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