Synthesis and characterization of ABC block copolymers with glassy (α-methylstyrene), rubbery (isobutylene), and crystalline (pivalolactone) blocks

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 42 A, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 385-401

  Kwon, Younghwan ^a   Faust, Rudolf ^b  

^a Daegu University   (South Korea)

^b University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

Author keywords

ABC triblock copolymer; Anionic ring opening polymerization; Living cationic polymerization; Semicrystalline; Site transformation

Indexed keywords

ABC TRIBLOCK COPOLYMERS; ANIONIC RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; CRYSTALLINITY; SITE TRANSFORMATIONS;

ADDITION REACTIONS; CATIONIC POLYMERIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HYDROLYSIS; LIVING POLYMERIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; RUBBER; STYRENE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 17444401378     PISSN: 10601325     EISSN: 15205738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MA-200054325     Document Type: Article

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