Anionic polymerization of p-(2,2′-diphenylethyl)styrene and applications to graft copolymers

Autor: Jianmin Lu, Wantai Yang, Zhifeng Fu, Minglu Huang, Bingyong Han
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Designed Monomers and Polymers, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 66-73 (2017)
ISSN: 1568-5551
DOI: 10.1080/15685551.2016.1231044
Popis: Well-controlled anionic polymerization of an initiator-functionalized monomer, p-(2,2′-diphenylethyl)styrene (DPES), was achieved for the first time. The polymerization was performed in a mixed solvent of cyclohexane and tetrahydrofuran (THF) at 40 °C with n-BuLi as initiator. When the volume ratio of cyclohexane to THF was 20, the anionic polymerization of DPES showed living polymerization characteristics, and well-defined block copolymer PDPES-b-PS was successfully synthesized. Furthermore, radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate in the presence of PDPES effectively afforded a graft copolymer composed of a polystyrene backbone and poly(methyl methacrylate) branches. The designation of analogous monomers and polymers was of great significance to synthesize a variety of sophisticated copolymer and functionalize polymer materials.
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