有机磺酰氯存在下的自由基聚合(Radical polymerization,RP)具有反应条件温和、体系组成简单、单体适用范围较广的优点。本文主要概述了有机磺酰氯在自由基聚合中的应用,主要包括原子转移自由基聚合(Atom transfer radical polymerization,ATRP)的引发剂、单电子转移活性自由基聚合(Single-electron transfer living radical polymerization,SET-LRP)的引发剂和普通自由基聚合的链转移剂。并分析了以上三种应用单体的适用范围、有机磺酰氯结构与聚合活性的关系以及有机磺酰氯(多官能团有机磺酰氯引发剂和链转移单体)在聚合物分子设计中的应用。
The branching generation during the free radical copolymerization of chain transfer monomer p-vinyl benzene sulfonyl chloride(VBSC) with styrene was investigated by a simple mathematic model. Chain transfer constant of VBSC was determined to be around 0.3 by fitting the 1H-NMR monitored experimental results with a mathematic model. According to the theoretical analysis, the obtained poly(VBSC) and its copolymers were substantiated to have a grafting-like main chain with residual pendent sulfonyl chloride groups after consuming most of the vinyl groups. The copolymerization results of VBSC with styrene at varied feed ratios demonstrated that conversion of sulfonyl chloride groups was lower than that of the monomer, which was in agreement with the theoretical results. The glass transition temperature, number average molecular weight and distribution of those obtained polymers were primarily investigated. Comparing with other chain transfer monomers, VBSC has a chain transfer constant much closer to unity therefore a more branched polymer is expected.Additionally, the branched polystyrene with residual sulfonyl chloride groups is hopefully to be further used as ATRP macroinitiators or reactive intermediates to synthesize functional polymers with complex structure.
