Melt viscoelastic properties of the products of ring-expansion metathesis (REMP) reveal structural changes that relate to the catalyst structure and reaction conditions. Consideration of the rates of monomer addition, intramolecular chain transfer, interchain fusion and catalyst release provides insight into variations in the relaxation dynamics of the resulting melts.

Melt relaxation dynamics as a function of ring-expansion polymerization conditions

245th National Meeting (2013)

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