Process for synthesizing silylated polyalkenamers
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsThomas J. Katz, Michael A. Shippey
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Abstract
A process for polymerizing cycloalkenes into polyalkenamers is described wherein trisubstituted silyl groups are attached to the cycloalkenes. The silyl groups thus attached do not act as a poison to the polymerization process. Trimethylsilyl group can be substituted by other desired functional groups after the polymerization.
Claims4
A polymer, poly(1-trimethylsilyl-but-1-ene-1,4 diyl) belonging to the group given by the formula ##STR4## where n is the number of 1-trimethylsilylcyclobutene molecules used in the polymerization process for the number molecular weight of said polymer to be between 17,000 to 78,000.
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