Ring-opening metathesis polymerization of norbornene and oxanorbornene moieties and uses thereof
AssigneeISP Investments Inc.
InventorOsama M. Musa
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Abstract
The present invention provides homopolymers resulting from ROMP of oxanorbornene dicarboxylic anhydride moieties and non-homopolymers resulting from ROMP of norbornene dicarboxylic anhydrides and oxanorbornene dicarboxylic anhydrides with co-monomer moieties. The invention further provides hydrogenated homopolymers resulting from ROMP of oxanorbornene dicarboxylic anhydrides and hydrogenated non-homopolymers resulting from ROMP of norbornene dicarboxylic anhydrides and oxanorbornene dicarboxylic anhydrides with co-monomer moieties. The invention further provides a wide variety of compositions comprising the novel ROMP moieties. Some of the novel ROMP moiety structures are set out below, wherein R1, R2, X, n, and m are defined herein.
Claims16
A homopolymer, wherein the homopolymer is selected from the group of structures set out below:
- wherein m is an integer ranging from about 2 to about 10,000.
A non-homopolymer represented by the structure:
- wherein X is selected from group consisting of CH2 and O;
- R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid salts, esters, and wherein R1 and R2 may be bonded together to form an anhydride ring moiety, and mixtures thereof;
- with the proviso that R1 and R2 are not both esters or are not both a carboxylic acid and a carboxylic ester, at the same time;
- and n and m are integers independently ranging from about 2 to about 10,000.
A composition comprising a non-homopolymer represented by the structure:
- wherein X is a group selected from group consisting of CH2 and O;
- R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid salts, esters, and wherein R1 and R2 may be bonded together to form an anhydride ring moiety, and mixtures thereof;
- and n and m are integers independently ranging from about 2 to about 10,000.
A non-homopolymer represented by the structure:
- wherein X is selected from group consisting of CH2 and O;
- R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid salts, esters, and branched and unbranched alkyl groups, which may be with or without heteroatoms, and mixtures thereof;
- and n and m are integers independently ranging from about 2 to about 10,000.
A composition comprising a non-homopolymer represented by the structure:
- wherein X is selected from group consisting of CH2 and O;
- R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid salts, esters, and branched and unbranched alkyl groups, which may be with or without heteroatoms, and mixtures thereof;
- and n and m are integers independently ranging from about 2 to about 10,000.
A hydrogenated homopolymer, wherein the homopolymer is represented by the structure:
- wherein m is an integer ranging from about 2 to about 10,000.
A composition comprising a hydrogenated homopolymer represented by the structure:
- wherein m is an integer ranging from about 2 to about 10,000.
A hydrogenated non-homopolymer resulting from ring-opening metathesis polymerization of a norbornene dicarboxylic anhydride or oxanorbornene dicarboxylic anhydride moiety with a co-monomer moiety, wherein the non-homopolymer may be blocked or random, and the ratio of blocked or random norbornene dicarboxylic anhydride or oxanorbornene dicarboxylic anhydride moiety to co-monomer moiety is from about 99:1 to about 1:99, respectively, by molar proportions.
A hydrogenated non-homopolymer represented by the structure:
- wherein X is a group independently selected from CH2 and O;
- R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid salts, esters, and wherein R1 and R2 may be bonded together to form an anhydride ring moiety, and mixtures thereof;
- and n and m are integers independently ranging from about 2 to about 10,000.
A composition comprising a hydrogenated non-homopolymer resulting from ring-opening metathesis polymerization of a norbornene dicarboxylic anhydride or oxanorbornene dicarboxylic anhydride moiety with a co-monomer moiety, wherein the non-homopolymer may be blocked or random, and the ratio of blocked or random norbornene dicarboxylic anhydride or oxanorbornene dicarboxylic anhydride moiety to co-monomer moiety is from about 99:1 to about 1:99, respectively, by molar proportions.
A composition comprising a hydrogenated non-homopolymer represented by the structure:
- wherein X is a group independently selected from CH2 and O;
- R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid salts, esters, and wherein R1 and R2 may be bonded together to form an anhydride ring moiety, and mixtures thereof;
- and n and m are integers independently ranging from about 2 to about 10,000.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.