Nikolaou, Vasiliki, Anastasaki, Athina, Brandford-Adams, Fran, Whitfield, Richard, Jones, Glen R., Nurumbetov, Gabit and Haddleton, David M. (2016) Discrete copper(ii)-formate complexes as catalytic precursors for photo-induced reversible deactivation polymerization. Polymer Chemistry, 7 (1). 191-197 . doi:10.1039/c5py01578b ISSN 1759-9954.

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Abstract

Traditional copper-mediated reversible deactivation polymerization techniques (RDRP) employ various components mixed in situ (e.g. ligand, metal salt, additional deactivation species etc.) in order to achieve good control over the molecular weight distributions. In a previous communication we described a discrete copper(II)-formate/Me6-Tren complex to catalyse the polymerization of acrylates. Herein, we expand the scope of this complex by investigating the compatibility with various solvents, including acetonitrile (MeCN), dimethylformamide (DMF), methanol (MeOH), isopropanol (IPA), toluene, 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (TFE) and water as well as mixtures thereof. A series of both hydrophilic and hydrophobic acrylic monomers are reported including n and tert butyl acrylate (n-BA and t-BA), poly ethylene glycol acrylate (PEGA), diethylene glycol ethyl ether acrylate (DEGEEA), lauryl acrylate (LA), octadecyl acrylate (ODA), hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA), hydroxyl propyl acrylate (HPA) and solketal acrylate (SA). In most cases, narrow molecular weight distributions were attained (typically < 1.20), even when the polymerization was allowed to reach high conversions (>95%). High molecular weight polymers were targeted achieving poly(MA) with a final dispersity of 1.12 within 2 h (Mn ∼ 120 000 g mol−1) with additional NaBr being essential to obtain even higher molecular weight polymers. As Me6-Tren is relatively expensive to purchase commercially, an additional PMDETA complex was also synthesized, allowing for the polymerization of methacrylates (e.g. MMA) in addition to the polymerization of acrylates. Narrow molecular weight distributions, high monomer conversion and good spatiotemporal control could be achieved with this complex, demonstrating that it could be an efficient and less expensive alternative to obtain well-defined poly(acrylates) and poly(methacrylates).

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:	7 January 2016
Dates:	Date Event 7 January 2016 Published 20 October 2015 Available 20 October 2015 Accepted 1 October 2015 Submitted
Volume:	7
Number:	1
Page Range:	191-197
DOI:	10.1039/c5py01578b
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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