Abstract
This study investigates the efficiency of a novel trifunctional alkoxyamine (1) based on N-tert-butyl-1-diethylphosphono-2,2-dimethylpropyl nitroxide (SG1) (2) as initiator for the controlled radical polymerization of styrene (S) and n-butyl acrylate (nBuA). Three factors, namely the concentration of SG1 initially introduced in excess, the monomer conversion, and-in the specific case of PS samples-the monomer autopolymerization, were found to control the quality of the star samples obtained. Well-defined T-(PBuA-b-PS)3 star block copolymers could also be synthesized by sequential copolymerization using the same trifunctional initiator.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2481-2486 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Macromolecules |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 26 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry