Ultraviolet light induced atom transfer free radical polymerization method
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of polymerization, and particularly relates to a polymerization method for transferring free radicals by ultraviolet-induced atoms.
Background
The free radical polymerization has the advantages of wide monomer, various synthesis processes, simple and convenient operation, low industrial cost and the like, can be applied to the polymerization and copolymerization of functional monomers, and more than 60 percent of polymers are produced by the free radical polymerization. Living polymerization, which is free radical polymerization, has been the focus of research. The living radical polymerization is used for preparing polymers (composition, size distribution, shape, sequence distribution and regularity) with precise primary structures, the molecular weight of the polymers can be designed and predicted, and the polymers with narrow molecular weight distribution are obtained.
The main methods of the existing living free radical polymerization include an initiation transfer terminator method, a stable nitroxide free radical regulation polymerization method, an atom transfer free radical polymerization method and a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization method. The polymer obtained by the initiation transfer terminator method has wide molecular weight distribution, can generate free radicals at high temperature by stabilizing oxynitride used in nitroxide free radical regulation and control polymerization, has high energy consumption, and is less in the variety of applicable monomers; the disulfide derivatives of the chain transfer reagent of reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization have high toxicity, complex preparation process, difficult removal and conversion, expensive reagent and difficult obtainment; the transition metal complex catalyst used in atom transfer radical polymerization is not consumed in the polymerization process, is difficult to purify, and the application of the polymer is limited by metal residues.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the present invention provides an ultraviolet light-induced atom transfer radical polymerization method, which uses small organic molecules as a catalyst to obtain a polymer with high monomer conversion rate (over 60%), a molecular weight meeting a theoretical value, and a narrow molecular weight distribution (< 1.4).
In order to achieve the technical purpose, the invention is specifically realized by the following technical scheme:
a polymerization method of ultraviolet light-induced atom transfer radicals comprises the following steps: dissolving a catalyst, an initiator and an acrylate monomer in a solvent, placing the solvent in an inert gas environment for reaction, polymerizing under the condition of magnetic stirring and room-temperature ultraviolet irradiation, dissolving a polymer by tetrahydrofuran, precipitating in methanol, separating and drying to obtain the polymer.
Further, the molar ratio of the acrylate monomer to the initiator to the catalyst is 100:1: 1-100: 1:3.
Further, the catalyst is selected from organic small-molecule triaryl ammonium hexafluorophosphate (TSPF 6).
Further, the initiator is selected from atom transfer radical polymerization initiators such as ethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate and ethyl alpha-bromophenylacetate.
Further, the acrylate monomer is selected from methyl methacrylate, diaminoethyl methacrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, trifluoroethyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, butyl acrylate, butyl methacrylate, lauryl methacrylate or benzyl methacrylate.
Further, the solvent is selected from propylene carbonate, tetrahydrofuran, NN-dimethylformamide, NN-dimethylacetamide, toluene, dichloromethane, trichloromethane or dimethyl sulfoxide.
The process of the invention can be used for the synthesis of homopolymers and also for the synthesis of copolymers (block, random, graft, alternating).
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
1) the method is based on cheap and easily-obtained organic catalyst, does not use metal catalyst, and the obtained polymer has no metal residue and has huge application potential in the fields of fine chemical engineering, intelligent drug loading and biological materials.
2) The method is based on living radical polymerization, and the obtained polymer has the characteristic of living polymerization, and the obtained polymer has high monomer conversion rate (more than 60 percent), molecular weight according with theoretical value and narrow molecular weight distribution (< 1.4).
3) The catalyst of the invention has low toxicity (no odor and no color), high solubility, mild reaction conditions (room temperature).
Detailed Description
The technical solutions of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to specific embodiments of the present invention, and it should be understood that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Example 1
A non-metal organic catalyst for ultraviolet light induced atom transfer radical polymerization, which has the following structural formula:
a polymerization method of ultraviolet light-induced atom transfer radicals comprises the following steps:
adding methyl methacrylate, ethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate and triaryl sulfonamide hexafluorophosphate (8000: 80: 240) into a reaction tube (50% of propylene carbonate), adding magnetons, introducing inert gas (nitrogen or argon) for 3 minutes, closing a piston of the reaction tube, magnetically stirring at room temperature, irradiating by ultraviolet light to initiate methyl methacrylate polymerization, opening the reaction tube after 6 hours, dissolving a polymer by tetrahydrofuran, precipitating in methanol, separating and drying to obtain a polymer, weighing to obtain the conversion rate of 60%, wherein the theoretical molecular weight of the polymer is 6000. The molecular weight of the polymer was 6500 as determined by gel permeation chromatography, and the molecular weight distribution was 1.33.
Example 2
A polymerization method of ultraviolet light-induced atom transfer radicals comprises the following steps:
adding methyl methacrylate, alpha-bromophenylacetic acid ethyl ester and triaryl sulfonamide hexafluorophosphate (8000: 80: 240) into a reaction tube (50% of propylene carbonate), adding magnetons, introducing inert gas (nitrogen or argon) for 3 minutes, closing a piston of the reaction tube, initiating polymerization of methyl methacrylate at room temperature by magnetic stirring and ultraviolet irradiation, opening the reaction tube after 4 hours, dissolving a polymer by tetrahydrofuran, precipitating in methanol, separating and drying to obtain the polymer, weighing to obtain the conversion rate of 55%, wherein the theoretical molecular weight of the polymer is 5500. The molecular weight of the polymer was 6400 by gel permeation chromatography, and the molecular weight distribution was 1.33.
Example 3
A polymerization method of ultraviolet light-induced atom transfer radicals comprises the following steps:
adding benzyl methacrylate, ethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate and triaryl sulfonamide hexafluorophosphate (8000: 80: 80) into a reaction tube (50% of tetrahydrofuran), adding magnetons, introducing inert gas (nitrogen or argon) for 3 minutes, closing the piston of the reaction tube, irradiating with ultraviolet light under magnetic stirring at room temperature to initiate polymerization, opening the reaction tube after 3 hours, dissolving the polymer with tetrahydrofuran, precipitating in n-hexane, separating and drying to obtain the polymer, and weighing to obtain the conversion rate of 90% and the theoretical molecular weight of 16000. The molecular weight of the polymer was 14000 and the molecular weight distribution was 1.40 as determined by gel permeation chromatography.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.