Atom transfer radical polymerization of styrene initiated by the novel initiator 2-bromo-2-nitropropane

e-Polymers ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Wang ◽  
Xiulin Zhu ◽  
Cheng Zhengping ◽  
Jian Zhu

AbstractHeterogeneous atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of styrene initiated by 2-bromo-2-nitropropane in bulk was carried out with CuCl/2,2′-bipyridine as the catalyst. The kinetics was first order in monomer and the numberaverage molecular weight of the polymer increased linearly with monomer conversion, indicating the ‘living’/controlled nature of the polymerization. However, the number-average molecular weight was usually higher than the theoretical one. The nitro group might react with the Cu complex, resulting in insufficient initiation. The amount of catalyst has no effect on the controllability of this catalyst system for the ATRP of styrene. The presence of a halide end group in the obtained polymer was confirmed by both 1H NMR and chain-extension reaction.

e-Polymers ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Xiulin Zhu ◽  
Jian Zhu

Abstract Heterogeneous atom transfer radical polymerization of styrene initiated by N-bromosuccinimide in bulk was successfully carried out with CuBr/2,2’-bipyridine as the catalyst. The kinetics follow first order in monomer and molecular weights (polydispersities Mw/Mn = 1.23 - 1.66) increase linearly with monomer conversion, indicating the ‘living’/controlled nature of the polymerization. However, the number-average molecular weights were usually higher than the theoretical ones. That demonstrates the relatively low efficiency of the initiator, the causes of which are discussed. The obtained polystyrenes functionalized with α-α-pyrrolidine- 2,5-dionyl and ω-Br as the end groups were characterized by 1H NMR spectroscopy. They can be used as macroinitiators for chain extension reaction. A polymerization mechanism for this novel initiation system is proposed.


2013 ◽  
Vol 364 ◽  
pp. 679-683
Author(s):  
Chang Hao Yan ◽  
Zhi Jiao Zhang ◽  
Hai Yan Chen ◽  
Zhong Yi Xie ◽  
Ting Zhu ◽  
...  

The polystyrene with end group of Br was synthesized by using MBrP as the initiator, CuBr/ PMDETA as the catalyst system according to atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The effect of reaction temperature was studied and the system was confirmed as the active polymerization. Then PS-Br and CuBr/ PMDETA were respectively used as macroinitiator and catalyst to polymerize tBMA according to atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The structure of the product was characterized by GPCFTIR1H-NMR. The amphiphilic block copolymer was obtained after hydrolysis. And the honeycomb porous film was prepared by PS-b-PMAA through using breath figure method.


2013 ◽  
Vol 295-298 ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
Guo Bin Yi ◽  
Ying Wu ◽  
Ping Ke Ai

The reverse atom transfer radical polymerization (RATRP) of N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP) using azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN)/FeCl3/triphenylphosphine(PPh3) as the initiating system, was successfully carried out in bulk at 80°C. Plots of In ([M]0/[M]) vs time and molecular weight evolution vs monomer conversion presented a linear dependence and the polymerization was proved to accord with the first-order kinetics. After 10 hours’ reaction, the monomer conversion was up to 84%. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) was used in testing the molecular weight of polymer and molecular weight distribution, the results showed that polymer molecular weight distribution was as low as 1.018 (Mn=3288 g/mol). Moreover, the resultant polymer was characterized by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR spectroscopy and Pyrolysis GC-MS, and the results showed that the polymerization mechanism is consistent with RATRP.


Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Ryo Satoh ◽  
Saika Honma ◽  
Hiroyuki Arafune ◽  
Ryo Shomura ◽  
Toshio Kamijo ◽  
...  

In this paper, in situ surface-initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) based on both an open and a coated system, without using volatile reagents, was developed to overcome the limited usage of ATRP due to the necessity of sealing. Nonvolatile ionic liquid (IL)-type components were used, specifically N,N-diethyl-N-(2-methacryloylethyl)-N-methylammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide as the polymerizable monomer and N,N-diethylmethyl(2-methoxyethyl)ammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide as the polymerization solvent. In the experiment, the reversible-deactivation radical polymerization characteristics are properly ensured in nonvolatile ATRP solution coated on silicon wafer as thin liquid film, to form concentrated polymer brushes (CPBs). The average molecular weight and molecular-weight distribution of the polymer produced in the liquid film and formed on silicon wafer were measured by gel permeation chromatography, which confirms that the polymerization reaction occurred as designed. Furthermore, it is clarified that the surface of the polymer brush synthesized in situ swollen by IL also exhibited low friction characteristics, comparable to that synthesized in a typical immersion process. This paper is the first to establish the effectiveness of in situ preparation for CPBs by using the coating technique.


e-Polymers ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefko B. Iliev ◽  
George S. Georgiev

Abstract A more than twofold increase in the rate of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate atom transfer radical polymerization in methanol at 20°C was observed under the action of a pulsatile magnetic field. At the same time, the average molecular weight of the produced polymers decreased while the polydispersity increased slightly. The results are explained by assuming a shift of the equilibrium from the dormant species to the active propagating radicals under the action of the magnetic field.


2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 1880-1885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hou Chen ◽  
Yanfeng Meng ◽  
Ying Liang ◽  
Zixuan Lu ◽  
Pingli Lv

Reverse atom transfer radical polymerization of methacrylonitrile (MAN) initiated by azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) was approached for the first time in the absence of any ligand in four novel ionic liquids, 1-methylimidazolium acetate ([mim][AT]), 1-methylimidazolium butyrate ([mim][BT]), 1-methylimidazolium caproate ([mim][CT]), and 1-methylimidazolium heptylate ([mim][HT]). The polymerization in [mim][AT] not only showed the best control of molecular weight and its distribution but also provided a more rapid reaction rate with the ratio of [MAN]:[FeCl3]:[AIBN] at 300:2:1. The block copolymer PMAN-b-PSt was obtained via a conventional ATRP process in [mim][AT] by using the resulting PMAN as a macroinitiator. After simple purification, [mim][AT] and FeCl3 could be easily recycled and reused and had no effect on the living nature of reverse atom transfer radical polymerization of MAN.


2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 496-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haichen Li ◽  
Christopher R. Collins ◽  
Thomas G. Ribelli ◽  
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski ◽  
Geoffrey J. Gordon ◽  
...  

Combination of deep reinforcement learning and atom transfer radical polymerization gives precise in silico control on polymer molecular weight distributions.


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