Reaction of cyclic tetrathiophosphates with carboxylic acids as a means to generate dithioesters and control radical polymerization by RAFT

Alex Duréault, Yves Gnanou*, Daniel Taton, Mathias Destarac, Frédéric Leising

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Abstract

Radical control: Controlled free-radical polymerization of styrene and methyl (meth)acrylate is achieved by using Davy reagents or P4S10 in conjunction with benzoic acid, which leads to in situ formation of dithioesters that act as chain-transfer agents and thus control the reaction. In the case of P4S10/PhCOOH, d[thiobenzoic acid is the key intermediate in this process (see scheme).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2869-2872
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume42
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 30 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Block copolymers
  • Phosphorus
  • Polymerization
  • Radical reactions
  • Sulfur

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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