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Synthesis, characterization, and fluorescence of end‐functionalized polystyrene initiated by 4‐chloromethyl benzoic acid and ethyl 4‐chloromethyl benzenecarboxylate via ATRP
Author(s) -
Lu JianMei,
Xu QingFeng,
Yuan Xin,
Xia XueWei,
Zhai JinXing,
Wang LiHua
Publication year - 2007
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.25516
Subject(s) - polymer chemistry , atom transfer radical polymerization , polystyrene , benzoic acid , chemistry , end group , polymerization , radical polymerization , europium , carboxylic acid , ethyl benzoate , polymer , materials science , catalysis , organic chemistry , ion
End‐functionalized polystyrene (PSt) was synthesized via atom‐transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) by using 4‐chloromethyl benzoic acid (CMBA) and the ethyl‐protected carboxylic acid, ethyl 4‐chloromethybenzenecarboxylate (ECBC), as initiators respectively. The structure of PSt proved the living‐radical polymerization. Results exhibit both ATRP initiators afforded well‐controlled polymerization with high initiator efficiencies. However, the study also shows the controllability of ATRP can be obviously influenced by using different initiator in different catalyst system. Furthermore, the terminal group of the PSt1, benzoic acid, can coordinate with Europium(III) ion to obtain the polymeric Eu(III) complex, which shows both emissions of polymer and Eu(III) ion. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2007