Synthesis of low dispersity star-like polyethylene: a combination of click chemistry and a sol–gel process

Abstract

Low dispersity star-like polyethylene with a “silica” core was synthesized via a simple yet efficient sol–gel process using trimethoxysilane-terminated polyethylene, which was prepared using radical-mediated thiol-ene click chemistry between low molecular weight vinyl-terminated polyethylene and (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane.