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Controlled radical polymerization of N ‐isopropylacrylamide initiated by photofunctional 2‐( N,N ‐diethyldithiocarbamyl)isobutyric acid sodium salt in aqueous medium
Author(s) -
Ishizu Koji,
Khan Ruhul A.,
Furukawa Taiichi,
Furo Masahito
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.13493
Subject(s) - isobutyric acid , polymerization , monomer , dispersity , chemistry , polymer chemistry , poly(n isopropylacrylamide) , aqueous solution , radical polymerization , sodium , copolymer , dithiocarbamate , nuclear chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer
Photopolymerizations of N ‐isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) were carried out in water, initiated by 2‐( N,N ‐diethyldithiocarbamyl)isobutyric acid sodium salt (DTCA‐Na) as water‐soluble initiator under UV irradiation. The first‐order time‐conversion plots showed slowly decreasing slopes indicating a slow decrease of the active radical concentration. The number‐average molecular weight ( M n ) of the obtained poly( N ‐isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) increased in direct proportion, roughly, to monomer conversion. Until ca. 60% of conversion, the polydispersity was relatively narrow (ca. 1.6). 1‐Vinyl‐2‐pyrrolidone (VP) could also be polymerized in living fashion with such PNIPAAm precursor as a macroinitiator, because PNIPAAm exhibited dithiocarbamate (DC) groups at terminal ends. It was concluded that the polymerization of NIPAAm proceeded via a controlled radical mechanism in the range ∼60% of conversion. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 91: 3233–3238, 2004