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New degenerative chain transfer agents, namely 4-(trimethylsilyl)benzyl 4′-(trimethylsilyl)butane-dithioate, 4-(trimethylsilyl)benzyl 3′-(trimethylsilyl)propyl trithiocarbonate and their 3-(trimethylsilyl)benzyl isomers, that are two-fold labeled with complementary trimethylsilyl (TMS) markers, were designed and shown to be powerful tools for universal polymer analysis by conventional 1H NMR spectroscopy. Their use in controlled free radical polymerization, here the reversible addition−fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) method, resulted in polymers with low polydispersities up to high molar masses, as well as with defined complementary TMS end groups. Thus, routine 1H NMR spectra allowed facile determination of the molar masses of polymers of various chemical structures up to at least 105 g/mol, and simultaneously provided crucial information about the content of end groups that is typically >95% when polymerizations are correctly performed. Polymerizations were carried out in various solvents for two st...

Authors:   Michael Päch; Daniel Zehm; Maik Lange; Ina Dambowsky; Jan Weiss; André Laschewsky
Journal:   Journal of the American Chemical Society
Year:   2010
DOI:   10.1021/ja102096u
Publication date:   23-06-2010

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