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Controlled Aqueous Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization with Electrochemical Generation of the Active Catalyst
Author(s) -
Bortolamei Nicola,
Isse Abdirisak A.,
Magenau Andrew J. D.,
Gennaro Armando,
Matyjaszewski Krzysztof
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201105317
Subject(s) - atom transfer radical polymerization , polymerization , ethylene glycol , amine gas treating , aqueous solution , catalysis , polymer chemistry , living free radical polymerization , chemistry , radical polymerization , electrochemistry , ether , reversible addition−fragmentation chain transfer polymerization , methyl methacrylate , photochemistry , polymer , organic chemistry , electrode
Enhanced control: Electrochemically mediated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) allows easy modulation of the overall rate and control of polymerization through the variation of an external applied potential, E app (see picture). This method has been successfully applied to aqueous ATRP of oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (OEOMA 475 ) catalyzed by Cu/tris(2‐pyridylmethyl)amine.