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Precise Synthesis of Novel Ferrocene-Based Star-Branched Polymers by Using Specially Designed 1,1-Diphenylethylene Derivatives in Conjunction with Living Anionic Polymerization

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The precise synthesis of novel ferrocene-based regular and asymmetric star-branched polymers by a methodology using specially designed 1,1-diphenylethylene derivatives in conjunction with living anionic polymerization of ferrocenylmethyl methacrylate (FMMA) is described. The methodology involves three reaction steps, i.e., (1) introduction of 3-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxymethyl)phenyl (SMOP) group(s) at the polymer chain end or in-chain, (2) conversion of the SMOP group(s) to α-phenyl acrylate function(s), and (3) a linking reaction of the α-phenyl acrylate function(s) with the living anionic polymer of FMMA or methyl methacrylate. By developing this methodology, a variety of 3-arm \( {\text{AA}^{\prime}_{2}} \), A2B, AB2, ABC and 4-arm A4, A3B, A2B2, A2BC, and ABC2 star-branched polymers with well-defined structures have been successfully synthesized. The A, B, and C segments are poly(FMMA), polystyrene, and poly(methyl methacrylate), respectively.

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A.H. and K.S. acknowledge the JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (No. B21350060 and C21550114) from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sport, and Culture of Japan for financial support, which funded this research.

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    Tomoyuki Hirano, Hee-Soo Yoo, Yohko Ozama, Ahmed Abou El-Magd, Kenji Sugiyama & Akira Hirao

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Dedicated to Professor Chuck (or Charles) Pittman on the occasion of his retirement in recognition of his extensive contributions to polymer chemistry generally and to inorganic, organometallic polymers specifically.

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Hirano, T., Yoo, HS., Ozama, Y. et al. Precise Synthesis of Novel Ferrocene-Based Star-Branched Polymers by Using Specially Designed 1,1-Diphenylethylene Derivatives in Conjunction with Living Anionic Polymerization. J Inorg Organomet Polym 20, 445–456 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-010-9377-2

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