Synthesis of random copolymers of 4-vinylpyridine with n-octadecyl acrylate/n-octadecyl methacrylate by metal-free ATRP

Loc Tan Nguyen^1,2, Duc-Anh Song Nguyen², Thuy Thu Truong², Le-Thu Thi Nguyen^2*

¹National Key Laboratory of Polymer and Composite Materials, Ho Chi Minh city

²Faculty of Materials Technology, University of Technology,

Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh city

Received 20 January 2020; accepted 3 March 2020

 

Abstract:

Poly(4-vinylpyridine-r-n-octadecyl acrylate) and poly(4-vinylpyridine-r-n-octadecyl methacrylate) were successfully synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) using 10-phenylphenothiazine as the photo-induced catalyst. The resulting copolymers were structurally characterized by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H-NMR) and the interactions were analysed by Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy.

Keywords: ATRP, metal-free, n-octadecyl, pyridine.

Classification number: 2.2