Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate mediated by iron(II) chloride in the presence of polyethers as both solvents and ligands

Yeap Hung Ng; Fabio Di Lena; Christina L.L. Chai

doi:10.1007/s13233-012-0077-3

Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate mediated by iron(II) chloride in the presence of polyethers as both solvents and ligands

Yeap Hung Ng, Fabio Di Lena^*, Christina L.L. Chai

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Abstract

Iron(II) chloride in combination with various polyethers form the homogeneous, "green" catalytic mixtures that are capable of promoting the well-controlled atom transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate in the absence of any additional ligands or solvents. With poly(ethylene glycol)s, linear semilogarithmic plots of conversion vs. time and of molecular weight vs. monomer conversion were obtained with polydispersities as low as 1.32. The effects of the polyether structure, molecular weight, and chain-end functionality on the polymerization kinetics were also investigated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	552-558
Number of pages	7
Journal	Macromolecular Research
Volume	20
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13233-012-0077-3
Publication status	Published - Jun 2012
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

Atom transfer radical polymerization
Iron
Ligand-free catalysis
Poly(ethylene glycol).

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Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate mediated by iron(II) chloride in the presence of polyethers as both solvents and ligands

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