| abstract |
The present invention relates to a method for producing functionalized isotactic polystyrene, functionalized isotactic polystyrene that can be produced according to the method of the invention, the use of the functionalized isotactic polystyrene according to the invention as a macromonomer, a method for producing a macroinitiator, a macroinitiator that can be produced according to the method mentioned above, the use of the macroinitiator for controlled radical polymerization, the use of the functionalized isotactic polystyrene according to the invention as a macromonomer, preferably in the copolymerization with olefins, the ROMP with cycloolefins or for coupling with silicon segments, a method for epoxidating the functionalized isotactic polystyrene according to the invention, epoxidized isotactic polystyrene that can be produced according to the method mentioned above, and a method for producing soft thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) by metathesis polymerization of the functionalized isotactic polystyrene according to the invention using suitable polymers, which comprise terminal double bounds, and soft thermoplastic elastomer that can be produced according to the invention. |