Living cationic random copolymerization of β-pinene and isobutylene with 1-phenylethyl chloride/TiCl4/Ti(OiPr)4/nBu4NCl |
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Authors: | An-Long Li |
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Affiliation: | Department of Polymer and Materials Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou 510275, China |
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Abstract: | The first example of living cationic random copolymerization of β-pinene and isobutylene was achieved with 1-phenylethyl chloride/TiCl4/Ti(OiPr)4/nBu4NCl (TiCl4/Ti(OiPr)4 mole ratio: 3/1) initiating system in CH2Cl2 at −40 °C. β-Pinene and isobutylene was consumed at almost the same rate, suggesting that the two monomers exhibit almost equal reactivity. At any monomer feed ratio, the number-average molecular weight (Mn) of the copolymers increased in direct proportion to the total monomer conversion, and the molecular weight distribution was relatively narrow (Mw/Mn=1.1-1.2) throughout the reaction. The reactivity ratios determined by the Kelen-Tüdõs method were rβ-pinene=1.1 and risobutylene=0.89, which indicated that the composition of copolymer is approximately identical to the monomer feed ratio. The analysis of the structure and sequence distribution of the copolymers by 1H NMR spectroscopy further confirmed that perfectly random copolymers were obtained by this living cationic polymerization system. The glass transition temperatures of the copolymers obtained with varying monomer compositions were also determined by DSC method. |
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Keywords: | β-Pinene Isobutylene Living cationic random copolymerization |
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