Telomerization of acrylic acid with mercaptans: Part 2. Kinetics of the synthesis of star-shaped macromolecules of acrylic acid
Telomerization of acrylic acid with mercaptans: Part 2. Kinetics of the synthesis of star-shaped macromolecules of acrylic acid
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DOI:
10.1002/pi.638
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发表时间:
2001-04-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Boutevin, B
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作者:
Loubat, C;Boutevin, B
The telomerization of acrylic acid with a polyfunctional transfer agent initiated by 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile, was first investigated in an organic medium (THF) at 65 degreesC. Transfer constants (C-T) for three mercaptans, ethylene glycol bisthioglycolate, trimethylolpropane tris(2-mercaptoacetate) and pentaerythritol tetrakis (3-mercaptopropionate) of about 6.1, 6.3 and 7.3, respectively, were determined. From these results, it followed that a well-defined star poly(acrylic acid) could not be synthesized via telomerization of acrylic acid in THF. Nevertheless, the same study was performed with the tetrafunctional transfer agent in water/THF mixtures. This work emphasized that the nature of the solvent plays an important role in determining the transfer constant. Thus, the value of C-T for the tetrafunctional transfer agent decreased from 7.3 in THF to 1, the 'ideal' case for telomerization (C(T)approximate to1), for the mixture of solvents water/THF (80%, 20%, v/v). With this route, it seems that acrylic acid star-shaped macromolecules could be synthesized via telomerization. (C) 2001 Society of Chemical Industry.