Abstract

The effects of polymerization conditions (the types and concentrations of initiator and solvent, the TEMPO-to-initiator molar ratio, and temperature) on the kinetics and mechanism of pseudoliving radical polymerization of 4-vinylpyridine mediated by the nitroxide TEMPO are studied. The key quantitative parameters of the process are calculated: namely, the rate constant of reinitiation, the rate constant of inhibition, and the product of the propagation-rate constant and the pseudoliving equilibrium constant. The optimum conditions for the controlled synthesis of poly(4-vinylpyridine) mediated by TEMPO are ascertained.

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