原子转移自由基聚合与高分子构筑

活性聚合反应是目前高分子合成研究最为活跃的领域之一，原子转移自由基聚合反应（ATRP）是实现活性聚合的一种有效途径，可实现多种单体的活性聚合和可控自由基聚合。本文介绍了原子转移自由基聚合反应机理，重点综述了原子转移自由基聚合在高分子合成中的应用。     

丙烯腈可控/"活性"自由基聚合研究进展

可控/"活性"自由基聚合能有效控制聚合物的分子量及其分布,并且能调控其微观拓扑结构。聚丙烯腈及其共聚物具有良好的成纤成膜性能,是一类应用十分广泛的聚合物。本文综述了可控/"活性"自由基聚合法合成聚丙烯腈及其共聚物的研究现状与进展,从氮氧自由基法(NMP)、引发转移终止剂法(iniferter)、原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)和可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合等方面对丙烯腈均聚物和共聚物的合成研究作了全面的总结,提出了存在的问题,并且对今后的研究方向作了展望。     

有机催化原子转移自由基聚合

过渡金属催化的原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)是合成结构可控聚合物的重要方法之一,尽管一系列改进ATRP方法可将催化剂的浓度降至ppm级,但不可避免的金属残留仍然是制约ATRP应用的主要瓶颈。近年来,科学家提出并发展了有机催化原子转移自由基聚合(O-ATRP),从根本上规避了金属催化剂的使用与残留。本文对有机催化原子转移自由基聚合的概念、催化体系和聚合机理进行了介绍,同时综述了该新聚合方法在高分子合成与材料制备方面的应用。     

由平面合成聚合物刷--表面引发原子转移自由基聚合研究进展

原子转移自由基聚合反应(ATRP)是实现活性聚合,获得可控聚合物的一种有效途径。通过表面引发原子转移自由基聚合,在材料表面合成聚合物刷,是改变材料表面特征的有效方法。本文综述了表面引发原子转移自由基聚合合成聚合物刷及其最新进展。     

原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)在星形聚合物合成中的应用

综述了近10 年来采用原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP) 法合成星形聚合物的研究进展。从聚合单体、引发剂、聚合方法和反应条件以及聚合物性质等方面讨论了原子转移自由基聚合在星形聚合物合成中的应用,并根据聚合方法和引发剂对各种反应进行了分类。对原子转移自由基聚合技术在合成功能性复杂星形聚合物中的应用进行了展望。     

无机纳米材料表面引发自由基可控聚合反应

无机纳米-高分子杂化材料具有优异的性能及广阔的应用前景,引起人们的广泛关注.本文综述了无机纳米材料表面引发自由基可控聚合反应在合成无机-高分子纳米杂化材料方面的广泛应用,包括表面引发原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)、表面引发可逆加成-断裂链转移自由基聚合(RAFT)、表面引发稳定氮氧自由基聚合(NMP). 着重总结了近几年来这类杂化材料在功能性研究上新的进展,并对今后研究的发展趋势进行了展望.     

原子转移自由基聚合的最新研究进展*

原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)是目前为止最具工业化应用前景的“活性”/可控自由基聚合之一。近年来对其广泛的研究使这一技术逐渐向着“提高可操作性”与“尽可能地减少金属催化剂用量”方面发展;与此同时,诞生了不同催化体系的ATRP衍生技术,如反向原子转移自由基聚合(RATRP)、正向反向同时引发的原子转移自由基聚合(SR&NI ATRP)、引发剂连续再生催化剂原子转移自由基聚合(ICAR ATRP)、电子转移生成催化剂的原子转移自由基聚合(AGET ATRP)和电子转移再生催化剂原子转移自由基聚合(ARGET ATRP)等多种基于ATRP的新方法。本文概述了这几种ATRP体系的发展历程与基本原理,并对其国内外的最新研究进展进行了综述。     

pH响应性高分子的合成及表征研究进展

pH响应性高分子是指某些性能随着周围介质的pH值改变而改变的一类高分子,此类高分子在纳米反应器、表面活性剂、医学成像剂以及药物载体等领域具有极高的应用价值。本文首先简要介绍了pH响应性高分子的概念和分类,然后对pH响应性高分子的合成方法(包括阴离子聚合、基团转移聚合、原子转移自由基聚合、可逆加成断链链转移聚合等活性/可控聚合方法)、结构和性能表征手段(包括核磁共振、多检测器凝胶渗透色谱、动态光散射、中子小角散射、透射电镜、扫描电镜、原子力显微镜等)进行了分析比较。     

