Amine-Reactive Polymers Synthesized by RAFT Polymerization Using an Azlactone Functional Trithiocarbonate RAFT Agent

作者：Hien The Ho; Leroux Flavien; Pascual Sagrario; Montembault Veronique; Fontaine Laurent^*

来源：Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2012, 33(20): 1753-1758.

DOI：10.1002/marc.201200367

• azlactone
• chain-transfer agent
• functionalization of polymers
• RAFT polymerization
• ring-opening reactions

A new azlactone-derived trithiocarbonate is prepared and used as a chain-transfer agent to mediate the reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of styrene, ethyl acrylate, and N-isopropyl acrylamide. Well-defined polymers with controlled molecular weights (Mn = 10007000 g mol-1) and narrow molecular weight distributions (PDI = 1.051.10) are thus obtained that retain the azlactone functionality at the chain end. The ability of the resulting end-functionalized polymers to react quantitatively at room temperature with a stoichiometric amount of amino groups with retention of the thiocarbonylthio moiety is ascertained by using 4-fluorobenzylamine and allylamine.

• 出版日期2012-10-26