Synthesis and optical properties of cycloolefin copolymers

Keun Byoung Yoon, Ho Young Lee, Seok Kyun Noh, Dong Ho Lee

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Abstract

In ethylene/norbornene (E/NB) copolymerization, iPr(Cp)(Flu)ZrCl 2 and SiMe2(Cp)2ZrCl2 catalysts exhibited more active than rac-Et(Ind)2ZrCl2 and SiMe 2(Ind)2ZrCl2 catalysts. For ethylene/tetracyclododecene (E/TCD) copolymerization, the catalytic activity of rac-Et(Ind)2ZrCl2 was higher than that of iPr(Cp)(Flu)ZrCl2. Copolymers generated with rac-Et(Ind) 2ZrCl2 contained NB microdiblocks with a maximum length of two NB units. The transmission of copolymers was above 90% over 300-900 nm. The refractive index(RI) of E/TCD copolymer was higher than that of E/NB copolymer. The RI of E/NB copolymer was found to be independent to NB contents, while, the RI of E/TCD copolymer increased with increasing of TCD contents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)185-188
Number of pages4
JournalStudies in Surface Science and Catalysis
Volume161
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

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