乳液体系中的RAFT可控/活性自由基聚合研究进展

可逆加成-断裂链转移聚合(RAFT)是新近发展起来的可控/活性自由基聚合方法。由于该方法具有适用单体范围广、反应条件温和、可采用多种聚合实施方法等优点,已成为一种有效的分子设计手段。本文总结了近几年文献报道的在乳液和细乳液体系中实施RAFT聚合反应的研究进展,对非均相体系的稳定性、聚合反应过程中的动力学特点、以及聚合产物的分子量及其分布等方面的研究进行了综述。     

碘代化合物存在下的可逆-失活自由基聚合研究进展

碘代化合物存在下的可逆-失活自由基聚合(reversible deactivation radical polymerization,RDRP)具有反应条件温和、体系组成简单、单体适用范围较广的优点。本文主要概述了近年来碘代化合物存在下的可逆-失活自由基聚合,主要包括退化链转移自由基聚合(degenerative chain transfer radical polymerization,DTRP)、反向碘转移聚合(reverse iodine transfer polymerization,RITP)、可逆链转移催化聚合(reversible chain transfer catalyzed polymerization,RTCP)和可逆络合聚合(reversible complexation mediated polymerization,RCMP)。概述了各种聚合方法的基本原理、适用的单体、化合物结构与活性的关系以及一些重要的副反应等。此外,还对利用各种聚合方法进行的大分子设计合成和非均相聚合研究工作做了简要的介绍。     

可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合在星形聚合物合成中的应用

可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合作为一种新型活性自由基聚合,由于其具有单体适用面广、操作条件温和、实施聚合的方法多--本体、溶液、乳液、悬浮聚合均可的优点已经在分子设计方面取得了广泛的应用.星形聚合物作为一种特殊结构的聚合物,由于其具有较低的结晶度、较小的流体动力学体积等独特的性质,越来越引起研究者的重视.本文综述了近几年来采用RAFT法合成星形聚合物的研究进展.根据合成星形聚合物所用的RAFT多官能团试剂种类,对RAFT法合成星形聚合物的反应进行了分类.     

聚合诱导自组装(PISA)技术的应用研究进展

聚合诱导自组装(PISA)技术是制备嵌段共聚物纳米自组装体的一种新技术.相较于传统的嵌段共聚物自组装技术,该技术具有边聚合、边组装的操作简便性特点,同时还具有纳米自组装体形态可控、固含量高(高达50％)等优点,使得聚合物纳米自组装体的规模化生产和应用成为可能.经过十多年的发展,基于各种"活性"/可控聚合机理和各种配方组...     

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)在二氧化硅表面接枝中的应用

ATRP方法是在二氧化硅(SiO2)表面接枝聚合物的一种有效方法.通过硅烷偶联剂把ATRP引发剂键接到SiO2表面,然后进行表面ATRP聚合,可以在SiO2表面接枝各种均聚物、嵌段共聚物、超支化聚合物.聚合可以在有机溶剂或水中进行.把ATRP方法同其它聚合方法如氮氧稳定自由基聚合或开环聚合相结合,可以在SiO2表面接枝复杂结构的聚合物如V型嵌段共聚物、梳型共聚物等.SiO2表面ATRP聚合可以通过外加引发剂或外加二价铜来实现聚合可控.     

脂肪酶催化开环聚合的研究进展

酶是一种绿色、安全、高效、专一的生物催化剂,在反应中具有能耗小、可循环利用和选择性高等优点,更重要的是酶催化聚合能够制备传统的化学催化无法(或难以)实现的聚合物,具有一定的工业化前景。本文简述了酶催化的发展历程、机理以及其制备特殊结构和功能聚合物材料的特点,特别是脂肪酶催化下的开环聚合相对于缩聚反应来说,具有反应条件温和、分子量和结构可控性好等优势,因此重点描述脂肪酶催化开环聚合在合成不同拓扑结构(线型、支化、交联)聚合物中的研究进展。     

一种新型用于原子转移自由基聚合过程的Cu(I)络合物的研究

将以三齿2,6 双(苯并咪唑)吡啶为配体的Cu(I)离子络合物用作A TRP引发体系的组分之一,并成功地实现了对烯类单体的自由基聚合.聚合过程具有明显的ATRP聚合特征.和几种具不同结构胺配体构成的Cu(I)络合物的聚合速度结果相比较,本工作的结果基本符合烷基胺≈吡啶>亚胺>芳基胺的序列关系.     

可逆加成-断裂链转移活性自由基聚合的应用研究进展

可逆加成-断裂链转移(Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer,RAFT)自由基聚合是活性自由基聚合领域的一次突破.由于该方法具有适用单体范围广、反应条件温和以及聚合实施方法多样等优点,已成为一种有效的分子设计和材料设计手段.它不但可实现聚合物链端及链段侧基的功能化和制备特定空间拓扑结构的大分子,比如嵌段、星型、梳状及链端氨基聚合物等,还可用于修饰固体材料表面及生物大分子来赋予其特殊的功能.本文综述了RAFT技术在实际应用中的实施研究进展.     

