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ATRP of MMA in Aqueous Solution in the Presence of an Amphiphilic Polymeric Macroligand
Author(s) -
Kotre Thomas,
Nuyken Oskar,
Weberskirch Ralf
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3927(20021001)23:15<871::aid-marc871>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - polymer chemistry , cationic polymerization , amphiphile , copolymer , atom transfer radical polymerization , polymerization , monomer , aqueous solution , living free radical polymerization , living polymerization , methyl methacrylate , radical polymerization , chemistry , chain transfer , methacrylate , materials science , polymer , organic chemistry
An amphiphilic poly(2‐oxazoline) block copolymer consisting of a water‐soluble poly(2‐methyloxazoline) block and a hydrophobic block bearing bipyridine moieties in the side chain was synthesized by living cationic polymerization. This macroligand was applied to atom‐transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate in aqueous solution in the presence of Cu(I)Br and ethyl 2‐bromoisobutyrate as the initiator. High monomer conversion up to 96% was achieved after 3 h of polymerization at 60°C.