Controlled synthesis of carboxylic acid end‐capped poly(heptadecafluorodecyl acrylate) and copolymers with 2‐hydroxyethyl acrylate |
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| Authors: | Bruno Grignard Christine Jérôme Cédric Calberg Christophe Detrembleur Robert Jérôme |
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| Institution: | 1. Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules, University of Liège, Allée de la Chimie, B6a, 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman), Belgium;2. Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules, University of Liège, Allée de la Chimie, B6a, 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman), BelgiumCenter for Education and Research on Macromolecules, University of Liège, Allée de la Chimie, B6a, 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman), Belgium |
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| Abstract: | 1H,1H,2H,2H‐Heptadecafluorodecyl acrylate (AC8) was polymerized by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer and copolymerized with 2‐hydroxyethyl acrylate with the formation of random and block copolymers, respectively. The kinetics of the (co)polymerization was monitored with 1H NMR spectroscopy and showed that the homopolymerization and random copolymerization of AC8 were under control. As a result of this control and the use of S‐1‐dodecyl‐S‐(α,α′‐dimethyl‐α″‐acetic acid)trithiocarbonate as a chain‐transfer agent, the copolymer chains were end‐capped by an α‐carboxylic acid group. Moreover, the controlled polymerization of AC8 was confirmed by the successful synthesis of poly(1H,1H,2H,2H‐heptadecafluorodecyl acrylate)‐b‐poly(2‐hydroxyethyl acrylate) diblock copolymers, which were typically amphiphilic compounds. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 1499–1506, 2007 |
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| Keywords: | block copolymers controlled radical polymerization copolymerization fluoropolymers reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) |
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