Polymer Bulletin, Vol.46, No.2-3, 131-138, 2001
Triazolinyl-controlled radical polymerization as innovative route to poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate)
2,2 ' -Azoisobutyronitril (AIBN) initiated radical polymerization of trimethylsilyloxyethyl methacrylate (TMS-HEMA) was carried out in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) with the triazolinyl radical (T .) as additive. The latter effected a controlled polymerization process at least up to 60 % monomer conversion. The obtained poly(TMS-HEMA) with triazolin endfunctionality was applied to polymerize styrene, resulting in the formation of poly(TMS-HEMA)-block-polystyrene.