New ligands for the living isotactic anionic polymerization of methyl methacrylate in toluene at 0°C. 1. Ligation of butyllithium by lithium silanolates
[en] sBuLi and tBuLi have been combined with a new family of ligands, i.e. lithium silanolates, and used as initiators for the ligated anionic polymerization (LAP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) in toluene at 0 °C. Compared to other known μ-ligands, the accordingly formed Bu(Me2)SiOLi are more efficient stabilizers for the active centers. Under appropriate reaction conditions, a fast polymerization proceeds quantitatively without self-termination at 0 °C and leads to high molecular weight polymer of narrow molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn < 1.2) and high isotacticity (90% isotactic triads).
Research center :
Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Disciplines :
Chemistry Materials science & engineering
Author, co-author :
Zundel, Thomas; Université de Liège - ULiège > Dempartment of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Teyssié, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Jérôme, Robert ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Language :
English
Title :
New ligands for the living isotactic anionic polymerization of methyl methacrylate in toluene at 0°C. 1. Ligation of butyllithium by lithium silanolates
Publication date :
21 April 1998
Journal title :
Macromolecules
ISSN :
0024-9297
eISSN :
1520-5835
Publisher :
Amer Chemical Soc, Washington, United States - Washington