A new ruthenium complex with an electron-donating aminoindenyl ligand for fast metal-mediated living radical polymerizations.
A new ruthenium complex with an electron-donating aminoindenyl ligand induces a fast living radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) in the presence of a chloride initiator to give polymers with controlled and variable molecular weights (Mn = 103-105) and very narrow molecular weight distributions (Mw/Mn < 1.1). The structure and high activity of the catalyst were analyzed by X-ray crystallography and cyclic voltammetry in comparison to those of a similar complex with an indenyl ligand.
Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan.
Masami
M
Kamigaito
Yasuhiro
Y
Watanabe
Tsuyoshi
T
Ando
Mitsuo
M
Sawamoto