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The synthesis of organometallic rod-coil block copolymers from polysilanes

Hiorns, Roger C., Holder, Simon J. (2009) The synthesis of organometallic rod-coil block copolymers from polysilanes. Polymer International, 58 (3 Spec). pp. 323-329. ISSN 0959-8103. (doi:10.1002/pi.2535) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:18631)

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Abstract

This mini-review gives a short summery of the chain-end chemistry of polysilanes, notably that leading to block copolymers. The anionic polymerisations of cyclotetrasilanes or 'masked' disilenes naturally lend themselves to the formation of polysilane-containing copolymers. A more robust, if less controlled, method results from the Wurtz-type reductive coupling reaction that yields polysilanes with silyl chloride chain-ends which are extremely sensitive to nucleophilic substitution. These may be used with appropriately functionalised polymers (such as polyisoprene or poly(ethylene oxide)) to prepare multiblock copolymers, or with functionalised groups designed as initiating centres for subsequent controlled reversible deactivation radical polymerisations (such as atom transfer radical polymerisation).

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1002/pi.2535
Additional information: Mini-Review
Uncontrolled keywords: ATRP; block copolymers; multiblock copolymers; chain-end chemistry; rod-coil; polysilanes; poly(ethylene glycol); commodity polymers
Subjects: Q Science
Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Simon Holder
Date Deposited: 25 Sep 2009 11:14 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:56 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/18631 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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