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The Effect of Reaction Conditions on the Synthesis of Thermoplastic Elastomers Containing Polyalloocimene, Polyisobutylene and Tapered Blocks

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This work investigates the effect of reaction conditions on the copolymerization of isobutylene (IB) with alloocimene (Allo) in methyl chloride (MeCl) using AlCl3 and ethylaluminum dichloride (EtAlCl2) as coinitiators and adventitious moisture as the initiator. Both AlCl3 and EtAlCl2 produced high molecular weight (Mn > 1.0 × 105 g/mol) thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) with good mechanical properties in short reaction time (< 10 min). These unique TPEs have unsaturations in the end blocks, leading to easy functionalization and/or crosslinking.

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This work was financially supported by the National Science Foundation (No. IIP-1434014) (Accelerating Innovation Research). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Support by the Breast Cancer Innovation Foundation was also acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA

    Jozsef Kantor & Judit E. Puskas

  2. Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (1/1/2019), The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, 44691, USA

    Judit E. Puskas

  3. PolyFiberMatrix LLC, 2295 W. Market St. Suite D., Akron, OH, 44313, USA

    Gabor Kaszas

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Kantor, J., Puskas, J.E. & Kaszas, G. The Effect of Reaction Conditions on the Synthesis of Thermoplastic Elastomers Containing Polyalloocimene, Polyisobutylene and Tapered Blocks. Chin J Polym Sci 37, 884–890 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-019-2254-8

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