阅读说明：本技术 嵌段共聚物组合物 (Block copolymer composition ) 是由 李贤模 申恩知 史锡必 洪闰基 李琪树 李泍烈 于 2019-03-29 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种嵌段共聚物组合物,包括各自包含聚烯烃嵌段和聚苯乙烯嵌段的二嵌段共聚物和三嵌段共聚物。本发明的嵌段共聚物组合物包括45wt％至90wt％的聚烯烃嵌段和10wt％至55wt％的聚苯乙烯嵌段,其中通过热重分析(TGA)测量的热分解起始温度与热分解终止温度之差(△T)为55℃或更高,并且所述三嵌段共聚物和二嵌段共聚物没有残留的不饱和键。(The present invention relates to a block copolymer composition comprising a diblock copolymer and a triblock copolymer, each comprising a polyolefin block and a polystyrene block. The block copolymer composition of the present invention comprises 45 to 90 wt% of a polyolefin block and 10 to 55 wt% of a polystyrene block, wherein the difference (Δ T) between the thermal decomposition initiation temperature and the thermal decomposition termination temperature measured by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) is 55 ℃ or more, and the triblock copolymer and diblock copolymer have no residual unsaturated bond.)

1. A block copolymer composition comprising a diblock copolymer and a triblock copolymer, each comprising a polyolefin block and a polystyrene block, the block copolymer composition comprising:

45 to 90 wt% of a polyolefin block and 10 to 55 wt% of a polystyrene block, wherein

A difference (DeltaT) between a thermal decomposition initiation temperature and a thermal decomposition termination temperature measured by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of 55 ℃ or more, and

the triblock copolymer and diblock copolymer have no residual unsaturated bonds.

2. The block copolymer composition of claim 1, wherein the polyolefin block comprises repeating units derived from ethylene and repeating units derived from an alpha-olefin, and wherein the polyolefin block comprises repeating units derived from ethylene in an amount of 40 wt% to 60 wt% and repeating units derived from an alpha-olefin in an amount of 10 wt% to 35 wt% based on the total block copolymer composition.

3. The block copolymer composition of claim 1, wherein the polyolefin block comprises repeating units represented by the following formula 1:

[ formula 1]

In the above-mentioned formula 1, the,

R₁is hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms or an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, and

n is an integer of 1 to 10,000.

4. The block copolymer composition of claim 2, wherein the polyolefin block comprises repeating units represented by the following formula 2:

[ formula 2]

In the above formula 2

R₁' and R₁"are each independently hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, or an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, wherein R is₁' and R₁"are different from each other in that,

0< p <1, and

n' may be an integer of 1 to 10,000.

5. The block copolymer composition according to claim 1, wherein the styrene block comprises a repeating unit represented by the following formula 6 and a repeating unit represented by the following formula 9:

[ formula 6]

[ formula 9]

In the above-mentioned formula, the compound of formula,

R₂and R₃Is an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atomsAnd is and

l and m are each independently an integer of 10 to 1,000.

6. The block copolymer composition of claim 5, wherein R is₂And R₃Each independently is phenyl, or phenyl unsubstituted or substituted with halogen, alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, alkoxy having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or aryl having 6 to 12 carbon atoms.

7. The block copolymer composition of claim 1, wherein the triblock copolymer comprises: a first block comprising one or more repeating units represented by the following formula 1; a second block including a repeating unit represented by the following formula 6; and a third block including a repeating unit represented by the following formula 9,

[ formula 1]

[ formula 6]

[ formula 9]

In the above-mentioned formula, the compound of formula,

R₁is hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms or an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group,

R₂and R₃Is aryl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or is substituted by halogen, alkyl having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkyl havingA cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms substituted with an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

n is an integer of 10 to 10,000, and

l and m are each independently an integer of 10 to 1,000.

8. The block copolymer composition according to claim 7, comprising a composite block represented by the following formula 8, which is formed by a combination of a first block containing a repeating unit represented by the above formula 1 and a second block containing a repeating unit represented by the formula 6,

[ formula 8]

In the above-mentioned formula 8, the,

R₁' and R₁"are each independently hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, arylalkyl having 7 to 20 carbon atoms or arylalkyl having 7 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, wherein R is₁' and R₁"are different from each other in that,

R₂is an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms,

0<p<1，

n' is an integer of 10 to 10,000, and

l is an integer of 10 to 1,000.

9. The block copolymer composition of claim 7, comprising a structure represented by the following formula 13:

[ formula 13]

In the above-mentioned formula 13, the,

R₁' and R₁"are each independently hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, arylalkyl having 7 to 20 carbon atoms or arylalkyl having 7 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, wherein R is₁' and R₁"are different from each other in that,

R₂and R₃Each independently an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms,

0<p<1，

n' is an integer of 10 to 10,000, and

l and m are each independently an integer of 10 to 1,000, and

a is an integer of 1 to 50.

10. The block copolymer composition of claim 1, comprising 19 wt% or less of diblock copolymer.

11. The block copolymer composition of claim 1, wherein (1) the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the block copolymer composition is from 60,000g/mol to 120,000g/mol, and (2) the polydispersity index (PDI) of the block copolymer composition is from 1.4 to 2.0.

12. The block copolymer composition of claim 1, wherein (1) the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the block copolymer composition is from 60,000g/mol to 100,000 g/mol.

13. The block copolymer composition according to claim 1, wherein when the temperature at which thermal decomposition starts and the temperature at which thermal decomposition ends are measured by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), the difference (Δ T) between the temperature at which thermal decomposition starts and the temperature at which thermal decomposition ends is 55 ℃ to 70 ℃.

14. The block copolymer composition according to claim 1, wherein when the temperature at which thermal decomposition starts and the temperature at which thermal decomposition ends are measured by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), the difference (Δ T) between the temperature at which thermal decomposition starts and the temperature at which thermal decomposition ends is 57 ℃ to 65 ℃.

15. The block copolymer composition according to claim 1, wherein when the temperature at which thermal decomposition starts and the temperature at which thermal decomposition ends are measured by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), the temperature at which thermal decomposition ends is 440 ℃ to 470 ℃, and the temperature at which thermal decomposition starts is 385 ℃ to 405 ℃.

Technical Field

[ Cross-reference to related applications ]

This application claims the benefit of korean patent application No. 10-2018-0037549, filed by the korean intellectual property office on 30.3.2018, and korean patent application No. 10-2018-0117839, filed on 2.10.2018, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

Background

Polyolefin-polystyrene block copolymers, such as styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene (SEBS) or styrene-ethylene/propylene-styrene (SEPS), currently form tens of thousands of tons of markets worldwide. In addition, such polyolefin-polystyrene block copolymers have advantages of excellent heat resistance and light resistance compared to styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) or styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS), and are used for materials for soft and strong grip and touch handles, elastic materials for diapers, oil gels used in medical and communication materials, impact modifiers for engineering plastics, tougheners or reinforcing agents for transparent polypropylene. SEBS is typically prepared by a two-step reaction involving anionic polymerization on styrene and butadiene to obtain SBS and hydrogenation of the obtained SBS. SEPS is also typically prepared by a two-step reaction involving anionic polymerization on styrene and isoprene to obtain SIS and hydrogenation of the obtained SIS. The process of saturating all the unsaturated bonds contained in the polymer main chain by hydrogenation as described above is costly to process, and therefore the unit cost of SEBS and SEPS is significantly higher than that of SBS and SIS before hydrogenation. The above facts may limit the expansion of the market. Furthermore, since it is virtually impossible to saturate all the unsaturated bonds in the Polymer chain by hydrogenation, the commercialized SEBS and SEPS inevitably contain some residual unsaturated bonds, and the presence of these unsaturated bonds generally causes some problems (Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry,2002,40, 1253; Polymer Degradation and stability 2010,95, 975). In addition, since the polyolefin block is formed by hydrogenation reaction after anionic polymerization of butadiene or isoprene, the structure of a typical block copolymer prepared by two steps as described above is very limited.

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem

One aspect of the present invention provides a block copolymer composition having improved heat resistance and comprising a diblock copolymer and a triblock copolymer, each comprising a polyolefin block and a polystyrene block.

Technical solution

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a block copolymer composition comprising a diblock copolymer and a triblock copolymer each comprising a polyolefin block and a polystyrene block, the block copolymer composition being characterized by comprising 45 to 90 wt% of the polyolefin block and 10 to 55 wt% of the polystyrene block, having a difference (Δ T) between a thermal decomposition start temperature and a thermal decomposition end temperature measured by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of 55 ℃ or more, and having no residual unsaturated bond in the triblock copolymer and the diblock copolymer.

Advantageous effects

The block copolymer composition according to the present invention is a block copolymer composition comprising a diblock copolymer and a triblock copolymer each comprising a polyolefin block and a polystyrene block. The block copolymer composition does not contain an unsaturated bond in the molecular structure of the block copolymer, and thus can exhibit excellent heat resistance.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail to facilitate understanding of the present invention.

It will be understood that the words or terms used in the specification and claims of this invention should not be construed as limited to having the meanings defined in commonly used dictionaries. It will be further understood that the words or terms should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and the technical spirit of the present invention, based on the principle that the inventor can appropriately define the words or terms in order to best explain the present invention.

The term "composition" as used in this specification includes not only reaction products and decomposition products formed from the materials of the respective composition, but also mixtures of the materials of the respective composition.

The term "residual unsaturated bond" as used in the present specification refers to an unsaturated bond, such as a double bond and a triple bond, present in a polymer chain of a block copolymer contained in a block copolymer composition. The polymer chain includes the main chain and the branched chain of the block copolymer, and includes not only unsaturated bonds contained in raw materials (e.g., monomers, polymers, initiators and catalysts, or substances derived therefrom) used for preparing the block copolymer but also unsaturated bonds generated during polymerization.

The term "halogen" as used in this specification means fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine unless otherwise specified.

The term "alkyl" as used in this specification, unless otherwise indicated, refers to a straight, cyclic or branched hydrocarbon moiety.

The term "aryl" as used in this specification, unless otherwise indicated, is meant to include phenyl, naphthyl anthracenyl, phenanthrenyl,And aromatic groups such as a (chrysenyl) group and a pyrenyl group.

In the present specification, the "silyl group" may be a silyl group substituted or unsubstituted with an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, such as a trimethylsilyl group or a triethylsilyl group.

The block copolymer composition of the present invention is a block copolymer composition comprising a diblock copolymer and a triblock copolymer each comprising a polyolefin block and a polystyrene block, the block copolymer composition comprising 45 to 90 wt% of the polyolefin block and 10 to 55 wt% of the polystyrene block, and having a difference (Δ T) between a thermal decomposition start temperature and a thermal decomposition end temperature of 55 ℃ or higher as measured by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Since the triblock copolymer and the diblock copolymer have no residual unsaturated bond therein, improved heat resistance can be exhibited.

When the temperature at which thermal decomposition starts and the temperature at which thermal decomposition ends are measured by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), the block copolymer composition of the present invention may have a large difference (Δ T) of 55 ℃ or more, particularly 55 ℃ to 70 ℃, more particularly 57 ℃ to 65 ℃ between the temperature at which thermal decomposition starts and the temperature at which thermal decomposition ends. The block copolymer composition of the present invention has no residual unsaturated bonds in the block copolymer, and contains 45 to 90 wt% of the polyolefin block and 10 to 55 wt% of the polystyrene block, and thus can exhibit improved heat resistance. When the temperature difference (Δ T) between the temperature at which thermal decomposition starts and the temperature at which thermal decomposition ends satisfies the above range, the block copolymer composition may exhibit improved heat resistance and excellent processability.

When the temperature at which thermal decomposition of the block copolymer composition starts and the temperature at which thermal decomposition ends are measured by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), the temperature at which thermal decomposition ends may be 440 ℃ to 470 ℃, and the temperature at which thermal decomposition starts may be 385 ℃ to 405 ℃. In particular, the temperature at which thermal decomposition ends may be 445 ℃ to 465 ℃, and the temperature at which thermal decomposition starts may be 388 ℃ to 405 ℃. More specifically, the temperature at which thermal decomposition ends may be 448 ℃ to 463 ℃, and the temperature at which thermal decomposition starts may be 390 ℃ to 403 ℃.

The block copolymer composition according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may satisfy (1) a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 70,000g/mol to 120,000g/mol, particularly 72,000g/mol to 110,000g/mol, and more particularly 74,000g/mol to 103,000 g/mol. In the present invention, the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is a polystyrene-equivalent molecular weight analyzed by Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC).

In addition, the block copolymer composition may satisfy (2) a polydispersity index (PDI) of 1.0 to 2.0, particularly 1.2 to 1.8, and more particularly 1.4 to 1.7. In the present invention, the polydispersity index means the ratio of Mw/Mn, where Mw represents the weight average molecular weight and Mn represents the number average molecular weight.

In addition, the block copolymer composition may satisfy a glass transition temperature (Tg) of (3) -55 ℃ to-30 ℃, particularly-55 ℃ to-39 ℃, and more particularly-52 ℃ to-39 ℃. The glass transition temperature (Tg) can be measured using a Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA).

In addition, the block copolymer composition may satisfy (4) a melt index (MI, 230 ℃ and 5kg load conditions) of 0.2 to 3.0g/10min, particularly 0.3 to 2.5g/10min, and more particularly 0.3 to 2.1g/10 min.

The Melt Index (MI) affects the mechanical properties, impact strength and moldability of the block copolymer. In the present specification, the melt index may be measured according to ASTM D1238(ISO 1133) at 230 ℃ and 5kg load.

When the block copolymer composition of the present invention satisfies the conditions of (1) to (4) at the same time, the block copolymer composition has a high molecular weight and exhibits a broad molecular weight distribution, and thus can exhibit improved heat resistance and excellent processability as described above.

The block copolymer composition of the present invention can be prepared by, for example, a preparation method comprising the steps of: (a) a step of reacting an organozinc compound with one or more olefin monomers in the presence of a transition metal catalyst to form an olefin polymer block, thereby preparing an intermediate, and (b) a step of reacting the intermediate obtained in step (a) with a styrene monomer in the presence of an alkyllithium compound to form a styrene polymer block.

(a) A step of reacting an organozinc compound with one or more olefin monomers in the presence of a transition metal catalyst to form an olefin polymer block, thereby preparing an intermediate.

In step (a), an olefin monomer may be inserted between Zn and a of the organozinc compound and polymerized to form an olefin polymer block.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an olefin polymer block formed by polymerization of one or more olefin monomers may include a repeating unit represented by the following formula 1, and in the present specification, an olefin polymer block including a repeating unit represented by the following formula 1 is represented as a first block.

In step (a), the olefin monomer may form a first block including one or more repeating units represented by the following formula 1.

[ formula 1]

In the formula 1, the first and second groups,

R₁is hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms or an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, and

n may be an integer of 1 to 10,000.

Alternatively, in exemplary embodiments of the invention, R₁May be hydrogen or an alkyl group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms.

Alternatively, in exemplary embodiments of the invention, R₁May be hydrogen or an alkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms. In particular, R₁May be hydrogen or an alkyl group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms.

Alternatively, n may be an integer of 10 to 10,000. In particular, n may be an integer of 500 to 7,000.

Meanwhile, in the formulae shown in the present specification, "+" is a terminal site of the repeating unit, and indicates a linking site.

In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, when the first block includes two or more kinds of repeating units represented by formula 1 above, the first block may include a repeating unit represented by formula 2 below.

[ formula 2]

In formula 2

R₁' and R₁"are each independently hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, or an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, wherein R is₁' and R₁"are different from each other in that,

0<p<1，

and n' may be an integer of 1 to 10,000.

Alternatively, in exemplary embodiments of the invention, R₁' and R₁"may be each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and particularly, may be each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, and more particularly, may be each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms.

Alternatively, n' may be specifically an integer of 10 to 10,000, and more specifically, may be an integer of 500 to 7,000.

In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, in formula 2, R₁' or R₁"may be hydrogen, and the other may be a substituent other than hydrogen among the above substituents.

That is, in exemplary embodiments of the present invention, when the first block includes two or more repeating units represented by formula 1 above, R₁Is the structure of hydrogen, and R₁Alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with silane groups, alkyl having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, other than hydrogenThe structure of the arylalkyl group or the arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group may be randomly linked. In particular, R₁Is the structure of hydrogen and R₁The structures other than hydrogen but alkyl groups having 3 to 20 carbon atoms may be randomly connected.

Alternatively, more particularly, the first block may have R's randomly connected to each other₁Is a structure of hydrogen and wherein R₁Is a structure of an alkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms. Even more particularly, the first block may have R's randomly connected to each other₁Is a structure of hydrogen and wherein R₁Is a structure of an alkyl group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms.

When the first block includes two or more repeating units represented by formula 1 above, in formula 1, the first block may include wherein R₁Is a structure of hydrogen and wherein R₁Structures having substituents other than hydrogen in a weight ratio of 30:90 to 70:10, specifically 40:60 to 60:40, more specifically 45:75 to 55: 25.

In formula 1, when the first block includes R in the above range₁Is a structure of hydrogen and wherein R₁When the block copolymer has a structure having a substituent other than hydrogen, the block copolymer to be produced includes an appropriate degree of branching in the structure. Therefore, the block copolymer prepared has a high 300% modulus value and a high elongation at break value, thus exhibiting excellent elasticity, and has a high molecular weight and a broad molecular weight distribution, thus having excellent processability.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the olefin monomer inserted between Zn and a of the organozinc compound and polymerized to form the olefin polymer block (first block) may include both ethylene and one or more α -olefin monomers, and may particularly include ethylene and one or more α -olefin monomers other than ethylene.

In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the alpha-olefin monomer may be specifically an aliphatic olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, more specifically an aliphatic olefin having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, and even more specifically an aliphatic olefin having 5 to 12 carbon atoms. The aliphatic olefin may be, for example, propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 3-methyl-1-butene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 3-methyl-1-pentene, 1-heptene, 1-octene, 1-decene, 1-undecene, 1-dodecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-hexadecene, 1-eicosene, 4, 4-dimethyl-1-pentene, 4, 4-diethyl-1-hexene or 3, 4-dimethyl-1-hexene, etc., and may be any one of them or a mixture of two or more of them.

The block copolymer can include from 45 wt% to 90 wt% of the polyolefin block, specifically from 50 wt% to 85 wt% of the polyolefin block, and more specifically from 57 wt% to 82 wt% of the polyolefin block.

The polyolefin block can include repeat units derived from ethylene in an amount of from 35 to 60 weight percent, specifically from 37 to 55 weight percent, and more specifically from 39 to 50 weight percent, based on the total block copolymer composition.

Also, the polyolefin block can include repeat units derived from an alpha-olefin in an amount of from 10 wt% to 35 wt%, specifically from 15 wt% to 33 wt%, and more specifically from 18 wt% to 32 wt%, based on the total block copolymer composition.

When the block copolymer includes a polyolefin block within the above range, the polyolefin block may impart more suitable elasticity to the block copolymer.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the organozinc compound may be a compound represented by the following formula 3.

[ formula 3]

In formula 3, a is an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms or an arylene group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and B is an arylene group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms substituted with an alkenyl group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms.

Alternatively, a may be an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or an arylene group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and B may be an arylene group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms substituted with an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms.

Formula 3 may have a structure in which both terminals of formula (lb) are double bonds. For example, when B is an arylene group substituted with an alkenyl group, the arylene group is connected to a, and the double bond of the substituted alkenyl group in the arylene group may be located at the outermost end of formula 3.

When an organozinc compound is reacted with one or more olefin monomers to form the above-mentioned first block, the olefin monomers are inserted between zinc (Zn) of the organozinc compound and an organic group (a) and polymerized in the presence of a transition metal catalyst for olefin polymerization, whereby an intermediate formed of the olefin polymer block (first block) can be prepared. Examples of intermediates formed as described above are shown in formula 4 below.

[ formula 4]

In formula 4, R₁Is hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms or an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, a is an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms or an arylene group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, B is an arylene group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms substituted with an alkenyl group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 1 to 10,000.

Or, R₁And n are each as defined in formula 1, anda and B are each as defined in formula 3.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an example of an intermediate that may be formed by reacting an organozinc compound as described above with two or more olefin monomers for forming the above-described first block in the presence of a transition metal catalyst for olefin polymerization is represented by the following formula 5.

[ formula 5]

In formula 5, R₁'，R₁", p and n' are respectively the same as defined in formula 2, and a and B are respectively the same as defined in formula 3.

(b) A step of reacting the intermediate obtained in the step (a) with a styrene monomer in the presence of an alkyllithium compound to form a styrene polymer block

In step (b), a styrene monomer may be inserted between the Zn of the intermediate and the olefin polymer block and polymerized to form a styrene polymer block.

The alkyllithium compound may be an alkyllithium compound comprising a silicon atom, and may be, for example, Me₃SiCH₂Li。

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the styrene polymer block formed by polymerization of styrene monomer may include a repeating unit represented by the following formula 6. In the present specification, a styrenic polymer block comprising a repeating unit represented by the following formula 6 is represented as a second block.

[ formula 6]

In formula 6, R₂Is aryl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms or aryl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms which is substituted by halogen, alkyl having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, alkoxy having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or aryl having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and lIndependently an integer from 10 to 1,000.

In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, R₂May be phenyl or phenyl unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, alkoxy having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or aryl having 6 to 12 carbon atoms. Or, R₂May be phenyl.

l is an integer of 10 to 1,000, and particularly may be an integer of 50 to 700. When l is within the above range, the viscosity of the polyolefin-polystyrene block copolymer prepared by the preparation method of the present invention may be at an appropriate level.

In step (b), since a styrene monomer is interposed between Zn of the intermediate and the olefin polymer block and polymerized to form a styrene polymer block (second block), a composite block represented by the following formula 7 may be formed by combining a first block including a repeating unit having the above formula 1 and a second block including a repeating unit represented by the above formula 6.

[ formula 7]

In formula 7, R₁Is hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, an aralkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, or an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, R₂Is an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, l is an integer of 10 to 1,000, and n is an integer of 1 to 10,000.

Or, in formula 7, R₁，R₂And l and n are the same as defined in formula 1 and formula 6, respectively.

Alternatively, when the first block includes the repeating unit represented by formula 2, the composite block formed by combining the second blocks including the repeating unit represented by formula 6 above may be represented by formula 8 below.

[ formula 8]

In formula 8, R₁'，R₁", p, l and n' are the same as defined in formula 2 or formula 6, respectively.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in the step (B), a styrene monomer is interposed between Zn of the intermediate and the olefin polymer block and polymerized, thereby forming a styrene polymer block (second block), and at the same time, the styrene monomer may be combined to a portion represented by B in the organozinc compound represented by formula 4 and polymerized, thereby forming a separate styrene polymer block. In the present specification, a separate styrene polymer block formed by combining a styrene monomer with a moiety represented by B and polymerizing it is represented as a third block.

In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, in step (b), since the second block and the third block are simultaneously formed, a triblock copolymer may be formed.

The third block may include a repeating unit represented by formula 9 below.

[ formula 9]

In formula 9, R₃Is an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and m is independently an integer of 10 to 1,000.

Alternatively, in exemplary embodiments of the invention, R₃Can be phenyl or an alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms substituted by halogenA cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms. Alternatively, R₃May be phenyl.

m is an integer of 10 to 1,000, and particularly may be an integer of 50 to 700.

That is, in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in step (b), the styrene monomer may form a second block including the repeating unit represented by formula 6 above and a third block including the repeating unit represented by formula 9 above.

Thus, the block copolymer composition may comprise a triblock copolymer comprising: a first block comprising one or more repeating units represented by the following formula 1; a second block including a repeating unit represented by the following formula 6; and a third block including a repeating unit represented by formula 9 below.

[ formula 1]

[ formula 6]

[ formula 9]

In the above formula, R₁Being hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms substituted by silane groups, arylalkyl having 7 to 20 carbon atoms or arylalkyl having 7 to 20 carbon atoms substituted by silane groups, R₂And R₃Is an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atomsN is an integer of 10 to 10,000, and l and m are each independently an integer of 10 to 1,000.

Or, in the above formula, R₁，R₂，R₃N, l and m are the same as defined in formulas 1, 6 and 9, respectively.

In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, since the first block, the second block and the third block are symmetrically formed around zinc (Zn) of the organozinc compound represented by formula 3, in step (b), a triblock copolymer containing three blocks may be formed symmetrically around zinc. An example of the block copolymer formed as described above is shown in formula 10 below.

[ formula 10]

In formula 10, R₁To R₃L, m and n are the same as defined in formulas 1, 5 and 7, respectively. A is the same as defined in formula 3, and B' represents a form in which B defined in formula 3 is combined with the repeating unit of formula 9 above.

Alternatively, when the first block includes the repeating unit represented by the above formula 2, an example of the compound (the compound prepared in the step (b)) in which a triblock copolymer containing three blocks is symmetrically formed around zinc may be represented by the following formula 11.

[ formula 11]

In formula 11, R₁'，R₁”，R₂，R₃P, l, m and n' are the same as defined in formulae 2, 5 and 7, respectively. A is the same as defined in formula 3. B' represents a form in which B defined in formula 3 is combined with the repeating unit of formula 9 above.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when two or more first and second blocks are included, the first block and the second block may be included by having a composite block having a structure represented by formula 7 or formula 8 as a repeating unit. For example, when a block copolymer comprises two first blocks, two second blocks and one third block, this means that the block copolymer comprises two composite blocks and one third block.

In addition, in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the block copolymer includes two or more complex blocks of formula 7, complex blocks other than one complex block are connected to other complex blocks, and may not be connected to the third block. For example, when the block copolymer includes two or more complex blocks, the third block is connected to one complex block, and the one complex block is extended by bonding between the complex blocks, so that the block copolymer may have a structure of "third block-complex block-.".

Alternatively, when two composite blocks are connected, the first block and the second block included in the composite block may be connected. For example, when the block copolymer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes one third block and two complex blocks, the block copolymer may have a structure of "third block-first block-second block-.".

As described above, the block copolymer composition according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a block copolymer including a structure represented by formula 12 below.

[ formula 12]

In formula 12, R₁Is hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, an aralkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, or an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, R₂And R₃Each independently an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms substituted with a halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atomsAn aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, l and m are each independently an integer of 10 to 1,000, and n is an integer of 1 to 10,000.

Also, in formula 12, a may be an integer of 1 to 50, particularly 1 to 20, and more particularly 1 to 10.

Alternatively, in formula 12, R₁To R₃L, m and n are the same as defined in formulas 1, 6 and 9, respectively.

Alternatively, the block copolymer composition according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a block copolymer including a structure represented by formula 13 below.

[ formula 13]

In formula 13, R₁' and R₁"are each independently hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, arylalkyl having 7 to 20 carbon atoms or arylalkyl having 7 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a silane group, wherein R is₁' and R₁"different from each other, 0<p<1，R₂And R₃Each independently is an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, l and m are each independently an integer of 10 to 1,000, and n is an integer of 1 to 10,000.

Also, in formula 13, a may be an integer of 1 to 50, particularly 1 to 20, and more particularly 1 to 10.

Or, in formula 13, R₁′，R₁″，R₂，R₃P, l, m and n' are the same as defined in formulas 2, 6 and 9, respectively.

In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the styrene monomer may be, for example, a styrene monomer substituted with a halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms.

As described above, since the second block and the third block are simultaneously formed in step (b), a triblock copolymer may be formed. When the second block or the third block is not formed in step (b), a diblock copolymer is formed.

The block copolymer composition of the present invention is a block copolymer composition comprising a diblock copolymer and a triblock copolymer each comprising a polyolefin block and a polystyrene block, wherein the content of the diblock copolymer may be 19 wt% or less. When the content of the diblock copolymer is 19 wt% or less, the block copolymer composition may have excellent chemical durability, mechanical properties, and melt processability while exhibiting excellent thermal stability.

The diblock copolymer may be a polyolefin-polystyrene diblock copolymer and the triblock copolymer may be a polystyrene-polyolefin-polystyrene triblock copolymer. The content of diblock copolymer and triblock copolymer is influenced by the ratio of the number of moles of organozinc compound used in step (a) to the number of moles of alkyllithium compound used in step (b).

In one exemplary embodiment of the method for preparing a block copolymer composition of the present invention, the number of moles of the alkyl lithium compound used in step (b) may be greater than the number of moles of the organozinc compound used in step (a). In other words, in the preparation method of the block copolymer of the present invention, the amount of lithium (Li) may be greater than the amount of zinc (Zn). Meanwhile, the number of moles of the alkyllithium compound used in the step (b) is not particularly limited as long as it is greater than the number of moles of the organozinc compound used in the step (a). however, the ratio of the number of moles of the organozinc compound used in the step (a) to the number of moles of the alkyllithium compound used in the step (b) may be 1:1.05 to 1:4, particularly 1:1 to 1.1:3, more particularly 1.1 to 2.5.

According to the method of preparing the block copolymer composition according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, since lithium (Li) is used in an amount greater than that of zinc (Zn), both ends of zinc (Zn) and olefin polymer are initiated to efficiently synthesize the triblock copolymer, so that the content of the diblock polymer can be minimized. The block copolymer composition of the present invention may comprise the diblock copolymer in an amount of 19 wt% or less, particularly 18 wt% or less, more particularly 17 wt% or less, in the copolymer composition. As the diblock copolymer content increases, the mechanical properties of the copolymer composition may decrease. Therefore, the smaller the content of the diblock copolymer, the better. However, the minimum diblock copolymer content may be 0.1 wt%. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the diblock copolymer may include a structure of formula 7 or formula 8, and the triblock copolymer may include a structure of formula 12 or formula 13. Alternatively, the diblock copolymer may have CH₃A structure of formula (iii) wherein one end of formula 7 or formula 8 is combined with a unit derived from an organozinc compound of formula 3 (i.e., B and a defined in formula 3), and the other end thereof is terminated, and the triblock copolymer may have a structure of formula 14 or formula 15.

In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, in step (b), an amine-based compound, particularly a triamine compound may be used together with the alkyllithium compound, and the triamine compound may be, for example, N "-Pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA). The alkyllithium compound and the amine-based compound may be used, for example, in a molar ratio of 0.5: 1 to 1:1. The amine-based compound may function as an initiator in combination with the alkyllithium compound.

The block copolymer composition according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include: the first block in an amount of 10 to 99 wt%, and the second block and the third block in an amount of 1 to 90 wt% in total, based on the total block copolymer composition. Alternatively, the block copolymer composition may specifically comprise the first block in an amount of 40 to 85 wt% and the second and third blocks in an amount of 15 to 60 wt% in total. Even more particularly, the block copolymer composition can include the first block in an amount of 60 wt% to 80 wt% and the second block and the third block in an amount that totals 20 wt% to 40 wt%.

In addition, one exemplary embodiment of the method for preparing a block copolymer composition of the present invention may further include (c) a step of reacting the product produced in step (b) with water, oxygen, or an organic acid to convert the product into a block copolymer.

The product produced in step (b) may be represented by formula 8 above. When water, oxygen or an organic acid is introduced into the compound prepared in step (b), which includes a block copolymer symmetrically formed around zinc (Zn), zinc and a block combined with zinc are separated, so that two block copolymers can be formed.

Accordingly, the block copolymer composition according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include the following structure: wherein the third block and the first block comprise between them units derived from a compound used in the preparation of the block copolymer composition, in particular an organozinc compound of formula 3. An example of the block copolymer structure is shown in formula 14 below.

[ formula 14]

In formula 14, R₁To R₃L, m and n are the same as defined in formulas 1, 5 and 7, respectively. A is the same as defined in formula 3, and B' represents a form in which B defined in formula 3 is bound to the repeating unit of formula 9 above.

In addition, another exemplary embodiment of the block copolymer structure in which a unit derived from a compound used in the preparation method of the block copolymer composition, which is particularly an organozinc compound of formula 3, is included between the third block and the first block may be represented by formula 15 below.

[ formula 15]

In formula 15, R₁'，R₁”，R₂，R₃P, l, m and n' are the same as defined in formulas 2, 6 and 9, respectively. A is the same as formula 3, and B' represents a form in which B defined in formula 3 is combined with the repeating unit of formula 9 above.

The method for preparing the block copolymer composition does not use a monomer which may leave residual unsaturated bonds, such as a diene compound like butadiene or isoprene, in the process for preparing the polyolefin block included in the method. Therefore, this method does not require a separate hydrogenation reaction to saturate the remaining unsaturated bonds, and does not have a problem that unsaturated bonds that are not saturated even by the hydrogenation reaction remain. Therefore, the block copolymer composition of the present invention does not contain an unsaturated bond, and thus can exhibit excellent heat resistance.