Functional Polymers. Modern Synthetic Methods and Novel Structures

Content: Functional polymers : an overview / D.N. Schulz and Abhimanyu O. Patil -- Synthesis of functional polymers by atom transfer radical polymerization / Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Veerle Coessens, Yoshiki Nakagawa, Jianhui Xia, Jian Qiu, Scott Gaynor, Simion Coca, and Christina Jasieczek -- Functional polymers : random copolymers by stable free radical polymerization / Paula J. MacLeod, Gordon K. Hamer, Pushpamma Lukose, and Michael K. Georges -- Use of protecting groups in polymerization / D.N. Schulz, S. Datta, and R.M. Waymouth -- Novel, protected functionalized initiators for anionic polymerizations / Douglas E. Sutton and James A. Schwindeman -- Anionic synthesis of hydroxyl-functionalized polymers using protected, functionalized alkyllithium and isoprenyllithium initiators / Roderic P. Quirk, Sung H. Jang, Kwansoo Han, Huimin Yang, Brad Rix, and Youngjoon Lee -- Anionic synthesis of macromonomer carrying amino group using diphenylethylene derivative / Jungahn Kim, Jae Cheol Cho, Keon Hyeong Kim, Kwang Ung Kim, Won Ho Jo, and Roderic P. Quirk -- Functionalized polymers with dimethylamine and sulfozwitterionic end-group : synthesis, dilute solution, and bulk properties / Nikos Hadjichristidis, Marinos Pitsikalis, and Stergios Pispas -- Novel functional copolymers by combination of living carbocationic and anionic polymerizations / Jesper Feldthusen, Bela Iván, and Axel H.E. Müller -- Synthesis and characterization of [alpha]-hydroxyl-[omega]-methoxycarbonyl and [alpha]-hydroxyl-[omega]-carboxyl asymmetric telechelic polyisobutylenes / Balint Koroskenyi and Rudolf Faust -- Organo rare earth metal initiated living polymerizations of polar and nonpolar monomers / Hajime Yasuda, Eiji Ihara, Yuu Nitto, Takamaro Kakehi, Masakazu Morimoto, and Mitsufumi Nodono -- New reactive polyolefins containing p-methylstyrene ranging from semicrystalline thermoplastics to amorphous elastomers / H.L. Lu and T.C. Chung -- A novel reactive functionalization of polyolefin elastomers : direct functionalization of poly(isobutylene-co-p-methylstyrene) by a Friedel-Crafts acylation reaction / Abhimanyu O. Patil -- New options via chemical modifications of polyolefins. Part 1, Synthesis and properties of novel phosphonium ionomers from poly(isobutylene-co-4-bromomethylstyrene) / P. Arjunan, H-C. Wang, and J.A. Olkusz -- Multifunctional supramolecular materials / Gregory N. Tew and S.I. Stupp -- Weil-defined smectic C* side chain liquid crystalline polymers / Wen-Yue Zheng, Thomas Epps, David Wall, and Paula Hammond -- Design of assemblies of functionalized nanoscopic gridlike coordination arrays / Ulrich S. Schubert, Jean-Marie Lehn, Jörg Hassmann, Catherine Y. Hahn, Nikolaus Hallschmid, and Paul Müller -- Functional polyphosphazenes / Harry R. Allcock -- Synthesis of biodegradable copolymers with pendant hydrophilic functional groups / S. Jin and K.E. Gonsalves -- Photoinitiated ring-opening polymerization of epoxidized polyisoprene / C. Decker and T. Hoang Ngoc -- Synthesis of cyclic carbonate functional polymers / Dean C. Webster and Allen L. Crain -- Functionalized polydiacetylenes with polar, hydrogen bonding and metal-containing groups / I.H. Jenkins, W.E. Lindsell, C. Murray, P.N. Preston, and T.A.J. Woodman.