• Macromolecular Research
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.325-335
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• 2004

Molecular weight distributions of poly(vinyl neo-decanoate) produced by the bulk polymerization of the monomer to low conversions were investigated to obtain values of the rate constants for the chain transfer to monomer ( $C_{M}$). The value of $C_{M}$ of 7.5($\pm$0.6)${\times}$10$^{-4}$ was obtained from a logarithmic plot of the number distribution at 5,25, and 5$0^{\circ}C$, which suggests that the activation energy for chain transfer is on the order of 20-25 kJ ㏖$^{-1}$ . These plots were linear between the number and weight-average degrees of polymerization, but not over the whole molecular weight range for which a significant signal was observed in the gel permeation chromatography (GPC) trace. Modeling suggests that the deviations observed at high molecular weights can be explained by branching of the chains through chain transfer to the polymer, with a branching density as low as 10$^{-5}$ , without affecting the slope at low values of the number of monomer unit, N. This deviation from the expected distribution of linear chains was used to estimate the branching densities at low conversion.ion.

• 한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국고분자학회 2006년도 IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies
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• pp.322-322
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• 2006

Well-defined poly(N-vinylcarbazole), poly(NVC), was synthesized by macromolecular design via interchange of the xanthate (MADIX)/reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization in the presence of a suitable xanthate-type chain transfer agent (CTA). Good control of the polymerization was confirmed by the linear first-order kinetic plot, the molecular weight controlled by the monomer/CTA molar ratio, linear increase in the molecular weight with the conversion, and the ability to extend the chains by the second addition of the monomer. Star polymers having various architectures were also synthesized using this technique.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.53-58
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• 2005

사염화탄소는 C-Cl결합이 끊어진 후에 생성되는 삼염화탄소 라디칼의 공명 안정성에 의해 매우 반응성이 높은 사슬이동제로 알려져 있으며, 본 논문은 벤질 라디칼과 삼염화탄소 라디칼의 안정성을 비교연구하였다. 큐밀클로라이드는 C-Cl결합이 끊어진 후에 벤질 라디칼을 생성하므로 이 연구에 적합한 구조이다. 큐밀클로라이드와 사염화탄소의 반응성은 스티렌을 단량체로 한 자유라디칼 중합을 통해 계산된 사슬 이동 상수로 비교하였다. 실험 결과에 따르면 큐밀클로라이드는 사염화탄소보다 더 반응성이 높았다. 계산된 큐밀클로라이드의 스티렌에 대한 사슬이동상수 값이 약 0.0463으로 0.0011인 사염화탄소 보다 훨씬 높았다. 이 결과는 벤질 라디칼이 삼염화탄소 라디칼보다 훨씬 높은 안정성을 보여주기 때문인 것으로 추정된다. 큐밀클로라이드의 사슬이동상수의 유효성을 조사하기 위하여 Monte Carlo 모의 실험방법을 사용하였다.

• 폴리머
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.385-389
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• 2008

반응온도의 안정화, 용매 hexafluoropropylene(HFP) 투입량, 그리고 단량체 hexafluoropropylene oxide(HFPO)의 투입속도와 같은 반응조건이 HFPO 음이온 중합의 사슬확장과 사슬이동에 미치는 영향에 대해 연구하였다. Cesium fluoride(CsF)와 tetraethyleneglycol dimethylether(TG)를 사용하여 합성된 음이온 개시제를 이용한 HFPO의 음이온 중합반응에서, 안정적인 반응온도 $-35{\sim}-36^{\circ}C$, 개시제 투입량에 대한 HFP 투입 몰비 31.5, 그리고 HFPO 투입속도 11.57 g/hr의 반응조건으로부터 평균분자량 14800의 고분자량 poly(HFPO)를 얻을 수 있었다. 반면, 불안정한 반응온도, 최적화되지 않은 용매의 투입량과 HFPO 투입속도는 중합물의 사슬이동을 증가시켜 중합체가 원활하게 성장하지 못하였다. 결론적으로, HFPO 음이온 중합반응에서의 사슬확장과 사슬이동은 반응온도의 안정화, 용매의 투입량과 단량체의 투입속도에 매우 민감하게 영향을 받고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• 제73권12호
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• pp.1808-1813
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• 2018

I develop a transfer matrix algorithm for computing the geometric quantities of a square lattice polymer with nearest-neighbor interactions. The radius of gyration, the end-to-end distance, and the monomer-to-end distance were computed as functions of the temperature. The computation time scales as ${\lesssim}1.8^N$ with a chain length N, in contrast to the explicit enumeration where the scaling is ${\sim}2.7^N$. Various techniques for reducing memory requirements are implemented.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.54-62
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• 1976

