6
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
n
120 C
120
7
8
We believe that S&P did not need to interpret the thermosetting of their bis(Cp)s
to a vinyl-type addition but to Cp Diels–Alder crosslinking. The approach to
re-mending plastics through precursor monomers of type 6 proved to be quite
versatile in that one could prepare a wide variety of plastics ranging from brittle
solids to stretchable rubbers by simply varying the number of carbons and heteroatoms in the tether, as well as the crosslinking temperature [17].
In summary, a relatively obscure work of Staudinger that has laid dormant and
partially applied by Stille could have important implications in modern, functional
polymers.
4 Epilog, Hermann Staudinger’s Niece
The indirect contact with Herman Staudinger was through Mrs. Ruth Schaffner.
Mrs. Schaffner was an art dealer in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Nairobi, Kenya.
Schaffner was her married name. She was born in Germany and emigrated via Paris
Crosslinking with Hermann Staudinger
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O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
n
120 C
120
7
8
We believe that S&P did not need to interpret the thermosetting of their bis(Cp)s
to a vinyl-type addition but to Cp Diels–Alder crosslinking. The approach to
re-mending plastics through precursor monomers of type 6 proved to be quite
versatile in that one could prepare a wide variety of plastics ranging from brittle
solids to stretchable rubbers by simply varying the number of carbons and heteroatoms in the tether, as well as the crosslinking temperature [17].
In summary, a relatively obscure work of Staudinger that has laid dormant and
partially applied by Stille could have important implications in modern, functional
polymers.
4 Epilog, Hermann Staudinger’s Niece
The indirect contact with Herman Staudinger was through Mrs. Ruth Schaffner.
Mrs. Schaffner was an art dealer in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Nairobi, Kenya.
Schaffner was her married name. She was born in Germany and emigrated via Paris
Crosslinking with Hermann Staudinger
215