By using Acyclic Diene Metathesis (ADMET) polymerization, precision boronic ester polymers have been made. Both aryl and alkyl precision monomers have been synthesized using a copper (1) catalyzed borylation reaction. Polymerization of the precise monomers in BMIM-PF6 yielded polymers with Mwof over 100kDa. These polymers were then exhaustively hydrogenated to form a polymer with boronic ester pendant groups and a polyethylene backbone. The thermal properties of both the unsaturated and saturated polymers have been studied.

Precision boronic ester polymers

245th National Meeting (2013)

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