Preparation of poly(ethylene-co-dicyclopentadiene) copolymers and a study on their post-polymerization epoxidation
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Peoples, Brian C.
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Dougnac, Vivianne N.
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Galland, Griselda B.
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Rabagliati, Franco M.
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Quijada Abarca, Juan
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2014-03-10T12:29:10Z
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2014-03-10T12:29:10Z
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2013
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Polym. Bull. (2013) 70:117–129
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DOI 10.1007/s00289-012-0787-x
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/126433
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Artículo de publicación ISI
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Abstract
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The copolymerization of ethylene with dicyclopentadiene (DCP)
using the metallocene catalyst rac-dimethylsilylbis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride
(Me2Si(Ind)2ZrCl2) proceeds with high activity producing materials with DCP
incorporations of 0.5–2.7 mol%. The residual olefin moiety of the DCP comonomer
is still available for reaction following polymerization and was epoxidized using
H2O2 and formic acid. This reaction was optimized and proceeds with good conversion
and the resulting materials show increased physical properties compared to
the untreated copolymers.