Telechelic polymer
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A telechelic polymer is a polymer carrying two functionalized endgroups. Telechelic polymers can be used as prepolymers, e.g., for the synthesis of block co-polymers.
All polymers resulting from living polymerization are telechelic.
To prepare polymers by step-growth polymerizations, telechelic polymers like polymeric diols and epoxy prepolymers can be used. Polymeric diols have a low molecular weight between 500 and 3000 g/mol. The main examples are:
- Polyether diols;
- Polyester diols;
- Polycarbonate diols: Polyhexamethylene carbonate diol (PHMCD);
- Polyalcadiene diols: Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (PBHT)...
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