Macromolecular Rapid Communications
Vol. 20, No. 1, January 1999,




Editorial
1 2-[(l-lmidazolyl)formyloxy]ethyl methacrylate as a new chemical precursor of functional polymers
E. Ranucci, G. Spagnoli, P. Ferruti


7 Enzyme-catalyzed polymerization of L-aspartate
S. Matsumura, Y. Tsushima, N. Otozawa, S. Murakami, K. Toshima, G. Swift

12 Penetration of pores in membranes by plasma polymer forming species
J. Johansson, T. Masuoka*
New aromatic benzazole polymers, 3. Synthesis of rigid-rod benzobisazole polymers with main-chain 2,2'-bipyri-
dine-5,5 -diyl units
L-S. Tan* J. L Burkett, S. R. Sirnko, M. D. Alexander, Jr.


21 Progress toward the polymerization of a fourth generation dendritic macromonomer
Z. Bo, A. D. Schlüter*


26 Homogeneous free-radical polymerization of styrene in supercritical CO(2)
S. Beuermann*, M. Buback, C. Isemer, A. Wahl


33 Polymerisation of cyclic monomers, 8. Synthesis and radical polymerisation of hybrid 2-vinylcyclopropanes
N. Mosmer*, T. Völkel, U, K. Fischer, V. Rheinberger
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Author index

Alexander, Jr., M.D. .............................................. 16

Beuermann, S.......................................................... 26

Bo, Z. .................................................................... 21

Buback, M............................................................. 26

Burkett, J. L. . ...... ................................................. 16

Ferruti, P..................................................................... l

Fischer, U.K............................................................ 33

Isemer, C. .............................................................. 26

Johansson, J. .......................................................... 12

Masuoka, T............................................................ 12

Matsumura, S........................................................... 7

Moszner, N........................................................... 33

Murakami, S............................................................. 7

Otozawa, N. .............................................................. 7

Ranucci, E. ............................................................... l

Rheinberger, V........................................................ 33

Schlüter, A.D.......................................................... 21

Sirnko, S. R. ...... .................................................. 16

Spagnoli, G. ............................................................. l

Swift, G. ................................................................. 7

Tan, L.-S............................................................... 16

Toshima, K............................................................ 7

Tsushima, Y. ....... ................................................ 7

Völkel, T........................................................... 33

Wahl, A. ............................................................ 26

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Macromolecufar Rapid Communications
Vol. 20, No. 2, February 1999



37 Solubility characteristics of C(60) fullerenes with two well-defined polystyrene arms in a polystyrene matrix
H. Okamura, M. Minoda, T. Fakuda*, T. Miyamoto, K. Komatsu


41 Preparation of water-soluble pullulans bearing pendant C(60) and their aqueous solubility
H. Okamura*, K. Miyazono, M. Minoda, T. Miyamoto


46 Thermal transition behavior in the miscible polyester/acrylic polymer pair poly(zigma-caprolactone) and poly(phenyl
methacrylate)
E. M. Woo*, T. K. Mandal


50 Preparation ofamphotropic liquid crystalline poly(alkoxycarbonylphenylene)s
K. Kaeriyama *, S. Konyama, M. Sekita, T. Nakayama, Y. Tsukahara


55 Regio- and stereoselective cyclopolymerization of l,2:4,5-dianhydro-3-(9-methyl-xylitol leading to a novel poly-
carbohydrate of (2_5)-l,4-anhydro-3-O-methyl-pentitol
T: Satoh, K. Shibata, K. Yokota*, T. Kakuchi*


59 Synthesis of block copolymers by atom transfer radical polymerization of fert-butyl acrylate with poJy(oxyethylene)
macroinitiators
M. Bednarek, T. Biedren, P. Kubisa*


66 Dehalogenation of polymers prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization
V. Goes sens, K. Matyjaszew ski*


71 Highly ordered assemblies ofdendritic molecules bearing multi-hydrophilic head groups
G. Cui, Y. Xu, M. Liu, F. Fang, T. Ji, Y. Chen, Y. Li*


