Tetrahedron

Development of a new class of rate-accelerating additives for nitroxide-mediated 'living'free radical polymerization

E Malmström, RD Miller, CJ Hawker

Index: Malmstroem, Eva; Miller, Robert D.; Hawker, Craig J. Tetrahedron, 1997 , vol. 53, # 45 p. 15225 - 15236

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Abstract

Acylating agents have been identified as a new class of rate accelerating additives for nitroxide-mediated 'living'free radical polymerization. It is found that addition of 1 weight percent of acetic anhydride results in a significant decrease in the reaction time, 48 to 4 hours. This decrease in reaction time leads to greater control over the polymerization process with low polydispersity materials being obtained up to 150 000 amu A possible ...