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Accelerated Ambient‐Temperature ATRP of Methyl Acrylate in Alcohol–Water Solutions with a Mixed Transition‐Metal Catalyst System
Author(s) -
Abreu Carlos M. R.,
Mendonça Patrícia V.,
Serra Arménio C.,
Coelho Jorge F. J.,
Popov Anatoliy V.,
Guliashvili Tamaz
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.201200187
Subject(s) - catalysis , environmentally friendly , methanol , chemistry , methyl acrylate , acrylate , alcohol , transition metal , polymer chemistry , ethyl acrylate , organic chemistry , copolymer , polymer , ecology , biology
The current trend in developing next‐generation LRP systems and in particular ATRP involves reduction, elimination, and/or replacement of toxic and highly expensive catalysts and solvents with environmently friendly ones. Here, the unexpected, accelerated, ambient‐temperature ATRP of methyl acrylate catalyzed by a Fe(0)/CuBr 2 /Me 6 TREN system in a mixture of water and inexpensive and environmentally more friendly alcohols (methanol, ethanol, and 1‐propanol) is reported. The data presented open up the possibility of using fast ATRP catalyzed by a mixed transition‐metal catalyst system in solvents that are inexpensive, eco‐friendly, and have low boiling points.