Self-catalyzed living radical polymerization using quaternary-ammonium-iodide-containing monomers
Self-catalyzed living radical polymerization using quaternary ammonium iodide (QAI)-containing monomers is reported. The monomer contains a polymerizable methacrylate or acrylate moiety and QAI as a catalytic moiety at the side chain. Several (functional) methacrylates and acrylates were successfull...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137732 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Self-catalyzed living radical polymerization using quaternary ammonium iodide (QAI)-containing monomers is reported. The monomer contains a polymerizable methacrylate or acrylate moiety and QAI as a catalytic moiety at the side chain. Several (functional) methacrylates and acrylates were successfully copolymerized with QAI-containing monomers without additional catalysts, generating QAI-containing copolymers. The obtained QAI-containing polymers were further used as catalytic macroinitiators, enabling self-catalyzed block polymerizations of various monomers without additional catalysts. This self-catalyzed living radical polymerization was also used to prepare a QAI-containing polymer brush on a solid surface. This technique is attractive for its wide range of amenable monomers and metal-free nature. The obtained QAI-containing polymers may find biomedical and antibacterial applications. |
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