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Synthesis of a photoactive gemini surfactant and its use in AGET ATRP miniemulsion polymerisation and UV curing

  • Chuan-Jie Cheng EMAIL logo , Xiong-Xiong Bai , Wu-Qin Fan , Hai-Ming Wu , Liang Shen , Qing-Hua Huang and Yuan-Ming Tu
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From the journal Chemical Papers Volume 68 Issue 1

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A novel photoactive gemini surfactant was easily synthesised in high yields. The multi-functional molecule can be used as a gemini surfactant, a benzophenone type photoinitiator, and as an ATRP initiator. Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and poly(methyl methacrylate)-block-poly(allyl methacrylate) (PMMA-b-PAMA) were prepared using the photoactive gemini surfactant as an ATRP initiator under soap-free miniemulsion polymerisation conditions. Kinetic results of the miniemulsion polymerisation of methyl methacrylate (MMA) indicate that the reaction has controlled/living characteristics. UV curing was performed by irradiation of the linear PMMA-b-PAMA polymer, in which PMMA-b-PAMA containing a benzophenone moiety functioned as a macromolecular photoinitiator.

Keywords: gemini surfactant; photoinitiator; activator generated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerisation (AGET ATRP); miniemulsion polymerisation; soap-free

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https://doi.org/10.2478/s11696-013-0420-y
Keywords for this article
gemini surfactant; photoinitiator; activator generated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerisation (AGET ATRP); miniemulsion polymerisation; soap-free

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