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Cu-based atom transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate using a novel tridentate ligand with mixed donor atoms

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This study is aimed at atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) using a novel catalyst. The bis-(2-dodecylsulfanyl-ethyl)-amine (SNS) tridentate ligand with mixed donor atoms was synthesized in high purity using inexpensive reagents and was reacted with copper(I) bromide to produce the CuBr/SNS catalyst. The catalyst mediated living polymerization of MMA yielding polymers with controlled molecular masses and narrow molecular mass distributions (PDI < 1.25). Also, the kinetic plot exhibited a linear increase of ln([M]0/[M]) versus time, indicating constant concentration of propagating radicals during the polymerization. The products were characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, FT-IR, UV-VIS, GC and elemental analyses (CHNS) and by GPC.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Zanjan, P.O. Box 45195-313, Zanjan, Iran

    Fatemeh Saghatchi, Ebrahim Ahmadi, Hassan Hajifatheali, Hashem Tabebordbar & Farnoosh Karimi

  2. Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), P.O. Box 45195-159, Gava Zang, Zanjan, Iran

    Zahra Mohamadnia

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Saghatchi, F., Ahmadi, E., Mohamadnia, Z. et al. Cu-based atom transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate using a novel tridentate ligand with mixed donor atoms. Chem. Pap. 68, 1555–1560 (2014). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11696-014-0613-z

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