申请人:Faust Rudolf
公开号:US20050176903A1
公开(公告)日:2005-08-11
According to an aspect of the present invention, a method is provided in which a double diphenylethylene compound is reacted with a polymer that contains a carbocationically terminated chain thereby providing a 1,1-diphenylene end-functionalized chain. Subsequently, an alkylating agent is reacted with the 1,1 -diphenylene end-functionalized chain, thereby providing an alkylated 1,1-diphenylene end-functionalized chain. In some embodiments, the method further comprises (a) optionally combining a 1,1-diphenylorganolithium compound with the alkylated 1,1-diphenylene end-functionalized polymer followed by (b) reacting an organolithium compound with the alkylated 1,1-diphenylene end-functionalized polymer. This provides an anionically terminated polymer, which can be used, for example, in subsequent anionic polymerization and coupling reactions. According to another aspect of the present invention, a novel polymer is provided that comprises a polymer chain, which chain further comprises the following: (a) a plurality of constitutional units that correspond to cationically polymerizable monomer species and (b) an end-cap comprising a
group or a
group, where R is a branched or unbranched alkyl group containing from 1 to 20 carbons and R
1
is a branched, unbranched, or cyclic alkyl group or an aryl group, containing from 1 to 20 carbons. Other aspects of the present invention relate to novel copolymers that comprise: (a) a first polymer block that comprises a plurality of constitutional units that correspond to isobutylene; and (b) a second polymer block that comprises a plurality of constitutional units that correspond to hydroxyethyl methacrylate.
根据本发明的一个方面,提供了一种方法,其中将双二苯基乙烯化合物与含有碳阳离子终止链的聚合物反应,从而提供1,1-二苯基末端官能化链。随后,与1,1-二苯基末端官能化链反应烷基化试剂,从而提供烷基化的1,1-二苯基末端官能化链。在某些实施例中,该方法进一步包括(a)选择性地将1,1-二苯基有机锂化合物与烷基化的1,1-二苯基末端官能化聚合物组合,然后(b)将有机锂化合物与烷基化的1,1-二苯基末端官能化聚合物反应。这提供了一个阴离子终止聚合物,例如可用于随后的阴离子聚合和偶联反应。根据本发明的另一个方面,提供了一种新的聚合物,其包括聚合物链,该链进一步包括以下内容:(a)对应于阳离子聚合单体种类的多个构成单元,以及(b)包括一个组或一个组的末端盖,其中R是含1至20个碳的分支或非分支烷基基团,R1是含1至20个碳的分支、非分支或环烷基基团或芳基基团。本发明的其他方面涉及包括:(a)第一聚合物块,其包括对应于异丁烯的多个构成单元;以及(b)第二聚合物块,其包括对应于羟乙基甲基丙烯酸酯的多个构成单元的新共聚物。