Synthesis of poly(styrene-b-tetrahydrofuran (THF)-b-styrene) triblock copolymers was performed by transformation from living cationic into living radical polymerization, using 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (4-hydroxy-TEMPO) as a transforming agent. Sodium 4-oxy-TEMPO, derived from 4
Towards a Living Radical Polymerization of Styrene by Using Dithiolactone as a New Type of Mediating Agent
✍ Scribed by J. Guillermo Soriano-Moro; Julio C. Rico-Valverde; Francisco J. Enriquez-Medrano; Hortensia Maldonado-Textle; Eduardo Vivaldo-Lima; Ricardo Acosta-Ortiz; Ramiro Guerrero-Santos
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 188 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-1336
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
In this communication, γ‐phenyl‐γ‐butyrodithiolactone (DTL1) is presented as the first example of a new type of control agent. The styrene polymerization carried out at 60 °C in the presence of DTL1 exhibits living characteristics, without consuming DTL1 during the process. This unprecedented behavior was explained by a mechanism based on the reversible formation of a persistent radical adduct between the DTL1 and the polystyrene macroradicals.
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