This study focuses on the synthesis and characterization of a new bifunctional benzamide initiator, CMB2HexDA, for the production of thermostable α,ω-dichloropolystyrene via ARGET ATRP. The motivation behind this research is the need to obtain functionalized polystyrene that can withstand the high temperatures used in industrial extrusion processes, as well as the previous development of a method to obtain α,ω-dialkenepolystyrene by solventless thermal dehydrohalogenation. The commonly used initiators in ATRP undergo thermal fragmentation, leading to chain length reduction and loss of telechelicity. The synthesized initiator was purified and characterized, and the resulting α,ω-dichloropolystyrenes were analyzed through GPC and NMR. The telechelic polystyrene produced with the new initiator exhibited enhanced thermal stability compared to aliphatic-halide ester initiators. Although the specific diamine used does not confer specific functionality, the developed synthetic pathway allows for the introduction of other functionalities into thermostable polystyrenes. Furthermore, the benzamidic function could be exploited to achieve controlled chemical degradation of polystyrene, resulting in more readly degradable oligomeric fragments.

Novel Bifunctional Amide-Based Initiator for the Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Styrene with Ascorbic Acid Acetonide as Reducing Agent / Scurani, Giulia; Braidi, Niccolo'; Tassinari, Francesco; Parenti, Francesca. - (2022). (Intervento presentato al convegno XXI Giornata della Chimica dell'Emilia Romagna tenutosi a Bologna (Italy) nel 19/12/2022).

Novel Bifunctional Amide-Based Initiator for the Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Styrene with Ascorbic Acid Acetonide as Reducing Agent

Giulia Scurani
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Niccolo Braidi;Francesco Tassinari;Francesca Parenti
2022

Abstract

This study focuses on the synthesis and characterization of a new bifunctional benzamide initiator, CMB2HexDA, for the production of thermostable α,ω-dichloropolystyrene via ARGET ATRP. The motivation behind this research is the need to obtain functionalized polystyrene that can withstand the high temperatures used in industrial extrusion processes, as well as the previous development of a method to obtain α,ω-dialkenepolystyrene by solventless thermal dehydrohalogenation. The commonly used initiators in ATRP undergo thermal fragmentation, leading to chain length reduction and loss of telechelicity. The synthesized initiator was purified and characterized, and the resulting α,ω-dichloropolystyrenes were analyzed through GPC and NMR. The telechelic polystyrene produced with the new initiator exhibited enhanced thermal stability compared to aliphatic-halide ester initiators. Although the specific diamine used does not confer specific functionality, the developed synthetic pathway allows for the introduction of other functionalities into thermostable polystyrenes. Furthermore, the benzamidic function could be exploited to achieve controlled chemical degradation of polystyrene, resulting in more readly degradable oligomeric fragments.
2022
XXI Giornata della Chimica dell'Emilia Romagna
Bologna (Italy)
19/12/2022
Scurani, Giulia; Braidi, Niccolo'; Tassinari, Francesco; Parenti, Francesca
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