Stereoregulation, molecular weight, and dispersity control of PMMA synthesized via free-radical polymerization supported by the external high electric field

Katarzyna Chat; Paulina Maksym; Kamil Kamiński; Karolina Adrjanowicz

doi:10.1039/d2cc01186g

Stereoregulation, molecular weight, and dispersity control of PMMA synthesized via free-radical polymerization supported by the external high electric field

Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 May 5;58(37):5653-5656. doi: 10.1039/d2cc01186g.

Authors

Katarzyna Chat^{1

2}, Paulina Maksym^{2

3}, Kamil Kamiński^{1

2}, Karolina Adrjanowicz^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Physics, University of Silesia, 75 Pulku Piechoty 1, 41-500 Chorzow, Poland. kadrjano@us.edu.pl.
² Silesian Center for Education and Interdisciplinary Research (SMCEBI), 75 Pulku Piechoty 1a, 41-500 Chorzow, Poland.
³ Institute of Materials Engineering, University of Silesia, 75 Pulku Piechoty 1a, 41-500 Chorzow, Poland.

PMID: 35441625
DOI: 10.1039/d2cc01186g

Abstract

We show the remarkable effect of using static (DC) and alternating (AC) electric fields to control the free-radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA). The magnitude and/or frequency of the applied electric field (up to 154 kV cm^-1) were found to control the molecular weight, dispersity, and stereochemistry of the produced polymers.