Synthesis of Self-Healing Polymers by Scandium-Catalyzed Copolymerization of Ethylene and Anisylpropylenes

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 141; no. 7; pp. 3249 - 3257
• Main Authors: Wang, Haobing, Yang, Yang, Nishiura, Masayoshi, Higaki, Yuji, Takahara, Atsushi, Hou, Zhaomin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 20.02.2019
• Subjects: ambient temperature; catalysts; composite polymers; copolymerization; dry environmental conditions; ethylene; glass transition temperature; mechanical damage; mechanical properties; modulus of elasticity; molecular weight; scandium; separation

Self-healing materials are of fundamental interest and practical importance. Herein we report the synthesis of a new class of self-healing materials, formed by the copolymerization of ethylene and anisyl-substituted propylenes using a sterically demanding half-sandwich scandium catalyst. The copolym...