A series of sulfone functionalized polyethylenes has been synthesized via Acyclic Diene Metathesis (ADMET) polymerization. Polymers with a sulfone functionality every eight, fourteen, and twenty carbons were produced. Sulfone-containing a,?-diene monomers were synthesized by alkylation of sodium sulfide with an appropriate alkyl halide, followed by complete oxidation to the sulfone. Grubb's first generation catalyst was used to promote the metathesis reaction under vacuum at 50 �C in propylene carbonate.1 The polymers were subsequently hydrogenated using Wilkinson's catalyst to yield a completely saturated backbone. Monomers and polymers were characterized with 1HNMR, 13CNMR, and FTIR. Future studies will comprise thermal and morphological data collection and interpretation utilizing DSC, TGA, x-ray diffraction. 1 Sauty, N.; Wagener, K. Synthesis and characterization of precision hydrocarbon polymers containing aromatic moieties. Abstracts of Papers, 247th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Dallas, TX, United States, 2014

Sulfone functionalized polymers via ADMET

247th National Meeting (2014)

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