Hyperbranched polymers by multimonomer polymerization
US6812298B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G18/718
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Hyperbranched polymers are prepared by a process in which a monomer having the form Ax is reacted with another monomer of the form By, where A and B are functional groups that do not react with themselves, but do react with each other. The process allows synthesis of hyperbranched polymers having a single type of terminal functional group from comonomers, each of which has a single type of functional group. The invention allows greater flexibility in the preparation of a larger variety of different hyperbranched polymers and enables hyperbranched polymers to be prepared at a lower cost as compared with conventional processes using monomers having two types of functional groups that react during polymerization.
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