Synthesis of polystyrene-B-Poly(ethylene glycol) block copolymers by radical exchange reactions of terminal RAFT agents

Designed Monomers and Polymers

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 238-244

  Arslan, Mustafa ^a,b   Yilmaz, Gorkem ^a   Yagci, Yusuf ^a,c  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KIRKLARELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

block copolymer; macroazoinitiator; poly(ethylene glycol); polystyrene; RAFT agent

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BLOCK COPOLYMERIZATION; DIRECT ESTERIFICATION; MACROAZOINITIATOR; POLYMERIC RADICALS; POLYMERIZATION MODES; RAFT AGENTS; REVERSIBLE ADDITION FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER (RAFT);

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYSTYRENES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 84887454730     PISSN: 1385772X     EISSN: 15685551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15685551.2013.840478     Document Type: Article

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