SET‐RAFT of MMA mediated by ascorbic acid‐activated copper oxide

In this work, cupric oxide (CuO) or cuprous oxide (Cu2O) was used as the catalyst for the single electron transfer-reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (SET-RAFT) polymerization of methyl methacrylate in the presence of ascorbic acid at 25 °C. 2-Cyanoprop-2-yl-1-dithionaphthalate (CPDN) was used as the RAFT agent. The polymerization occurred smoothly after an induction period arising from the slow activation of CuO (or Cu2O) and the “initialization” process in RAFT polymerization. The polymerizations conveyed features of “living”/controlled radical polymerizations: linear evolution of number-average molecular weight with monomer conversion, narrow molecular weight distribution, and high retention of chain end fidelity. From the polymerization profile, it was deduced that the polymerization proceeded via a conjunct mechanism of single electron transfer-living radical polymerization (SET-LRP) and RAFT polymerization, wherein CPDN acting as the initiator for SET-LRP and chain transfer agent for RAFT polymerization. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012

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