Chalcogenide hybrid inorganic/organic polymers (CHIPs): Via inverse vulcanization and dynamic covalent polymerizations

Yueyan Zhang, Katrina M. Konopka, Richard S. Glass, Kookheon Char, Jeffrey Pyun

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Abstract

We report on the preparation and modification of chalcogenide hybrid inorganic/organic polymer (CHIPs) via the inverse vulcanization of elemental sulfur with styrenics to afford low glass transition (Tg) copolymers. Furthermore, poly(sulfur-random-styrene) (poly(S-r-Sty)) can be further utilized as reactive liquid resins that are miscible with a wider range of styrenic, acrylate and allylic comonomers. We describe a new process termed, dynamic covalent polymerization (DCP), where the dynamic S-S bonds in poly(S-r-Sty) liquid polysulfides were thermally activated to generate sulfur radicals that added to vinylic comonomers to prepare novel terpolymer CHIPs. Using this sequential process we demonstrate the ability to incorporate functional comonomers that were otherwise immiscible with liquid sulfur.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5167-5173
Number of pages7
JournalPolymer Chemistry
Volume8
Issue number34
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 14 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Biochemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Organic Chemistry

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