
JournalMacromolecular Rapid Communications
Volume19
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)15-19
ISSN1022-1336
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998

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