Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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229136 | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization is one of living radical polymerizations. In this study, four different 9H-fluoren-9-yl benzodithiolates (FBDTs) were synthesized, and used along with azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN), a radical initiator, in polymerization of styrene (ST) at the molar ratio of 3:1. This new transfer agent exhibited the typical characteristic living free radical polymerization behaviors such as good control of molecule weight and narrow molecule weight distribution. It was concluded that the FBDTs can be used as the RAFT agents in free radical polymerization of vinyl monomers.
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Authors
Yong Liu, Chun-He Lee, Yu-Zi Jin, Jian Huo, Youn-Sik Lee,