Temperature-Selective Dual Radical Generation from Alkyl Diiodide: Applications to Synthesis of Asymmetric CABC
Jie Zheng1, Chen-Gang Wang1, Yu Yamaguchi2
1Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore, Singapore.
Abstract:
Temperature-selective radical generation from a newly designed alkyl diiodide (I-R2 -R1 -I) was studied. R1 -I and I-R2 had different reactivities for generating alkyl radicals in the presence of a tetraoctylammonium iodide (ONI) catalyst. Taking advantage of the temperature selectivity, we used the alkyl diiodide as a dual initiator in ONI-catalyzed living radical polymerization to uniquely synthesize CABC non-symmetric multi-block copolymers. Because of their non-symmetric structure, CABC multi-block copolymers form unique assemblies, that is, Janus-type particles with hetero-segment coronas and flower-like particles with hetero-segment petals.
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