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Solid block and random elastomeric copolymers
Assignee: Mobil Oil AS
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Filing: 1990-01-16
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Granted: 1993-02-16
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Expires: 2010-01-16
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a linear block copolymer comprising at least one triblock I-B-I, wherein I is a block of a polymerized conjugated diene of at least 5 carbon atoms, such as isoprene, and B is a block of a polymer of a conjugated diene, different from that of formula (1), of at least 4 carbon atoms, such as 1,3-butadiene. The B block is selectively hydrogenated, while each of the I blocks retains a sufficient amount of its original unsaturation to vulcanize the copolymer. There is also disclosed an alternative linear block copolymer containing at least one triblock of the first polymer block made from an aryl-substituted olefin, such as sytrene, and the conjugated diene used to polymerize the block I, the second middle polymer block of the diene used to polymerize the block B, and the third polymer block which is the same as the first polymer block. In this alternative copolymer, the middle block is also selectively hydrogenated, thereby leaving the terminal polymer blocks with a sufficient amount of double bonds to vulcanize the copolymer. The polymers can be crosslinked or functionalized through the terminal blocks containing the vinyl unsaturation. There are also disclosed random and star-branched block and random copolymers made from the same monomers as the linear block copolymers. Also disclosed are methods of producing and selectively hydrogenating the polymers.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas S. Coolbaugh
- 👤 Frederick C. Loveless
- 👤 Demetreos N. Matthews
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 21:17
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L53/00; C08L53/02; C08L53/025; C08F; C08F236/00; C08F236/02; C08F236/04; C08F297/00; C08F297/02; C08F297/04; C08F297/046; C08F8/00; C08F8/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S525/00; Y10S525/94
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A solid block copolymer comprising at least three alternating blocks (A).sub.x -(D).sub.y -(A).sub.x wherein A is a random or block copolymer of at least one aryl-substituted olefin and at least one conjugated diene having at least five (5) carbon atoms and the following formula: ##STR13## wherein R 1 -R 6 are each hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group, provided that at least one of R 1 -R 6 is a hydrocarbyl group and provided that the structure of the residual double bond in the polymerized block A has the following formula: ##STR14## wherein R I , R II , R III and R IV are each hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group, provided that either both R I and R II are hydrocarbyl groups or both R III and R IV are hydrocarbyl groups; D is a block polymer of a conjugated diene, different from that used to polymerize the block A, having at least four (4) carbon atoms and the following formula: ##STR15## wherein R 7 -R 12 are each hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group, provided that the structure of the residual double bond in the polymerized block D has the following formula: ##STR16## wherein R a , R b , R c and R d are each hydrogen (H) or a hydrocarbyl group, provided that one of R a or R b is hydrogen, one of R c or R d is hydrogen, and at least one of R a , R b , R c or R d is a hydrocarbyl group, x is about 0.25 to about 25% wt. of the total weight of the block copolymer, and y is about 50 to 99.5% wt. of the total weight of the block copolymer, said polymerized block D containing at least about 25 wt. % of 1,2- units prior to selective hydrogenation if it is a polymer of at least 50% by mole 1,3-butadiene.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
315 words
A solid block copolymer comprising at least three alternating blocks (A).sub.x -(D).sub.y -(A).sub.x wherein A is a random or block copolymer of at least one aryl-substituted olefin and at least one conjugated diene having at least five (5) carbon atoms and the following formula: ##STR13## wherein R 1 -R 6 are each hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group, provided that at least one of R 1 -R 6 is a hydrocarbyl group and provided that the structure of the residual double bond in the polymerized block A has the following formula: ##STR14## wherein R I , R II , R III and R IV are each hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group, provided that either both R I and R II are hydrocarbyl groups or both R III and R IV are hydrocarbyl groups; D is a block polymer of a conjugated diene, different from that used to polymerize the block A, having at least four (4) carbon atoms and the following formula: ##STR15## wherein R 7 -R 12 are each hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group, provided that the structure of the residual double bond in the polymerized block D has the following formula: ##STR16## wherein R a , R b , R c and R d are each hydrogen (H) or a hydrocarbyl group, provided that one of R a or R b is hydrogen, one of R c or R d is hydrogen, and at least one of R a , R b , R c or R d is a hydrocarbyl group, x is about 0.25 to about 25% wt. of the total weight of the block copolymer, and y is about 50 to 99.5% wt. of the total weight of the block copolymer, said polymerized block D containing at least about 25 wt. % of 1,2- units prior to selective hydrogenation if it is a polymer of at least 50% by mole 1,3-butadiene.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A copolymer of claim 1 wherein the aryl-substituted olefin has the formula ##STR17## where Ar is phenyl, alkyl-substituted phenyl, naphthyl, or alkyl-substituted naphthyl and R e is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl or aryl.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A copolymer of claim 2 which is selectively hydrogenated so that each of the blocks D is substantially completely hydrogenated, while each of the blocks A retains a sufficient amount of its original unsaturation to vulcanize the copolymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A blend comprising a block copolymer of claim 3 and a material selected from the group consisting of isotactic polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene, Nylon, polycarbonates, polyesters, and styreneacrylonitrile resins.