Iron(III)-Mediated AGET ATRP of Methyl Methacrylate in the Absence of Additional Ligand

Svetlana A. Bulgakova, Evgeniya S. Volgutova, Irina E. Khokhlova

University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

DOI: 10.4236/ojpchem.2012.23013                

Abstract

The atom transfer radical polymerization on the mechanism of activator generation by electron transfer (AGET ATRP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) in the presence of the catalytic systems, namely, CCl₄-FeCl₃-1-acetyl-2-phenylhydrazine (APH) and CCl₄-FeCl₃-ascorbic acid (AA) is reported. The living feature of this process was confirmed by obtaining well-defined polymers with controlled molecular weight, narrow molecular weight distribution, and a chain-extension experiment. Both reducing agents, an APH as well as an AA, possess the equal kinetic activitis.

Keywords

Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization; Methyl Methacrylate; Iron; Ligand

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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