Polymerization of olefinic-containing monomers employing anionic initiators
US5331058A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07F7/1804
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Process for anionically polymerising a conjugated 1,3-diene monomer consists of contacting the monomer in an inert hydrocarbon solvent with a monofunctional silyl ether initiator of general formula R.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 Si--O--A--Li where R.sup.1 to R.sup.3 are independently selected from monovalent organic substituent groups and A is a short chain hydrocarbon bridging group, to yield a polydiene having a molecular weight of typically 1,000-10,000, a high 1.4 content of typically 90% and a low polydispensity of typically 1.15. The reactive ends of the living polymer chains may be terminated with a reactive group such as hydroxyl by treating the polymer with ethylene oxide. Subsequent removal of the polymer's relatively unreactive silyl end groups by reaction with tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride produces a difunctional, chain-extendable, hydroxy-terminated polydiene useful as a rubbery binder prepolymer.
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