title: Rapid and systematic access to quasi-diblock copolymer libraries covering a comprehensive composition range by sequential RAFT polymerization in an Automated synthesizer.
abstract: A versatile, cost-effective approach to the rapid, fully unattended preparation of systematic quasi-diblock copolymer libraries via sequential RAFT polymerization in an automated synthesizer is reported. The procedure is demonstrated with the synthesis of a 23 member library of low dispersity poly(butyl methacrylate)-quasiblock-poly(methyl methacrylate) covering a wide (fivefold) range of molar mass for the second block in a one-pot, sequential, RAFT polymerization.
authors.affiliation: CSIRO, Materials Science and Engineering, Bag 10, Clayton South MDC, Victoria, 3169, Australia; Department of Chemical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, 5612AZ, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Joris J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Haven
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guerrero-Sanchez
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Keddie
authors.forename: Graeme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moad
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D008689:Methacrylates; D011108:Polymers; C116863:poly(butyl methacrylate); D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate
keywords: automated parallel synthesizer; block copolymer; polymer library; sequential RAFT polymerization