α,ω-Nitroxide-Capped Polystyrenes and Poly(butyl acrylate)s as Macroinitiators for the Free-Radical Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate

• Published in: Macromolecular rapid communications. Vol. 24; no. 15; pp. 900 - 905
• Main Authors: Bothe, Marc, Schmidt-Naake, Gudrun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.10.2003; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley
• Subjects: alkoxyamine; Applied sciences; block copolymers; Exact sciences and technology; methyl methacrylate; nitroxide; Organic polymers; Physicochemistry of polymers; Polymerization; Preparation, kinetics, thermodynamics, mechanism and catalysts; radical polymerization; Nitroxyl; End group; Bulk polymerization; Butyl acrylate polymer; Priming activity; Bifunctional compound; Experimental study; Methyl methacrylate copolymer; Butyl acrylate copolymer; Radical catalyst; Triblock copolymer; Initiator polymer; Free radical polymerization; Styrene polymer; Methyl methacrylate; Styrene copolymer
• ISSN: 1022-1336; 1521-3927
• DOI: 10.1002/marc.200300025

The use of a bisaminooxy compound as initiator for nitroxide‐mediated radical polymerization (NMRP) of styrene or n‐butyl acrylate allows the synthesis of α,ω‐nitroxide‐capped polymers. At high temperatures and with the addition of acetic anhydride, it was found that these polymers could be applied as macroinitiators in the free‐radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate. This enables the synthesis of block copolymers with only minor contents of homopolymer. The structure of bis‐TIPNO, the bisaminooxy compound used as an initiator for the nitroxide‐mediated radical polymerization of styrene or n‐butyl acrylate.