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US 2004/0176545 A1Published application
Functionalized initiators for anionic polymerization, protected functionalized polymers, deprotected analogues thereof, and methods of making the same
AssigneeFMC Corporation
InventorsJames Anthony Schwindeman, Robert J. Letchford, Eric John Granger, Roderic P. Quirk
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Abstract
The present invention provides functionalized electrophiles, their analogous initiators, and processes for preparing these compounds. The present invention also relates to homotelechelic, heterotelechelic, and radial functional polydiene polymers, polyarylene polymers and polydiene/polyarylene copolymers, their optionally hydrogenated analogues, their optionally deprotected analogues, and processes for preparing these functionalized polymers.
Claims17
A compound useful as an electrophile comprising the formula:
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- wherein:
- each X is independently halogen;
- each Z is independently a branched or straight chain hydrocarbon connecting group which contains 1-25 carbon atoms, optionally substituted with aryl or substituted aryl;
- each T is independently selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, and mixtures thereof;
- (A—R1R2R3) is a protecting group, in which each A is independently an element selected from Group IVa of the Periodic Table of the Elements;
- and R1, R2, and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, and substituted cycloalkyl;
- R, R4, and R5 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, and substituted cycloalkyl;
- h is 0 when T is oxygen or sulfur, and 1 when T is nitrogen;
- 1 is an integer from 1 to 7;
- m is 1 when T is oxygen or sulfur, and 2 when T is nitrogen;
- n is 2 or 3;
- and
- w is 0 or 1,
- with the proviso that each T in structure (I) is not oxygen.
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A hydrocarbon composition comprising at least one compound of the formula:
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- wherein:
- each M is independently an alkali metal;
- each Z is independently a branched or straight chain hydrocarbon connecting group which contains 3-25 carbon atoms, optionally substituted with aryl or substituted aryl;
- each Q is independently a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group derived by incorporation of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of conjugated diene hydrocarbons, alkenylsubstituted aromatic compounds, and mixtures thereof;
- each v independently ranges from 0 to 5;
- each T is independently selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, and mixtures thereof;
- (A—R1R2R3) is a protecting group, in which each A is independently an element selected from Group IVa of the Periodic Table of the Elements;
- and R1, R2, and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, and substituted cycloalkyl;
- R, R4, and R5 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted, cycloalkyl, and substituted cycloalkyl;
- h is 0 when T is oxygen or sulfur, and 1 when T is nitrogen;
- 1 is an integer from 1 to 7;
- m is 1 when T is oxygen or sulfur, and 2 when T is nitrogen;
- n is 2 or 3;
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- w is 0 or 1.
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A process for preparing compounds useful as polymerization initiators, comprising:
- conducting a metal halogen exchange reaction on one or more compounds of the formula
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- wherein:
- each X is independently halogen;
- each Z is independently a branched or straight chain hydrocarbon connecting group which contains 1-25 carbon atoms, optionally substituted with aryl or substituted aryl;
- each T is independently selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, and mixtures thereof;
- (A—R1R2R3) is a protecting group, in which each A is independently an element selected from Group IVa of the Periodic Table of the Elements;
- and R1, R2, and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, and substituted cycloalkyl;
- R, R4, and R5 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, and substituted cycloalkyl;
- h is 0 when T is oxygen or sulfur, and 1 when T is nitrogen;
- 1 is an integer from 1 to 7;
- m is 1 when T is oxygen or sulfur, and 2 when T is nitrogen;
- n is 2 or 3;
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- w is 0 or 1,
- with an alkali metal in an inert hydrocarbon solvent to form one or more compounds
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- wherein each M is independently an alkali metal;
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- optionally adding one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of conjugated diene hydrocarbons, alkenylsubstituted aromatic compounds containing 8-25 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof to form a group (Q)v into the M—Z linkage, wherein each Q is independently a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group derived by incorporation of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of conjugated diene hydrocarbons, alkenylsubstituted aromatic compounds, and mixtures thereof;
- and each v independently ranges from 0 to 5.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.