Tertiary amine catalyzed photo-induced controlled radical polymerization of methacrylates

• DOI: 10.1039/c5py00840a
• Publication Date: 2015-07-03T08:02:14Z
• Authors: Qiang Fu; Thomas G. McKenzie; Shereen Tan; Eunhyung Nam; Greg G. Qiao
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

A novel tertiary amine catalyst and trithiocarbonate synergistic photo-induced controlled radical polymerization of methacrylates has been realized under mild UV irradiation, yielding polymethacrylates with low molecular weight distributions and excellent end-group fidelity.