Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) was employed to prepare graft copolymers having poly(MBr)-alt-poly(St) copolymer as backbone and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) as branches to obtain heat resistant graft copolymers. The macroinitiator was prepared by copolymerization of bromine functionalized maleimide (MBr) with styrene (St). The polymerization of MMA was initiated by poly(MBr)-alt-poly(St) carrying bromine groups as macroinitiator in the presence of copper bromide (CuBr) and bipyridine (bpy) at 110°C. Both macroinitiator and graft copolymers were characterized by 1 H NMR, GPC, DSC, and TGA. The ATRP graft copolymerization was supported by an increase in the molecular weight (MW) of the graft copolymers as compared to that of the macroinitiator and also by their monomodal MW distribution.

N-(Hydroxymethyl)carbazole (MeOHCz) was electrocoated on carbon fiber micro electrodes (diameter $ 7 mm) in different solvents by cyclovoltammetric method as thin film (0.17-2.73 mm). Surface characterization of electrocoated poly [N-(hydroxymethyl)carbazole] of carbon fiber microelectrode (CFME) was performed by reflectance FTIR spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and cyclic voltammetry. Capacitor behavior of modified CFME was studied by electrochemical impedance spectrometry. The deposition rate of polymer growth affected the redox parameters of resulting coated CFME. The solvent effect on the redox and capacitor behavior of poly [N-(hydroxymethyl)carbazole] (PMeOHCz)-coated CFME was investigated, and electroactivity in acetonitrile (ACN) was the highest among the investigated solvents. On the other hand, the electrocoated polymer exhibited the faster charge/discharge process in propylene carbonate (PC). PMeOHCz thin film was very stable up to 1000 mV/s in ACN, PC, and dichloromethane (CH 2 Cl 2 ).

The synthesis of novel copolymers consisting of a side-group liquid-crystalline backbone and poly (methyl methacrylate) grafts were realized by the use of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). In the first stage, the bromine-functional copolymers 6-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4 0 -oxy)hexyl acrylate and (2,5-dioxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-1-yl)methyl 2-bromopropanoate were synthesized by free-radical polymerization. These copolymers were used as initiators in the ATRP of methyl methacrylate to yield graft copolymers. Both the macroinitiator and graft copolymers were characterized by 1 H-NMR, gel permeation chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermogravimetric analysis. The ATRP graft copolymerization was supported by an increase in the molecular weight of the graft copolymers compared to that of the macroinitiator and also by their monomodal molecular weight distribution.