Fe‐mediated ARGET atom transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate in ionic liquid‐based microemulsion |
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| Authors: | Guo‐Xiang Wang Mang Lu Li‐Chao Liu Hu Wu Ming Zhong |
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| Affiliation: | 1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Yueyang 414006, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China;2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen 333403, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China |
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Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) was synthesized by activator regenerated by electron transfer (ARGET) atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of MMA in ionic liquid‐based microemulsion with polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80) as surfactant. The polymerization was carried out at 25°C with CCl4 as initiator, FeCl3·6H2O/N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethyl‐1,2‐ethanediamine (TMEDA) as catalyst complex in the presence of reducing agent ascorbic acid (VC). The polymerization kinetics showed the feature of controlled/″living″ process as evidenced by a linear first‐order plot. The well‐controlled polymers were obtained with narrow polydispersity indices and the ionic liquid‐based microemulsions were transparent with a particle size less than 30 nm. The obtained polymer was characterized by 1H NMR and gel permeation chromatography. The chain extension was successfully achieved by the obtained PMMA macroinitiator/FeCl3·6H2O/TMEDA/VC initiator system based on ARGET ATRP method. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013 |
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| Keywords: | radical polymerization kinetics emulsion polymerization |
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