Sono-RAFT Polymerization in Aqueous Medium

Thomas G McKenzie; Enrico Colombo; Qiang Fu; Muthupandian Ashokkumar; Greg G Qiao

doi:10.1002/anie.201706771

Sono-RAFT Polymerization in Aqueous Medium

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2017 Sep 25;56(40):12302-12306. doi: 10.1002/anie.201706771. Epub 2017 Sep 1.

Authors

Thomas G McKenzie¹, Enrico Colombo², Qiang Fu¹, Muthupandian Ashokkumar², Greg G Qiao¹

Affiliations

¹ Polymer Science Group, The University of Melbourne, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Melbourne, 3010, Australia.
² Sonochemistry Research Team, The University of Melbourne, School of Chemistry, Melbourne, 3010, Australia.

PMID: 28834049
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201706771

Abstract

The ultrasonic irradiation of aqueous solution is demonstrated to be a suitable source of initiating radicals for a controlled radical polymerization when conducted in the presence of a thiocarbonylthio-containing reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agent. This allows for a highly "green" method of externally regulated/controlled polymerization with a potentially broad scope for polymerizable monomers and/or polymer structures.

Keywords: RAFT polymerization; controlled polymerization; hydroxyl radicals; sonochemistry.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't