Bottlebrush Polymer Synthesis by Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization: The Significance of the Anchor Group

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 138; no. 22; pp. 6998 - 7004
• Main Authors: Radzinski, Scott C, Foster, Jeffrey C, Chapleski, Robert C, Troya, Diego, Matson, John B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 08.06.2016
• Subjects: catalysts; chelation; group effect; ligands; molecular weight; polylactic acid; polymerization; pyridines; solvents; variance

Control over bottlebrush polymer synthesis by ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of macromonomers (MMs) is highly dependent on the competition between the kinetics of the polymerization and the lifetime of the catalyst. We evaluated the effect of anchor group chemistrythe configuration o...