Synthesis of PMMA by Single-Electron Transfer Radical Polymerization Using Benzyl Chloride as Initiator

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Single electron transfer living radical polymerization (SET-LRP) has developed to be a robust tool for the construction of well-designed polymers. This paper reports the influence of one cheaper initiator on the SET-LRP process. The SET-LRP of methyl methacrylate (MMA) initiated with benzyl chloride and catalyzed by Cu(0)/PMDETA at 25°C in methanol is described. The polymerization kinetics was recorded. The reactions followed first-order kinetic in monomer consumption and the molecular weights increased linearly with conversion while retaining narrow molecular weight distribution. Therefore, it is plausible that SET-LRP of MMA initiated with benzyl chloride process to yield well defined macromolecules.

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