Recent Publications

The Wagener Research Group has produced more than 350 papers, book chapters and patents over the years. Here is a list of our most recent publications, which demonstrate the research interests of the Wagener group.

  • E. B. Berda, K. B. Wagener, "Advances in Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polymerization", Chapter 5 in Polymer Science: A Comprehensive Reference. Vol. 5., pp 195-216, K. Matyjaszewski and M. Müllen, Editors, Amsterdam: Elsevier BV publishers (2012)
  • E. B. Berda and K. B. Wagener. "Recent Advances in ADMET Polycondensation Chemistry". In Synthesis of Polymers; New structures and Methods; D. Schluter, C. Hawker, and J. Sakamoto, Ed.; Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, Germany, 2012; p 587.
  • K. B. Wagener and E. B. Berda. Precision Polyolefins. In Complex Macromolecular Architecture: Synthesis, Characterization, and Self- Assembly; N. Hadjichristidis, A. Hirao, Y. Tezuka and F. Du Prez, Ed.; John Wiley & Sons (Asia): Singapore, 2011; p 317-347.
  • Kenneth B. Wagener, "Tribute to Toshio Masuda" Polymer, 49, vii-viii (2008).
  • Emine Boz, Rufuna G. Alamo, Kenneth B. Wagener "Correlating Precisely Defined Primary Structure with Crystalline Properties in Halogen Containing Polyolefins" a Chapter in Metathesis Chemistry: From Nanostructure Design to Synthesis of Advanced Materials , Y. Imamoglu and V. Dragutan, Editors, NATO Series, Springer, 333-345 (2007).
  • Giovanni Rojas , Kenneth B. Wagener "Modeling Low Density Polyethylene with Precisely Placed Butyl Branches " a Chapter in Metathesis Chemistry: From Nanostructure Design to Synthesis of Advanced Materials , Y. Imamoglu and V. Dragutan, Editors, NATO Series, Springer, 325-332 (2007).
  • Giovanni Rojas , Kenneth B. Wagener "Precision Polyolefin Structure: Modeling Polyethylene Containing Methyl and Ethyl Branches " a Chapter in Metathesis Chemistry: From Nanostructure Design to Synthesis of Advanced Materials , Y. Imamoglu and V. Dragutan, Editors, NATO Series, Springer, 305-324 (2007).
  • Florence C. Courchay, John C. Sworen, Ion Ghiviriga, Khalil Abboud, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Understanding Structural Isomerization during Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis: A Deuterium Labeling Study" Organometallics, 26, 6074-6086 (2006).
  • Travis W. Baughman, Eveline van der Aa, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Linear Ethylene-Vinyl Ether Copolymers: Synthesis and Thermal Characterization" Macromolecules, 39, 7015-7021 (2006).
  • Florence C. Courchay, Kenneth B. Wagener, "The History of Ruthenium Catalysts in ADMET Polymerization" Education in Advanced Chemistry , 10, 31-47 (2006).
  • Piotr P. Matloka, Kenneth B. Wagener, "The Acyclic Diene Metathesis (ADMET) Polymerization Approach to Silicon Containing Materials" Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 257, 89-98 (2006).
  • Erik B. Berda , Travis W. Baughman, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Precision Branching in Ethylene Copolymers: Synthesis and Thermal Behavior" Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Science, 44, 4981-4989 (2006).
  • Florence C. Courchay, John C. Sworen, Armando Coronado, Kenneth B. Wagener, "The Utility of Hoveyda-type Catalysts in ADMET Chemistry: Sterics vs. Electronics" Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 254, 111-117 (2006).
  • Emine Boz, Kenneth B. Wagener, Anindya Ghosal, Riqiang Fu, Rufina G. Alamo, "Synthesis and Crystallization of Precision ADMET Polyolefins Containing Halogens" Macromolecules, 39, 4437-4447 (2006).
  • Violeta I. Petkovska, Timothy E. Hopkins, David H. Powell, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Functionality Dependent Olefin Activity in Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polymerization: Mass Spectrometry Characterization of Amino Acid Functionalized Olefins" Analytical Chemistry , 78, 3624-3631 (2006).
  • Florence C. Courchay, Travis W. Baughman, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Understanding the Effect of Allylic Methyls in Olefin Cross-Metathesis" Journal of Organometallic Chemistry , 691, 585-594 (2006).
  • W. Qui, John C. Sworen, M. Pyda, E. Nowak-Pyda, A. Habenschuss, Kenneth B. Wagener, B. Wunderlich, "Effect of the Precise Branching of Polyethylene at each 21st CH2 Group on its Phase Transitions, Crystal Structure, and Morphology" Macromolecules, 39, 204-217 (2006).
  • Stephen E. Lehman Jr., Kenneth B. Wagener, Shahab Akvan, "Synthesis and Metathesis Activity of Ruthenium Dimethylvinyl Carbene Complexes" Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 46, 6134-6145 (2005).
  • John E. Schwendeman, Kenneth B. Wagener, "gem-Dimethyl Effects in the Thermal Behavior of Polyethylene" Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics , 206, 1461-1471 (2005).
  • Violeta I. Petkovska, Timothy E. Hopkins, Dave H. Powell, Kenneth B. Wagener, "MALDI-TOF Detection of Olefin Structural Isomerization in Metathesis Chemistry" Macromolecules, 38, 5878-5885 (2005).
  • Stephen E. Lehman, Jr., Kenneth B. Wagener, "Synthesis of Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts with Linear Alkyl Carbene Complexes" Organometallics, 24, 1477-1482 (2005).
  • Travis W. Baughman, Eveline van der Aa, Stephen E. Lehman, Jr., Kenneth B. Wagener, "Circumventing the Reactivity Ratio Dilemma: Synthesis of Ethylene-co-Methyl Vinyl Ether Copolymer" Macromolecules, 38, 2550-2551 (2005).
  • Travis W. Baughman, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Recent Advances in ADMET Polymerization" Advances in Polymer Science. Ed. Michael Buchmeiser, Publishers, Springer-Verlag GmbH, Chapter 1, Volume 176, Page 1-42 (2005).
  • Yuichi Shida, Toshikazu Sakaguchi, Masashi Shiotsuki, Kenneth B. Wagener, Toshio Masuda, "Preparation and Properties of Polytolan Membranes Bearing p-Hydroxyl Groups", Polymer, 46, 1-4 (2005).
  • Piotr P. Matloka, John C. Sworen, Fabio Zuluaga, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Chain-End and Chain-Internal Crosslinking in "Latent Reactive" Silicon Elastomers", Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 206, 218-226 (2005).
  • Garrett W. Oakley, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Solid-State Olefin Metathesis: ADMET of Rigid-Rod Polymers and Ring-Closing Metathesis", Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 206, 15-24 (2005).
  • Travis W. Baughman, John C. Sworen, Kenneth B. Wagener, "The Facile Preparation of Alkenyl Metathesis Synthons", Tetrahedron, 60, 10943-10948 (2004).
  • John C. Sworen, Jason A. Smith, Jessica M. Berg, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Modeling Branched Polyethylene: Copolymers Possessing Precisely Placed Ethyl Branches", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126, 11238-11246 (2004).
  • Gunter Lieser, Gerhard Wegner, Jason A. Smith, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Morphology and Packing Behavior of Model Ethylene/Propylene Copolymers with Precise Methyl Branch Placement ", Colloid and Polymer Science, 282, 773-781 (2004).
  • John E. Schwendeman, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Modeling Ethylene/Methyl Methacrylate and Ethylene/Methacrylic Acid Copolymers Using Acyclic Diene Metathesis Chemistry", Macromolecules, 37, 4031-4037 (2004).
  • Timothy E. Hopkins, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Bio-olefins via Condensation Metathesis Chemistry", Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 213, 93-99 (2004).
  • Debra Tindall, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Acyclic Diene Metathesis (ADMET) Segmented Copolymers", Macromolecules, 37, 3328-3336 (2004).
