Star Polymers of Sodium Styrenesulfonate Prepared by One-Pot TEMPO-Controlled SFRP

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (8) ◽  
pp. 1117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianfu Ding ◽  
Steven Holdcroft
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Free Radical ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Star Polymers ◽  
One Pot ◽  
Stable Free Radical ◽  
Radical Coupling ◽  
Repeat Units ◽  
Divinyl Benzene ◽  
Sodium Styrenesulfonate

Star polymers of sodium styrenesulfonate with controlled arm length were prepared in a one-pot polymerization. Sodium styrenesulfonate was first polymerized with controlled molecular weight and narrow polydispersity by stable free radical polymerization. Poly(sodium styrenesulfonate) was terminated with divinyl benzene and star polymers prepared via stable free radical coupling of vinylic terminal groups. Star polymers based on arms of 20 and 32 repeat units possessed ~33 and ~41 arms per star respectively. Formation of star polymers with much longer arms was limited by poor coupling kinetics.

scholarly journals Effect of Ferocene Concentration on the Percent Conversion and Molecular Weight of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Homopolymers

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-319
Author(s):  
Baghdad Science Journal
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Free Radical ◽  
Methyl Methacrylate ◽  
Benzoyl Peroxide ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Free Oxygen ◽  
Poly Methyl Methacrylate ◽  
Methacrylate Monomer ◽  
Percent Conversion ◽  
Methyl Methacrylate Monomer

This research is addressing the effect of different ferrocene concentration (0.00, 2.15x10-3, 4.30x10-3, 8.60x10-3, and 12.9x10-3) on the bulk free radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate monomer in benzene using benzoyl peroxide as initiator. The polymerization was conducted at 60º C under free oxygen atmosphere. The resulting polymers were characterized by FTIR. The results were compared with the presence and absence of ferrocene at 10% conversion. The %conversion was 3.04% with no ferrocene present in the polymerization medium and its increase to 9.06 with a first lowest ferrocene concentration added, i.e. 2.15 x10-3mol/l. This was positively reflected on the poly(methyl methacrylate) molecular weight measured by viscosity technique, especially in the presence of ferrocene.

The Kinetics of Free-Radical Polymerization: Fundamental Aspects

2002 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 399 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. T. Russell
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Free Radical ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Chain Length ◽  
Free Radical Polymerization ◽  
Length Dependence ◽  
Model Independent ◽  
Living Free Radical Polymerization ◽  
Kinetics Of

Some fundamental aspects of the kinetics of free-radical polymerization are reviewed. So-called classical results for rate and molecular-weight distribution are first of all presented. It is shown how this approach can be built upon when chain-length-dependent termination is allowed, which it always should be. Various termination models are considered, and it is illustrated that although the models are different, rather remarkably they give common, model-independent behaviour. Some leading experimental results regarding the chain-length dependence of termination are summarized, before the chain-length dependence of other reactivities, the variation of reactivities with conversion, and non-steady state experiments are briefly discussed. Finally, living free-radical polymerization as effected by a reversible termination agent is considered. An outline of the kinetics of these systems is given, with the oft-neglected importance of conventional termination being stressed.

Molecular Weight Characterization of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Prepared by Living Free-Radical Polymerization

2000 ◽  
Vol 33 (18) ◽  
pp. 6738-6745 ◽  
Author(s):  
François Ganachaud ◽  
Michael J. Monteiro ◽  
Robert G. Gilbert ◽  
Marie-Anne Dourges ◽  
San H. Thang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Free Radical ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Free Radical Polymerization ◽  
Living Free Radical Polymerization
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