Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Thermal properties of polynorbornene (cis- and trans-) and hydrogenated polynorbornene

  • Published:
Polymer Bulletin Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

The thermal properties of trans-polynorbornene, cis-polynorbornene and hydrogenated polynorbornene were examined and its reversibility tested. Trans-polynorbornene samples, formed in various solvents, exhibit a softening range, from ambient temperature until 375 °C. However, syndiotactic cis-polynorbornene samples show a narrower melting range (between 150 and 375 °C). The fusion enthalpies of cis-polynorbornene samples are around 300-400 J/g. The temperature of decomposition is ca. 456 °C (minimum peak DSC) for trans-polynorbornene and ca. 466 °C, 10 °C higher, for cis-polynorbornene. The solvent used for the polymerization of norbornene has a negligible influence in the melting temperature range or in the decomposition temperature. The treatment with 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methyl-phenol during the isolation of polynorbornene leads to materials with different thermal properties. Trans-polynorbornene isolated without 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methyl-phenol exhibited an exothermic peak accompanied by an slight increase in weight (1-2%), while samples treated with 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methyl-phenol do not show these features.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Ivin KJ, Mol JC (1997) Olefin Metathesis and Metathesis Polymerization. Academic Press, San Diego

  2. Grubbs RH, Tumas W (1989) Science 243:907

    Google Scholar 

  3. Schrock RR (1993) Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization. In: Brunelle DJ (ed) Ring-opening polymerization: mechanism, catalysis, structure, utility. Munich, New York, pp 130-156

  4. Ohm RF (1980) Chemtech 10:183

    Google Scholar 

  5. Marbach A (1989) Rubber world June:30

  6. Galiatsatos V (1999) Poly(norbornene). In: Polymer Data Handbook. Oxford University Press, pp. 698-700

  7. Dräxler A (1988) Polyalkenylenes. In: Bhowmick AK, Stephens HL (ed) Handbook of Elastomers: Marcel Dekker, Inc pp. 661-693

  8. Michelotti FW, Keaveney WP (1965) J Polymer Science: Part A 3:895

    Google Scholar 

  9. Cataldo F (1994) Polymer International 34:49

  10. Al-Samak B, Ebrahimi VA, Carvill AG, Hamilton JG, Rooney JJ (1996) Polymer International 41:85

  11. Feast WJ, Harrison DB (1991) Polymer 32:558

    Google Scholar 

  12. Al Samak B, Amir-Ebrahimi V, Corry DG, Hamilton JG, Rigby S, Rooney JJ, Thompson JM (2000) J Mol Catal A: Chem 160:13

    Google Scholar 

  13. Cobo N, Esteruelas MA, González F, Herrero J, López AM, Lucio P, Oliván M (2004) J Catal 223:319

    Google Scholar 

  14. Brumaghim JL, Girolami GS (1999) Organometallics 18:1923

  15. Denisov ET, Khudyakov IV (1987) Chem Rev 87:1313

  16. Abboud W, Revillon A, Guyot A (1989) New Polymeric Mater 1:155

  17. Lee L-BW, Register RA (2005) Macromolecules 38:1216

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, CSIC, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain

    Miguel A. Esteruelas & Montserrat Oliván

  2. Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Cantabria, 39005, Santander, Spain

    Fernando González, Juana Herrero, Patricia Lucio & Begoña Ruiz-Labrador

Authors
  1. Miguel A. Esteruelas
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Fernando González
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Juana Herrero
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Patricia Lucio
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Montserrat Oliván
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Begoña Ruiz-Labrador
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Juana Herrero.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Esteruelas, M., González, F., Herrero, J. et al. Thermal properties of polynorbornene (cis- and trans-) and hydrogenated polynorbornene. Polym. Bull. 58, 923–931 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-007-0734-4

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-007-0734-4

Keywords

Search

Navigation