Vinylogous thionothio compounds for RAFT polymerization

  • Mathias Destarac
  • , Isabelle Gauthier-Gillaizeau
  • , Chi Thanh Vuong
  • , Samir Z. Zard

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Abstract

The polymerization of reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) using the thioether- thione B9 as a RAFT agent, was illustrated. Dithioesters A1-4 were synthesized and evaluated in RAFT polymerization of ethyl acrylate (EA) and styrene (St). The conversions were less than 10% under classical conditions for acrylate polymerizations where oligomers capped by thiocarbonylthio group of A were formulated. The results show that the creation of stabilized intermediated radical slows down the subsequent fragmentation step and therefore significantly reduces the overall rate of polymerization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)912-914
Number of pages3
JournalMacromolecules
Volume39
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Feb 2006
Externally publishedYes

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