Polymer dispersity (Đ) or molecular weight distribution (MWD) is a basic but vital parameter for the properties of polymeric materials. Developing new methodologies for controlling polymer MWD is emerging as a researc...Polymer dispersity (Đ) or molecular weight distribution (MWD) is a basic but vital parameter for the properties of polymeric materials. Developing new methodologies for controlling polymer MWD is emerging as a research hotspot. However, the methods to tune polymer MWD in cationic polymerization are still not well explored. Herein, we present a simple method to control the dispersity of poly(isobutyl vinyl ether) (PIBVE) by mixing two different chain transfer agents in batch visible light induced cationic RAFT polymerization. A broad dispersity range (Đ ≈ 1.16—1.80) was successfully achieved while maintaining monomodal MWD. Moreover, chain extension of PIBVE through both cationic polymerization and radical polymerization has been studied, which also provides a method to tune polymer MWD in mechanism transformation polymerization.展开更多
The application of reversible degenerative radical polymerization(RDRP)in the construction of polymer networks(PNs)provides a facile and convenient way to fabricate 3D objects with the ability to be posttransformed.Ho...The application of reversible degenerative radical polymerization(RDRP)in the construction of polymer networks(PNs)provides a facile and convenient way to fabricate 3D objects with the ability to be posttransformed.However,the polymerization mechanism mainly relies on chain-growth polymerization,which limits its wide application for various polymeric materials with different functionalities.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22101196)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2021M692348).
文摘Polymer dispersity (Đ) or molecular weight distribution (MWD) is a basic but vital parameter for the properties of polymeric materials. Developing new methodologies for controlling polymer MWD is emerging as a research hotspot. However, the methods to tune polymer MWD in cationic polymerization are still not well explored. Herein, we present a simple method to control the dispersity of poly(isobutyl vinyl ether) (PIBVE) by mixing two different chain transfer agents in batch visible light induced cationic RAFT polymerization. A broad dispersity range (Đ ≈ 1.16—1.80) was successfully achieved while maintaining monomodal MWD. Moreover, chain extension of PIBVE through both cationic polymerization and radical polymerization has been studied, which also provides a method to tune polymer MWD in mechanism transformation polymerization.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22101196)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2021M692348)the Priority Academic Program Development(PAPD)of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions and the Program of Innovative Research Team of Soochow University.
文摘The application of reversible degenerative radical polymerization(RDRP)in the construction of polymer networks(PNs)provides a facile and convenient way to fabricate 3D objects with the ability to be posttransformed.However,the polymerization mechanism mainly relies on chain-growth polymerization,which limits its wide application for various polymeric materials with different functionalities.
