Controlled Polymerization of Methylmethacrylate and Ethylacrylate using Tris(4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine) Copper(II) Hexafluorophosphate Complexes and Aluminium Isopropoxide

Schubert, Ulrich S.; Hochwimmer, Georg; Spindler, Christian E.; Nuyken, Oskar

Abstract:

The radical polymerization of methylmethacrylate and ethylacrylate was carried out in the presence of tris(4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine) copper(II) hexafluorophosphate complexes and aluminium isopropoxide. The molecular weight of the synthesized polyethylacrylates increased proportionally with conversion, whereas the polymerization of methylmethacrylate revealed a nonlinear behavior. The polydispersities of the molecular weight distributions observed were between 1.09 and 1.34. Poly(styrene-block-polymethylmethacrylate) was synthesized by sequential monomer addition.

Year:

1999

Type of Publication:

Article

Journal:

Polymer Bulletin

Volume:

43

Pages:

319 – 326