Applications of water-soluble cobalt(II)porphyrin in controlled radical polymerizations of acrylates in aqueous media

摘要

Cobalt porphyrin derivatives have been effectively applied for chain transfer catalysis (CTC) and mediating living radical (LR) processes in organic media. This current study is focused on evaluating water soluble cobalt porphyrins in the control of radical polymerizations in aqueous media. Results from studies in water compared with observations in a wide range of non-aqueous solutions are used in identifying how the reaction medium influences the function of cobalt porphyrins in polymerization processes.