1-Hexene → 5-Decyl-2-Norbornene 1-Hexene

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Reaction Steps

50 ml dry toluene cosolvent, 7 ml decylnorbornene, 0.8 ml of the 1-hexene solution, and 0.9 of the diethylaluminum iodide solution were charged to a dry, nitrogen-purged 7 oz. bottle. 1.1 ml of the MoCl5 solution was charged last, and the bottle was shaken. After 1 hour the reaction was shortstopped using a mixture of 0.1 ml ethanolamine and 0.5 ml Solution A. No antioxidant was added. The polymer cement was coagulated using excess Solution A in a Waring blender. About 4.5 grams of a solid, ring-opened 5-decyl-2-norbornene/1-hexene copolymer was recovered by filtering and vacuum drying.

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