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Comb Polymers with Triazole Linkages under Thermal and Mechanical Stress

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Assessing the stability of molecular bonds in polymer architectures is of critical importance for determining conditions for extrusion, molding, and processing. The topological complexity of branched polymers defines their strain… Click to show full abstract

Assessing the stability of molecular bonds in polymer architectures is of critical importance for determining conditions for extrusion, molding, and processing. The topological complexity of branched polymers defines their strain hardening and consequently their melt strength properties, critical parameters for their exploitation in applications. Their molecular architecture is defined by the grafting density and the chain length of the backbone as well as branches. Herein, we introduce a set of polymer combs to establish an understanding of the above parameters on the stability of the popular triazole linkage—often exploited in tethering the branches to the backbone—during thermal treatment and shearing. We exploit a combination of reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) and copper-catalyzed alkyne–azide cycloaddition (CuAAC) to construct comb polymers (ranging in backbone number-average molecular weight from 39.9 to 55.6 kg mol–1 and a branch length from 3.3 to 18 kg mol–1) with statistica...

Keywords: linkages thermal; triazole linkages; polymers triazole; mechanical stress; comb polymers; thermal mechanical

Journal Title: Macromolecules
Year Published: 2019

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