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“Living” free radical copolymerization of styrene and N ‐vinylcarbazole
Author(s) -
Baethge Heike,
Butz Sören,
SchmidtNaake Gudrun
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.1997.030181003
Subject(s) - copolymer , styrene , polymer chemistry , nitroxide mediated radical polymerization , nitroxyl , polystyrene , benzoyl peroxide , chemistry , radical initiator , radical polymerization , materials science , monomer , organic chemistry , polymer
Poly[styrene‐ co ‐( N ‐vinylcarbazole)] copolymers with controlled molecular weights and narrow polydispersities were synthesized by nitroxide‐mediated “living” free radical copolymerization using an initiator/capping agent system consisting of benzoyl peroxide (BPO) and the stable nitroxyl radical 2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidine‐ N ‐oxyl (TEMPO). The copolymerization behaves in a “living” fashion and allows the synthesis of poly[styrene‐ co ‐( N ‐vinylcarbazole)]/polystyrene block copolymers via a controlled chain‐extension reaction of the prepared copolymers with styrene.
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