Solketal methacrylate (SMA) (the precursor monomer for GMA), synthesized by reacting solketal with methacryloyl chloride, was polymerized under typical ATRP conditions with THF as the solvent at 40 °C, employing the synthesized POSS based initiator, and CuCl/N,N,N,N,N-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine as the catalyst system.
Chemical scheme for the production of Solketal Methacrylate
Amphiphilic tadpole-shaped POSS-poly(glycerol methacrylate) hybrid polymers: synthesis and self-assembly.
Source: Journal of Polymer Research . Jan2019, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p1-1. 1p.
Author(s): Ullah, Asad; Shah, Syed Mujtaba; Hussain, Hazrat
