Macromolecules

Synthesis and characterization of tris (2, 2'-bipyridine) ruthenium (II)-centered polystyrenes via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization

G Zhou, II Harruna

Index: Zhou, Guangchang; Harruna, Issifu I. Macromolecules, 2004 , vol. 37, # 19 p. 7132 - 7139

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Abstract

A novel bipyridine-functionalized dithioester, 5, 5'-bis (thiobenzoylthiomethyl)-2, 2'-bipyridine (3), was first synthesized through a simple ester exchange reaction with the commercially available dithioester, carboxymethyl dithiobenzoate (CMDB), and further used as a RAFT agent in bulk polymerization of styrene for the synthesis of well-defined bipyridine-centered polystyrene polymers. The molecular weight is well-controlled, and also the molecular ...