Patent ID: 8314196
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: C08C,C08F,C08L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hydrogenated polyfarnesene prepared by: (a) polymerizing a farnesene in the presence of a catalyst to form a polyfarnesene; and (b) hydrogenating at least a portion of double bonds in the polyfarnesene in the presence of a hydrogenation reagent to form the hydrogenated polyfarnesene, wherein the polyfarnesene prepared by step (a) has formula (X′): wherein n is from 1 to about 100,000; m is from 0 to about 100,000; X has one or more of formulae (I′)-(VIII′): Y has formula (IX′): wherein R′ has formula (XI): R 2 has formula (XII): R 3 has formula (XIII): R 4 has formula (XIV): wherein each of R wherein formula (I′) is in an amount of at most about 80 wt. % and formula (II′) is in an amount from about 5 wt. % to about 99 wt. %, based on a total weight of the polyfarnesene.