Synthesis of a3B3-type polystyrene-poly (methyl methacrylate) miktoarm star polymers via combination of stable free radical and atom transfer radical polymerization routes

Hakan Durmaz, Sermin Aras, Gurkan Hizal, Umit Tunca*

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Abstract

An A3B3-type miktoarm star polymer was prepared utilizing a "core-out" method via combination of stable free radical polymerization (SFRP) and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). First, SFRP of styrene was carried out by using a miktofunctional initiator, benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid tris{3-(2-bromo-2-methyl-propionyloxy)-2- methyl-2-[2-phenyl-2-(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yloxy)ethoxy-carbonyl] propyl} ester, at 125°C. Second, previously obtained polystyrene (A 3-type PSt) precursor with three bromine functionalities in the core was used as a macroinitiator for ATRP of methyl methacrylate (MMA) in the presence of Cu(I)Cl and pentamethyldiethylenetriamine at 90°C in order to give an A3B3-type miktoarm star polymer, (PSt) 3(-PMMA)3, with controlled molecular weight and moderate polydispersity (Mw/Mn < 1.41). The obtained polymers were characterized by gel-permeation chromatography and 1H-NMR.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)203-210
Number of pages8
JournalDesigned Monomers and Polymers
Volume8
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

Keywords

  • Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)
  • Miktoarm star polymer
  • Stable free radical polymerization (SFRP)

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