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Metathesis depolymerization (MDP) of natural rubber (NR) was readily conducted to afford depolymerized NR (dNRx) bearing a living chain end, which can initiate metathesis cyclopolymerization (MCP) of 1,6-heptadiyne monomers to yield conjugated polyacetylene (PA) derivatives, and thus block copolymers consisting of a rubbery dNRx segment and a plastic PA segment were achieved by this newly constructed tandem MDP–MCP strategy. Importantly, triblock copolymers containing a flexible dNRx segment and rigid ionic PA segment possessed good mechanical properties, and exhibited distinctive damping performance with a unique relaxation plateau covering a broad temperature range, which could be further enhanced by modifying triblock copolymers with bromo-functionalized triazolinedione derived from biobased oleic acid. Therefore, the developed MDP–MCP method should become a feasible technique with expanded applications in the remodeling of unsaturated polymers for providing flexible–rigid functional block copolymers.

Graphical abstract: Tandem metathesis depolymerization and cyclopolymerization toward flexible–rigid block copolymers with unique damping properties

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