Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Evidence for a New Microstructure in Ethene–Cyclopentene Copolymers

Alexej Jerschow, Eberhard Ernst, Wolfgang Hermann, Norbert Müller

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Abstract

We have analyzed the microstructure of a series of copolymers of ethene and cyclopentene prepared with a novel ferrocene-substituted catalyst using one- and two-dimensional 13C- and 1H-NMR methods. Up to 64% of the cyclopentene is incorporated as 1,3-cyclopentylene units, which has not been observed previously in copolymers. The subspectra were derived based on a triad model. The polymers appeared to be atactic with mainly cis-incorporated cyclopentylene units. No ring opening could be detected.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)7095-7099
Number of pages5
JournalMacromolecules
Volume28
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 1995

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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