自由基聚合近20年的发展

自由基聚合是在上世纪50年代发展起来的,已成为工业生产高分子产品的重要技术。自由基聚合由通用自由基聚合而发展为今天的活性/控制自由基聚合,是近20多年的事情。通用自由基合的研究主要是高活性引发剂、氧化还原体系及多功能引发体系,ESR和激光技术在动力学和自由基精细结构测定的应用等。而活性自由基聚合由最初的引发转移终止剂活性自由基聚合(iniferter),演变为氮氧自由基调控聚合(NMP)或稳定自由基聚合(SFRP),原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP),茂钛金属/环氧化物自由基开环引发聚合,可逆加成断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合,碘转移自由基聚合和有机碲、有机锑调控聚合等活性/控制自由基聚合。本文就以上各方面的研究进展进行简要的综述。     

甲基丙烯酸丁酯的反向ATRP“活性”/可控自由基聚合研究

自由基聚合以其可聚合的单体种类多、反应条件温和易控制、实现工业化生产容易等优点一直在高分子合成领域占有重要地位,而实现自由基“活性”/可控聚合更是高分子化学工作者孜孜以求的目标之一.然而由于自由基非常活泼,在反应过程中极易发生偶和、歧化终止和链转移等副反应,使自由基活性聚合的实现变得非常困难.1995年Matyjaszewski等[1]提出的原子转移自由基聚合(Atom transfer radical polymerization,ATRP)的概念为自由基活性聚合研究开辟了一条崭新的途径.ATRP反应过程如反应式1所示     

Photoinduced ATRP of acrylonitrile with aniline as photoinitiator

Photo-mediated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of acrylonitrile (AN) was carried out at 25°C in N,N-dimethyl formamide (DMF) with aniline as photoinitiator. Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) with predictable average molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution was synthesized with 2-Bromopropionitrile (BPN) as ATRP initiator and FeCl₃·6H₂O/Triphenylphosphine (PPh₃) as the catalyst. The obtained kinetics showed that the photoinduced Fe-mediated ATRP of AN provided a route to synthesize well defined PAN with narrow molecular weight distribution (M_w/M_n). The living character of photoinduced Fe-mediated ATRP of AN was verified by the linear increase of molecular weights with monomer conversion and the molecular weights are in good agreement with the theoretic values. In addition, the chain extension experiments were successfully conducted under the same conditions. The periodic light on-off process was investigated for the photoinduced Fe-mediated ATRP of AN. The obtained PAN was characterized by ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance and gel permeation chromatography. The brominated PAN was used to perform chain-extension with AN as macroinitiator in order to verify the living nature of photoinduced ATRP of AN-Br.     

Synthesis of Well‐Defined Rod‐Coil Diblock Copolymer of Aromatic Polyether and Polyacrylonitrile by Chain‐Growth Condensation Polymerization and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

The synthesis of diblock copolymers of aromatic polyether and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) was conducted by chain‐growth condensation polymerization (CGCP) and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) from an orthogonal initiator. When CGCP for aromatic polyether was carried out from a PAN macroinitiator obtained by ATRP with an orthogonal initiator, decomposition of the PAN backbone occurred. However, when ATRP of acrylonitrile was conducted from an aromatic polyether macroinitiator obtained by CGCP followed by introduction of an ATRP initiator unit, the polymerization proceeded in a well‐controlled manner to yield aromatic polyether‐block‐polyacrylonitrile (polyether‐b‐PAN) with low polydispersity. This block copolymer self‐assembled in N,N‐dimethylformamide to form bundle‐like or spherical aggregates, depending on the length of the PAN units in the block copolymer.

