Synthesis and Characterization of Well-Defined Regular Star Polyisoprenes with 3, 4, 6 and 8 Arms Item Type Article Authors Ratkanthwar, Kedar R.; Hadjichristidis, Nikos; Pudukulathan, Zubaidha Citation Kedar R. Ratkanthwar, Nikos Hadjichristidis and Pudukulathan Zubaidha. Synthesis and characterization of well-defined regular star polyisoprenes with 3, 4, 6 and 8 arms, Chemistry Journal, 2013, 3, 90-96. Eprint version Publisher's Version/PDF Publisher Scientific Journals Journal Chemistry Journal Rights Archived with thanks to Chemistry Journal Download date 26/09/2021 10:20:56 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10754/555815 Ratkanthwar et al / Chemistry Journal (2013), Vol. 03, Issue 03, pp. 90-96 ISSN 2049-954X Research Paper Synthesis and Characterization of Well-Defined Regular Star Polyisoprenes with 3, 4, 6 and 8 Arms Kedar Ratkanthwar 1,2 , Nikos Hadjichristidis 2,3 * and Zubaidha Pudukulathan 1** 1School of Chemical Sciences, S.R.T.M. University, Nanded 431606 (MS) India 2Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece 3Div. of Phy. Sci. & Engi. KAUST Catalysis Center, King Abdullah Uni. of Sci. and Tech. (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia 1Tel.: +912462229518; Fax: +912462229245 2Tel.: +302107274330; Fax: +302107221800 3Tel.: +96628080789; Fax: +96628021272 E-Mail:
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[email protected] ** Abstract Three series of regular well-defined star polyisoprenes (PIs) with 3, 4 and 6 arms (each series: same arm molecular weight) have been synthesized by anionic polymerization high vacuum techniques and chlorosilane chemistry. In addition, three linear PIs with practically the double arm molecular weight of the corresponding series (2-arm star PIs) have been synthesized, as well as one 8-arm star PI.