Efficient synthesis of thermoplastic elastomeric amorphous ultra-high molecular weight atactic polypropylene (UHMWaPP)
Clement G. Collins Rice, Jean‐Charles Buffet, Zoë R. Turner, Dermot O’Hare
Abstract
The synthesis of amorphous ultra-high molecular weight atactic polypropylene (UHMWaPP), with molecular weights ( M w ) up to 2.0 MDa and narrow polydispersities is reported using remarkably efficient permethylindenyl-phenoxy (PHENI*) titanium complexes.
Topics & Concepts
PolypropyleneThermoplastic elastomerAmorphous solidPolymer chemistryMaterials scienceThermoplasticElastomerPolymerTacticityChemical engineeringPolymer scienceChemistryComposite materialCopolymerOrganic chemistryPolymerizationEngineeringOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methodsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties