Structure and morphology of isotactic polypropylene–polyethylene block copolymers prepared with living and stereoselective catalyst

• DOI: 10.1039/d2py00197g
• Publication Date: 2022-05-10T08:58:10Z
• Authors: Rocco Di Girolamo; Chiara Santillo; Anna Malafronte; Miriam Scoti; Fabio De Stefano; Giovanni Talarico; Geoffrey W. Coates; Claudio De Rosa
• Keywords: X-ray diffraction analysis; block copolymers; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

Isotactic polypropylene–polyethylene block copolymers prepared with living and stereoselective catalyst allow linking incompatible crystalline polymers giving a lamellar morphology defined by competition between phase separation and crystallization.