Thermoplastic graft elastomers via reactive compatibilization of polyacrylated epoxidized high oleic soybean oil and polydiene-containing copolymers

A thermoplastic polymeric mixture comprising:

• one or more thermoplastic polymers of formula I:
• a branched chain thermoplastic polymer of formula II:
• and
• the graft copolymer of the present application;
• where
• R1 and R1′ are independently selected at each occurrence thereof from the group consisting of H and methyl;
• R2 and R2′ are independently selected at each occurrence thereof from the group consisting of H, OH, halogen, —COOR5, —C(O)NR5R6, C1-C23 alkyl, and benzyl, where the C1-C23 alkyl can be optionally substituted with an aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl;
• R3 is independently selected at each occurrence thereof from the group consisting of —X—R7—X—, C1-C23 alkylene, arylene, and heteroarylene;
• R4 and R4′ are independently selected at each occurrence thereof from the group consisting of C1-C23 alkyl and benzyl, where the C1-C23 alkyl can be optionally substituted with an aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, carboxylic acid, oxirane, ester, thioester, or carbonotrithioate;
• R5 and R6 are independently selected at each occurrence thereof from the group consisting of H and C1-10 alkyl, hydoxyalkyl, or alkyloxirane;
• R7 is independently selected at each occurrence thereof from the group consisting of
• C1-23 alkyl, where the C1-C23 alkyl can be optionally substituted with an aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl;
• X is independently selected at each occurrence thereof from the group consisting of methylene, —NH—, or —O—.
• AETAG is a (meth)acrylated epoxidized triacyl glyceride;
• a, b, c, d, e, and f represent number average degrees of polymerization for repeat units of formula I that are distributed throughout the polymer chain in a statistically defined manner;
• a, b, c, d, e, and f range from 0 to 100,000, where a+b+c+d+e+f ranges from 100 to 200,000;
• g ranges from 1 to 5;
• h, i, and j represent number average degrees of polymerization for repeat units of formula II that are distributed throughout the polymer chain in a statistically defined manner;
• h ranges from 100 to 100,000;
• and
• i and j range from 0 to 100,000, where the thermoplastic polymer of formula I is grafted to the thermoplastic polymer of formula II.

A method of forming a thermoplastic graft copolymer, said method comprising:

• mixing one or more thermoplastic polymers of formula I:
• with a branched chain thermoplastic polymer of formula II:
• where
• R1 and R1′ are independently selected at each occurrence thereof from the group consisting of H and methyl;
• R2 and R2′ are independently selected at each occurrence thereof from the group consisting of H, OH, halogen, —COOR5, —C(O)NR5R6, C1-C23 alkyl, and benzyl, where the C1-C23 alkyl can be optionally substituted with an aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl;
• R3 is independently selected at each occurrence thereof from the group consisting of —X—R7—X—, C1-C23 alkylene, arylene, and heteroarylene;
• R4 and R4′ are independently selected at each occurrence thereof from the group consisting of C1-C23 alkyl and benzyl, where the C1-C23 alkyl can be optionally substituted with an aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, carboxylic acid, oxirane, ester, thioester, or carbonotrithioate;
• R5 and R6 are independently selected at each occurrence thereof from the group consisting of H and C1-10 alkyl, hydoxyalkyl, or alkyloxirane;
• R7 is independently selected at each occurrence thereof from the group consisting of
• C1-23 alkyl, where the C1-C23 alkyl can be optionally substituted with an aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl;
• X is independently selected at each occurrence thereof from the group consisting of methylene, —NH—, or —O—.
• AETAG is a (meth)acrylated epoxidized triacyl glyceride;
• a, b, c, d, e, and f represent number average degrees of polymerization for repeat units of formula I that are distributed throughout the polymer chain in a statistically defined manner;
• a, b, c, d, e, and f range from 0 to 100,000, where a+b+c+d+e+f ranges from 100 to 200,000;
• g ranges from 1 to 5;
• h, i, and j represent number average degrees of polymerization for repeat units of formula II that are distributed throughout the polymer chain in a statistically defined manner;
• h ranges from 100 to 100,000;
• and
• i and j range from 0 to 100,000, where the thermoplastic polymer of formula I is grafted to the thermoplastic polymer of formula II;
• heating the blend;
• and
• extruding the heated blend to form a thermoplastic graft copolymer.