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The first report on the atom transfer radical polymerization of an optically active acidic monomer based on L ‐phenylalanine
Author(s) -
Mallakpour Shadpour,
Rafiee Zahra
Publication year - 2011
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.35474
Subject(s) - monomer , polymerization , polymer chemistry , atom transfer radical polymerization , chemistry , phenylalanine , methanol , radical polymerization , organic chemistry , polymer , amino acid , biochemistry
For the first time, acidic monomer chiral N ‐acryloyl‐ L ‐phenylalanine was polymerized directly by atom transfer radical polymerization under mild conditions. Controlled polymerization was carried out in pure water, methanol/water mixture, or pure methanol using water‐soluble initiators, such as 2‐hydroxyethyl‐2′‐methyl‐2′‐bromopropionate and sodium‐4‐(bromomethyl)benzoate at room temperature. The corresponding optically active biocompatible amino acid‐based homopolymers were obtained in good yields with narrow molecular weight distributions. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011