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Resorcinarene-based ATRP initiators for star polymers

  1. Satu Strandman1,
  2. Minna Luostarinen2,
  3. Satu Niemelä1,
  4. Kari Rissanen2,
  5. Heikki Tenhu1,*

Article first published online: 22 JUL 2004

DOI: 10.1002/pola.20257

Issue

Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volume 42, Issue 17, pages 4189–4201, 1 September 2004

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Strandman, S., Luostarinen, M., Niemelä, S., Rissanen, K. and Tenhu, H. (2004), Resorcinarene-based ATRP initiators for star polymers. J. Polym. Sci. A Polym. Chem., 42: 4189–4201. doi: 10.1002/pola.20257

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  1. 1

    Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry, Box 55, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland

  2. 2

    NanoScience Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Jyväskylä, Box 35, FIN-40014 University of Jyväskylä, Finland

*Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry, Box 55, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 22 JUL 2004
  2. Article first published online: 22 JUL 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 9 APR 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 23 FEB 2004

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  • ESPOM Graduate School (Electrochemical Science and Technology of Polymers and Membranes including Biomembranes)

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Keywords:

  • star polymers;
  • atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP);
  • initiators;
  • conformational properties

Abstract

Two novel multifunctional initiators for atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) were synthesized by derivatization of tetraethylresorcinarene. The derivatization induced a change in the conformation of the resorcinarene ring, which was confirmed by NMR spectroscopy. The initiators were used in ATRP of tert-butyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate, producing star polymers with controlled molar masses and low polydispersities. Instead of the expected star polymers with eight arms, polymers with four arms were obtained. Conformational studies on the initiators by rotating-frame nuclear Overhauser and exchange spectroscopy NMR and molecular modeling suggested that of eight initiator functional groups on tetraethylresorcinarene, four are too close to each other to be able to initiate the chain growth. Starlike poly(tert-butyl acrylate) macroinitiators were used further in the block copolymerization of methyl methacrylate. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 4189–4201, 2004

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