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Title: Method of polymerizing exo-methylene cyclic organic compounds using homogeneous ring-opening catalysts

Abstract

The regiospecific (1,2-Me.sub.2 C.sub.5 H.sub.3).sub.2 ZrMe.sup.+ MeB(C.sub.6 F.sub.5).sub.3.sup.- mediated ring-opening polymerization of methylenecyclobutane and its copolymerization with ethylene to polyolefins of microstructure--{CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.2)]--.sub.n and {--[CH.sub.2 CHR]--.sub.x [CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.2)]--.sub.y }.sub.n' respectively, is disclosed.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
869225
Patent Number(s):
5,300,598
Application Number:
07/962,390
Assignee:
Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
DOE Contract Number:  
FG02-86ER13511
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1992 Oct 16
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; polymerizing; exo-methylene; cyclic; organic; compounds; homogeneous; ring-opening; catalysts; regiospecific; 2-me; zrme; mediated; polymerization; methylenecyclobutane; copolymerization; ethylene; polyolefins; microstructure-; chr; respectively; disclosed; organic compound; organic compounds; ring-opening polymerization; cyclic organic; /526/

Citation Formats

Marks, Tobin J., Yang, Xinmin, and Jia, Li. Method of polymerizing exo-methylene cyclic organic compounds using homogeneous ring-opening catalysts. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Marks, Tobin J., Yang, Xinmin, & Jia, Li. Method of polymerizing exo-methylene cyclic organic compounds using homogeneous ring-opening catalysts. United States.
Marks, Tobin J., Yang, Xinmin, and Jia, Li. 1994. "Method of polymerizing exo-methylene cyclic organic compounds using homogeneous ring-opening catalysts". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869225.
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Radical polymerization of 3-substituted-1-methylenec yclobutanes
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Polymerization of methylenecyclobutane, synthesis of an isopolyisoprene
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