原子转移自由基聚合的动力学模型化研究

原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)是“活性”/可控自由基聚合方法中研究最为广泛的一种,它不仅适用单体广泛、反应条件温和,而且可以方便地对聚合物进行结构设计.为了能够更深入地了解和控制聚合过程,通过ATRP动力学模型化并耦合不同操作方式下的反应器模型已成为必然,它可以更精确地控制大分子链结构,如分子量及其分布、共聚组成及组成分布,同时还能优化聚合条件.从传统自由基聚合理论入手并结合ATRP与传统 自由基聚合的异同,本文首先论述了ATRP动力学模型化过程;其次系统综述了已有的ATRP动力学模型研究,着重对三类不同的数学模型处理方法(矩方法,蒙特卡罗法、商业软件包-PREDICI,GEPASI等)进行了总结.     

Molecular Watchmaking: ab initio Emulsion Polymerization by RAFT-controlled Self-assembly

Controlled radical polymerization using RAFT has the potential to make polymers with virtually any desired molecular architecture. For this to be implemented on an industrial scale, it must be performed by polymerization in disperse media. However, simply adding a RAFT agent to a conventional emulsion polymerization recipe leads to a loss of molecular weight control and formation of coagulum, probably because of nucleation in droplets, which is normally an unlikely phenomenon in emulsion polymerizations. Recently, a method has been devised for implementing RAFT in ab initio emulsion polymerization that avoids droplets in the particle formation stage. The molecular weight distribution of the polymer thus formed shows that molecular weight control is maintained throughout the polymerization. A model is developed to predict the particle size formed in this new type of emulsion polymerization. The new methodology enables synthesis of novel dispersions where molecular architecture can be precisely controlled, such as structured core-shell particles.     

水溶性RAFT链转移剂的制备及应用进展

可逆加成-断裂链转移(reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer,RAFT)聚合是一种有效的可控/活性自由基聚合方法,在功能型高分子的制备中有广泛的应用,RAFT聚合的关键就在于选择合适的RAFT链转移剂。基于环保无害的要求,水溶性RAFT链转移剂的制备就至关重要。本文介绍了RAFT聚合的机理,综述了水溶性RAFT链转移剂的制备及应用进展,探讨出RAFT链转移剂水溶性的作用机理,一方面是极性基团的作用,另一方面是离子键氢键等的作用,这对水溶性RAFT链转移剂的制备有一定的启发。大分子RAFT链转移剂分子中常含有亲水基团和疏水基团,具有一定的分散作用,在水相条件下不仅可以通过扩链反应制备窄分子量分布的嵌段共聚物,还可以制备出微纳米凝胶。     

聚醋酸乙烯酯的光引发可控合成——介绍一个高分子化学综合实验

本实验开展了醋酸乙烯酯的可逆加成-断裂链转移自由基聚合(RAFT),分别运用偶氮二异丁腈(AIBN)引发和可见光引发两种方式进行了聚合反应,运用核磁共振和凝胶色谱等多种手段对所得聚合物结构进行了表征与分析。通过比较AIBN引发与光引发所获得聚合物端基结构的异同,加深了学生对RAFT聚合方法原理的理解。同时,运用该方法实现了聚合物两端端基结构的高度功能化,深入体会聚合物合成设计概念。本综合实验教学不仅通过对比法加深了学生对实验原理和专业知识的理解,提升了学生创新研究能力,而且训练了学生的实验操作技能、大型仪器使用能力和结果分析能力,提升了综合素质。     

One-pot RAFT/"click" chemistry via isocyanates: efficient synthesis of α-end-functionalized polymers

A new methodology has been developed for preparing α-functional polymers in a one-pot simultaneous polymerization/isocyanate "click" reaction. Our original synthetic strategy is based on the preparation of a carbonyl-azide chain transfer agent (CTA) precursor that undergoes the Curtius rearrangement in situ during reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization yielding well-controlled α-isocyanate modified polymers. This strategy overcomes numerous difficulties associated with the synthesis of a polymerization mediator bearing an isocyanate at the R group and with the handling of such a reactive functionality. This new carbonyl-azide CTA can control the polymerization of a wide range of monomers, including (meth)acrylates, acrylamides, and styrenes (M(n) = 2-30 kDa; ? = 1.16-1.38). We also show that this carbonyl-azide CTA can be used as a universal platform for the synthesis of α-end-functionalized polymers in a one-pot RAFT polymerization/isocyanate "click" procedure.     

Initialization of RAFT Agents with Different Leaving Groups – Determination of the Transfer Coefficients

The leaving group of the initial RAFT agent is one key factor during the initialization period of the RAFT polymerization. Benzyl-, Phenylethyl- and Cumyl Dithiobenzoate RAFT mediated bulk polymerization of styrene at 120 °C was investigated by direct measurement of the concentration of the RAFT agent and determination of the molecular weight in the initial phase of the RAFT polymerization using Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC). The initialization period can be described by means of two transfer coefficients that are determined by the stability of the free-radical leaving group. By means of a Monte Carlo simulation the RAFT initialization process was characterized and the transfer coefficients from the experimental data were determined.     

Efficient Synthesis of Poly(acrylic acid) in Aqueous Solution via a RAFT Process

The direct polymerization of acrylic acid (AA) in aqueous solution for high molecular weight by means of living radical polymerization is still difficult. Here, AA was polymerized homogeneously in water by a reversible addition-fragmentation transfer polymerization (RAFT) in the presence of a water-soluble trithiocarbonate as a RAFT agent. Various ratios [AA]:[RAFT agent] were investigated to aim at different molecular weights. The polymerization exhibited living free-radical polymerization characteristics at different ratios [AA]: [RAFT agent]: controlled molecular weight, low polydispersity and well-suited linear growth of the number-average molecular weight, M _n with conversion. The chain transfer to solvent or polymer was suppressed during the polymerization process, thus high linear PAA with high molecular weight and low PDI can be obtained. Moreover, using the generated PAA as a macro RAFT agent, the chain extension polymerization of PAA with fresh AA displayed controlled behavior, demonstrated the ability of PAA to reinitiate sequential polymerization.     

A Versatile 3D and 4D Printing System through Photocontrolled RAFT Polymerization

Reversible addition‐fragmentation chain‐transfer (RAFT) polymerization is a valuable tool for synthesizing macromolecules with controlled topologies and diverse chemical functionalities. However, the application of RAFT polymerization to additive‐manufacturing processes has been prevented due to the slow polymerization rates of typical systems. In this work, we developed and optimized a rapid visible (green) light mediated RAFT polymerization process and applied it to an open‐air 3D printing system. The reaction components are non‐toxic, metal free and environmentally friendly, which tailors these systems toward biomaterial fabrication. The inclusion of RAFT agent in the photosensitive resin provided control over the mechanical properties of 3D printed materials and allowed these materials to be post‐functionalized after 3D printing. Additionally, photoinduced spatiotemporal control of the network structure provided a one‐pass approach to 4D printed materials. This RAFT‐mediated 3D and 4D printing process should provide access to a range of new functional and stimuli‐responsive materials.     

RAFT-mediated emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate: a challenge towards producing high molecular weight poly(vinyl acetate)

The preparation of poly(vinyl acetate) with well-controlled structure has received a great deal of interest in recent years because of a large number of developments in living radical polymerization techniques. Among these techniques, the use of reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)-mediated polymerization has been employed for the controlled polymerization of vinyl acetate due to the high susceptibility of this monomer towards chain transfer reactions. Here, a novel water-soluble N,N-dialkyl dithiocarbamate RAFT agent has been prepared and employed in the emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate. The kinetic results reveal that the polymerization nucleation mechanism changes from homogeneous to micellar and RAFT-generated radicals can change the kinetic behavior from conventional emulsion polymerization to living radical polymerization. At higher concentrations of the modified RAFT agent, as a result of an aqueous phase reaction between RAFT and sulfate radicals, relatively more hydrophobic radicals are generated, which favors entry and propagation into micelles swollen with monomer. This observation was determined from the investigation of the polymerization rate and measurements of the average particle diameter and the number of particles per liter of the aqueous phase. Molecular weight analysis also demonstrated the participation of the RAFT agent in the polymerization in such a way as to restrict chain transfer reactions. This was determined by examining the evolution of polymer chain length and attaining higher molecular weights, even up to 50?% greater than the samples obtained from the conventional emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate in the absence of the synthesized modified RAFT agent.     

Polymerization of styrene in alcohol/water mediated by a macro‐RAFT agent of poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) trithiocarbonate: From homogeneous to heterogeneous RAFT polymerization

The reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of styrene in alcohol/water mixture mediated with the poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) trithiocarbonate macro‐RAFT agent (PNIPAM‐TTC) is studied and compared with the general RAFT dispersion polymerization in the presence of a small molecular RAFT agent. Both the homogeneous/quasi‐homogeneous polymerization before particle nucleation and the heterogeneous polymerization after particle nucleation are involved in the PNIPAM‐TTC‐mediated RAFT polymerization, and the two‐stage increase in the molecular weight (M_n) and nanoparticle size of the synthesized block copolymer is found. In the initial homogeneous/quasi‐homogeneous polymerization, the M_n and nanoparticle size slowly increase with monomer conversion, whereas the M_n and particle size quickly increase in the subsequent heterogeneous RAFT polymerization, which is much different from those in the general RAFT dispersion polymerization. Besides, the PNIPAM‐TTC‐mediated RAFT polymerization runs much faster than the general RAFT dispersion polymerization. This study is anticipated to be helpful to understand the polymer chain extension through RAFT polymerization under dispersion conditions. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012