Abstract
MMA (methyl methacrylate) was polymerized in different ATRP systems using the different ligands of HMTETA (1, 1, 4, 7, 10, 10, hexamethyltriethylenetetraamine), TMEDA (N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethylethylenediamine) with copper salts (CuBr/CuBr2) and EBriB was used as an initiator in toluene at a reaction temperature of 80 °C. Both conventional and a low catalyst to initiator ratios ranging from 1/1 to 0.01/1 were compared in this study. All four of the ATRP methods, such as normal, reverse, AGET and ATRP using a high oxidation state metal complex without any additives, were evaluated at different conditions. The ATRP using a high oxidation state metal system in the absence of a conventional radical initiator like AIBN, which is used in reverse ATRP, or reducing agents such as Sn (EH)2 in AGET ATRP was a better controlled system in terms of both the catalytic activity and controllability (PDI ∼ 1.2).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 69-74 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Polymer |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 6 Jan 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by the Korea Ministry of Knowledge and Economy (grant RTI04-01-04, Regional Technology Innovation Program).
Keywords
- AGET ATRP
- ATRP
- GAMA ATRP
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry