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Cyclobutene polymers and methods of making the same

US8404792B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

North Carolina State University · US

Inventors

Bruce M. Novak · Amherst, US
Keitaro Seto · Brecksville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 30, 2011
Grant date	Mar 26, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 30, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC08F232/08
WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Described is a cyclobutene polymer comprising: monomeric units of cyclobutene, said cyclobutene having at least one fused ring system substituted thereon, said polymer comprising not more than 10 mol percent ring-opened units of said cyclobutene; and said polymer having a molecular weight of at least 1,000; said polymer optionally copolymerized with a comonomer to form a copolymer therewith. Compositions thereof and methods of making the same are also described.

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