Sequence-Controlled Copolymerization of Structurally Well-Defined Multinuclear Zinc Acrylate Complexes and Styrene.

ABSTRACT: The copolymerization of two or more monomers produces polymeric materials with unique properties that cannot be achieved with homopolymers. However, precise control over the polymer sequence remains challenging because the sequence is determined by the inherent reactivity of comonomers. Therefore, only limited methods using modified monomers or supramolecular interactions are reported. In this study, the sequence control of acrylate-styrene copolymerization using multinuclear zinc complexes is reported. The copolymerization of the zinc acrylate complex with a polymeric sheet-like structure and styrene in benzene affords a copolymer with a higher content of acrylate triad than calculated for the statistical random model, whereas tetranuclear zinc acrylate (TZA) affords a copolymer with fewe

SUBMITTER: Iwasaki T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11800057 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature