Synthesis of syndiotactic-polystyrene-graft-poly(methyl methacrylate) and syndiotactic-polystyrene-graft-atacticpolystyrene by atom transfer radical polymerization

摘要

Syndiotactic polystyrene graft copolymers, including syndiotactic-polystyrene-graft-poly(methyl methacrylate) and syndiotactic-polystyrene-graft-atactic-polystyrene, were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) using bromoacetylated syndiotactic polystyrene as macroinitiator and copper bromide combined with 2,2'-bipyridine as catalyst. The macroinitiator was prepared from the acid-catalyzed halogenation reaction of partially acetylated syndiotactic polystyrene, which was synthesized in a heterogeneous process with acetyl chloride and anhydrous aluminum chloride in carbon disulfide. The graft copolymers were characterized by H-1- and C-13-NMR spectra. (c) 2005 Published by Elsevier Ltd.