77 Thermotropic liquid-crystalline polymers having five-membered heterocycles as mesogens, 3. New semi-rigid ther-
motropic liquid-crystalline polyesters based on a twin biphenyl analogue of 1,3,4-thiadiazole
M. Sato


81 Evidence for the preservation of the particle identity in miniemulsion polymerization
K. Landfester*, N. Bechthold, S. Förster, M. Antonietti


85 Oscillatory phenomena at polyvinylpyridine/silica interfaces
A. Voronov, E. Pefferkorn*, S. Minko*


88 Enzyme-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of 3(S)-isopropylmorpholine-2,5-dione
Y. Feng, J. Knuermann, D. Klee, H. Höcker*



91 Chemical modification ofpoly(hydroxyalkanoates). Copolymers bearing pendant sugars
M. Constant'in, C. I. Simionescu, A. Carpov, E. Samain, H. Driguei*


95 Curing of monomer composites, 2. The use ofNMR to monitor real time curing dynamics
S. J. Martin, V. J. McBrierty*, J. Dowling, D. C. Douglass

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Macromolecular Rapid Communications
Vol. 20, No. 4, April 1999



171 Regioselective polymerization of divinyl sebacate and triols using lipase catalyst
H. Uyama, K. Inada, S. Kobayashi*


175 Synthesis of4-rerr-butyldimethylsilyloxystyrene and its copolymerization with styrene using (pi(5)-indenyl)trichloro-
titanium in the presence of methylaluminoxane
K. H. Kim, W. H. Jo, S. Kwak, K. U. Kim, J. Kirn*


179 Formation of SnO(2) by pyrolysis of a polymer network containing organotin groups
T: Tamai*, N. Ichinose, Y.Agari


182 Living ring-opening polymerization of cyclic carbonates by titanium bisphenolate complexes
D. Takeuchi, T. Aida, T. Endo*


185 First observation of a columnar mesophase in a carborane-containing main-chain semiflexible copolymer
E. M. Antipov*, V. A. Vasnev, M. Stamm*, E. W. Fischer, N. A. Plate


190 Synthesis of poly(p-xylylene)s by base-induced 1,6-dehydrohalogenation - Control of the degree of polymerization
O. Schäfer, F. Brink-Spalink, A. Greiner*


194 Poly(tetrahydrofuran)-Moc/:-poly(trimethylene urethane): synthesis and characterization
S. Neffgen, H. Keul, H. Höcker*


200 Direct evidence of the second-order dependence of propagation rate on propene concentration in living polymeriza-
tion with the [t-BuNSiMe(2)Flu] TiMe(2)/B(C6 F5)3 catalyst
H. Hagihara. T. Shiono*, T. Ikeda


203 Styrene-vinylferrocene random and block copolymers by TEMPO-mediated radical polymerization
M. Baumert, J. Fröhlich, M. Stieger, H. Frey*, R. Mulhaupt, H. Plenio


210 Ethylene polymerization using crosslinked polystyrene as support for zirconocene dichloride/methylaluminoxane
M. Stork, M. Koch, M. Klapper, K. Müllen*, H. Gregorius, U. Rief


214 Random ethene/propene copolymerization from a catalyst system based on a "constrained geometry" half-sandwich
complex
M. Galimberti*, N. Mascellani, F. Piemontesi, I. Camurati


219 Synthesis by ATRP of poly(ethylene-co-butylene)-block -polystyrene, poly(ethylene-co-butylene)-block -poly(4-
acetoxystyrene) and its hydrolysis product poly(ethylene-co-butylene)-block-poly(hydroxystyrene)
K. Jankova, J. Kops*, X. Chen, W. Batsberg


224 Crosslinkable hole-transport materials for preparation of multilayer organic light emitting devices by spin-coating
M. S. Bayerl, T. Braig, O. Nuyken*, D. C. Müller, M. Groß, K. Meerholz*


229 A novel method to prepare a fast responsive, thermosensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogel
X.-Z. Zhang, R.-X. Zhuo*

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Macromolecular Rapid Communications
Vol. 20, No. 5, May 1999



