Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2000, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (11): 1762.

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Studies on the Tacticity of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Synthesized by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

QIAN Jun, GUO Jian-Hua, HAN Zhe-Wen, WU Ping-Ping   

  1. Institute of Material Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
  • Received:1999-08-05 Online:2000-11-24 Published:2000-11-24

Abstract: Two series of PMMA samples have been synthesized by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization(ATRP) with and without catalytic promoter(aluminum isopropoxide, (i-PrO)3Al in the temperature range of 0~100 ℃. Their tacticity has been determined by 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance(NMR). The results showed that the polymers by ATRP were all predominantly syndiotactic, and the tendency to form syndiotactic sequences decreased with the polymerization temperature increase. The tacticity of PMMA was influenced by catalytic promoter, [(i-PrO)3Al], because it coordinates with the ester carbonyl group of polymer chain end. The activation parameters governing the tacticity of ATRP were calculated. The results indicate that the same type of active species is present in ATRP and conventional radical system.

Key words: Atom transfer radical polymerization, Tacticity, Poly(methyl methacrylate), 13C NMR

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