Preparation of functionalized diene-elastomers upon top-down pyrolysis of their vulcanizates <i>via</i> dynamic covalent polymerization
Xinglong An, Siwu Wu, Shafan Xiong, Shuangjian Yu, Zhenghai Tang, Baochun Guo, Liqun Zhang
Abstract
Di/polysulfide linkages in vulcanizates can be thermally cleaved to initiate the addition of functional vinyl monomers into rubber skeletons, leading to the formation of functionalized diene-elastomers via dynamic covalent polymerization.
Topics & Concepts
DienePolysulfideElastomerPolymerizationNatural rubberMonomerCovalent bondDynamic covalent chemistryMaterials sciencePolymer chemistryPolymer scienceChemistryPolymerComposite materialOrganic chemistryMoleculeSupramolecular chemistryElectrodePhysical chemistryElectrolyteSynthesis and properties of polymersPolymer composites and self-healingSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods