Anionic Polymerization of 4-Methacryloyloxy-TEMPO Using an MMA-Capped Initiator

Takashi Sukegawa; Hajime Omata; Issei Masuko; Kenichi Oyaizu; Hiroyuki Nishide

doi:10.1021/mz400644y

Anionic Polymerization of 4-Methacryloyloxy-TEMPO Using an MMA-Capped Initiator

ACS Macro Lett. 2014 Mar 18;3(3):240-243. doi: 10.1021/mz400644y. Epub 2014 Feb 19.

Authors

Takashi Sukegawa¹, Hajime Omata¹, Issei Masuko¹, Kenichi Oyaizu¹, Hiroyuki Nishide¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.

PMID: 35590514
DOI: 10.1021/mz400644y

Abstract

Anionic polymerization of 4-methacryloyloxy-TEMPO (TEMPO = 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl) was successfully carried out using methyl methacrylate-capped 1,1-diphenylhexyllithium (DPHLi/MMA), of which nucleophilicity is moderate enough to suppress the side reaction between the nitroxide radical of TEMPO moiety and the carbanion of DPHLi, to yield the radical polymer with well-controlled molecular weight, narrow polydispersity index (PDI < 1.10), high yield (>95%), and almost 1.0 radicals per monomer unit.