Bulk Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polycondensation

Abstract

Bulk acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization performed in the melt at temperatures up to 175 °C is completed using a cyclic (alkyl)(amino) carbene (CAAC) ruthenium‐based Grubbs catalyst. High temperature stability is investigated at temperatures well above conventional ADMET chemistry, leading to the highest weight‐average molecular weights ever achieved for any ADMET polymer. A study of isomerization tendency (double bond migration) is done via self‐metathesis of a small molecule model compound using CAAC catalysts. Minimal olefin isomerization is observed using appropriate catalyst ratios and temperatures.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 09, 2019
Source ID
10.1002/macp.201900223

Entities

People

  • Alec Nicholas Gallman
  • Andreas Riegger
  • Giovanni Rojas
  • Hiro Watanabe
  • Holley Grace Hester
  • Julia Pribyl
  • Kenneth B. Wagener
  • Michael M Bell
  • Tanja Weil
  • Valentina Gomez
  • Yoshiki Chujo

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Kyoto University
  • Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
  • National Science Foundation
  • Ulm University
  • Universidad Icesi
  • University of Florida

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Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

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