     

AGET ATRP of acrylonitrile using 1,1,4,7,10,10‐hexamethyltriethylenetetramine as both ligand and reducing agent

Atom transfer radical polymerization using activators generated by electron transfer (AGET ATRP) of acrylonitrile (AN) initiated by ethyl 2‐bromoisobutyrate was approached for the first time using 1,1,4,7,10,10‐hexamethyltriethylenetetramine (HMTETA) and 1,1,4,7,7‐pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA) as both ligand and reducing agent. AGET ATRP of AN with HMTETA as both ligand and reducing agent was better controlled than with PMDETA as both ligand and reducing agent under the same experimental conditions. With an increase content of HMTETA, the polymerization provided an accelerated reaction rate and a broader polymer molecular weight distribution. The rate of polymerization with DMF as solvent was faster than with acetonitrile, cyclohexanone, toluene, and xylene as solvents. The polymerization apparent activation energy was calculated to be 45.7 kJ mol^?1. The end functionality of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) was confirmed by ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The living feature of PAN was verified by chain extensions of PAN with methyl methacrylate and AN. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 128–133, 2010     

Atom transfer radical polymerization with activators regenerated by electron transfer of acrylonitrile from silica nanoparticles,and adsorption properties of the resin for Hg2+ after amidoximation with hydroxylamine

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) was grafted from surfaces of chloro‐modified silica‐gel with their surface chlorines as initiation sites, using an iron (III)‐mediated surface‐initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) with activators regenerated by electron transfer (SI‐ARGET ATRP) method. The graft reaction exhibits first‐order kinetics with respect to the polymerization time in the low‐monomer‐conversion stage. The conversion of monomer (C%) and the percentage of grafting (PG%) increased with increasing of the polymerizing time and reached 23 and 730% after a polymerizing time of 24 hr, respectively. Hydroxylamine (NH₂OH·HCl) was used to modify the cyano groups of SG‐g‐PAN to obtain amidoxime (AO) groups. The AO SG‐g‐PAN was used to remove Hg²⁺. The adsorption kinetics indicated that the pseudo‐second‐order model was more suitable to describe the adsorption kinetics of AO SG‐g‐PAN for Hg²⁺. The adsorption isotherms demonstrated that Langmuir model was much better than Freundlich model to describe the isothermal process. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Preparation of a polyacrylonitrile/multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization on a stainless steel wire for solid-phase microextraction

We report on the fabrication and performances of a solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fiber based on a stainless steel wire coated with a covalently attached polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) composite. This new coating is obtained by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of acrylonitrile mixed with MWCNTs. ATRP is initiated from 11-(2-bromo-2-methylpropionyloxy)-undecyl-phosphonic acid molecules grafted on the wire surface via the phosphonic acid group. The extraction performances of the fibers are assessed on different classes of compounds (polar, non-polar, aromatic, etc.) from water solutions by headspace extraction. The optimization of the parameters affecting the extraction efficiency of the target compounds was studied as well as the reproducibility and the repeatability of the fiber. The fibers sustain more than 200 extractions during which they remain chemically stable and maintain good performances (detection limits lower than 2 μg/l, repeatability, etc.). Considering their robustness together with their easy and inexpensive fabrication, these fibers could constitute promising alternatives to existing products.     

基于PAA——PAN嵌段共聚物胶束制备磁性碳纳米粒子

本文采用原子转移自由基聚合方法合成了聚丙烯酸叔丁酯-聚丙烯腈嵌段共聚物(PtBA-b-PAN), 酸解得到聚丙烯酸-聚丙烯腈两亲嵌段共聚物(PAA-b-PAN). 随后, PAA-b-PAN嵌段共聚物在水溶液中自组装形成以PAA为壳, PAN为核的胶束. 用此胶束为模板, 加入FeCl₃溶液后得到了壳层负载Fe³⁺的聚合物纳米粒子, 经230 ℃空气中预氧化, 600 ℃氮气氛煅烧, 得到了核壳结构的, 具有磁性的碳纳米粒子. 用1H NMR, IR, GPC, TGA, TEM, XRD, AGM等技术对嵌段共聚物及纳米粒子进行了表征, 结果表明纳米粒子的壳层含γ-Fe₂O₃, Fe_2.5C混合物, 核含碳, 直径为35 ± 5 nm, 饱和磁化强度为2.16 emu/g. 在分离、吸波和传感器等方面具有潜在的应用前景.     