  • Timothy E. Hopkins, Kenneth B. Wagener, "ADMET Synthesis of Polyolefins Targeted for Biological Applications", Macromolecules, 37, 1180-1189 (2004).
  • Timothy E. Hopkins, Joshua M. Priebe, Kenneth B. Wagener,"The Incorporation of Amino Acids into Polymers via ADMET", Novel Metathesis Chemistry: Well-Defined Initiator Systems for Specialty Chemical Synthesis, Tailored Polymers and Advanced Material Applications. Editors Y. Imamoglu, L. Bencze, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Page 179-189 (2003).
  • Patrick M. O'Donnell, Kenneth B. Wagener,"Graft Copolymers Attained by ATRP and ADMET", Novel Metathesis Chemistry: Well-Defined Initiator Systems for Specialty Chemical Synthesis, Tailored Polymers and Advanced Material Applications. Editors Y. Imamoglu, L. Bencze, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Page 191-202 (2003).
  • Florence C. Couchay, John C. Sworen, Kenneth B. Wagener,"Metathesis Activity and Stability of New Generation Ruthenium Polymerization Catalysts", Macromolecules, 36, 8231-8239 (2003).
  • Stephen E. Lehman, Jr., Kenneth B. Wagener, "ADMET Polymerization" Handbook of Metathesis. Editor R. H. Grubbs, Wiley-VCH, Publishers, Chapter 9, Volume 3, Page 283-353 (2003).
  • Patrick M. O'Donnell, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Graft Copolymers by Acyclic Diene Metathesis and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Techniques", Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 41, 2816 (2003).
  • Timothy E. Hopkins, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Amino Acid And Dipeptide Functionalized Polyolefins", Macromolecules, 36, 2206 (2003).
  • J. C. Sworen, J. A. Smith, K. B. Wagener, L. S. Baugh, and S. P. Rucker, "Modeling Random Methyl Branching in Ethylene/Propylene Copolymers Using Metathesis Chemistry" Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125, 2228 (2003).
  • Garrett W. Oakley, Stephen E. Lehman, Jr., Jason A. Smith, Paul van Gerven, and Kenneth B. Wagener, "Solid-State Metathesis Polycondensation" Macromolecules, 36, 539 (2003).
  • Stephen E. Lehman, Jr., Patrick M. O'Donnell, John Schwendeman, and Kenneth B. Wagener, "Olefin Isomerization Induced by Well Defined Metathesis Catalysts", Inorganica Chimica Acta, 345, 190 (2003).
  • J. C. Sworen, J. H. Pawlow, W. Case, J. Lever, and K. B. Wagener, "Competing Ruthenium Catalyzed Metathesis Condensation and Isomerization of Allylic Olefins", Journal of Molecular Catalysis, 194, 69 (2003).
  • Stephen E. Lehman, Jr., and Kenneth B. Wagener, "Catalysis in ADMET Polymerizations", Late Transition Metal Polymerization Catalysis, L. Baugh, S. Kacker, B. Rieger, & S. Striegler, Editors, Wiley-VCH Publishers, Weinheim: Ch. 6 (2003).
  • A. Cameron Church, Jason A. Smith, James H. Pawlow, and Kenneth B. Wagener, "Non-Traditional Step-Growth Polymerization-ADMET", a chapter in Synthetic Methods and Step-Growth Polymers, Chapter 8, p 431-466. Eds., M. E. Rogers and T. Long, Wiley & Sons, New York, NY (2003).
  • G. W. Oakley and K. B. Wagener "Solid State Polymerization", a chapter in Education in Advanced Chemistry, Vol. 8, p 167-181, B. Marciniec, Ed. (2003).
  • A. C. Church, J. H. Pawlow, and K. B. Wagener, "ADMET Polymerization as a Route to Functionalized Polycarbosilanes", Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 204(1), 32-39 (2003).
  • Timothy E. Hopkins and Kenneth B. Wagener, "Chiral Polyolefins", Advanced Materials, 14, 1703 (2002).
  • J. E. Schwendeman, A. C. Church, and K. B. Wagener, "Synthesis and Catalyst Issues with ADMET Polymerization", Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 344(6+7), 597 (2002).
  • E. Melacka, B. Marciniec, Cezary Pietraszuk, A. Church, and K. B. Wagener, "ADMET Copolymerization of Divinyltetraethoxydisiloxane with 1,9-Decadiene Catalyzed by Grubbs' Catalyst", Journal of Molecular Catalysis, 190, 27 (2002).

