Methylthiohexa-1,3-Diene: Anionic Polymerization of a Diene with Thioether Moiety Enables Post-Polymerization Modification and Antimicrobial Materials.

ABSTRACT: Anionic polymerization of 1,3-dienes is a highly established approach for the synthesis of synthetic rubber and plays a key role for thermoplastic elastomers like poly(styrene-b-butadiene-b-styrene) (SBS). Aiming at novel concepts for tailoring the property profile of synthetic rubber in post-polymerization reactions, we introduce the thioether-containing 6-methylthio-hexa-1,3-diene (MTHD) as a diene monomer derived from the biobased methional. The obtained isomeric cis-/trans-mixture was successfully polymerized via anionic techniques. In situ ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) kinetics revealed different reactivities of the trans- and cis-isomer and dispersities of Ɖ = 1.21-1.35. Copolymerization with isoprene afforded a series of well-defined statistical copolymers with mola

SUBMITTER: Rauschenbach M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12455420 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature