Integration of CuAAC Polymerization and Controlled Radical Polymerization into Electron Transfer Mediated
Wentao Xue1,2, Jie Wang1,2, Ming Wen1,2
1Center for Soft Condensed Matter Physics and Interdisciplinary Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China.
Abstract:
The successful chain-growth copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) polymerization employing Cu(0)/pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA) and alkyl halide as catalyst is first investigated by a combination of nuclear magnetic resonance, gel-permeation chromatography, and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. In addition, the electron transfer mediated "click-radical" concurrent polymerization utilizing Cu(0)/PMDETA as catalyst is successfully employed to generate well-defined copolymers, where controlled CuAAC polymerization of clickable ester monomer is progressed in the main chain acting as the polymer backbone, the controlled radical polymerization (CRP) of acrylic monomer is carried out in the side chain. Furthermore, it is found that there is strong collaborative effect and compatibility between CRP and CuAAC polymerization to improve the controllability.
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