US4882384A
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Modified block copolymers
Assignee: Kraton Polymers US LLC
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Filing: 1988-02-01
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Granted: 1989-11-21
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Expires: 2008-02-01
Abstract
Abstract A thermoplastic polymer having good tensile strength at elevated temperatures is obtained by modifying a block copolymer composed of a conjugated diene compound and an alkenyl arene compound. The block copolymer is first selectively hydrogenated and thereafter modified by grafting silicon or boron containing functional groups primarily in the alkenyl arene block via metalation. Each silicon containing functional group preferably contains at least two functional groups which allow crosslinking by condensation reactions.
Inventors
- 👤 Carl L. Willis
- 👤 Steven S. Chin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 02:45
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F8/00; C08F8/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
A functionalized, selectively hydrogenated block copolymer said copolymer comprising: (a) at least one alkenyl arene polymer block A and (b) at least one substantially completely hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer block B, (c) wherein silicon or boron containing compounds containing at least one moisture curing functional group are grafted to said copolymer substantially on said A blocks.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
56 words
A functionalized, selectively hydrogenated block copolymer said copolymer comprising: (a) at least one alkenyl arene polymer block A and (b) at least one substantially completely hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer block B, (c) wherein silicon or boron containing compounds containing at least one moisture curing functional group are grafted to said copolymer substantially on said A blocks.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The copolymer according to claim 1, wherein the grafted silicon or boron containing compounds are present on the average in an amount from about one of said compounds per molecule of the block copolymer to about one of said compounds per aromatic ring of said A block.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
A functionalized, selectively hydrogenated block copolymer to which has been grafted a silicon containing compound, said copolymer comprising: (a) at least one alkenyl arene polymer block A and (b) at least one substantially completely hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer block B, (c) wherein silicon containing compounds containing at least one moisture curing functional group are grafted to said copolymer substantially on said A blocks.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
63 words
A functionalized, selectively hydrogenated block copolymer to which has been grafted a silicon containing compound, said copolymer comprising: (a) at least one alkenyl arene polymer block A and (b) at least one substantially completely hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer block B, (c) wherein silicon containing compounds containing at least one moisture curing functional group are grafted to said copolymer substantially on said A blocks.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The copolymer according to claim 3, wherein the grafted silicon containing compounds are present on the average in an amount from about one of said silicon containing compounds per molecule of the block copolymer to about one of said silicon containing compounds per aromatic ring of said A block.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The copolymer according to claim 3, wherein the silicon containing compound contains at least one alkoxy group, acetoxy group, or oximido-containing group.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The copolymer according to claim 3, wherein the silicon containing compound contains at least two alkoxy groups.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The copolymer according to claim 6, wherein the alkoxy groups are either methoxy groups or ethoxy groups.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The copolymer according to claim 6, wherein the functionalized block copolymer is crosslinked by a condensation reaction.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
127 words
The copolymer according to claim 3, wherein (a) each of said A blocks is predominantly a polymerized monoalkenyl monocyclic arene block having an average weight of about 1,000 to about 125,000, (b) each of said B blocks prior to hydrogenation is predominantly a polymerized conjugated diene block having an average molecular weight of about 10,000 to about 450,000, (c) said A blocks constituting about 1 to about 99 percent by weight of said copolymer, (d) the residual ethylenic unsaturation of said B block, is less than about 10 percent of the ethylenic unsaturation of said B blocks prior to hydrogenation, and (e) the residual aromatic unsaturation of said A blocks is greater than about 50 percent of the aromatic unsaturation of said A block prior to hydrogenation.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
The copolymer according to claim 4, wherein prior to hydrogenation: (a) said A block is polymerized styrene and (b) said B block is selected from the group consisting of polymerized isoprene, polymerized butadiene, and polymerized isoprene and butadiene copolymer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The copolymer according to claim 10, wherein said B block is polymerized butadiene block having 1,2 content of between about 35 percent and about 55 percent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The copolymer according to claim 11, wherein the residual ethylenic unsaturation of said polymerized butadiene block is less than 5 percent of the ethylenic unsaturation present prior to hydrogenation.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The copolymer according to claim 11, wherein the residual ethylenic unsaturation of said polymerized butadiene block is at most 2 percent of the ethylenic unsaturation present prior to hydrogenation.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
75 words
A functionalized, selectively hydrogenated block copolymer to which has been grafted a silicon containing compound, said copolymer comprising: (a) at least two alkenyl arene polymer blocks A and (b) at least one substantially completely hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer block B, (c) wherein said B block is between said two A blocks, and (d) wherein silicon containing compounds containing at least one moisture curing functional group are grafted to said copolymer substantially on said A blocks.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
75 words
A functionalized, selectively hydrogenated block copolymer to which has been grafted a silicon containing compound, said copolymer comprising: (a) at least two alkenyl arene polymer blocks A and (b) at least one substantially completely hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer block B, (c) wherein said B block is between said two A blocks, and (d) wherein silicon containing compounds containing at least one moisture curing functional group are grafted to said copolymer substantially on said A blocks.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
The copolymer according to claim 14, wherein said copolymer has a linear structure.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
13 words
The copolymer according to claim 14, wherein said copolymer has a branched structure.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
49 words
The copolymer according to claim 14, wherein the grafted silicon containing compounds are present on the average in an amount from about one of said silicon containing compounds per molecule of the block copolymer to about one of said silicon containing compounds per aromatic ring of said A block.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
131 words
The copolymer according to claim 14, wherein (a) each of said A blocks prior to hydrogenation is predominately a polymerized monoalkenyl monocyclic arene block having an average molecular weight of about 1,000 to about 125,000, (b) each of said B blocks prior to hydrogenation is predominantly a polymerized conjugated diene block having an average molecular weight of about 10,000 to about 450,000, (c) said A blocks constituting about 1 to about 99 percent by weight of said copolymer, (d) the residual ethylenic unsaturation of said B block, is less than about 5 percent of the ethylenic unsaturation of said B blocks prior to hydrogenation, and (e) the residual aromatic unsaturation of said A blocks is greater than about 50 percent of the aromatic unsaturation of said A block prior to hydrogenation.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
The copolymer according to claim 18, wherein prior to functionalization said copolymer is a polystyrene-poly(ethylene/butylene)polystyrene block copolymer.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
35 words
The copolymer according to claim 19, wherein on the average the residual ethylenic unsaturation of said B blocks is at most about 2 percent of the ethylenic unsaturation of said B blocks prior to hydrogenation.
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