  • J. H. Pawlow, A. C. Church, and K. B. Wagener "Synthesis of Functionalized Polycarbosilanes via One-Pot ADMET Polymerization", Macromolecules, 35, 5746 (2002).

  • J. E. Schwendeman, M. D. Watson, J. A. Smith, K. R. Brzezinska, and K. B. Wagener, "Functionalized Polyethylene via ADMET Chemistry", a Chapter in Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) and Related Chemistry, E. Khosravi and T. Szymanska-Buzar, Editors, NATO ASI Series, Kluwer Publishers, 292-304 (2002).
  • F. J. Gomez and K. B. Wagener, "Metal-Containing Polymers via ADMET Chemistry", a Chapter in Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) and Related Chemistry, E. Khosravi and T. Szymanska-Buzar, Editors, NATO ASI Series, Kluwer Publishers, 272-280 (2002).
  • K. B. Wagener and F. J. Gomez, "ADMET Polymerization", in Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology, E.J. Kramer and C. Hawker, Editors, Elsevier, Oxford, 5, 48 (2002).
  • Stephen E. Lehman, Jr. and Kenneth B. Wagener, "Comparison of the Kinetics of Acyclic Diene Metathesis Promoted by Grubbs Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts", Macromolecules, 35, 48-53 (2002).
  • Timothy E. Hopkins, James H. Pawlow, Daniel L. Koren, Kim S. Dieters, Suzanne M. Solivan, Josh A. Davis, Fernando J. Gomez, and Kenneth B. Wagener, "Chiral Polyolefins Bearing Amino Acids", Macromolecules, 34, 7920-7922 (2001).
  • Patrick M. O'Donnell, Krystyna Brzezinska, David Powell, Kenneth B. Wagener, ""Perfect Comb" ADMET Graft Copolymers", Macromolecules, 34, 6845-6849 (2001).
  • A. Cameron Church, James H. Pawlow, Kenneth B. Wagener, "An Examination of the Substitution Chemistry of Di-n-hexyldichlorosilane", Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 620, 287-295 (2001).
  • Mark D. Watson and Kenneth B. Wagener, "Functionalized Polyethylene via Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polymerization: Effect of Precise Placement of Functional Groups", Macromolecules, 33, 8963-8970 (2000).
  • Fernando J. Gomez, Michael S. Manak, Khalil A. Abboud, and Kenneth B. Wagener, "Aryloxide Ligand Modification: New Classical Catalytic Systems for Olefin Metathesis", Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 160, 145-156 (2000).
  • Mark D. Watson and Kenneth B. Wagener, "Ethylene/Vinyl Acetate Copolymers via Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polymerization. Examining the Effect of "Long" Precise Ethylene Run Lengths", Macromolecules, 33, 5411 (2000).
  • Jason A. Smith, Krystyna R. Brzezinska, Dominick J. Valenti, and Kenneth B. Wagener, "Precisely Controlled Methyl Branching in Polyethylene via Acyclic Diene Metathesis (ADMET) Polymerization", Macromolecules, 33, 3781 (2000).
  • K. R. Brzezinska, K. B. Wagener, G. T. Burns, "Silicon-Terminated Telechelic Oligomers via ADMET Chemistry", Chapter 27 in Silicones and Silicone Modified Materials ACS Symposium Series No. 729, S. J. Clarson, J. J. Fitzgerald, M. J. Owen, S. D. Smith, Editors, 408-418 (2000).
  • Krystyna R. Brzezinska, Regina Schitter, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Carbosilane/Carbosiloxane-Based ADMET Homopolymers and Copolymers Possessing Latent Reactivity" Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 38, 1544-1550 (2000).
  • Mark D. Watson and Kenneth B. Wagener, "Tandem Homogeneous Metathesis/Heterogeneous Hydrogenation: Preparing Model Ethylene/CO2 and Ethylene/CO Copolymers", Macromolecules, 33, 3196-3201 (2000).
  • Mark D. Watson and Kenneth B. Wagener, "Solvent-Free Olefin Metathesis Depolymerization of 1,4-Polybutadiene", Macromolecules, 33, 1494-1496 (2000).
  • P. S. Wolfe and K. B. Wagener, "Investigation of Organoboronates in Metathesis Polymerization" Macromolecules, 32, 7961 (1999).
  • Fernando J. Gomez, Mark D. Watson, Kenneth B. Wagener, "Catalysts for Condensation Metathesis Polymerization" Education in Advanced Chemistry, vol. 6 - Mechanistic Aspects of Molecular Catalysis, Bogdan Marciniec, Editor, 199 (1999).
  • Fernando J. Gomez and Kenneth B. Wagener, "Germanium-Containing Polymers via Acyclic Diene Metathesis", Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 592(2), 271-7 (1999).
  • M. D. Watson and K. B. Wagener "Acyclic Diene Metathesis (ADMET) Depolymerization: Ethenolysis of 1,4-Polybutadiene Using a Ruthenium Complex" J. Polym. Sci. A. Polym. Chem. 37, 1857 (1999).
  • T. A. Davidson and K. B. Wagener " Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polymerization" in Synthesis of Polymers , A.-D. Schluter , Ed., Wiley-VCH, Winheim, 1999, p 105.
  • K. Brzezinska, K. B. Wagener and G. T. Burns, "Silicon-terminated telechelic oligomers by ADMET chemistry: Synthesis and copolymerization" J. Polym. Sci., A: Polym. Chem., 37, 849(1999).

