Converting Commodity Polyolefins to Electronic Materials through Borane-Catalyzed Alkene Isomerization
Teruhiko Saito, Megan R. Hill, Shao‐Xiong Lennon Luo, Hong‐Zhou Ye, Troy Van Voorhis, Jeremiah A. Johnson
Abstract
-butadiene)] to poly(acetylene) (PA)-based multiblock copolymers with conjugation lengths of up to ∼20, making them potentially suitable for electronics applications. Additionally, we demonstrate the application of this method to the formal conversion of polyethylene─the most widely produced thermoplastic─into PA-containing multiblock materials.
Topics & Concepts
PolybutadienePolystyreneCopolymerChemistryStyreneThermoplastic elastomerPolymerPolyethyleneAlkeneIsomerizationCatalysisPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryCovalent Organic Framework ApplicationsFuel Cells and Related Materials