Atom transfer polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated by carbosilane dendritic species

Neides J. Hovestad, Johann T B H Jastrzebski, Gerard Van Koten, Stefan A F Bon, Carl Waterson, David M. Haddleton

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    Abstract

    A range of carbosilane dendrimers which have been functionalized with a tertiary bromide species and, subsequently, polymerized through atom transfer polymerization using methyl methacrylate (MMA) as monomer is reported. Schiff's base ligands were used for Cu(I)Br complexation. The use of these ligands have proven to be extremely effective for atom transfer polymerization of methacrylates and other vinyl monomers. The influence of the dendritic initiators on the molecular weight distributions of the polymer material produced throughout the living radical polymerization process was investigated.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAmerican Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry
    PublisherAmerican Chemical Society
    Pages393-394
    Number of pages2
    Volume40
    Edition2
    Publication statusPublished - Aug 1999

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