Issue 36, 2022

Well-defined amine-reactive polymethacrylates through organocatalyzed controlled radical polymerization

Abstract

A novel alkyl iodide bearing an azlactone group was synthesized and used as a reversible complex-mediated polymerization (RCMP) initiator for the organocatalyzed RCMP of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (mPEGMA). The efficiency of the new initiator was studied under different processes including thermal and photochemical activation. Well-defined α-azlactone-functionalized polymethacrylates (Đ < 1.30) with an absence of “free” toxic transition metals were obtained for the first-time. The amine-scavenging ability of these functional polymers was demonstrated by using benzylamine.

Graphical abstract: Well-defined amine-reactive polymethacrylates through organocatalyzed controlled radical polymerization

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Jul 2022
Accepted
16 Aug 2022
First published
17 Aug 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Polym. Chem., 2022,13, 5226-5233

Well-defined amine-reactive polymethacrylates through organocatalyzed controlled radical polymerization

H. T. Ho, V. Montembault, S. Pascual, L. Fontaine, D. Gigmes and T. N. T. Phan, Polym. Chem., 2022, 13, 5226 DOI: 10.1039/D2PY00873D

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