Jin‐Yong Dong, H. Hong, T. Chung
Jun 24, 2003
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Macromolecules
Abstract
This paper discusses the synthesis of linear polyolefin elastomers containing divinylbenzene (DVB) units, including poly(ethylene-ter-propylene-ter-divinylbenzene) (EP-DVB) and poly(ethylene-ter-1-octene-ter-divinylbenzene) (EO-VDB). Several metallocene catalysts were evaluated to identify a system that can carry out monoenchainment of DVB and produce terpolymer with uniform molecular structure. Some resulting EP-DVB and EO-DVB terpolymers prepared by a rac-Et(Ind)2ZrCl2/MAO catalyst show good solubility in common organic solvents, controllable DVB content, high molecular weight, and narrow molecular weight and composition distributions. The uniform terpolymer microstructure also exhibits a DSC curve with a sharp glass transition temperature (Tg) that corresponds to its composition. Some EP-DVB and EO-DVB terpolymers with DVB content <2 mol % show low Tg's, below −45 and −55 °C, respectively. In turn, the pendent styrene moieties in the terpolymers are very versatile and engage in facile thermal and UV cr...