Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
4 years ago

Living ab initio Emulsion Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate in Water Using a Water-Soluble Organotellurium Chain Transfer Agent under Thermal and Photochemical Conditions

Masatoshi Tosaka, Shigeru Yamago, Weijia Fan, Michael F. Cunningham
Ab initio emulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) using a water-soluble organotellurium chain transfer agent in the presence of the surfactant Brij 98 in water is reported. Polymerization proceeded under both thermal and visible light-irradiation conditions giving poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) with controlled molecular weight and low dispersity (Đ<1.5). Despite the formation of an opaque latex, the photo-activation of the organotellurium dormant species took place efficiently as demonstrated by the quantitative monomer conversion and temporal control. Control of polymer particle size (PDI<0.030) was also achieved using a semi-batch monomer addition process. The PMMA polymer in the particles retained high end-group fidelity and was successfully used for the synthesis of block copolymers.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201710754

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