The LEGO Toolbox: Supramolecular Building Blocks by Nitroxide-Mediated Controlled Radical Polymerization
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Lohmeijer, Bas G. G.; Schubert, Ulrich S.
- Abstract:
- A terpyridine-functionalized alkoxyamine unimolecular initiator was used
for the nitroxide-mediated controlled living radical polymerization of n-butylacrylate,
N,N-dimethylacrylamide, 4-vinylpyridine, 2-vinylpyridine, and isoprene. For the former
three monomers, the kinetics were studied. All polymerizations resulted in welldefined
polymers having a single terpyridine ligand at the chain end and narrow polydispersity
indices. The obtained polymers are valuable building blocks for metallosupramolecular
polymers.
- Year:
- 2005
- Type of Publication:
- Article
- Keywords:
- end-group functionality; initiators; kinetics; nitroxide-mediated controlled radical polymerization; terpyridine
- Journal:
- Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry
- Volume:
- 43
- Pages:
- 6331 - 6344