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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2019
Centrally functionalizable living cationic polymer or copolymer and methods of synthesizing the same
Joseph P. Kennedy, Akron, OH (US);
Turgut Nugay, Sariver-Istanbul, TR;
Nihan Nugay, Sariver-Istanbul, TR;
Tejal J. Deodhar, Akron, OH (US);
Susan Dollinger, Uniontown, OH (US);
Joseph P. Kennedy, Akron, OH (US);
Turgut Nugay, Sariver-Istanbul, TR;
Nihan Nugay, Sariver-Istanbul, TR;
Tejal J. Deodhar, Akron, OH (US);
Susan Dollinger, Uniontown, OH (US);
The University of Akron, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to a centrally-functionalizable living cationic polymer or copolymer having a centrally-substituted tetraene group having the formula wherein each R is selected from the group consisting of a polymer or a copolymer, such as a polyisobutylene polymer or a poly(isobutylene-b-styrene) copolymer.