Use of Carbodicarbene as a Single Organic Initiator in the Conjugate‐Addition Polymerization of (Meth)acrylic Monomers
ABSTRACT To enable efficient anionic polymerization without metal catalysts and co‐modulators, conjugate‐addition polymerization of (meth)acrylic monomers was conducted using carbodicarbene (CDC) coordinated with N‐heterocyclic carbene and cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene. As the sole organic initiator, CDC showed high activity and polymerization efficiency when used with different (meth)acrylic monomers, including methacrylates with functional groups. The role of CDC as an initiator was supported by nanoelectrospray ionization mass spectrometry.
Authors
- Kyung‐sun Son (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7804-1916)
- Kunou Kim
- Jongcheol Seo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5844-4585)
- Yoonjin Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2853-2039)
- Eunsung Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1507-098X)
- Minseop Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8166-309X)
Institutions
- Pohang University of Science and Technology (KR)
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Chungnam National University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Polymer Science
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20250024
- Primary Topic
- N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Chungnam National University
- Seoul National University
- National Research Foundation of Korea