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    The polymerization of isobutylene catalyzed by FeCl3·i-Pr2O complex prepared in non-halogenated solvents

    The synthesis of highly reactive polyisobutylene (HR PIB) using FeCl3·diisopropyl ether (i-Pr2O) as catalyst prepared in dichloromethane (DCM), to produce polyisobutylene with high exo-olefin content (HR PIB), ha...

    Rajeev Kumar, Jack Emert, Rudolf Faust in Polymer Bulletin (2015)

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    Synthesis of Halogen-Free Polyisobutylene by in situ Hydride Transfer to Living Polyisobutylene from Tributylsilane

    Hydride transfer reaction between living polyisobutylene cation (PIB+) and tributylsilane in hexanes/methyl chloride 60/40 (v/v) solvent mixtures at -80, -70 and -60 °C was studied to synthesize halogen-free poly...

    Priyadarsi De, Rudolf Faust in Polymer Bulletin (2006)

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    Synthesis of Poly(cyclohexyl vinyl ether-b-isobutylene-b-cyclohexyl vinyl ether) Triblock Copolymer by Living Cationic Sequential Copolymerization

    The living cationic polymerization of cyclohexyl vinyl ether (CHVE) and sequential block copolymerization of isobutylene with CHVE were carried out by the so-called cap**-tuning technique in hexanes/CH3Cl solve...

    Yonghua Zhou, Rudolf Faust in Polymer Bulletin (2004)

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    Synthesis of Polyisobutylene-Based Block Copolymers with Precisely Controlled Architecture by Living Cationic Polymerization

    During the last two decades we have witnessed the discovery and development of living cationic polymerization. As a result of persistent growth in this field, today living cationic polymerization is an equal c...

    Younghwan Kwon, Rudolf Faust in New Synthetic Methods (2004)

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    Synthesis of poly(ɛ-caprolactone-b-isobutylene) diblock copolymer and poly(ɛ-caprolactone-b-isobutylene-b-ɛ-caprolactone) triblock copolymer

    Moon Suk Kim, Rudolf Faust in Polymer Bulletin (2002)

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    Polyisobutylene based thermoplastic elastomers: VI. Poly(α-methylstyrene-b-isobutylene-b-α-methylstyrene) triblock copolymers by coupling of living poly (α-methylstyrene-b-isobutylene) diblock copolymers

    **anyi Cao, Laszlo Sipos, Rudolf Faust in Polymer Bulletin (2000)

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    Halogen-free polyisobutylene by in situ methylation of living polyisobutylene using dimethylzinc

    Young Cheol Bae, Il-** Kim, Rudolf Faust in Polymer Bulletin (2000)

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    Coupling and linking reactions of living polyisobutylene by allylsilanes

    Savvas Hadjikyriacou, Rudolf Faust in Polymer Bulletin (1999)

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    Synthesis of Branched Polymers by Cationic Polymerization

    The synthesis of branched polymers by cationic polymerization of vinyl monomers is reviewed. This includes star, graft, and hyperbranched (co)polymers. The description is essentially focused on the synthetic a...

    Bernadette Charleux, Rudolf Faust in Branched Polymers I (1999)

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    Living carbocationic polymerization of isobutylene with BCl3 coinitiation in the presence of di-tert-butylpyridine as proton trap

    The living polymerization of isobutylene (IB) has been achieved with the 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl chloride (TMPCl) or cumyl chloride (CumCl)/BCl3/(IB)/methyl chloride/-40°C system in the presence of proton trap 2,6-...

    Lajos Balogh, Rudolf Faust in Polymer Bulletin (1992)

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    Living carbocationic polymerization

    Rapid living carbocationic polymerization of p-methylstyrene pMeSt is readily induced by a variety of esters i.e., cumyl acetate (CumOAc), cumyl propionate (CumOPr), 1(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl) ethyl acetate (TMe...

    Rudolf Faust, Joseph P. Kennedy in Polymer Bulletin (1988)

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    Living carbocationic polymerization

    Rapid truly living carbocationic polymerization of 2,4,6-trimethylstyrene (TMeSt) has been achieved by the use of the cumyl acetate (CumOAc)/BCl3 initiating system in CH3Cl at −30°C. The ¯Mn of the polymer is det...

    Rudolf Faust, Joseph P. Kennedy in Polymer Bulletin (1988)

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    Living carbocationic polymerization

    Living carbocationic polymerization of styrene (St) has been achieved by the use of the 1(p-methylphenyl)ethyl acetate (pMePhEtOAc)·BCl3 complex in CH3Cl solvent at −30°C using both the IMA and AMI techniques. Th...

    Rudolf Faust, Joseph P. Kennedy in Polymer Bulletin (1988)

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    New telechelic polymers and sequential copolymers by polyfunctional initiator-transfer agents (inifers)

    The unsaturated aliphatic dichlorides cis and trans Cl(CH3)2C-CH=CH-C(CH3)2Cl in conjunction with BCl3 have been found to be excellent binifers and yield tert.-Cl capped polyisobutylenes PIB in CH3Cl at −30°C. In...

    Soukhil Mah, Rudolf Faust, Miklos Zsuga, Joseph P. Kennedy in Polymer Bulletin (1987)

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    New telechelic polymers and sequential copolymers by polyfunctional initiator transfer agents (inifers)

    The continuous polymerization technique developed earlier for the synthesis of three-arm star telechelic polyisobutylenes (PIBs)has been extended and used for the preparation of linear telechelic PIBs. It is d...

    András Nagy, Rudolf Faust, Joseph P. Kennedy in Polymer Bulletin (1985)