Tailored synthesis of structurally defined polymers by organotellurium-mediated living radical polymerization (TERP): synthesis of poly(meth)acrylate derivatives and their di- and triblock copolymers

Shigeru Yamago; Kazunori Iida; Jun-Ichi Yoshida

doi:10.1021/ja027599i

Tailored synthesis of structurally defined polymers by organotellurium-mediated living radical polymerization (TERP): synthesis of poly(meth)acrylate derivatives and their di- and triblock copolymers

J Am Chem Soc. 2002 Nov 20;124(46):13666-7. doi: 10.1021/ja027599i.

Authors

Shigeru Yamago¹, Kazunori Iida, Jun-Ichi Yoshida

Affiliation

¹ Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan. yamago@sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp

PMID: 12431083
DOI: 10.1021/ja027599i

Abstract

The organotellurium-mediated living radical polymerization (TERP) method allows the synthesis of various polyacrylate and polymethacrylate derivatives with precise control of molecular weight and with defined end groups. The method can be applied to the synthesis of AB-diblock and ABA- and ABC-triblock copolymers composed of different families of monomers.