Linear block copolymer synthesis

H Dau, GR Jones, E Tsogtgerel, D Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Block copolymers form the basis of the most ubiquitous materials such as thermoplastic
elastomers, bridge interphases in polymer blends, and are fundamental for the development …

Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene: Catalysis, structure, properties, processing and applications

K Patel, SH Chikkali, S Sivaram - Progress in polymer science, 2020 - Elsevier
Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) belongs to an emerging class of high-
performance specialty polymers with a unique set of properties and applications. The field …

[HTML][HTML] A general strategy for heterogenizing olefin polymerization catalysts and the synthesis of polyolefins and composites

C Zou, G Si, C Chen - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
The heterogenization of homogeneous metal complexes on solid supports presents an
efficient strategy for bridging homogeneous catalysts with industrially-preferred …

Advances on controlled chain walking and suppression of chain transfer in catalytic olefin polymerization

Y Zhang, Y Zhang, X Hu, C Wang, Z Jian - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Precise synthesis of the complex polymer structure has been long-sought. In the late
transition-metal catalyzed olefin polymerization, chain walking and chain transfer are two …

Material properties of functional polyethylenes from transition-metal-catalyzed ethylene–polar monomer copolymerization

C Tan, C Zou, C Chen - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polyethylenes enjoy wide applications due to their many superior properties. The
incorporation of some polar functional groups into the otherwise nonpolar polyethylene …

An ionic cluster strategy for performance improvements and product morphology control in metal-catalyzed olefin–polar monomer copolymerization

C Tan, C Zou, C Chen - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022 - ACS Publications
Product morphology control represents a critical challenge for polyolefin production, but it
has remained largely unexplored in the field of ethylene–polar monomer copolymerization …

Copolymerization involving sulfur-containing monomers

TJ Yue, WM Ren, XB Lu - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Incorporating sulfur (S) atoms into polymer main chains endows these materials with many
attractive features, including a high refractive index, mechanical properties, electrochemical …

Recent advances in nickel mediated copolymerization of olefin with polar monomers

H Mu, G Zhou, X Hu, Z Jian - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The preparation of well-defined functionalized polyolefins via coordination-insertion
polymerization method is a hot topic in polymer science. Late transition organometallic …

Emerging palladium and nickel catalysts for copolymerization of olefins with polar monomers

C Tan, C Chen - Angewandte Chemie, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Transition‐metal‐catalyzed copolymerization of olefins with polar monomers represents a
challenge because of the large variety of substrate‐induced side reactions. However, this …

[HTML][HTML] A continuing legend: the Brookhart-type α-diimine nickel and palladium catalysts

F Wang, C Chen - Polymer Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The Brookhart-type α-diimine nickel and palladium catalysts are one of the most examined
systems in the field of olefin polymerization. Even after more than twenty years of extensive …