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Photoinduced Controlled Radical Polymerization
Author(s) -
Tasdelen Mehmet Atilla,
Uygun Mustafa,
Yagci Yusuf
Publication year - 2011
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.201000351
Subject(s) - polymerization , radical polymerization , copper , photochemistry , chain transfer , polymer chemistry , methyl methacrylate , living free radical polymerization , reversible addition−fragmentation chain transfer polymerization , living polymerization , chemistry , materials science , polymer , organic chemistry
Well‐controlled radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate can be achieved by in situ photochemical generation of copper (I) complex from air‐stable copper (II) species without using any reducing agent at room temperature. The living character of this polymerization was confirmed by both the linear tendency of molecular weight evolution with conversion and a chain extension experiment.