Cross-linking polyethylene through carbenes

A carbene-forming molecule can glue various polymers, even ones lacking functional groups The development of universal methods for surface modification and crosslinking of polymeric materials is highly desirable. Mechanical properties of natural and synthetic materials rely on the ability of the pol...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 366; no. 6467; p. 800
Main Authors de Zwart, Felix J., Bootsma, Johan, de Bruin, Bas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington The American Association for the Advancement of Science 15.11.2019
Subjects
Aromatic compounds
Carbenes
Crosslinking
Mechanical properties
Polyethylene
Polyethylenes
Polymers
Saturated hydrocarbons
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Summary:A carbene-forming molecule can glue various polymers, even ones lacking functional groups The development of universal methods for surface modification and crosslinking of polymeric materials is highly desirable. Mechanical properties of natural and synthetic materials rely on the ability of the polymeric chains to form a three-dimensional (3D) network, for example, through cross-linking ( 1 , 2 ). On page 875 of this issue, Lepage et al. ( 3 ) show that a rationally designed bis -diazirine inspired by the wellknown 3-aryl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-3 H -diazirine motif can be used for the cross-linking of nonfunctionalized saturated hydrocarbon polymers.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.aaz7612