Synthesis of degradable homopolymer, gradient and block copolymers, and self-assembly via RAFT polymerization of 4,4-Dimethyl-2-methylene-1,3-dioxolan-5-one

• Main Authors: Er, Gerald Tze Kwang, Lim, Haydon Xuan Yong, Oh, Xin Yi, Goto, Atsushi
• Other Authors: School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2025
• Subjects: Chemistry; Free radical polymerization; 2-methylene
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/182010
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerizations of 4,4-dimethyl-2-methylene-1,3-dioxolan-5-one (DMDL) were conducted to yield degradable polymers with low dispersities. As well as homopolymers, random copolymers and block copolymers were synthesized by combining DMDL with various hy...