Issue 10, 2011
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Polymer Chemistry

Polymerization of 4-vinylpyridine and N,N-dimethylacrylamide using a system without organic initiator†

Sijing Xia,a   Bin Yang,a   Guangzhao Li,a   Xiaoqing Zhu,a   Anning Wanga  and  Jin Zhu*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
E-mail: jinz@nju.edu.cn
Tel: +86 25 83686291

Abstract

Polymerization of monomer 4-vinylpyridine (4VP) and N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAA) could be carried out using a system without organic initiator. It was found that metal catalyst (CuCl) and water played a vital role in this process through a series of control experiments. Polymers with high degrees of polymerization (Mp = 128739 for P4VP and Mp = 355122 for PDMAA) have been obtained by the addition of Au nanoparticles (AuNPs). Radical inhibitor and electron spin resonance (ESR) spin-trapping techniques have been used to analyze the polymerization process and identify the involvement of radicals in the reaction.

Graphical abstract: Polymerization of 4-vinylpyridine and N,N-dimethylacrylamide using a system without organic initiator

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1PY00223F
Article type
Paper
Submitted
17 May 2011
Accepted
24 Jun 2011
First published
27 Jul 2011

Polym. Chem., 2011,2, 2356-2359

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Polymerization of 4-vinylpyridine and N,N-dimethylacrylamide using a system without organic initiator

S. Xia, B. Yang, G. Li, X. Zhu, A. Wang and J. Zhu, Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2356 DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00223F

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