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(ch 6)

Radical Polymerization

0. Introduction
1. Free-radical(F/R) Initiator
2. Mechanism and Kinetics of classical F/R polymerization

3. Controlled radical polymerization


4. Techniques of polymerization
5. Stereochemistry in radical polymerization
6. Copolymerization
3. Controlled Radical Polymerization

…Reversible-deactivation Radical Polymerization…


(2009 IUPAC recommended)
Why Controlled Radical Polymerization?

Poor control of MW and MWD from conventional free


radical polymerization due to the statistics and
mechanism involving termination and chain transfer

Difficulty (or even impossibility) of preparing well-


defined copolymers or polymers with a predetermined
functionality.

Difficulty in control of molecular and chain architecture.


 Remember “Living” Anionic Polymerization (1956 by Swarc)

Absence of termination and chain transfer

Polymer chain-end remain active: ‘Living’

• Characteristics and Utility of ‘Living’ Polymer System

• Molecular weight control (chain length = [M]/[I] )


• Narrow molecular weight distribution (PDI =1.05)
• Linear MW-conversion relationship

• Synthesis of block copolymers


• End-group functionalization
• A variety of chain architecture possible
Development of Controlled Radical Polymerization
Late 1980s and 1990s

1) Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)

2) Stable free radical polymerization (SFRP) or


Nitroxy-mediated radical polymerization (NMP)

3) Reversible addition–fragmentation transfer (RAFT)


The basic principle underlying all so-called
Controlled/Living Radical Polymerizations:

To suppress termination to the extent that it


becomes insignificant by reversibly trapping and
temporarily deactivating the chain radicals. Although
the activation-deactivation cycle is rapid, the chain
radicals that are free can still propagate.

…Reversible-deactivation Radical Polymerization…


Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization

Strategy 1 kact

kdeaact

Strategy 2
CI

AIKY 1 Halide 계열 트따매마


,

개시제 :
활성화제 금속리간
,
:

1) Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)


처음에 R X를 넣어서 pn -
시작 - 시 금솔리란드맨 가시를 떼가며
활성화
-

Copper(I) bipyridyl(bpy) complex:


측매
리간드
금속
할로겐과 어정도의 반응성
Cu(I)
배위 결합 가능
N N
두가지 산화 상태 아산가

Initiator molecule => CI :


DPn =
개시제 : 질산화물
2) TEMPO-based NMP (nitroxy-mediated radical polymerization)
TEMPO: 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxy.

‘stable radical’
3) RAFT (reversible addition–fragmentation transfer)
Dithioester RAFT agent
4. Techniques of F/R Polymerization
반응
용매시 고체입자에서
-1. Bulk -2. Suspension ~~

monomer 가 용매가 된다고 => Monomer


생각
1) Reactor charges: 1) Reactor charges:

a. monomer a. monomer 불용성


b. initiator b. initiator
(soluble in monomer) (soluble in monomer)
c. water or other liquid
d. stabilizer: poly(vinyl alcohol),
2) Problem & difficulty: methyl cellulose
a. heat transfer
어 2) Vigorous stirring to keep
b. viscosity 용매가 없기에 점도 증가
c. auto-acceleration
~

, 반응속된
suspension

3) Polymer in granular bead form


-3. Solution -4. Emulsion
1) Reactor charges:
1) Reactor charges:
a. monomer 친수성
a. monomer (soluble in solvent) b. redox initiator
b. initiator (soluble in solvent) c. soap or emulsifier유화제
c. solvent (usually organic) d. water
e. others (see next Table)
2) Solvent must be chosen carefully,
often difficult to remove 2) Polymerization in monomer
from the polymer product. swollen micelle.
Latex products (useful for
* polymerization in …
supercritical water-based paints or adhesives)
solvent (CO2)
… 상송유체
소액기 성질 * inverse emulsion (water-in-oil)

=⇒ 압력 > 제기
Composition of
Emulsion
Polymerization

Smith-Ewart Kinetics
5. Stereochemistry in Radical Polymerization

Tacticity and Cis/Trans isomerism

-1. General consideration.

a) Stereo-regular polymer: by ionic and coordination polymerization

1) Chain end in ion pair: counter ion


2) Chain end in metal-complexed active site
3) Low temperature

b) Stereo-irregular polymer: by free-radical polymerization


1) No stereo-regulating radical terminal group
2) Somewhat higher reaction temperature
-2. Factors influencing stereochemistry in F/R polymerization.
1) Interaction between terminal chain carbon and approaching monomer.
2) The configuration of the penultimate repeating unit in the polymer chain.
3) Temperature.

-3. Stereo-regular free-radical polymerization of PMMA.


(ex. syndiotactic PMMA)
1) Polymerization temperature : below 0℃.

2)

3) Terminal carbon : sp2 ( planar )


penultimate repeating unit : bulky ester group.
CFC
- 4. Polymerization of Conjugated Dienes
두래이상
1) Radical addition to conjugated diene monomer.

1,3-butadiene

2) Propagation mode:
a. 1,2-Addition : pendent vinyl group

Stereochemistry: isotactic, syndiotactic, atactic.


b. 1,4-Addition : cis and trans

c. 3,4-Addition (additional for substituted diene monomers)

(CH3)
H2C C C CH2
H

Isoprene
6. Copolymerization

Polymerization of two or more monomers


Examples: Poly(ethylene-co-propylene) (EPR)
Poly(styrene-co-butadiene) (SBR)
Poly(vinylidine-co-vinyl chloride) (Saran), and many others
Kinetics of Copolymerization
Reactivity ratios (r1 & r2)
: the relative tendency of monomer to self-propagate
over cross-propagate
Significance of reactivity ratio (r1, r2)
Discussion on the several limiting cases:

a. r1 = r2 = ∞ : Homopolymer.
b. r1 = r2 = 0 : Alternating polymer.
c. r1 = r2 = 1 : Copolymer composition depending on feeding monomers
in the reaction temperature.
d. r1 × r2 = 1 : Ideal copolymerization like ideal liquid vaporization.
e. r1 × r2 > 1 : Azeotropic copolymerization
(polymer composition not depending on feeding).

* Determination of r1, r2 : by measuring copolymer composition by NMR or other


method at low conversion (<10%)
<Special cases>

Purely Random Copolymer


r1 = r2 =1
*
Probability of M1· or M2· react with M1 vs M2 is equal

r1 = 10 r2 = 0.1
≈𝟎

Regardless of f1: F1 = 0.5


Copolymer Composition Curves
Determination of
Reactivity ratios by Q-e scheme (Alfrey and Price)

* POLYMER HANDBOOK

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