245 Direct observation of MgCli-supported Ziegler catalysts by high resolution transmission electron microscopy
H. Mori, M. Sawada, T. Higuchi, K. Hasebe, N. Otsuka*. M. Terano*


251 Polymer networks containing crystallizable poly(octadecyl vinyl ether) segments for shape-memory materials
W. G. Reyntjens, F. E. Du Prez, E. J. Goethals*



261 Synthesis and thermal polymerization of aromatic 2-oxazolines containing carboxylic groups
L. Jakisch, F. Böhme*, H. Komber, G. Pompe


261 Synthesis of di- and triblock copolymers of styrene and butyl acrylate by controlled atom transfer radical polymer--
ization
M. Cassebras, S. Pascual, A. Polton*, M. Tardi, J.-P. Vairon


265 Biodegradable cross-linked microspheres from poly(zigma-caprolactone-co-glycolicacid-co-L-serine) based polydepsi-
peptides
G. John, M. Morita*


269 Novel pH-sensitive polymers containing sulfonamide groups
S. Y. Park, Y.H.Bae*


274 Reactivity of Sm(ll) compounds as ring-opening polymerization initiators for lactones
S. Agarwal*, N. E. Brandukova-S^mikowski, A. Greiner


279 Ethylene-norbomene copolymers prepared with metallocene-based catalysts: new sequence assignments by
(13)C NMR
I. Tritto*, L. Boggioni, M. C. Sacchi, P. Locatelli, D. R. Ferro, A. Provasoli


284 Investigation of the microstructure of poly(propylene) in dependence of the polymerization temperature for the
systems 'Pr[3-RCpFlu]ZrCVMAO, with R = H, Me, Et,(i) Pr, Bu, and Pr[lndFlu]ZrCl(2) /MAO
R. Kleinschmidt, M. Reffke, G. Fink*

289 Synthesis of macromonomers bearing hydrolyzable segments derived from a-hydroxyalkanoic acids
C. Juin, V. Langlois, P. Guerin, A. Le Borgne*

294 Synthesis ofpolysulfides containing j-triazine rings from 6-substituted ammo-l,3,5-triazine-2,4-dithiols and 1,10-
dibromodecane
Y. Oishi*, J. J. Kirn, M. Nakamura, H. Hirahara, K. Mori
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Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Vol 20, No. 7, July 1999i

365 Proliferous polymerization under specified conditions in the free-radical crosslinking copolymerization of benzyl

methacrylate with neopentyl glycol dimethacrylate in the presence of lauryl mercaptan
A. Matsumoto*, D. Mitomi, H. Aota, J. Ikeda

369 Branched polyether with multiple primary hydroxyl groups: polymerization of 3-ethyl-3-hydroxymethyloxetane
M. Bednarek, T. Biedron, J. Helinski, K. Kalu^ynski, P. Kubisa, S. Pencze*

373 Preparation and properties of new wholly aromatic polyesters containing a terphenyl analogue of 1,3,4-thiadiazole
in the main chain
M. Sato*, S. Takeuchi, R. Hino

378 Synthesis of a novel star-shaped dendrimer by radial-growth polymerization of sarcosine JV-carboxyanhydride
initiated with poly(trimethyleneimine) dendrimer
K. Aoi, T. Hatanaka, K. Tsutsumiltchi, M. Okada*, T. Imae

383 Influence of the alkyl group of inflate esters on their initiation ability for the cationic ring-opening polymerization
of tetrahydrofuran
M. F. Dubreuil, N. G. Farcy, E. J. Goethals*

387 Isoconversional method to explore the mechanism and kinetics of multi-step epoxy cures
S. Vyazovkin, N. Sbirrazzazuoil

390 Anisotropic phase separation of polymer blends induced by polarization-selective photoisomerization
K. Endoh, Q. Tran-Cong*

394 Preparation and characterization of a novel star ABC triblock copolymer of styrene, ethylene oxide, and methacrylic
acid
Z. Lu, S. Chen, J. Huang*

401 Soluble polyphenol
T. Oguchi, S. Tawaki, H. Uyama, S. Kobayashi*

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Macromolecular Rapid Communications
VoL 20, No. 8, August 1999


