Control of the Radical Polymerization by 2,2,15,15-tetramethyl-1-aza-4,7,10,13-tetraoxacyclopentadecan-1-oxyl and its Sodium Salt

Gilles Olive (1) , Xavier Rozanska (2) , Wilfred Smulders (1) , Alain Jacques (3) , Anton German (1)

1 SPC - Department of Polymer Chemistry and Coatings Technology
2 Schuit Institute of Catalysis, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis
3 LCS - Laboratoire de Chimie Structurale

The control of the radical polymerization of styrene by 2,2,15,15-tetramethyl-1-aza-4,7,10,13-tetraoxacyclopentadecan-1-oxyl is reported here in bulk at 90 °C, 120 °C and in miniemulsion. Similarly the control by its sodium complex is reported in bulk at 90 °C.

Mots clés: crownether; ESR/EPR; nitroxide; polystyrene; radical polymerization

Domaines: Polymères

Gilles Olive, Xavier Rozanska, Wilfred Smulders, Alain Jacques, Anton German. Control of the Radical Polymerization by 2,2,15,15-tetramethyl-1-aza-4,7,10,13-tetraoxacyclopentadecan-1-oxyl and its Sodium Salt. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2002, 203 (12), pp.1790-1796. ⟨hal-00660631⟩