Atom transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated with a macroinitiator of poly(vinyl acetate)
✍ Scribed by Hong Li; Yong Ming Zhang; Yan Gang Liu
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 130 KB
- Volume
- 101
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8995
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Well‐defined poly(vinyl acetate‐b‐methyl methacrylate) block copolymers were successfully synthesized by the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) in p‐xylene with CuBr as a catalyst, 2,2′‐bipyridine as a ligand, and trichloromethyl‐end‐grouped poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc–CCl~3~) as a macroinitiator that was prepared via the telomerization of vinyl acetate with chloroform as a telogen. The block copolymers were characterized with gel permeation chromatography, Fourier transform infrared, and ^1^H‐NMR. The effects of the solvent and temperature on ATRP of MMA were studied. The control over a large range of molecular weights was investigated with a high [MMA]/[PVAc–CCl~3~] ratio for potential industry applications. In addition, the mechanism of the polymerization was discussed. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 101: 1089–1094, 2006
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