Multihydroxyl-functional polystyrenes in continuous flow

C Tonhauser, D Wilms, F Wurm, EB Nicoletti…

Index: Tonhauser, Christoph; Wilms, Daniel; Wurm, Frederik; Berger-Nicoletti, Elena; Maskos, Michael; Lowe, Holger; Frey, Holger Macromolecules, 2010 , vol. 43, # 13 p. 5582 - 5588

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Abstract

We describe the synthesis of end-functionalized polystyrenes by living anionic polymerization in a microstructured reactor via termination by acetal-protected functional epoxides. Initiation of styrene polymerization by alkyllithium takes place in a micromixing device with efficient heat and mass transfer properties. A newly developed continuous polymerization− termination sequence enabled quantitative functionalization of the living ...