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Controlled radical polymerization of methacrylic monomers in the presence of a bis(ortho-chelated) arylnickel(II) complex and different activated alkyl halides
Controlled radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated by an alkyl halide in the presence of the Wilkinson catalyst
(Meth)acrylates pseudo-living radical polymerization in the presence of transition metal complexes: the Kharasch reaction revisited
Investigation of methyl methacrylate and vinyl acetate polymerization promoted by Al(iBu)3/2,2'-bipyridine and Al(iBu)3/2,2'-bipyridine/TEMPO complexes
Results of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and vinyl acetate (VOAc) polymerization using the Al(iBu)3/2,2‘-bipyridine/TEMPO initiating system at room temperature failed to confirm the “living” radical mechanism reported earlier. Several species apparently propagate without control in a normal free radical process and only above a critical initiator concentration. No evidence was found for the penta- and hexacoordinated aluminum species previously suggested, but high conversion to an alkoxyamine was observed. Additionally, mixing Al(iBu)3 and BIPY promotes a variety of reactions involving alkyl and hydride transfers to the aromatic rings forming reduced BIPY products, along with a persistent organoaluminum radical. All these results illustrate that the process is considerably more complicated than postulated before. Conversely, at −78 °C, a single active species excluding the participation of TEMPO has been put in evidence, displaying some “living” characteristics. Several experiments support its anionic nature, as previously suggested by Ikeda