Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of 3-Ethyl-3-(acryloyloxy)methyloxetane
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Singha, Nikhil K.; de Ruiter, Barteld; Schubert, Ulrich S.
- Abstract:
- Ethyl-3-(acryloyloxy)methyloxetane (EAO), a monomer bearing an oxetane group in the
side chain, was polymerized via ATRP using ethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate (EBIB) as initiator and CuBr as
a catalyst complexed with 1,1,4,7,10,10-hexamethyltriethylenetetramine (HMTETA) as ligand. The
polymer was characterized by 1H NMR, FT-IR, GPC, and MALDI-TOF-MS. 1H NMR and FT-IR analyses
revealed no ring opening of the oxetane group during polymerization.
- Year:
- 2005
- Type of Publication:
- Article
- Journal:
- Macromolecules
- Volume:
- 38
- Pages:
- 3596 - 3600