Stabilized, unimolecular initiators for hydrocarbon polymerization
US6258905A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08F2438/02
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed are stabilized unimolecular initiator compounds which are useful for initiating living radical polymerization of polymerizable hydrocarbons. The stabilized unimolecular initiator compounds are the reaction products of polymerization initiator radical-forming compounds, such as organo peroxides and azo compounds, and stable radical-forming compounds, wherein the polymerization initiator radicals are capable of initiating polymerization of polymerizable hydrocarbons and the stable radicals, alone, are not capable of initiating polymerization of hydrocarbons. An exemplary stabilized unimolecular initiator compound is 1-benzoylperoxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidine which is the reaction product of benzoyl peroxide, (BPO), and 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidineyloxy, (TEMPO).
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