Facile one??pot method of initiator fixation for surface??initiated atom transfer radical polymerization on carbon hard spheres

M Ejaz, B Sunkara, L Kamboj, J He…

Index: Ejaz, Muhammad; Sunkara, Bhanukiran; Kamboj, Lakhinder; He, Jibao; John, Vijay T.; Pesika, Noshir S.; Grayson, Scott M. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2013 , vol. 51, # 15 p. 3314 - 3322

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Abstract

ABSTRACT An efficient and novel one-pot process is developed to immobilize the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiators onto the surface of fully pyrolyzed carbon hard spheres (CHSs) via a radical trapping process from the in situ thermal decomposition of bis (bromomethylbenzoyl) peroxide. The CHSs do not require any additional preparative treatment prior to the initiator immobilization. Styrene and methyl methacrylate are ...