Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1998, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (7): 1162.

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Synthesis of Graft Copolymer by Coupling Reaction of Living Polymethyl Methacrylate with Bromomethylated Polystyrene

ZOU You-Si, GUO Jin-Quan, DAI Li-Zong, ZHANG Jing-Hui, PAN Rong-Hua   

  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005
  • Received:1997-04-02 Online:1998-07-24 Published:1998-07-24

Abstract: A novel well defined graft copolymer(PS-g-PMMA) with control over the length of both backbone and side chain was synthesized by coupling reaction of living polymethyl methacrylate with bromomethylated polystyrene. The backbond polymer was prepared by anionic polymerization of styrene with n-butyllithium followed by bromomethylation using C8H17OCH2Br/SnCl4. The living PMMA was prepared by group transfer polymerization of MMA. The graft copolymers with narrow molecular weight distribution, D=1.2~1.4, at the Mn of around 3×104~7×104were obtained. The reactivity of the BMPS and living PMMA decrease with increasing of their molecular weight, favorable reaction temperature was-20 ℃. Characterization of the product include 1HNMR, 13CNMR, GPCand DSC, comparing with the homopolymer PSand PMMA, the copolymer has a lower glass temperature.

Key words: Anionic polymerization, Group transfer polymerization, Living polymer, Coupling reaction, Graft copolymer

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