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Nitroxide‐Mediated Polymerization of n‐Butyl Acrylate and D‐Limonene
Author(s) -
Ren Shanshan,
Dubé Marc A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.201500101
Subject(s) - copolymer , limonene , nitroxide mediated radical polymerization , acrylate , polymer chemistry , polymerization , butyl acrylate , radical polymerization , chemistry , materials science , photochemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , chromatography , essential oil
Summary N ‐butyl acrylate and D‐limonene were copolymerized in bulk via nitroxide‐mediated polymerization (NMP) at 115 °C using SG1‐BlocBuilder. Compared to the free‐radical initiation system, the NMP approach resulted in a moderate enhancement to final conversion and slightly higher incorporation of D‐limonene into the copolymer microstructure. The copolymer composition using the NMP approach did not differ significantly from that of the free‐radical method. A mechanism for the NMP of BA/Lim is proposed which includes a degradative chain transfer reaction due to the allylic hydrogen of D‐limonene.