Cyclopolymerization of Cleavable Acrylate-Vinyl Ether Divinyl Monomer via Nitroxide-Mediated Radical Polymerization: Copolymer beyond Reactivity Ratio. 2017

Yuki Kametani, and Marina Nakano, and Taizo Yamamoto, and Makoto Ouchi, and Mitsuo Sawamoto
Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.

Cyclopolymerization of a divinyl monomer, where two different vinyl groups, that is, acrylate and vinyl ether, are connected via an ester bond, was performed under diluted condition with nitroxide-meditated radical polymerization (NMP). Both vinyl groups were consumed at almost same rate under suitable condition, although the inherent cross-propagation ability between the two vinyl groups are pretty low in radical copolymerization. Furthermore, the polymerization was controlled to some extent to give polymers of unimodal molecular weight distributions. The results obviously differed from copolymerization and homopolymerization with vinyl monomers that constitutes the divinyl monomer, 2-methoxyethyl acrylate and 2-acetoxyethyl vinyl ether. Structural analyses indicated formation of the cyclopolymer but the cyclo-efficiency was imperfect indicating that some units of olefinic dangling were incorporated. Eventually, the ester bonds of the cyclo units were cleaved to convert into the copolymer consisting of acrylic acid and 2-hydroxy ethyl vinyl ether and the composition ratio (DPacryl/DPVE) was 55:45. The copolymer showed higher glass transition temperature than that estimated from the composition ratio and Tg values of the homopolymers, which is likely due to the formation of quasi-cyclopolymer between carboxylic acid and hydroxy groups aligned in alternating fashion.

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