Abstract
Pseudo-living radical polymerization and reverse atom transfer radical polymerization (RATRP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) were reported, utilizing tris-(4-carboxyphenyl)methane (TCOPM) as the thermal iniferter and initiator, respectively. The polymerization of MMA using TCOPM as thermal iniferter possesses pseudo-living characteristics: Mn increases with conversion in a certain range, and the resulted polymer can be used as the macro-initiator for chain extension. The RATRP using TCOPM as the initiator shows linear kinetic plot, linear increase of Mn with conversion and narrow polydispersity indice (PDI) of the resultant polymers. Effects of temperature on both polymerizations were investigated.
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