Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate Mediated by Copper Bromide−Tetraethyldiethylenetriamine Grafted on Soluble and Recoverable Poly(ethylene-b-ethylene glycol) Supports

Polyethylene (PE) and polyethylene-block-poly(ethylene glycol) (PE-PEG) grafted with N,N,N ‘,N ‘-tetraethyldiethylenetriamine (TEDETA) were used as soluble and recoverable supports for copper bromide mediated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA). The PE chain length and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) spacer strongly affected the catalytic activity and control of the polymerization. With PE as a catalyst support, …