An Efficient Synthesis of Geminal-Dialkyl Dienes for Olefin Metathesis Polymerization.

ABSTRACT: A robust synthesis of gem-dialkyl acyclic diene monomers has been developed. This route is scalable, flexible, and biorenewable, allowing for the production of a wide range of diene monomers of different lengths and different gem-dialkyl substitution starting from unsaturated esters derived from seed oils. The metathesis polymerization of these monomers and the hydrogenation of the resulting polyolefins leads to telechelic gem-dialkyl polyethylenes, which can be used as elastomers in the synthesis of polyurethanes and other block polymers.

SUBMITTER: Wolf WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8297823 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature