Effect of Chain Straightening on Plateau Modulus and Entanglement Molecular Weight of Ni‐diimine Poly(1‐hexene)s

Abstract Summary: In this communication, we report the first rheological study on the chain‐straightened Ni‐diimine poly(1‐hexene)s and investigate the unique effect of chain straightening on plateau modulus and entanglement molecular weight of this series of polymers. Two Ni‐diimine poly(1‐hexene) samples having different levels of chain straightening were prepared with a chain‐walking Ni‐diimine catalyst, (ArNC(An)C(An)NAr)NiBr 2 (An = …