Tuning the molecular weight distributions of vinylketone-based polymers using RAFT photopolymerization and UV photodegradation
Tochukwu Nwoko, Nethmi De Alwis Watuthanthrige, Bryan Parnitzke, Kevin Yehl, Dominik Konkolewicz
Abstract
The choice and mixture of chain transfer agent in reversible addition/fragmentation chain transfer polymerization has been used to modulate the dispersity and architecture of vinyl ketone polymers and their copolymers.
Topics & Concepts
Chain transferRaftDispersityPhotodegradationReversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerizationPhotopolymerPolymerCopolymerPolymerizationPolymer chemistryLiving polymerizationPhotochemistryKetoneFragmentation (computing)ChemistryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringRadical polymerizationOrganic chemistryCatalysisComputer sciencePhotocatalysisEngineeringOperating systemAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPhotopolymerization techniques and applicationsEpoxy Resin Curing Processes