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A sulfonated polymer produced by a method comprising sulfonating the polymer of claim 3, followed by neutralization of the thus-formed polymeric sulfonic acid with metal ions or amines.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A maleated polymer produced by a method comprising contacting the polymer of claim 3 with maleic anhydride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A halogenated polymer produced by a method comprising halogenating the polymer of claim 3.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A vulcanized polymer produced by vulcanizing the selectively hydrogenated solid block copolymer of claim 3.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A copolymer of claim 3 wherein the aryl-substituted olefin is styrene, 2-phenyl-alpha olefin, alkylated styrene, vinyl naphthalene, or alkylated vinyl naphthalene and the conjugated diene of formula (1) is isoprene, 2,3-dimethyl-butadiene, 2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, myrcene, 2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 3-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 4-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 2-phenyl-1,3-butadiene, 2-phenyl-1,3pentadiene, 3-phenyl-1,3-pentadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-pentadiene, 4-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 2-hexyl-1,3-butadiene, 3-methyl-1,3-hexadiene, 2-benzyl-1,3-butadiene, 2-p-tolyl-1,3-butadiene or mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A copolymer of claim 9 wherein the diene of formula (1) is isoprene, myrcene or 2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A copolymer of claim 10 wherein the aryl-substituted olefin is styrene, alpha-methyl styrene or 1,1-diphenyl ethylene and the diene of formula (1) is isoprene.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A copolymer of claim 11 wherein the diene of formula (3) is 1,3-butadiene, 1,3-pentadiene, 2,4-hexadiene, 1,3-hexadiene, 1,3-heptadiene, 2,4-heptadiene, 1,3-octadiene, 2,4-octadiene, 3,5-octadiene, 1,3-nonadiene, 2,4-nonadiene, 3,5-nonadiene, 1,3-decadiene, 2,4-decadiene, 3,5-decadiene or mixtures thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A copolymer of claim 12 wherein the diene of formula (3) is 1,3-butadiene, 1,3-pentadiene, 2,4-hexadiene or 1,3-hexadiene.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A copolymer of claim 13 wherein the diene of formula (3) is 1,3-butadiene.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A solid block copolymer comprising at least three (3) alternating blocks bonded to each other, the terminal blocks of said alternating blocks being a polymer of at least one polymerized hydrocarbon conjugated diene (I) monomer containing at least five (5) carbon atoms, with at least one carbon atom of each pair of residual double-bonded carbon atoms of polymerized conjugated diene (I) units being additionally single-bonded to two carbon atoms, or a copolymer of at least one diene (I) and at least one aryl-substituted olefin, the blocks between said polymerized diene (I) containing blocks being a polymer of at least one polymerized hydrocarbon conjugated diene (B), which is different from conjugated diene (I) and contains at least four (4) carbon atoms, with each residual double-bonded carbon atom of polymerized conjugated diene (B) units being additionally bonded to a hydrogen atom, each of said blocks between said polymerized diene (I) containing blocks comprising at least about 25 wt. % of 1,2-units prior to selective hydrogenation if it is a polymer of at least 50% by mole of 1,3-butadiene, said block copolymer being selectively hydrogenated so that said polymerized conjugated diene (B) units are substantially completely hydrogenated and contain substantially none of the original unsaturation, while said polymerized conjugated diene (I) units retain sufficient amount of their original unsaturation to vulcanize said copolymer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A solid block copolymer comprising at least three (3) alternating blocks bonded to each other, the terminal blocks of said alternating blocks being a polymer of at least one polymerized hydrocarbon conjugated diene (I) monomer containing at least five (5) carbon atoms, with at least one carbon atom of each pair of residual double-bonded carbon atoms of polymerized conjugated diene (I) units being additionally single-bonded to two carbon atoms, or a copolymer of at least one diene (I) and at least one aryl-substituted olefin, the blocks between said polymerized diene (I) containing blocks being a polymer of at least one polymerized hydrocarbon conjugated diene (B), which is different from conjugated diene (I) and contains at least four (4) carbon atoms, with each residual double-bonded carbon atom of polymerized conjugated diene (B) units being additionally bonded to a hydrogen atom, each of said blocks between said polymerized diene (I) containing blocks comprising at least about 25 wt. % of 1,2-units prior to selective hydrogenation if it is a polymer of at least 50% by mole of 1,3-butadiene, said block copolymer being selectively hydrogenated so that said polymerized conjugated diene (B) units are substantially completely hydrogenated and contain substantially none of the original unsaturation, while said polymerized conjugated diene (I) units retain sufficient amount of their original unsaturation to vulcanize said copolymer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A blend comprising the block copolymer of claim 15 and a material selected from the group consisting of isotactic polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene, nylon, polycarbonates, polyesters, and styrene acrylonitrile resins.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
29 words
A sulfonated polymer produced by a method comprising sulfonating the polymer of claim 15, followed by neutralization of the thus formed polymeric sulfonic acid with metal ions or amines.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
A maleated polymer produced by a method comprising contacting the block polymer of claim 15 with maleic anhydride.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
15 words
A halogenated polymer produced by a method comprising halogenating the block polymer of claim 15.
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