We report the first example of an oxygen tolerant photo-induced Cu(II)-mediated RDRP of methyl acrylate in a continuous flow reactor. Polymerisation was carried out in DMSO with Me6TREN as the liand with irradiation at 360 nm. The reaction was optimised by varying the residence time within the flow reactor to give excellent monomer conversion. The effect of changing the ratio between [Cu(II)Br2] and Me6Tren on the final conversion of the polymers was also explored and will be discussed. Linear and multi arm star polymers will be presented.

Oxygen free copper(II) mediated polymerisation in a flow reactor

2019 Fall National Meeting

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