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Development of branching in living radical copolymerization of vinyl and divinyl monomers
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posted on 2023-06-08, 09:12 authored by Iveta Bannister, Norman C Billingham, Steven P Armes, Steven P Rannard, Paul FindlayThe branching copolymerization of 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate ( HPMA) with either ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) or bisphenol A dimethacrylate (BPDMA) as the branching agent has been carried out using atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) in methanol at 20 C. With EGDMA, soluble branched copolymers were obtained provided that less than one branching agent was incorporated per primary chain: higher levels of EGDMA led to gelation, as expected. Analysis of the changes in the molecular weight and polydispersity of the polymers shows that the formation of highly branched chains occurs only at high (> 90%) conversions. Chain coupling is close to the ideal behavior predicted by the Flory-Stockmayer theory, suggesting that all double bonds are equally reactive and that there is no significant cyclization, in contrast to conventional free radical polymerization. This analysis is confirmed by comparison of the consumption of the EGDMA branching agent with predictions from both theory and simulation. With BPDMA as the branching agent, similar results are obtained although branching is slightly less efficient.
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MacromoleculesISSN
0024-9297Publisher
PolymerExternal DOI
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22Volume
39Page range
7483-7492Pages
9.0ISBN
0032-3861Department affiliated with
- Chemistry Publications
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EPSRC CASE grant with Unilever to NCB and SPA (directed by NCB, after SPA moved to Sheffield). Experimental and theoretical work all done at in Sussex. First detailed study of statistics of branching in controlled radical polymerisations. First ever analysis of brancher consumption.Full text available
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2012-02-06Usage metrics
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