Copper(i) mediated living radical polymerisation in an ionic liquid

“Green” Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization: From Process Design to Preparation of Well-Defined Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Materials

“…They have been successfully used in polymer synthesis, [385][386][387] and it was reported 388 that radical polymerizations are enhanced as compared to those carried out in more conventional reaction media. MMA was polymerized in a controlled fashion using 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate by both normally initiated 389 and reverse 390 ATRP. The catalyst was easily separated from the product and could be reused.…”

Environmentally Friendly Synthesis of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles

“…It is interesting to note that the rate of the radical polymerization and molecular weight of resulting polymer in ionic liquids were much larger than those in a conventional organic solvent. In addition, Cu I -N-propyl-2-pyridylmethanimine mediated "living" radical polymerization of vinyl monomers by use of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate as solvent has been reported (Carmichael et al, 2000). It has been pointed out that the rate of polymerization was enhanced in comparison to other polar/coordinating solvents.…”

Transition metal-based polymer chemistry: a critical micro-review

“…None of these methods represents really straightforward techniques or solves the intrinsic problem of metal-catalyzed radical polymerization. Whether polymerizations carried out in water [143][144][145][146][147][148] or ionic liquids [149] really solve this problem still needs to be demonstrated. Nevertheless, some results in ATRP in aqueous suspension allow us to expect some signi cant amendments [150].…”