Sono-RAFT Polymerization in Aqueous Medium

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

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Sono-RAFT Polymerization in Aqueous Medium

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

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION | WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201706771

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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.

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Greg Qiao Author Chemical Engineering

Muthupandian Ashokkumar Author Chemistry

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Funding Acknowledgements

E.C. acknowledges the University of Melbourne for the award of MIRS/MIFRS. M.A. acknowledges financial support from the Australian Research Council via an ARC-DP (DP160102908). G.G.Q. acknowledges support from the Australian Research Council via a Future Fellowship (FT110100411).