Uniform star‐polystyrene nanoparticles prepared by emulsion atom transfer radical polymerization

Pentaerythritol (PT) was converted into four‐arm initiator pentaerythritol tetrakis(2‐chloropropionyl) (PT‐Cl) via reaction with 2‐chloropropionyl chloride. Uniform (monodisperse) star‐polystyrene nanoparticles were prepared by emulsion atom transfer radical polymerization of styrene, using PT‐Cl/CuCl/bpy (bpy is 2,2′‐dipyridyl) as the initiating system. The structures of PT‐Cl and polymer were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance. The morphology, size and size distribution of the star‐polystyrene nanoparticles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and photon correlation spectroscopy. It was found that the average diameters of star‐polystyrene nanoparticles were smaller than 100 nm (30–90 nm) and monodisperse; moreover, the particle size could be controlled by the monomer/initiator ratio and the surfactant concentration. The average hydrodynamic diameter (D_h) of the nanoparticles increased gradually on increasing the ratio of styrene to PT‐Cl and decreased on enhancing the surfactant concentration or increasing the catalyst concentration. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

Reverse atom transfer radical polymerization of acrylonitrile

FeCl₃ coordinated by succinic acid was used as the catalyst for the first time in azobisisobutyronitrile‐initiated reverse atom transfer radical polymerization of acrylonitrile (AN). N,N‐dimethylformamide (DMF) was used as a solvent to improve the solubility of the ligand. A FeCl₃ to succinic acid ratio of 0.5 not only gives the best control of molecular weight and its distribution but also provides rather rapid reaction rate. Effects of different solvents on polymerization of AN were also investigated. The rate of the polymerization in DMF is faster than that in propylene carbonate and toluene. The molecular weight of polyacrylonitrile agrees reasonably well with the theoretical molecular weight in DMF. The rate of polymerization increases with increasing the polymerization temperature, and the apparent activation energy was calculated to be 64.8 kJ mol^?1. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 99: 32–36, 2006     

原子转移自由基聚合合成支化聚丙烯腈

以二乙烯苯为支化单体,α-溴代异丁酸叔丁酯为引发剂,CuBr和2,2'-联吡啶为催化体系,利用本体和溶液原子转移自由基聚合合成了支化聚丙烯腈.采用核磁共振谱仪、凝胶渗透色谱仪和多角度激光光散射仪等测试了聚合物结构、相对分子质量及其分布.用无水乙酸钠对支化聚丙烯腈进行末端改性,得到了在硫氰酸钠水溶液中性能稳定、可长期保存的支化聚丙烯腈,而改性对聚合物的耐热性能没有影响.     

原子转移自由基聚合负载化催化剂研究进展

综述了几种原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)用负载化催化体系的组成及应用,主要包括硅胶或石英、交联聚苯乙烯或其它聚合物为载体进行的催化剂负载化,它们都能够部分解决催化剂残留问题,但却有一定的局限性;负载/可溶性混杂催化体系成为解决这一问题的新方法,而且它与传统的均相催化体系相比,可控性没有明显差异,有希望作为未来解决催化剂残留的有效方法.最后展望了ATRP负载化催化荆的发展方向.     

Preparation of Ni-g-polymer core–shell nanoparticles by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization

Surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (si-ATRP) technique was successfully employed to modify Ni nanoparticles with polymer shells. ATRP initiators were covalently bonded onto Ni nanoparticle surfaces by a combination of ligand exchange and condensation reactions. Various kinds of polymers including poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and poly(n-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) were grafted from the immobilized initiators. The grated polymer shells gave Ni nanoparticles exceptionally good dispersion and stability in solvents. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and transmission electron spectroscopy (TEM) were employed to confirm the grafting and to characterize the nanoparticle core–shell structure. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) studies of cleaved polymer chains revealed that the grafting polymerization was well controlled. The magnetic properties of Ni-g-polymer nanoparticles were also studied.     

原子转移自由基乳液聚合研究进展

原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)作为一种可控/活性聚合方法,可对聚合物结构进行精确控制;乳液聚合以水作为分散介质,具有经济、环保等特点。因此,乳液ATRP结合了两者的优点,具有工业化生产的潜力。首先分析了影响乳液ATRP的各种因素,然后综述了正向ATRP、RATRP(反向ATRP)、SR&NI ATRP(正向/反向同时进行的ATRP)和AGET ATRP(电子转移活化剂ATRP)等机制及研究进展,最后对乳液ATRP的发展方向进行了展望。     

Synthesis and photoinduced surface‐relief grating of well‐defined azo‐containing polymethacrylates via atom transfer radical polymerization

A well‐defined photoresponsive polymethacrylate containing azo chromophores, poly[6‐(4‐phenylazophenoxy)hexylmethacrylate] [Poly(PPHM)], was prepared with azo‐based monofunctional and difunctional initiators via atom transfer radical polymerization in the presence of CuCl/1,1,4,7,10,10‐hexamethyltriethylenetetramine. The polymerizations with first‐order kinetics were well controlled with theoretical expected molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distributions in two initiation systems. The UV absorption intensities of the poly (PPHM)s increased with increasing molecular weight of the poly(PPHM)s in all cases. The 80‐nm surface‐relief gratings with 2.7% efficient diffraction formed on the poly (PPHM) film surface were obtained with a linearly polarized krypton laser with 10 min of irradiation at a recording beam intensity of 188 mW/cm² with a wavelength of 413.1 nm. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2007     

原子转移自由基聚合法制备聚乳酸三嵌段共聚物的研究

以自制的双端羟基聚乳酸与α-溴代丙酰溴反应而制得的含溴端基的聚乳酸为大分子引发剂,溴化亚铜/2,2′-联吡啶为催化体系,研究了N-乙烯基吡咯烷酮的原子转移自由基聚合行为,制得了具有两亲性聚乳酸嵌段共聚物。随单体/引发剂摩尔比的增大、聚合温度的升高,共聚物溶液的特性黏度增大,共聚物薄膜的吸水率增加;共聚物在不同降解介质中的降解规律相似,均随降解时间的延长,共聚物薄膜的失重增加,且在不同介质中呈现的降解速率表现为碱液>酸液>水>缓冲液。对聚合物进行了结构表征。     

Synthesis of aromatic carboxyl functionalized polymers by atom transfer radical polymerization

The synthesis of aromatic carboxyl functionalized polymers by atom transfer radical polymerization is described. The α‐bromo‐p‐toluic acid ( 1 ) initiated polymerization of styrene in the presence of copper(I) bromide and 2,2′‐bipyridyl affords quantitative yields of the corresponding aromatic carboxyl functionalized polystyrene ( 2 ). Polymerization proceeded via a controlled free radical process to afford quantitative yields of the corresponding aromatic carboxyl functionalized polymers with predictable molecular weights (M_n = 1600–25 900 g mol⁻¹), narrow molecular weight distribution (M_w /M_n = 1.1–1.40) and an initiator efficiency above 0.87. The polymerization process was monitored by gas chromatographic analysis. The functionalized polymers were characterized by thin layer chromatography, size exclusion chromatography, spectroscopy, potentiometry and elemental analysis. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry     

原子转移自由基聚合最新研究进展

概述了原子转移自由基聚合（ATRP）在引发体系、反应温度、反应介质、实施方法等方面的进展;介绍了3种不同催化剂脱除技术;结合最新的研究成果,着重论述了ATRP在进行聚合物分子设计,制备窄分子量分布聚合物、无规、梯度和交替共聚物,嵌段共聚物,末端官能团聚合物,接枝和梳状聚合物,星型及高支化聚合物等方面的应用。     

N-水杨醛缩二乙烯三胺作为配体催化原子转移自由基聚合

采用水杨醛和二乙烯三胺反应合成用于原子转移自由基聚合的新型配体——N-水杨醛缩二乙烯三胺,通过元素分析和核磁共振表征N-水杨醛缩二乙烯三胺,以乙-溴代丙酸乙酯（EBP）为引发剂,用N-水杨醛缩二乙烯三胺催化合成聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯（PMMA）,并采用凝胶渗透色谱（GPC）测其相对分子质量及其分布,考察聚合体系的动力学.结果表明：甲基丙烯酸甲酯（MMA）/EBP/溴化亚铜/N-水杨醛缩二乙烯三胺体系和MMA/EBP/溴化亚铜/N-水杨醛缩二乙烯三胺/N,N-二甲基甲酰胺（DMF）体系的原子转移自由基聚合符合一级动力学规律,且具有＂活性＂和可控性,相对分子质量分布较窄（前者为1.46,后者为1.34）,加入溶剂后,催化活性和自由基浓度均有所下降.     

反向原子转移自由基聚合研究进展

原子转移自由基聚合是一种新兴的活性/可控聚合方法,而反向ATRP又是在传统ATRP方法基础上衍生出的一种摒弃ATRP方法中一些缺点的新生活性聚合方法。文中介绍了反向ATRP的建立原理,从单体、引发剂、催化体系等方面综述了反向ATRP的研究进展。     

采用原子转移自由基聚合技术制备聚丙烯酸钠的研究

采用原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)技术在水溶液和N,N-二甲基甲酰胺的混合溶液中一步合成了聚丙烯酸钠。考察了反应温度、溶液pH、维生素C(Vc)对聚合反应的影响。结果表明,采取ATRP技术可以制备得到数均分子量为6.8 kDa以及分散度2.4的聚丙烯酸钠。     

Reverse atom transfer radical polymerization of acrylonitrile under microwave irradiation

Reverse atom transfer radical polymerization was first used to successfully synthesize polyacrylonitrile under microwave irradiation. FeCl₃, coordinated by isophthalic acid, was used as the catalyst, and 2,2′‐azobisisoheptonitrilewas used as the initiator. N,N‐Dimethylformamide was used as the solvent to improve the solubility of the ligand. Under the same experimental conditions, the apparent rate constant under microwave irradiation was higher than that under conventional heating. The polymerization not only showed the best control of the molecular weight and its distribution but also provided a rather rapid reaction rate with the [acrylonitrile]/[2,2′‐azobisisoheptonitrile]/[FeCl₃]/[isophthalic acid] ratio of 300 : 1 : 1 : 2. The polymers obtained were used as macroinitiators to initiate the chain extension and successfully synthesize acrylonitrile polymers with a molecular weight higher than 50,000 and a narrow polydispersity as low as 1.30. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008     

Surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate on magnetite nanoparticles

The synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles coated with a well-defined graft polymer is reported. The magnetite nanoparticles with an initiator group for copper-mediated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), 2-(4-chlorosulfonylphenyl) ethyltrichlorosilane (CTCS) chemically bound on their surfaces were prepared by the self-assembled monolayer-deposition method. The surface-initiated ATRP of methyl methacrylate (MMA) was carried out with the CTCS-coated magnetite nanoparticles in the presence of free (sacrificing) initiator, p-toluenesulfonyl chloride. Polymerization proceeded in a living fashion, exhibiting first-order kinetics of monomer consumption and a proportional relationship between molecular weight of the graft polymer and monomer conversion, thus providing well-defined, low-polydispersity graft polymers with an approximate graft density of 0.7 chains/nm². The molecular weight and polydispersity of the graft polymer were nearly equal to those of the free polymer produced in the solution, meaning that the free polymer is a good measure of the characteristics of the graft polymer. The graft polymer possessed exceptionally high stability and remarkably improved dispersibility of the magnetite nanoparticles in organic solvent.     

Synthesis of binary mixed homopolymer brushes by combining atom transfer radical polymerization and nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization

This communication describes a novel strategy to synthesize binary mixed homopolymer brushes from mixed self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on silica substrates by combining atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization (NMRP). Mixed SAMs terminated by ATRP and NMRP initiators were prepared by coadsorption of two corresponding organotrichlorosilanes from toluene solutions. Mixed poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/polystyrene (PS) brushes were synthesized by ATRP of MMA at 80 °C followed by NMRP of styrene at 115 °C. Corresponding ‘free’ initiators were added into the solutions to control the polymerizations. We have found that the brush thickness increases with molecular weight in a nearly linear fashion. For a series of binary brushes consisting of PMMA of molecular weight of 26,200 and PS of various molecular weights, we have observed a transition in water contact angles with increasing PS molecular weight after CH₂Cl₂ treatment. Moreover, binary mixed polymer brushes with comparable molecular weights for two grafted polymers undergo reorganization in response to environmental changes, exhibiting different wettabilities.     

苯乙烯/丙烯酸丁酯反向原子转移自由基乳液聚合的合成与表征

采用Tween 80为乳化剂,FeCl3.6H2O/EDTA/AIBN为催化引发体系,在乳液体系中对苯乙烯、丙烯酸丁酯进行反向原子转移自由基(RATRP)共聚合。考察了原料加入方式、过渡金属催化剂浓度及反应温度对RATRP乳液聚合影响。结果表明,得到聚合物的分子量与单体转化率呈线性增长,分子量分布较窄(PDI为1.40)的无规共聚物。借助于凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)和红外光谱仪(IR)对RATRP共聚乳液进行表征,表明加入催化体系进行RA-TRP乳液聚合是"活性"可控聚合。     

Synthesis of graft copolymers from a linear polyolefin through a combination of coordination polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization

This article reports on a facile route for the preparation of methyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate graft copolymers via a combination of catalytic olefin copolymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The chemistry first involved a transforming process from ethylene/allylbenzene copolymers to a polyolefin multifunctional macroinitiator with pendant sulfonyl chloride groups. The key to the success of the graft copolymerization was ascribed to a fast exchange rate between the dormant species and active radical species by optimization of the various experimental parameters. Polyolefin‐g‐poly(methyl methacrylate) and polyolefin‐g‐poly(methyl acrylate) graft copolymers with controlled architecture and various graft lengths were, thus, successfully prepared under dilute ATRP conditions. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

ATRP法合成大分子单体及其在微球制备中的应用

以α-溴代丙酸乙酯(EPN-Br)为引发剂,氯化亚铜(CuCl)与N,N,N′,N″,N″-五甲基二亚乙基三胺(PMDETA)组成的混合体系为催化剂,使甲基丙烯酸叔丁酯(tBMA)进行原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP),得到了端基为溴原子的聚甲基丙烯酸叔丁酯大分子中间体PtBMA-Br。使其末端的Br与甲基丙烯酸发生亲核取代反应,得到甲基丙烯酸封端的大分子单体。FTIR和1H-NMR的分析表明大分子单体结构明确,双键导入率高;再用该大分子单体与苯乙烯分散共聚制得形态规整的高分子微球。     

Surface‐initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of styrene from silica nanoparticles under UV irradiation

Diethyldithiocarbamyl‐modified silica nanoparticles were prepared and used as macroinitiator for the surface‐initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI‐ATRP) of styrene under UV irradiation. Well‐defined polymer chains were grown from the nanoparticle surfaces to yield particles composed of a silica core and a well‐defined, densely grafted outer PS layer with a mass ratio of styrene to silica, or percentage grafting, of 276.3% after an UV irradiation time of 5 h. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry