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Thermal polymerization of styrene in the presence of TEMPO

2008; Elsevier BV; Volume: 64; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ces.2008.10.013

1873-4405

Afsaneh Nabifar, Neil T. McManus, Eduardo Vivaldo‐Lima, Liliane Maria Ferrareso Lona, Alexander Penlidis,

Epoxy Resin Curing Processes

To investigate aspects of the contribution of (thermal) self-initiation in nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization (NMRP) of styrene, selective styrene polymerizations with 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy (TEMPO) in the absence of initiator were carried out at 120 and 130 °C. The results of these experiments (including conversion data, molecular weight averages, polydispersity and molecular weight distribution information) were compared with regular thermal polymerization of styrene and NMRP of styrene in the presence of a bimolecular initiator (benzoyl peroxide; BPO). It was observed that although the thermal polymerization of styrene can be controlled to some extent in the presence of TEMPO to provide polystyrene with low polydispersity, the polymerization was never as controlled as that obtained by a BPO-initiated NMRP.