405 Synthesis and characterization of novel poly(arylene ether)s containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole units
F. A. Bouino* G. Di Pasquale, A, Pollicino

410 Synthesis and radical polymerization ofend-methacrylated poly(succinimide) leading to poly(aspartic acid)
hydrogel
T. Kakuchi* A. Kusuno. M. Shibata, T. Nakato

415 A new way to the knitting pattern" via blending of ABC triblock copolymers
T. Goldacker, V. Abetz

419 Copolymerization ofethylene with allylbenzene using rac-ethylcncbis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride/methylalumin-
oxane as a catalyst
ZW. Byun. D.-K. Shin, S. Y. Kim*

423 Polyolefin nanocomposites formed by melt compounding and transition metal catalyzed ethene homo- and copoly-
merization in the presence of layered silicates
J. Heinemonn. P. Reichert, R. Thomann, R. Mulhaupt*


431 Defect orientation on the chain folded surfaces oftwo-arm poly(ethylene oxide) lamellar crystals
E.-Q. Chen, G. Xue. S. Jin. S.-W. Lee. L Mann. B.-S. Moon, R W. Hams. S. Z D.. Cheng*

435 Polymer electrolyte poly(ethylene oxide)/LiCF(3)SO(3) studied by solid-state (13)C NMR spectroscopy and ab mitio
calculations
J. Spevacek*, J. Dybal

440 Polymer aggregates formed by polystyrene-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) functionalized with rhenium(I) 2,2'bipyri-
dyl complexes
S. Hou. W. K. Chan*

444 Amphipolar core-shell cylindrical brushes
R. Djalali N. Hugenberg, K. Fischen M. Schmidt*


450 Synthesis and electrorheological properties ofpolyanilmc-Na+-montmorillonite suspensions
J. W. Kirn. S. G. Kirn. H. J. Choi* M. S. Jhon

453 Synthesis of hyperbranched aliphatic polyethers via cationic ring-opening polymerization of 3-ethyl-3-(hydroxy-
methyDoxetane
H. Magnusson, E. Maimstrom, A, Hult*

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Macromolecular Rapid Communications
Vol. 20, No. 9, September 1999



459 The role of a compatibilizer to saturate interfacial tension and to emulsify a polymer blend
X, Zhang, S. Tasaka, N. Inagaki


463 A novel synthetic method to phenyl-cappcd penta- and hexaaniline
J. Gao. W. Zhang, K. Li. C. Wang. Z Wu. Y. Ji


467 Graft polymerization of allyl benzoate using poly(allyl benzoale-co--2,2'-azobis(N-(2-propenyl)-2-methylpropion-
amide]) as polymeric azo-initiator
A. Matsumoto, Y. Kusumoto, T. Ohoshi, K. Shimki. A. Henmi


470 Ring-opening copolymerization ofa-chloromethyl-(alfa)-methyl-(beta)propionolactone with e-caprolactone
X.-Q. Liu, Z-C Li. R-S. Du. K-M. Li,


475 Synthesis ofsilazanylene-vinylene oligomers viacatalytic polycondensation of divinyltetramethyldisilazane
B. Marciniec, E. Malecka


480 Stabilizing effect of oxygen on thermal degradation of poly (Memthyl methacry late)
J. D. Peterson, S. Vyazovkin, Ch. A. Wight


484 Synthesis of a novel graft-like copolymer of syndiotactic polystyrene with polybatadiene
S. Liu, B. Huang


487 Polymerization ofethylene with new diimine complexes of late transition metals
T. V. Laine, K. Lappalainen, J. Liimatta,E.. Aitola. B, Lofgren. M. Leskela



492 A novel dendritic anion conductor: quaternary ammonium salt of poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM)
A. Gong, C Liu. Y, Chen. X. Zhang. C Chen, F. Xi,



497 XPS and ATR surface studies of block copolyurethanes based on 1,2-ethylene bis(4-phenyl isocyanate)
T. -L Wong,F-J. Huang


505 Zinc ionomer based on sulfonated maleated styrene-ethylene / butylene-styrene block copolymer
S. K. Ghosh, R R De. D. Khastgir. S.K.De,