Green Light-Controlled Switchable Photoiniferter Polymerization

IF 5.1 1区化学 Q1 POLYMER SCIENCE

Macromolecules Pub Date : 2024-12-25 DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.4c02489

Meng Zhang, Steven P. Armes, Zesheng An

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Abstract

Isoquinoline-based acid/base switchable RAFT agents (SRAs) were synthesized and used as new photoiniferters for visible light-controlled polymerization. In contrast to commercially available pyridyl-substituted SRAs, isoquinoline-based SRAs absorb green light more strongly, exhibit higher pK_a values, and offer higher rates of photolysis. Photoiniferter polymerization was conducted in the presence of either blue or green light at 25 °C. A faster rate of polymerization was observed for syntheses conducted using isoquinoline-based SRAs than using pyridyl-substituted SRAs. Polymers with controlled molecular weights and tunable dispersities were prepared in the presence of varying amounts of 4-toluenesulfonic acid. Four pseudoblock poly(methyl acrylate)s of tunable dispersity were prepared via chain extension experiments. Well-defined diblock copolymers consisting of a more activated monomer (methyl acrylate) and a less activated monomer (N-vinylpyrrolidone) can be prepared with relatively low dispersities.

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Macromolecules 工程技术-高分子科学

CiteScore

9.30

自引率

16.40%

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942

审稿时长

2 months

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