Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Functionalized Vinyl Monomers Using Perylene as a Visible Light Photocatalyst

作者：Theriot Jordan C; Ryan Matthew D; French Tracy A; Pearson Ryan M; Miyake Garret M^*

来源：Jove-Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2016, (110): e53571.

DOI：10.3791/53571

• Chemistry
• Issue 110
• polymer chemistry
• photochemistry
• photocatalysis
• radical polymerization
• green chemistry
• organocatalysis

A standardized technique for atom transfer radical polymerization of vinyl monomers using perylene as a visible-light photocatalyst is presented. The procedure is performed under an inert atmosphere using air- and water-exclusion techniques. The outcome of the polymerization is affected by the ratios of monomer, initiator, and catalyst used as well as the reaction concentration, solvent, and nature of the light source. Temporal control over the polymerization can be exercised by turning the visible light source off and on. Low dispersities of the resultant polymers as well as the ability to chain-extend to form block copolymers suggest control over the polymerization, while chain end-group analysis provides evidence supporting an atom-transfer radical polymerization mechanism.

• 出版日期2016-4