Xanthate-Mediated Radical Polymerization of N-Vinylpyrrolidone in Fluoroalcohols for Simultaneous Control of Molecular Weight and Tacticity
Xanthate-Mediated Radical Polymerization of N-Vinylpyrrolidone in Fluoroalcohols for Simultaneous Control of Molecular Weight and Tacticity
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DOI:
10.1021/ma0515230
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发表时间:
2005-11
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5.5
通讯作者:
Decheng Wan;K. Satoh;M. Kamigaito;Y. Okamoto
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作者:
Decheng Wan;K. Satoh;M. Kamigaito;Y. Okamoto
The simultaneous control of the tacticity and molecular weight of poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) during radical polymerization is reported for the first time. For molecular weight control, xanthates of (O-ethylxanthylmethyl)benzene and [1-(O-ethylxanthyl)ethyl]benzene were used as RAFT/MADIX chain transfer agents (CTAs) for the radical polymerization of N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP). Both led to a controlled/living radical polymerization, and the latter showed higher chain transfer ability under the optimal conditions; the molecular weight distribution was 1.36 when the molecular weight was up to 26 700. The polymerization was studied between 20 and 120 °C and at various concentrations of CTA. All the polymerizations showed an induction period and rate retardation dependent on both the concentration of CTA and temperature. For tacticity control, the polymerization was carried out in fluoroalcohols via a conventional radical process without CTAs to give syndiotactic polymers. The polymer tacticity was dependent on th...