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Tomoaki Kanazawa1, Tommaso Posenato2, Sébastien Norsic2
1Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-Daigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.
Abstract:
Radical copolymerization of ethylene was performed with alkenyl boronate, and post-polymerization oxidation was conducted to synthesize hydroxy-functionalized polyethylene (PE). The copolymerization behavior was dependent on the molecular structure of the boron monomer: the copolymerization with α-methyl substituted monomer carrying boronic acid pinacol ester [isopropenylboronic acid pinacol ester (IPBpin)] afforded copolymers with higher molar masses than the vinyl-type monomer [i.e., vinylboronic acid pinacol ester (VBpin)]. The content of the boron-pendant units was up to 7 mol%, and kinetic studies suggested the incorporation of boron-pendant units in a discrete manner. The post-polymerization oxidation of the boron pendants on the copolymer proceeded quantitatively, affording a hydroxy-containing polyethylene. The introduction of a hydroxy group had a significant impact on the crystallization behaviors.
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