Polymer Bulletin, Vol.32, No.2, 155-162, 1994
Comb-Like Triblock Copolymers by Wurtz-Grignard Coupling of Syndiotactic PMMA Anions to Poly((P-Bromomethyl)Styrene)-B-Polyisobutylene-B-Poly((P-Bromomethyl)Styrene)
Poly[(p-bromomethyl)styrene]-b-polyisobutylene-b-poly[(p-bromomethyl)styrene]s prepared by sequential monomer addition technique of living cationic polymerization were connected with living syndiotactic (st)-poly(methyl methacrylate) macroanions via Wurtz-Grignard-type coupling. In nonpolar medium (toluene), the coupling resulted in the formation of chemically crosslinked network. In polar solvent (tetrahydrofuran), however, a comb-like triblock copolymer with properties of thermoplastic elastomer was obtained.
Keywords:LIVING CARBOCATIONIC POLYMERIZATION;THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS;POLYISOBUTYLENE;ISOBUTYLENE;INITIATORS;POLYMERS