Functional Polyolefins: Poly(ethylene)-graft-Poly(tert-butyl acrylate) via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization From a Polybrominated Alkane
✍ Scribed by Guangjuan Xu; Dongren Wang; Michael R. Buchmeiser
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 579 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-1336
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Poly(__cis‐__cyclooctene) is synthesized via ring‐opening metathesis polymerization in the presence of a chain‐transfer agent and quantitatively hydrobrominated. Subsequent graft polymerization of tert‐butyl acrylate (__t__BA) via Cu‐catalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) from the non‐activated secondary alkyl bromide moieties finally results in PE‐g‐P__t__BA copolymer brushes. By varying the reaction conditions, a series of well‐defined graft copolymers with different graft densities and graft lengths are prepared. The maximum extent of grafting in terms of bromoalkyl groups involved is approximately 80 mol%. DSC measurements on the obtained graft copolymers reveal a decrease in T~m~ with increasing grafting density.
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