| Abstract: | To address the challenge of metal contamination, a “graft from” approach via organocatalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization (O‐ATRP) is developed to synthesize poly(vinylidene fluoride‐co‐chlorotrifluoroethylene) (P(VDF‐co‐CTFE)) graft copolymers. N‐phenylphenothiazine is utilized as a model organic photoredox catalyst for catalyzing the (co)polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA), methacrylate (MA), and n‐butyl acrylate (BA). By employing this technique, high temporal control of polymerization and graft content are achieved. A series of P(VDF‐co‐CTFE)‐g‐PMMA, P(VDF‐co‐CTFE)‐g‐PMA, and P(VDF‐co‐CTFE)‐g‐PBA is prepared under mild conditions. The resultant graft copolymer can be used as macroinitiator to re‐initiate O‐ATRP to synthesize P(VDF‐co‐CTFE)‐g‐(PMMA‐b‐PMA), which might exhibit the potential application as novel dielectric material. |
