Synthesis of Poly(lauryl acrylate) by Single-Electron Transfer/Degenerative Cha...

• Author(s): Coelho, Jorge F. J. ; Carvalho, Erica Y. ; Marques, Dina S. ; Popov, Anatoliy V. ; Goncalves, Pedro M. ; Gil, Maria H.
• Date: 2007
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/8177
• Origin: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Living radical polymerization of lauryl acrylate was achieved by SET/DTLRP in water catalyzed by sodium dithionite. The work describes the synthesis of a highly hydrophobic and polar monomer in aqueous medium. The plots of versus conversion and ln[M]0/[M] versus time are linear, indicating a controlled polymerization. This method leads to alpha,omega-diiodopoly(lauryl acrylate)s that can be further functionalized. The MWDs were determined using a combination of three detectors: RALLS, DV, and RI. The method studied in this work represents a possible route to prepare well-tailored macromolecules made of LA in environment friendly reaction medium. The syndiotactic content is 75%. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.200700015