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Novel Polyisobutylene-Based Thermoplastic Elastomers

a thermoplastic elastomer, polyisobutylene technology, applied in the field of block copolymers, can solve problems such as inability to be recycled

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-07-30
THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
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Benefits of technology

The patent text explains that the Diels-Alder reaction can be reversed at high temperatures, allowing for the recycling of the original components of the TPE. The technical effect of this is that it provides a more efficient and effective way to recycle and reuse plastics, reducing waste and promoting sustainability.

Problems solved by technology

Thus, butyl rubber is a thermoset, i.e., it cannot be recycled.

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[0082]This example concerns the synthesis of 3-(2-methoxyisopropyl)styrene (i) (MeOiPrSt), a novel monomer suitable for the subsequent preparation of novel graft copolymers carrying PIB arms fitted with furan end groups. The monomer was synthesized using the following reaction scheme:

[0083]A representative procedure for the synthesis of this monomer was as follows: In a 100 mL round bottom flask containing 25 g (0.137 mol) 3-bromostyrene (x) dissolved in dry THF was reacted with 13 g (0.535 mol) magnesium turning in THF at 15° C. for 4 hours under nitrogen atmosphere. Then 30 mL of acetone (xi) was added drop wise to this Grignard reagent (m-vinyl phenyl magnesium bromide) (ii) in 30 minutes at 0° C. and the mixture was stirred overnight at 25° C. The content of the flask was then poured into a beaker with 200 g ice and 5 g NH4Cl. After extraction of the organic phase with diethyl ether three times, the solution was dried over anhydrous MgSO4 overnight. The solids were filtered off ...

example 2

[0085]This example concerns the preparation of a novel hexamer of 3-(2-methoxyisopropyl)styrene (HMeOiPrSt) by anionic polymerization.

[0086]The hexamerization of MeOiPrSt was conducted under high vacuum on a Schlenk line. This monomer was distilled over calcium hydride under reduced pressure and then distilled over dibutylmagnessium under high vacuum conditions just prior to anionic oligomerization. The reaction scheme below outlines the hexamerization. The hexa [3-(2-methoxyisopropyl)styrene] (HMeOiPrSt) was subsequently used to initiate the polymerization of isobutylene.

[0087]The hexa[3-(2-methoxyisopropyl)styrene (HMeOiPrSt) with an α-methylstyrene oligomer section and a sec-butyl head group was synthesized using the following reaction scheme:

[0088]Thus, α-methylstyrene (xii) was distilled over calcium hydride under reduced pressure and then distilled over dibutylmagnessium under high vacuum. To 0.74 mL (5.70×10−4 mol) α-methylstyrene (xii) in 40 mL THF was added drop wise 1.35 m...

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[0090]An alternative method for the preparation of hexa[3-(methoxyisopropyl)styrene], and in general for the synthesis of oligomeric (10-16 mer) 3-(methoxyisopropyl)styrene, is by initiation with cumyl potassium, whose preparation is well known in anionic polymerization methodology. See Z. Huruska, G. Hurtrez, S. Walter, G. Riess, Polymer, 33, 11, 1992, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. This cumyl potassium initiator is prepared from cumyl methyl ether and sodium / potassium alloy of suitable composition. See F. Calderara, Z Huruska, G. Hurtrez, T. Nugay, G. Riess, Macromol Chem., 194, 1411, (1993), the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. To a 300 mL round bottom flask having 100 mL freshly cryodistilled THF, previously prepared cumyl potassium is added drop wise under strong stirring until a slightly pink color persists (indication the absence of impurities). Then the required amount of cumyl potassium (5...

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Abstract

The present invention is directed to a new class of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) and processes for making them. In some embodiments of the present invention, the end groups of the multi-arm PIB copolymer is a conjugated diene, whereas the other component is a multi-functional dienophile. The components of the TPE of the present invention are chemically connected via the well-known Diels-Alder reaction which is thermally reversible (by the retro-Diels-Alder reaction) at moderately elevated temperatures. The reversibility of the Diels-Alder retro-Diels-Alder reactions allows the recovery of the original components of the TPE and thus its recyclability and also gives the TPE the ability to be reshaped or reformed.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 681,869 entitled “Novel Polyisobytylene-Based Thermoplastic Elastomers,” filed Aug. 10, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to block copolymers. More particularly, this invention is directed to a new class of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) having suitable molecular weight rubbery star- and / or graft-polymers with diene end groups crosslinked with di- or multi-dienophiles under moderately elevated temperatures using Diels-Alder-retro Diels-Alder (DA-rDA) chemistry.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]TPEs are block co-polymers made of a hard component and a soft component. The two components undergo microphase separation. The solid domains formed by the hard component are glassy or crystalline. The solid domains are dispersed within a matrix of the soft component and act as both...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C08J3/28C07C29/72C07C41/09C07C29/58C08F255/10C07C43/166
CPCC08J3/28C08F255/10C07C43/166C08J2351/06C07C29/58C07C29/72C07C41/09C08F212/08
Inventor KENNEDY, JOSEPH P.NUGAY, TURGUTNUGAY, NIHAN
Owner THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
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