Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization from Cellulose Fibers at Ambient Temperature
- 16 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Vol. 124 (6), 900-901
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ja016582h
Abstract
Cellulose fibers have been successfully grafted with poly(methyl acrylate) using atom transfer radical polymerization, mediated by Me6-TREN and Cu(I)Br at ambient temperature. The initially hydrophilic cellulose was first modified by reacting the hydrozyl groups with 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide whereupon methyl acrylate was grafted from the surface. The resulting polymer-grafted papers were extremely hydrophobic, θa = 133°. FT-IR analysis indicates that the amount of grafted polymer can be controlled by adding sacrificial initiator to the polymerizing system. Size exclusion chromatography of the bulk polymer revealed narrow polydispersities and a molecular weight corresponding to the ratio [M]:[I].Keywords
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