Abstract
This study reports a highly efficient photoredox catalyst, Ru(bpy)3Cl2, capable of controlling the polymerization of methacrylates, acrylates, and acrylamides in the presence of thiocarbonylthio compounds via a photoinduced electron transfer–reversible addition–fragmentation chain (PET-RAFT) process. This polymerization technique was performed in a closed vessel in the presence or absence of air. Online Fourier transform near-infrared spectroscopy (FTNIR) was employed to monitor the monomer conversions of methyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, and N,N′-dimethylacrylamide in the presence or absence of air. Interestingly, after an induction period, the polymerization proceeded in the presence of air to yield well-defined polymers (PDI < 1.20). The polymers were characterized by 1H NMR, UV–vis spectroscopy, and gel permeation chromatography. Excellent end-group retention was also demonstrated by NMR, UV–vis, and successive chain extensions of the resulting homopolymers to yield diblock and multiblock copolymers (decablock copolymers).
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