Evolution of ppm amount of Ru(III) complexes for effective living radical polymerization of MMA

  • Xiangxiong Chen
  • , Thi Thuy Duong Nguyen
  • , Mohd Yusuf Khan
  • , Likai Xia
  • , Dan He
  • , Seung Woo Lee*
  • , Seok Kyun Noh
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Three half-metallocene ruthenium(III) complexes, [(Cp∗RuCl2)PPh2R] (R = C6H4-OCH3,C6H5, and C5H5N were prepared. These Ru(III) complexes polymerized MMA successfully via ATRP in the absence of any reducing agent or free radical initiator. All of three complexes produced a linear relationship between ln[Mn]0/[Mn] versus the reaction time and the living properties through a linear increase in molecular weight versus conversion. Especially, well-defined PMMA and high initiation efficiency were obtained in the presence of 10 ppm catalysts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1961-1965
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
Volume53
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2015

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Keywords

  • atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)
  • initiators
  • phosphorus ligand
  • poly(methyl methacrylate)
  • ppm
  • ruthenium(III) catalysts
  • transition metal chemistry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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