@article{10272/10964,
year = {2010},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10272/10964},
abstract = {Catalytic cyclopropanation of commercial 1,2- or 1,4-
cis
-polybutadiene, respectively, with ethyl diazoacetate catalyzed
by [Tp
Br3
Cu(NCMe)] (Tp
Br3
¼
hydrotris(3,4,5-tribromo-1-pyrazo-
lyl)borate) at room temperature afforded high molecular weight
(
M
n
>
10
5
mol
 
1
) side-chain or main-chain, respectively, carbox-
yethyl cyclopropyl-substituted polymers with variable and con-
trolled degrees of functionalization. Complete functionalization
of 1,4-
cis
-polybutadiene afforded poly[ethylene-alt-(3-ethoxycar-
bonyl-cyclopropene)]. Catalytic hydrogenation of residual dou-
ble bonds of partially cyclopropanated polybutadienes provided
access to the corresponding saturated polyolefins. Thermal
properties are reported.},
organization = {MICINN CTQ2008-00042BQU MICINN HA2004-0067 Junta de Andalucia P05-FQM0914},
publisher = {Wiley},
title = {Catalytic cyclopropanation of polybutadienes},
doi = {10.1002/pola.24231},
author = {Urbano Baena, Juan and Korthals, Brigitte and Díaz Requejo, María Mar and Pérez Romero, Pedro José and Mecking, Stefan},
}