1. All Poly(ionic liquid)-Based Block Copolymers by Sequential Controlled Radical Copolymerization of Vinylimidazolium Monomers
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Daniel Taton, Daniela Cordella, Anthony Kermagoret, David Mecerreyes, Christophe Detrembleur, Mehmet Isik, Christine Jérôme, Antoine Debuigne, Univ Liege, Dept Chem, CERM, Université de Liège-CERM, Univ Basque Country UPV EHU, Joxe Mari Korta Ctr, POLYMAT, Univ Basque Country, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques (LCPO), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, de Biologie et de Physique (ENSCBP)-Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC), Team 1 LCPO : Polymerization Catalyses & Engineering, and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, de Biologie et de Physique (ENSCBP)-Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, de Biologie et de Physique (ENSCBP)-Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)
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Polymers and Plastics ,Radical polymerization ,Ethyl acetate ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,METATHESIS ,Inorganic Chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Polymer chemistry ,Materials Chemistry ,Copolymer ,Vinyl acetate ,Reversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization ,CONDUCTIVITY ,VINYL-ACETATE ,Alkyl ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER ,POLYMERIZED IONIC LIQUIDS ,ELECTROLYTES ,Organic Chemistry ,RAFT POLYMERIZATION ,PERFORMANCE ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,ANION-EXCHANGE ,0104 chemical sciences ,[CHIM.POLY]Chemical Sciences/Polymers ,Monomer ,chemistry ,Ionic liquid ,SEPARATION ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
International audience; The organometallic-mediated radical polymerization (OMRP) of N-vinyl-3-alkylimidazolium-type monomers, featuring the bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide counter-anion (Tf2N-) in the presence of Co(acac)(2) as controlling agent, is reported. Polymerizations of monomers with methyl, ethyl, and butyl substituents are fast, reaching high monomer conversion in ethyl acetate as solvent at 30 degrees C, and afford structurally well-defined hydrophobic poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) of N-vinyl type. Block copolymer synthesis is also achieved by sequential OMRP of N-vinyl-3-alkyldazolium salts carrying different alkyl chains and different counteranions (Tf2N- or Br-). These block copolymerizations are carried out at 30 degrees C, either under homogeneous solution in methanol or in a biphasic medium consisting of a mixture of ethyl acetate and water. Unprecedented PIL-b-PIL block copolymers are thus prepared under these conditions. However, anion exchange occurs at the early stage of the growth of the second block. Finally, diblock copolymers generated in the biphasic medium can be readily coupled by addition of isoprene, forming all PIL-based and symmetrical ABA-type triblock copolymers in a one-pot process. Such a direct block copolymerization method, involving vinylimidazolium monomers bearing different alkyl chains, thus opens new opportunities in the precision synthesis of all PIL-based block copolymers of tunable properties.
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- 2015