RAFT Polymerization of Methacrylic Acid in Water

Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of methacrylic acid was successfully performed in water in the presence of a trithiocarbonate, the 4-cyano-4-thiothiopropylsulfanylpentanoic acid (CTPPA), as a RAFT agent. Several parameters such as the temperature, the concentra...

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Veröffentlicht in:Macromolecules 2012-02, Vol.45 (3), p.1241-1247
Hauptverfasser: Chaduc, Isabelle, Lansalot, Muriel, D’Agosto, Franck, Charleux, Bernadette
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of methacrylic acid was successfully performed in water in the presence of a trithiocarbonate, the 4-cyano-4-thiothiopropylsulfanylpentanoic acid (CTPPA), as a RAFT agent. Several parameters such as the temperature, the concentration, the pH, the targeted polymerization degree, and the initiator concentration were studied. For pH value below the pK a of MAA, well-defined PMAA chains with different molar mass up to 92 000 g mol–1 exhibiting low dispersity (Đ < 1.19) were obtained under a broad range of synthetic conditions.
ISSN:0024-9297
1520-5835
DOI:10.1021/ma2023815