Synthesis of fully acrylic thermoplastic elastomers by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), 2. Effect of the catalyst on the molecular control and the rheological properties of the triblock copolymers

Synthesis of poly(ϵ-caprolactone)-block-

Synthesis of poly(ϵ-caprolactone)-block-poly(n-butyl acrylate) by the combination of ring-opening polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization with Ti[OCH2CCl3]4 as a difunctional initiator. II. Synthesis and characterization of poly(ϵ-caprolactone)-block-poly(n-butyl acrylate) copolymers

✍ Peichun Li; Zhean Xia; Amar Zerroukhi; Jianding Chen; Yvan Chalamet; Thomas Jean 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 403 KB

## Abstract The kinetics and controllability of the Ti[OCH~2~CCl~3~]~4~‐initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of __n__‐butyl acrylate were investigated. Then, with Ti[OCH~2~CCl~3~]~4~ as the initiator, poly(ϵ‐caprolactone)‐__block__‐poly(__n__‐butyl acrylate) (PCL‐__b__‐PBA) copolym