Melvin Renggli
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Melvin Renggli has a total of 7 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Carina Vidovic
Institut für Chemie/Bereich Anorganische Chemie, Universitaet Graz, Schubertstraße 1/3, 8010 Graz, Austria
1 shared publication - Madeleine A. Ehweiner
Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, Schubertstrasse 1, 8010 Graz, Austria
1 shared publication - Marco F. D’elia
Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
1 shared publication - Markus Niederberger
Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland
1 shared publication - Nadia C. Mösch-Zanetti
Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, Schubertstrasse 1, 8010 Graz, Austria
1 shared publication - Walter Caseri
Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
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Synthesis of Soluble High Molar Mass Poly(Phenylene Methylene)-Based Polymers
Poly(phenylene methylene) (PPM) is a multifunctional polymer that is also active as an anticorrosion fluorescent coating material. Although this polymer was synthesized already more than 100 years ago, a versatile synthetic route to obtain soluble high molar mass polymers based on PPM has yet to be achieved. In this article, the influence of bifunctional bis-chloromethyl durene (BCMD) as a branching agent in the synthesis of PPM is reported. The progress of the reaction was followed by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and NMR analysis. PPM-based copolymers with the highest molar mass reported so far for this class of materials (up to Mn of 205,300 g mol−1) were isolated. The versatile approach of using BCMD was confirmed by employing different catalysts. Interestingly, thermal and optical characterization established that the branching process does not affect the thermoplastic behavior and the fluorescence of the material, thus opening up PPM-based compounds with high molar mass for applications.
Open AccessSynthesis of Soluble High Molar Mass Poly(Phenylene Methylene)-Based Polymers
Poly(phenylene methylene) (PPM) is a multifunctional polymer that is also active as an anticorrosion fluorescent coating material. Although this polymer was synthesized already more than 100 years ago, a versatile synthetic route to obtain soluble high molar mass polymers based on PPM has yet to be achieved. In this article, the influence of bifunctional bis-chloromethyl durene (BCMD) as a branching agent in the synthesis of PPM is reported. The progress of the reaction was followed by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and NMR analysis. PPM-based copolymers with the highest molar mass reported so far for this class of materials (up to Mn of 205,300 g mol−1) were isolated. The versatile approach of using BCMD was confirmed by employing different catalysts. Interestingly, thermal and optical characterization established that the branching process does not affect the thermoplastic behavior and the fluorescence of the material, thus opening up PPM-based compounds with high molar mass for applications.