화학공학소재연구정보센터
Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.33, No.20, 1753-1758, 2012
Amine-Reactive Polymers Synthesized by RAFT Polymerization Using an Azlactone Functional Trithiocarbonate RAFT Agent
A new azlactone-derived trithiocarbonate is prepared and used as a chain-transfer agent to mediate the reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of styrene, ethyl acrylate, and N-isopropyl acrylamide. Well-defined polymers with controlled molecular weights (Mn = 10007000 g mol-1) and narrow molecular weight distributions (PDI = 1.051.10) are thus obtained that retain the azlactone functionality at the chain end. The ability of the resulting end-functionalized polymers to react quantitatively at room temperature with a stoichiometric amount of amino groups with retention of the thiocarbonylthio moiety is ascertained by using 4-fluorobenzylamine and allylamine.