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  • F. Zuluaga, N. E. Valderruten and K. B. Wagener, " The ambient temperature synthesis and characterization of bile acid polymers" Polym. Bull. , 42, 41 (1999).

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  • D. Tindall, J. H. Pawlow and K. B. Wagener, " Recent Advances in ADMET Chemistry" in Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, A. Fuerstner, Ed. 1, 183 (1998).

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  • T. A. Davidson and K. B. Wagener, "The Polymerization of Dicyclopentadiene: An Investigation of Mechanism" J. Mol. Cat. A: Chem., 133, 67 (1998).

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  • F. J. Gómez, K. A. Abboud, and K. B. Wagener, "Investigations on Fluorinated Aryloxy Tungsten-Based Catalytic Systems for Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polymerization" J. Mol. Cat. A: Chem., 133, 159 (1998).

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  • F. J. Gómez and K. B. Wagener, "Acyclic Diene Metathesis (ADMET) Polymerization Using Aryloxy Tungsten-Based Classical Catalytic Systems" Macromol. Chem. Phys., 199, 1581 (1998).

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  • P. S. Wolfe and K. B. Wagener, "An ADMET Route to Unsaturated Polyacetals" Macromol. Rapid Commun., 19, 35 (1998).
  • D. Valenti and K. B. Wagener, "Direct Synthesis of Well-Defined Alcohol-Functionalized Polymers via Acyclic Diene Metathesis (ADMET) Polymerization" Macromolecules, 31, 2764 (1998).


Our Research

Our research interests include polymer synthesis methodology, novel methods of polymerization, monomer and catalyst structure/reactivity relationships, modeling polymer crystallization behavior, preparing biodegradable materials, and biologically active surfaces. A large part of our work is devoted metathesis reactions, specifically acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization. The research has been mechanistic in nature, and the revelations described in many of our Ph.D. dissertations have created new opportunities for polymer chemistry.

Important in this research has been an elucidation of the organometallic complexes that initiate the ADMET polymerization reaction itself. Working through these mechanistic details has led to opportunities for the formation of functionalized unsaturated polymer backbones, the preparation of well defined difunctional telechelic oligomers, the depolymerization of conventional polymers (potentially useful in recycling), and the preparation of novel elastomers and biopolymers. We spend a considerable part of our research in collaboration with industry, for doing so increases the odds of putting this new chemistry to work in society. Working with industrial laboratories provides valuable training for our group's graduate students as well.

Ultimately, training new polymer chemists is the goal of this research group. We want to produce enthusiastic, independent thinking scientists who are well based in the chemistry associated with large molecules. The long standing tradition of polymer chemistry at Florida, coupled with the routine interaction of our graduate students with all facets of chemistry in the department, permits us to achieve this most important goal of all.

The George and Josephine Butler Polymer Chemistry Laboratory Department of Chemistry Graduate Program.

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