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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1961-1965 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 17 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Sep 2015 |
Bibliographical note
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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