Simultaneous atom transfer and nitroxide mediated controlled free radical polymerization of styreneThe IUPAC name for a nitroxide is aminoxyl.
Abstract
Equimolar mixtures of NMRP and ATRP initiators lead to polystyrene that is unimodal by GPC; the mechanism of action most consistent with the data suggests that under the reaction conditions, TEMPO and Cl end groups scramble rapidly relative to the propagation rate, and result in a single type of polymer chain.