Photodegradable polymers with organometallic dimers in the backbone: Synthesis, characterization, and degradation studies

POLY 429

Bevin C. Daglen, bjones6@darkwing.uoregon.edu1, Ginger V. Shultz, gshultz@uoregon.edu1, and David R. Tyler2. (1) Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, (2) Materials Science Institute, University of Oregon, 1252 Univ of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1252
Polymers containing organometallic dimers in the backbone are photochemically degradable and can be used to study the effects of external parameters on the rate of polymer degradation. This poster will describe an investigation of the effect of temperature on the photochemical degradation of these polymers. Activation energies for secondary thermal transitions have been determined and are reported. Preparation methods, including step polymerization of difunctionalized organometallic monomers and Acyclic Diene Metathesis (ADMET), will also be discussed.
 

Metal-Containing and Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers and Materials
6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Tuesday, August 21, 2007 BCEC -- Exhibit Hall - B2, Poster

Division of Polymer Chemistry

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007