Abstract
Reported herein is a highly efficient access to well-defined linear polymers with substantial vinyl pendants via activators generated by electron transfer (AGET) atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of dissymmetric divinyl monomers by side armed bisoxazoline (SaBOX)/copper catalysts. High conversions (>90%) of the divinyl monomers allyl methacrylate (AMA) and vinyl methacrylate (VMA) without gelation through ATRP were realized with a relatively high concentration ratio of monomer to initiator in feed ([M]0/[I]0 ≥ 100), yielding completely soluble homopolymers with relatively high molecular weights and narrow molecular weight distributions (Mn's = 1.49-3.69 × 104, 's = 1.2-2.0). Besides, random MMA copolymers with different amounts of pendant vinyl groups (18-54 mol%) were conveniently obtained by employing AMA or VMA as the comonomer.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4309-4315 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Polymer Chemistry |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 32 |
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| State | Published - 28 Aug 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |