Y. Miura, K. Hirota, Hiroaki Moto
Nov 24, 1999
Citations
0
Influential Citations
37
Citations
Journal
Macromolecules
Abstract
Reaction of ethylbenzene, 4-bromo-, 4-(ethoxycarbonyl)-, and 4-methoxyethylbenzenes with di-tert-butyl diperoxyoxalate at 35 °C in the presence of stable nitroxide radicals gave alkoxyamines in 50−91% yields. Lithiation of the 4-bromophenylalkoxyamine and subsequent treatment with DMF gave 4-formylphenylalkoxyamine in 95% yield, and the reduction of the 4-formylphenylalkoxyamine with NaBH4 yielded 4-(hydroxymethyl)phenylalkoxyamine in 89% yield. Anionic polymerization of butadiene (BD) with sec-BuLi and subsequent termination with 4-formylphenylalkoxyamine gave an end-functionalized poly(butadiene) [poly(BD)]. “Living” radical polymerization of styrene (St) initiated by the functionalized poly(BD) at 120 °C gave a poly(BD)-block-poly(St) with a Mw/Mn of 1.30. Anionic polymerization of hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane (D3) with 4-lithiophenylalkoxyamine gave poly(D3) with an alkoxyamine moiety at a polymer end. “Living” radical polymerization of St initiated by the functionalized poly(D3) gave poly(D3)-block-pol...