Nikolaou, Vasiliki, Anastasaki, Athina, Alsubaie, Fehaid, Simula, Alexandre, Fox, David J. and Haddleton, David M. (2015) Copper(II) gluconate (a non-toxic food supplement/dietary aid) as a precursor catalyst for effective photo-induced living radical polymerisation of acrylates. Polymer Chemistry, 6 (19). pp. 3581-3585. doi:10.1039/c5py00406c ISSN 1759-9954.

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Abstract

Copper gluconate, is employed as a precursor catalyst for the photo-induced living radical polymerisation of acrylates. Optimised reaction conditions for efficient ligand transfer leads to well-defined polymers within 2 h with near quantitative conversions (>95%), low dispersities (Đ ∼ 1.16) and high end-group fidelity, as demonstrated by MALDI-ToF-MS. Additionally, in the presence of ppm concentrations of NaBr, similar degree of control could also be attained by facilitating ligand exchange, furnishing narrow dispersed polymers (Đ < 1.12).

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Chemistry
Journal or Publication Title:	Polymer Chemistry
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:	1759-9954
Official Date:	21 May 2015
Dates:	Date Event 21 May 2015 Published 26 March 2015 Accepted 19 March 2015 Submitted
Volume:	6
Number:	19
Page Range:	pp. 3581-3585
DOI:	10.1039/c5py00406c
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
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