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Homophase and heterophase polymerizations of butyl acrylate mediated by poly(acrylic acid) as a reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer agent
The radical polymerization of n -butyl acrylate in organic, aqueous, and water–alcohol media in the presence of poly(acrylic acid) containing a trithiocarbonate group within the chain is studied for the first time. It is shown that in nonselective solvents (1,4-dioxane and DMF) poly(acrylic acid) se...
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Published in: | Polymer science. Series B 2015-11, Vol.57 (6), p.547-559 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | The radical polymerization of
n
-butyl acrylate in organic, aqueous, and water–alcohol media in the presence of poly(acrylic acid) containing a trithiocarbonate group within the chain is studied for the first time. It is shown that in nonselective solvents (1,4-dioxane and DMF) poly(acrylic acid) serves as a reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer agent and the triblock copolymer poly(acrylic acid)–
block
–poly(
n
-butyl acrylate)-
–block
-poly(acrylic acid) is formed. In aqueous and aqueous–organic media (under conditions of emulsion, dispersion, and miniemulsion polymerizations as well as polymerization-induced selfassembly), the block copolymer being formed additionally serves as a stabilizer of polymer–monomer particles. The sizes of these particles and the molecular-mass characteristics of the resulting polymers may be controlled via variation in the concentration ratio of the components. It is found that, during polymerization in aqueous media, there is the formation of spherical polymer particles that preserve their morphology in thin films prepared via precipitation of the synthesized dispersion. |
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ISSN: | 1560-0904 1555-6123 |
DOI: | 10.1134/S1560090415060019 |