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Synthesis of hyperbranched poly(tert-butyl acrylate) by self-condensing atom transfer radical polymerization of a macroinimer
Markus HartensteinAxel H. E. MüllerPeter F. W. SimonGuanglou Chengsubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationAcrylateTelechelic polymerPolymers and PlasticsDouble bondBulk polymerizationAtom-transfer radical-polymerizationOrganic ChemistryRadical polymerizationAcryloyl chloridechemistry.chemical_compoundEnd-groupchemistryPolymer chemistryMaterials Chemistrydescription
Using 2-hydroxyethyl α-bromoisobuty-rate as initiator, atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of tert-butyl acrylate leads to poly(tert-butyl acrylate) (PtBA) with a hydroxyl group at one and a bromine atom at the other end. Esterification of the hydroxyl group of these heterotelechelic polymers with acryloyl chloride yields PtBA (M n = 3060) with a polymerizable double bond at one end and a bromine atom at the other end which can act as an initiator in ATRP (macroinimer). Self-condensing ATRP of such a macroinimer leads to hyperbranched or highly branched PtBA. The polymer was characterized by GPC viscosity measurements. Even at M w = 78800, a rather low polydispersity index of M w M n = 2.6 was obtained. A significantly lower value for the Mark-Houwink exponent (α = 0.47 compared to α = 0.80 for linear PtBA) indicates the compact nature of the branched macromolecules.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-01 | Macromolecular Rapid Communications |