Graft polymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate via ATRP with poly(acrylonitrile-co-p-chloromethyl styrene) as a macroinitiator

Amphiphilic graft copolymers are excellent additives for the development of antifouling membranes by nonsolvent induced phase separation. We report a convenient approach to the synthesis of novel graft copolymers with hydrophobic polyacrylonitrile (PAN) backbones and hydrophilic poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) side chains. Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate was carried out with poly(acrylonitrile-co-p-chloromethyl styrene) (PAN-co-PCMS) as a macroinitiator in the presence of CuCl/2,2’-bipyridine at 50 °C in dimethyl sulfoxide. Kinetics of the graft polymerization was also evaluated. The synthesis of poly(acrylonitrile-co-p-chloromethyl styrene-g-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PAN-co-(PCMS-g-PHEMA)) can be relatively controlled when CMS (the ATRP sites) unit in the macroinitiator is around 5 mol%. Both the macroinitiators and graft copolymers were characterized by FTIR, NMR and GPC. The surface morphology and wettability of the copolymer films were studied by AFM and water contact angle measurement, respectively. We demonstrate that phase segregation between the PAN-co-PCMS backbones and the PHEMA side chains takes place and the surface hydrophilicity of the graft copolymers increases with the length of the PHEMA side chains. Because these amphiphilic graft copolymers can be synthesized in mass, they will be useful as latent additives for the fabrication of advanced PAN separation membranes.     

Linear and comb‐like acrylonitrile/N‐isopropylacrylamide copolymers synthesized by the combination of RAFT polymerization and ATRP

We describe the synthesis of three novel thermoresponsive copolymers of acrylonitrile (AN) with N‐isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) by a combination of reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Linear copolymer polyacrylonitrile (PAN)‐b‐PNIPAM was directly prepared by RAFT polymerization. Comb‐like copolymers were synthesized by ATRP using brominated AN/2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate copolymers as macroinitiators, which were prepared by RAFT polymerization. FT‐IR, NMR, and GPC were employed to characterize the synthesized copolymers. Results indicate that the polymerization processes can be well controlled and the resultant copolymers have well‐defined structures as well as narrow polydispersity. Then dense films were fabricated from these thermoresponsive copolymers and the surface wettability was evaluated by water contact angle measurements at different temperatures. It is found that the surface wettability is temperature‐dependant and both the transition temperature and decrement of water contact angle are affected by the copolymer shapes as well as the length of PNIPAM blocks. Considering the excellent fiber‐ and membrane‐forming properties of PAN‐based copolymers, the obtained thermoresponsive copolymers are latent materials for functional fibers and membranes. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 92–102, 2009     

Templated Synthesis of Nitrogen‐Enriched Nanoporous Carbon Materials from Porogenic Organic Precursors Prepared by ATRP

A facile templated synthesis of functional nanocarbon materials with well‐defined spherical mesopores is developed using all‐organic porogenic precursors comprised of hairy nanoparticles with nitrogen‐rich polyacrylonitrile shells grafted from sacrificial cross‐linked poly(methyl methacrylate) cores (xPMMA‐g‐PAN). Such shape‐persistent all‐organic nanostructured precursors, prepared using atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), assure robust formation of template nanostructures with continuous PAN precursor matrix over wide range of compositions, and allow for removal of the sacrificial template through simple thermal decomposition. Carbon materials prepared using this method combine nitrogen enrichment with hierarchical nanostructure comprised of microporous carbon matrix interspersed with mesopores originating from sacrificial xPMMA cores, and thus perform well as CO₂ adsorbents and as supercapacitor electrodes.