Terpenoid-derived conjugated dienes with <i>exo</i>-methylene and a 6-membered ring: high cationic reactivity, regioselective living cationic polymerization, and random and block copolymerization with vinyl ethers
Takenori Nishida, Kotaro Satoh, Masazumi Tamura, Yingai Li, Keiichi Tomishige, Sylvain Caillol, Vincent Ladmiral, Marylène Vayer, Frédéric Mahut, Christophe Sinturel, Masami Kamigaito
Abstract
Biobased <italic>exo</italic>-methylene-conjugated dienes underwent regioselective living cationic polymerization to result in well-defined homo- and copolymers with good thermal properties.
Topics & Concepts
Cationic polymerizationLiving cationic polymerizationCopolymerRegioselectivityReactivity (psychology)ChemistryConjugated systemPolymer chemistryPolymerizationMethyleneRing-opening polymerizationOrganic chemistryPolymerCatalysisAlternative medicineMedicinePathologySynthetic Organic Chemistry Methodsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis