Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry · 2006 · 55 citations · 30 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryPolymer ChemistryPolymer EngineeringPolymer MaterialsLiving PolymerizationPolymerization ChemistryPolymerization KineticsPolymerization ProcessesPolymerization Reaction EngineeringMicrowave Irradiation EffectsReaction Kinetics Under Microwave IrradiationReversible Addition-fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization
Abstract Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerizations of styrene under microwave irradiation (MI), with or without azobisisobutyronitrile, were successfully carried out in bulk at 72 and 98 °C, respectively. The results showed that the polymerizations had living/controlled features, and there was a significant enhancement of the polymerization rates under MI in comparison with conventional heating (CH) under the same conditions. The polymer structures were characterized with 1 H and 13 C NMR. The results showed the same structure for both polymers obtained by MI and CH. Successful chain‐extension experimentation further demonstrated the livingness of the RAFT polymerization carried out under MI. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 6810‐6816, 2006
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