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Rapid living free‐radical polymerization of methyl acrylate under 60 Co γ‐ray irradiation at room temperature
Author(s) -
Hua Daoben,
Cheng Kun,
Bai Ruke,
Lu Weiqi,
Pan Caiyuan
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.1525
Subject(s) - polymerization , methyl acrylate , irradiation , living free radical polymerization , polymer chemistry , radical polymerization , acrylate , polymer , materials science , living polymerization , photochemistry , chemistry , copolymer , organic chemistry , physics , nuclear physics
Rapid living free‐radical polymerization of methyl acrylate under 60 Co γ‐ray irradiation in the presence of benzyl 1 H ‐imidazole‐1‐carbodithioate at room temperature is reported. The results showed that the polymerization is a fast living process, and that the molecular weight of the polymer is as high as 39 600 g mol −1 at 68 % conversion with M w / M n = 1.09 within 68 min. The polymerization rate was markedly influenced by the structures of thiocarbonylthio compounds. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry