Macromolecules

A novel way to synthesize star polymers in one pot by ATRP of N-[2-(2-bromoisobutyryloxy) ethyl] maleimide and styrene

G Deng, Y Chen

Index: Deng, Guohua; Chen, Yongming Macromolecules, 2004 , vol. 37, # 1 p. 18 - 26

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Citation Number: 97

Abstract

A one-pot approach to synthesize star polymers by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of N-[2-(2-bromoisobutyryloxy) ethyl] maleimide (BiBEMI) with a large excess of styrene (St) was described. It was based on preferential consumption of BiBEMI, as an inimer, through its copolymerization with St, to form a branched intermediate in situ as the multifunctional core, which initiated homopolymerization of the excessive St to produce a ...