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Chapter 5-2
Polymer Synthesis
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Cationic Polymerization
Cationic Polymers Polymer Synthesis
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~98% ~2%
Butyl Rubber
and Chlorobutyl
CH2 O
•Polyoxymethylene Delrin
CH2 O C C O
Trioxane-epoxide copolymer Celcon R
~2%
Cationic Polymers Polymer Synthesis
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CH2Cl
•Polybischloromethyl Oxetane
CH2 C CH2 O
Penton CH2Cl
Cationic Polymerizations Polymer Synthesis
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H
Cationic Polymerization Polymer Synthesis
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…Also cyclics
O
O
O O
CH2Cl O O
Hydrin Rubber
Poly(oxymethylene)
Delrin
Cationic Polymerization Polymer Synthesis
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1) Priming H
HX
or or X
RX R
2) Initiation Step
R H2C C R CH2 C
Cationic Polymerization Polymer Synthesis
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3) Propagation
4) CM
C H2C C C C H3C C
H
Initiators Polymer Synthesis
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A) Bronsted Acids
HA H2C C H CH2 C A
ionic
CH3 S OH covalent
O
Methanesulfonic acid
Initiators Polymer Synthesis
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B) 1)Lewis Acids
SnCl4, AlCl3, TiCl4, BF3
BF3 H2C C
Bone dry
Chain Transfer Polymer Synthesis
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CH CH CH3 CH HSO4
Chain Transfer Polymer Synthesis
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CH3 CH HSO4
Chain Transfer Polymer Synthesis
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Tpzn= 0 to – 40 oC w/AlCl3
Poly(isobutylene) Polymer Synthesis
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CH3
Butyl Rubber Advantages Polymer Synthesis
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_
Xn
1/T
Temperature Dependence Polymer Synthesis
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As T Termination and CT
Break
change in mode of CT
CH
R A
H2C
H2C CH
CH CH3
CH CH3
CH3
CH3
3-methyl-1-butene
CH3
A
CH2 CH2 C
As T , % isomerization CH3
Complications Polymer Synthesis
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3-methyl-1-butene
H2C CH
CH CH3
Temp %isomerization
-130 oC 100 %
CH3
-100 oC 70 %
CH3
CH CH3
CH3
CH3
Isomerization Polymer Synthesis
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H2C CH
CH2
CH CH3
CH3
Cationic Living Polymer Synthesis
HI/I2
CH H3C CHI
H2C
OEt
OEt -30 OC
n-hexane
H3C CHI I2
H3C CH I3
OEt
OEt
H3C CH
OEt