Reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer mediated dispersion polymerization of styrene

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Abstract

Polystyrene microspheres have been synthesized by the reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) mediated dispersion polymerization in an alcoholic media in the presence of poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) as stabilizer and 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile as a conventional radical initiator. In order to obtain monodisperse polystyrene particles with controlled architecture, the post-addition of RAFT agent was employed to replace the weak point from the pre-addition of RAFT. The feature of preaddition and postaddition of RAFT agent was studied on the polymerization kinetics, particle size and its distribution and on the particle stability. The living polymerization behavior as well as the particle stability was observed only in the postaddition of RAFT. The effects of different concentration on the postaddition of RAFT agent were investigated in terms of molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, particle size and its distribution. The final polydispersity index (PDI) value, particle size and the stability of the dispersion system were found to be greatly influenced by the RAFT agent. This result showed that the postaddition of RAFT agent in the dispersion polymerization not only controls the molecular weight and PDI but also produces stable monodisperse polymer particles. Copyright © 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.

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Saikia, P. J., Lee, J. M., Lee, B. H., & Choe, S. (2007). Reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer mediated dispersion polymerization of styrene. In Macromolecular Symposia (Vol. 248, pp. 249–258). https://doi.org/10.1002/masy.200750226

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