1. Chemical Engineering Department, University of Coimbra, Pólo II, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030–290 Coimbra, Portugal;2. Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA;3. Cires S. A. - Companhia Industrial de Resinas Sintéticas, Apartado 20, Samoqueiro - Avanca, 3864–752 Estarreja, Portugal
Abstract:
Living radical polymerization of lauryl acrylate was achieved by SET/DTLRP in water catalyzed by sodium dithionite. The work describes the synthesis of a highly hydrophobic and polar monomer in aqueous medium. The plots of versus conversion and ln[M]0/[M] versus time are linear, indicating a controlled polymerization. This method leads to α,ω-diiodopoly(lauryl acrylate)s that can be further functionalized. The MWDs were determined using a combination of three detectors: RALLS, DV, and RI. The method studied in this work represents a possible route to prepare well-tailored macromolecules made of LA in environment friendly reaction medium. The syndiotactic content is 75%.
versus conversion and ln[M]0/[M] versus time are linear, indicating a controlled polymerization. This method leads to α,ω-diiodopoly(lauryl acrylate)s that can be further functionalized. The MWDs were determined using a combination of three detectors: RALLS, DV, and RI. The method studied in this work represents a possible route to prepare well-tailored macromolecules made of LA in environment friendly reaction medium. The syndiotactic content is 75%. 