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Controlled radical polymerization of styrene mediated by the C-phenyl-N-tert-butylnitrone/AIBN pair: Kinetics and electron spin resonance analysis
Sciannamea, Valérie; Catala, Jean-Marie; Jérôme, Robert et al.
2007In Journal of Polymer Science. Part A, Polymer Chemistry, 45 (7), p. 1219-1235
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Keywords :
radical polymerization; nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP)
Abstract :
[en] Kinetics of the free radical polymerization of styrene at 110 degrees C has been investigated in the presence of C-phenyl-N-tert-butylnitrone (PBN) and 2,2'-azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) after prereaction in toluene at 85 degrees C. The effect of the prereaction time and the PBN/AIBN molar ratio on the in situ formation of nitroxides and alkoxyamines (at 85 degrees C), and ultimately on the control of the styrene polymerization at 110 degrees C, has been investigated. As a rule, the styrene radical polymerization is controlled, and the mechanism is one of the classical nitroxide-mediated polymerization. Only one type of nitroxide (low-molecular-mass nitroxide) is formed whatever the prereaction conditions at 85 degrees C, and the equilibrium constant (K) between active and dormant species is 8.7 x 10(-10) mol L-1 at 110 degrees C. At this temperature, the dissociation rate constant (k(d)) is 3.7 x 10(-3) s(-1), the recombination rate constant (k(c)) is 4.3 x 10(6) L mol(-1) s(-1), whereas the activation energy (E-a,E-diss), for the dissociation of the alkoxyamine at the chain-end is similar to 125 kJ mol(-1). Importantly, the propagation rate at 110 degrees C, which does not change significantly with the prereaction time and the PBN/AIBN molar ratio at 85 degrees C, is higher than that for the thermal polymerization at 110 degrees C. This propagation rate directly depends on the equilibrium constant K and on the alkoxyamine and nitroxide concentrations, as well.
Research center :
Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Disciplines :
Materials science & engineering
Chemistry
Author, co-author :
Sciannamea, Valérie;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Catala, Jean-Marie;  Institut Charles Sadron, Strasbourg, France
Jérôme, Robert ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Detrembleur, Christophe ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Language :
English
Title :
Controlled radical polymerization of styrene mediated by the C-phenyl-N-tert-butylnitrone/AIBN pair: Kinetics and electron spin resonance analysis
Publication date :
01 April 2007
Journal title :
Journal of Polymer Science. Part A, Polymer Chemistry
ISSN :
0887-624X
eISSN :
1099-0518
Publisher :
Wiley, Hoboken, United States - New Jersey
Volume :
45
Issue :
7
Pages :
1219-1235
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
BELSPO - SPP Politique scientifique - Service Public Fédéral de Programmation Politique scientifique
FRIA - Fonds pour la Formation à la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l'Agriculture [BE]
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
CGRI - Commissariat Général aux Relations internationales
CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique [FR]
Commentary :
The authors acknowledge Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry (Wiley) for allowing them to archive this paper.
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