Nitroxide-Mediated Controlled Radical Copolymerization of α-Trifluoromethylstyrenes with Styrenes
Fluorinated polymers are important materials in everyday life; however, most monomers of widely used fluoropolymers are gaseous, and their polymerization is difficult in an ordinary laboratory. Therefore, partially fluorinated polymers have recently been reported. As an easy-to-handle fluorine-conta...
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| description | Fluorinated polymers are important materials in everyday life; however, most monomers of widely used fluoropolymers are gaseous, and their polymerization is difficult in an ordinary laboratory. Therefore, partially fluorinated polymers have recently been reported. As an easy-to-handle fluorine-containing monomer, α-trifluoromethylstyrene (TFMST) can be used to produce partially fluorinated polymers with trifluoromethyl groups in the main chain; however, TFMST does not homopolymerize, and there are limited reports on its copolymerization with styrene (ST). In this study, we applied the controlled radical polymerization method, which is effective for the polymerization of ST, to the copolymerization of TFMST and ST. We also showed that nitroxide-mediated polymerization is effective. The content ratio of TFMST in the TFMST–ST copolymer can be controlled between 10% and 40% by changing its monomer ratio. Additionally, the polymerization of TFMST and ST with substituents was performed to increase structural variations. The thermal stability as well as water and oil repellency of the synthesized polymers with different composition ratios and substituents were also evaluated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7312b6d4035d449bac8fc9688bef053f2024-03-27T13:56:45ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492024-03-01296121410.3390/molecules29061214Nitroxide-Mediated Controlled Radical Copolymerization of α-Trifluoromethylstyrenes with StyrenesTadashi Kanbara0Yuriko Ito1Airi Yamaguchi2Tomoko Yajima3Department of Chemistry, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bukyo-ku, Tokyo 104-8610, JapanDepartment of Chemistry, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bukyo-ku, Tokyo 104-8610, JapanDepartment of Chemistry, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bukyo-ku, Tokyo 104-8610, JapanDepartment of Chemistry, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bukyo-ku, Tokyo 104-8610, JapanFluorinated polymers are important materials in everyday life; however, most monomers of widely used fluoropolymers are gaseous, and their polymerization is difficult in an ordinary laboratory. Therefore, partially fluorinated polymers have recently been reported. As an easy-to-handle fluorine-containing monomer, α-trifluoromethylstyrene (TFMST) can be used to produce partially fluorinated polymers with trifluoromethyl groups in the main chain; however, TFMST does not homopolymerize, and there are limited reports on its copolymerization with styrene (ST). In this study, we applied the controlled radical polymerization method, which is effective for the polymerization of ST, to the copolymerization of TFMST and ST. We also showed that nitroxide-mediated polymerization is effective. The content ratio of TFMST in the TFMST–ST copolymer can be controlled between 10% and 40% by changing its monomer ratio. Additionally, the polymerization of TFMST and ST with substituents was performed to increase structural variations. The thermal stability as well as water and oil repellency of the synthesized polymers with different composition ratios and substituents were also evaluated.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/6/1214fluorine-containing polymersnitroxide-mediated polymerizationcontrolled polymerization |
| spellingShingle | Tadashi Kanbara Yuriko Ito Airi Yamaguchi Tomoko Yajima Nitroxide-Mediated Controlled Radical Copolymerization of α-Trifluoromethylstyrenes with Styrenes Molecules fluorine-containing polymers nitroxide-mediated polymerization controlled polymerization |
| title | Nitroxide-Mediated Controlled Radical Copolymerization of α-Trifluoromethylstyrenes with Styrenes |
| title_full | Nitroxide-Mediated Controlled Radical Copolymerization of α-Trifluoromethylstyrenes with Styrenes |
| title_fullStr | Nitroxide-Mediated Controlled Radical Copolymerization of α-Trifluoromethylstyrenes with Styrenes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nitroxide-Mediated Controlled Radical Copolymerization of α-Trifluoromethylstyrenes with Styrenes |
| title_short | Nitroxide-Mediated Controlled Radical Copolymerization of α-Trifluoromethylstyrenes with Styrenes |
| title_sort | nitroxide mediated controlled radical copolymerization of α trifluoromethylstyrenes with styrenes |
| topic | fluorine-containing polymers nitroxide-mediated polymerization controlled polymerization |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/6/1214 |
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