TITLE:
Iron(III)-Mediated AGET ATRP of Methyl Methacrylate in the Absence of Additional Ligand
AUTHORS:
Svetlana A. Bulgakova, Evgeniya S. Volgutova, Irina E. Khokhlova
KEYWORDS:
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization; Methyl Methacrylate; Iron; Ligand
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Polymer Chemistry,
Vol.2 No.3,
August
31,
2012
ABSTRACT: The atom transfer radical polymerization on the mechanism of activator generation by electron transfer (AGET ATRP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) in the presence of the catalytic systems, namely, CCl4-FeCl3-1-acetyl-2-phenylhydrazine (APH) and CCl4-FeCl3-ascorbic acid (AA) is reported. The living feature of this process was confirmed by obtaining well-defined polymers with controlled molecular weight, narrow molecular weight distribution, and a chain-extension experiment. Both reducing agents, an APH as well as an AA, possess the equal kinetic activitis.