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Poly(phenylene oxide) was synthesized from 4-bromo-2,6-dimethylphenol (BDMP) in the presence of cobalt acetoacetonate (Co(acac)2) catalyst with dimethyl formamaide (DMF) ligand. The reaction was initiated with benzoyl peroxide at 60 °C. The BDMP reacted with poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) in a novel controlled copolymerization reaction with good yield. The solid polymer indicated a narrow molecular weight distribution (PDI ≈ 1.28). This monomer copolymerized further with styrene and methyl methacrylate, extending the scope of the controlled radical polymerization from the brominated dialkyl aromatic phenols to a number of various monomers. The synthesis of such polymers, copolymers, and block copolymers are considered to be an important step in the preparation of novel, thermally stable block copolymers with a wide range of chemical compositions and structures, such as rotaxanes. The reactivity ratio for VAc and BDMP monomer pairs was calculated from Mayo-Lewis (rPDMS = 0.293, rBDMP = 0.485), Kelen-Todous (rPDMS = 0.289, rBDMP = 0.476) and Finemann-Rose models (rPDMS = 0.299, rBDMP = 0.481).
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Amiri, S., Semsarzadeh, M.A. & Amiri, S. Cobalt Mediated Radical Polymerization of 4-Bromo-2, 6-Dimethyl Phenol and Its Copolymerization with Poly (dimethyl siloxane) in the Presence of Co(acac)2: DMF Catalyst. Silicon 11, 2203–2210 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-014-9185-3
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