TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of the cocatalyst structure on the statistical copolymerization of methyl methacrylate with bulky methacrylates using the zirconocene complex Cp2ZrMe2
AU - Kostakis, Konstantinos
AU - Mourmouris, Stylianos
AU - Kotakis, Konstantinos
AU - Nikogeorgos, Nikolaus
AU - Pitsikalis, Marinos
AU - Hadjichristidis, Nikolaos
PY - 2005/8/1
Y1 - 2005/8/1
N2 - Statistical copolymers of methyl methacrylate with cyclohexyl and trimethylsilyloxy ethyl methacrylate were synthesized with two different catalytic systems based on the zirconocene complex Cp2ZrMe 2. The reactivity ratios of methyl methacrylate and these methacrylates were calculated with the Finemann-Ross, inverted Finemann-Ross, and Kelen-Tüdos graphical methods. The structural parameters of these copolymers were estimated from the calculation of the dyad monomer sequence fractions. Two different borate cocatalysts were employed, and their effect on the copolymerization process is discussed.
AB - Statistical copolymers of methyl methacrylate with cyclohexyl and trimethylsilyloxy ethyl methacrylate were synthesized with two different catalytic systems based on the zirconocene complex Cp2ZrMe 2. The reactivity ratios of methyl methacrylate and these methacrylates were calculated with the Finemann-Ross, inverted Finemann-Ross, and Kelen-Tüdos graphical methods. The structural parameters of these copolymers were estimated from the calculation of the dyad monomer sequence fractions. Two different borate cocatalysts were employed, and their effect on the copolymerization process is discussed.
KW - Copolymerization
KW - Metallocene catalysts
KW - Microstructure
KW - NMR
KW - Polymerizations
KW - Reactivity ratios
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U2 - 10.1002/pola.20820
DO - 10.1002/pola.20820
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:25144512639
VL - 43
SP - 3305
EP - 3314
JO - Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
JF - Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
SN - 0887-624X
IS - 15
ER -