Stereomodulation of Poly(4‐methyl‐1‐pentene): Adoption of a Neglected and Misunderstood Commercial Polyolefin
Charlotte M. Wentz, Danyon M. Fischbach, Lawrence R. Sita
Abstract
Abstract A toolbox of living coordination polymerization methods based on CPAM group 4 metal initiators has been applied for the stereomodulation of poly(4‐methyl‐1‐pentene) (PMP) tacticity to provide new fundamental forms in which thermal phase transitions, T g and T m , can be adjusted over a wide range. Also reported for the first time are the synthesis and properties of authenticated 1,2‐regioregular atactic PMP, which serves to correct past errors regarding this fundamental polyolefin.
Topics & Concepts
PolyolefinTacticityPolymer chemistryPolymerizationPenteneMaterials sciencePolymer sciencePolymerChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialCatalysisLayer (electronics)biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis