Issue 39, 2016

Controlled aqueous polymerization of acrylamides and acrylates and “in situ” depolymerization in the presence of dissolved CO2

Abstract

Aqueous copper-mediated radical polymerization of acrylamides and acrylates in carbonated water resulted in high monomer conversions (t < 10 min) before undergoing depolymerization (60 min > t > 10 min). The regenerated monomer was characterized and repolymerized following deoxygenation of the resulting solutions to reyield polymers in high conversions that exhibit low dispersities.

Graphical abstract: Controlled aqueous polymerization of acrylamides and acrylates and “in situ” depolymerization in the presence of dissolved CO2

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Apr 2016
Accepted
19 Apr 2016
First published
25 Apr 2016

Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 6533-6536

Controlled aqueous polymerization of acrylamides and acrylates and “in situ” depolymerization in the presence of dissolved CO2

D. J. Lloyd, V. Nikolaou, J. Collins, C. Waldron, A. Anastasaki, S. P. Bassett, S. M. Howdle, A. Blanazs, P. Wilson, K. Kempe and D. M. Haddleton, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 6533 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC03027K

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