Precision Morphology in Sulfonic, Phosphonic, Boronic, and Carboxylic Acid Polyolefins

Abstract

This the final report for ARO W911NF-09-1-0290. Prior reports on this project give further detailed information. Of greatest importance in this work has been our novel discovery of heterogeneous deprotection of sulfonic acid esters. The consequence will be that we can form precision placed sulfonic acid groups along a polymer chain. This has never been done before. If the morphology arranges as we expect it to (based on what we observed in the case of carboxylic acid precision placement) then we may be able to create conduction channels for protons and other ions in bicontinuous phase polymer systems. From an educational point of view, 9 students have been impacted by this research, 5 of whom are woman, 1 being a minority.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 15, 2013
Accession Number
ADA606523

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  • Kenneth B. Wagener

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  • University of Florida

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  • Human Systems

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  • Abstracts
  • Acids
  • Alkenes
  • Boron Compounds
  • Carboxylic Acids
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Engineering
  • Macromolecules
  • Mathematics
  • Molecular Weight
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Polymers
  • Students
  • Sulfonic Acids

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