Fe(0) Powder/CuBr2‐Mediated “Living”/Controlled Radical Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate and Styrene at Ambient Temperature
Fe(0) Powder/CuBr2‐Mediated “Living”/Controlled Radical Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate and Styrene at Ambient Temperature
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DOI:
10.1002/macp.201100545
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发表时间:
2012-02
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Lili Zhou;Zhengbiao Zhang;Zhenping Cheng;Nianchen Zhou;Jian Zhu;Wei Zhang-;Xiu-lin Zhu
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作者:
Lili Zhou;Zhengbiao Zhang;Zhenping Cheng;Nianchen Zhou;Jian Zhu;Wei Zhang-;Xiu-lin Zhu
The combination of zero-valent iron (Fe(0) powder) and copper(II) bromide was used to mediate the polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) or styrene (St) at 25 ° C. The results demonstrated that the solvent played an important role on the polymerization rate and molecular-weight control. The polymerization in toluene displayed a poorly controlled process with remarkably low polymerization rate. With dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as solvent, the polymerization proceeded in a relatively high rate, and the number-average molecular weights were controlled especially at higher conversion. High conversions (80%) of St could be achieved with narrow molecular weight distributions in DMSO at 25 °C. It was supposed that Fe(0) played a dual role, the activator for the generation of active radical and the reducing agent for CuBr2.