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Application of novel ionic liquids for reverse atom transfer radical polymerization of methacrylonitrile without any additional ligand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Hou Chen ,
Yanfeng Meng ,
Ying Liang ,
Zixuan Lu  and
Pingli Lv
Hou Chen*
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, People’s Republic of China
Pingli Lv
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, People’s Republic of China
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: sdchenhou@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Reverse atom transfer radical polymerization of methacrylonitrile (MAN) initiated by azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) was approached for the first time in the absence of any ligand in four novel ionic liquids, 1-methylimidazolium acetate ([mim][AT]), 1-methylimidazolium butyrate ([mim][BT]), 1-methylimidazolium caproate ([mim][CT]), and 1-methylimidazolium heptylate ([mim][HT]). The polymerization in [mim][AT] not only showed the best control of molecular weight and its distribution but also provided a more rapid reaction rate with the ratio of [MAN]:[FeCl3]:[AIBN] at 300:2:1. The block copolymer PMAN-b-PSt was obtained via a conventional ATRP process in [mim][AT] by using the resulting PMAN as a macroinitiator. After simple purification, [mim][AT] and FeCl3 could be easily recycled and reused and had no effect on the living nature of reverse atom transfer radical polymerization of MAN.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 24 , Issue 5 , May 2009 , pp. 1880 - 1885
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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