Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Styrene and Acrylates: Effects of Catalyst, Ligand, Solvent, and Initiator

Authors

  • M. W. Ullah Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Comilla University, Cumilla-3506, Bangladesh
  • N. Haraguchi Department of Applied Chemistry and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, 1-1 Hibarigaoka, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi 441-8580, Japan
  • M. A. Ali Department of Applied Chemistry and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, 1-1 Hibarigaoka, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi 441-8580, Japan
  • M. R. Alam Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Comilla University, Cumilla-3506, Bangladesh
  • M. Mahiuddin Chemistry Discipline, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Khulna University, Khunla-9208, Bangladesh
  • S. K. Ahamed Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, Comilla University, Cumilla-3506, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v13i3.53347

Abstract

Well-defined polystyrenes were successfully prepared by the CuX/(dN)bpy or CuX/ PMDETA catalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization of styrene using 1-phenylethyl bromide (1-PEBr) or benzyl bromide (BnBr) as initiators. We found that the CuX/PMDETA catalyzed ATRP of styrene proceeded faster than CuX/(dN)bpy catalyzed counterpart in bulk, diphenyl ether (DPE) and anisole. Using CuX/(dN)bpy catalyst, well-defined polystyrenes were obtained with good chain-end functionalities and low polydispersity (Mw/Mn <1.5) compared to CuX/PMDETA catalyst. The CuBr/PMDETA catalyzed ATRP of n-butyl acrylate (nBA), n-butyl methacrylate (nBMA), and tert-butyl methacrylate (tBMA) were also proceeded in a controlled manner. The molecular structure and molecular weight of polymers were determined by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy and size exclusion chromatography (SEC), respectively.

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Published

2021-09-01

How to Cite

Ullah, M. W., Haraguchi, N. ., Ali, M. A. ., Alam, M. R., Mahiuddin, M., & Ahamed, S. K. (2021). Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Styrene and Acrylates: Effects of Catalyst, Ligand, Solvent, and Initiator. Journal of Scientific Research, 13(3), 999–1010. https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v13i3.53347

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2021)

Section

Section B: Chemical and Biological Sciences

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