Modified high cis conjugated diene copolymer and manufacturing method of the same
AssigneeChi Mei Corporation
InventorsChih-Cheng Lee, Kuei-Lun Cheng
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Abstract
A modified conjugated diene polymer and a manufacturing method for the same are provided. The modified conjugated diene polymer is manufactured by the method including, forming a conjugated diene polymer by a polymerization step and making it react with a first modifier and then react with a second modifier. The modified conjugated diene polymer has over 97% of cis-1,4 structure. A PDI of the modified conjugated diene polymer is bigger than 1.8 and smaller than 2.5. The first modifier has a chemical formula of X—R1-Si(R2)3. The second modifier has a chemical formula of R3-Si(R4)3.
Claims16
A modified conjugated diene polymer, manufactured by a method comprising forming a conjugated diene polymer by a polymerization step and enabling the conjugated diene polymer to react with a first modifier and then react with a second modifier to obtain the modified conjugated diene polymer, wherein
- the modified conjugated diene polymer has a cis-1,4-structure and the cis-1,4-structure is higher than 97%,
- the polydispersity index (PDI) of the modified conjugated diene polymer is greater than 1.8 and less than 2.5,
- the first modifier has a chemical formula of X—R1-Si(R2)3, wherein X is a functional group selected from the group consisting of an epoxypropoxy group, an isocyanate group, and a 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl group), R1 is an alkyl group with 2˜3 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkyl group with 2˜3 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group with 1˜3 carbon atoms;
- the second modifier has a chemical formula of R3-Si(R4)3, wherein R3 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aromatic group, an aryloxy group and a cycloalkyl group with 1˜12 carbon atoms, R4 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group and a cycloalkyl group with 1˜12 carbon atoms.
A method for manufacturing a modified conjugated diene polymer, comprising performing a polymerization step to form a conjugated diene polymer, and enabling the conjugated diene polymer to react with a first modifier and then react with a second modifier, wherein, the modified conjugated diene polymer has a cis-1,4-structure and the cis-1,4-structure is higher than 97%,
- a the polydispersity index (PDI) of the modified conjugated diene polymer is greater than 1.8 and less than 2.5,
- the first modifier has a chemical formula of X—R1-Si(R2)3, wherein X is a functional group selected from the group consisting of an epoxypropoxy group, an isocyanate group, and a 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl group), R1 is an alkyl group with 2˜3 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkyl group with 2˜3 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group with 1˜3 carbon atoms;
- the second modifier has a chemical formula of R3-Si(R4)3, wherein R3 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aromatic group, an aryloxy group and a cycloalkyl group with 1˜12 carbon atoms, R4 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group and a cycloalkyl group with 1˜12 carbon atoms.
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