It has been studied the graft copolymerization of glycidyl-methacrylate monomer containing two functional groups (vinyl- & epoxyl-) to chloroprene rubber. The reaction occured in the manner of chain transfer mechanism was carried out by means of solution polymerization in toluene in the presence of benzoyl peroxide as the radical initiator. The graft copolymer obtained from this work was analyzed by using IR spectrum, and the physical properties of the polymer such as the thermal behavior were also studied according to TG-DTA methods, and the potency of adhesiveness for the purpose of commercial application was investigated. Experimental results for the graft copolymerization are summarized as follows. 1) A small amount of initiator (0.5%) and 50% of monomer showed the best result for the grafting of monomer to the polymer chain of rubber while the 15% of rubber solution was found to be most suitable to raise either for the grafting ratio or the polymerization ratio. 2) Optimum temperature for better yield of graft copolymer was proved to he at $75^{\circ}C\sim80^{\circ}C$ while those of reaction time was to be $1\sim2$ hours.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.557-562
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• 2009

The free radical polymerization of styrene was initiated with azobis(isobutyronitrile) in the presence of benzene sulfonyl chloride. Analysis of the terminal structures of the obtained polystyrene with $^1H$ NMR spectroscopy revealed the presence of a phenyl sulfonyl group at the ${\alpha}$-end and a chlorine atom at the ${\omega}$-end of each polystyrene chain. The terminal chlorine atom in the polystyrene chains was further confirmed through atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of styrene and methyl acrylate using the obtained polystyrenes as macroinitiators and CuCl/2,2'-bipyridine as the catalyst system. GPC traces of the products obtained in ATRP at different reaction times were clearly shifted to higher molecular weight direction, indicating that nearly all the macroinitiator chains initiated ATRP of the second monomers. In addition, the number-average molecular weights of the polystyrenes increased directly proportional to the monomer conversions, and agreed well with the theoretical ones.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.248-251
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• 1988

Mechanism of electrochemical polymerization of pyrrole (Py) on a Pt electrode in acidic aqueous solutions was studied by means of potentiostatic measurements, cyclic voltammetry and chronopotentiometry. Pyrrole molecule appeared to be initially oxidized via two-electron transfer step to produce oxidized pyrrole ion ($Py^+$), which was coupled with a non-oxidized pyrrole to yield a dimerized species, Py-Py. The Py-Py thus formed was further oxidized again via two-electron transfer step, which was followed by coupling with non-oxidized monomer and by concomitant expulsion of a $H^+$. Then the latter chain extension process was repeated. The chain extension and polypyrrole oxidation reactions occurred competitively.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.155-162
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• 2008

We report the successful synthesis of poly(NBECOOH-b-NBEPOSS) copolymers, taking advantage of the sequential, living ring opening metathesis polymerization of NBETMS and NBEPOSS using the $RuCl_2(=CHPh)(PCY_3)_2$/$CH_2Cl_2$/$20^{\circ}C$ system, followed by the hydrolysis of trimethylsilyl groups in poly(NBETMS-b-NBEPOSS) copolymers. The living behavior of ROMP of NBETMS was first investigated using two diagnostic plots, a first order kinetic plot and a $\bar{M}_n$ vs. conversion plot. The plots confirmed that no termination and chain transfer reaction had occurred during polymerization. Poly(NBECOOH-b-NBEPOSS) copolymers were prepared using the sequential monomer addition of NBEPOSS to living poly(NBETMS) chain ends, followed by the hydrolysis of trimethylsilyl groups in the poly(NBETMS-b-NBEPOSS) copolymers. The high structural integrity of poly(NBE-COOH-b-NBEPOSS) copolymers was confirmed by $^1H$-NMR, $^{13}C$-NMR spcctroscopy and GPC.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.253-258
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• 2004

Living nature of photoinduced cationic polymerization of isobutyl vinyl ether (IBVE) in the presence of various combinations of diphenyliodonium halide (DPIX), a photocationic initiator and zinc halide $(ZnX_2)$ in methylene chloride has been investigated. Attainment of $100\%$ conversion and a linear relationship between $\%$conversion and number average molar mass of the resulting polymer, strongly suggests the living nature of this system. Livingness of the polymerization system was observed irrespective to the type of halide anion of the initiator and zinc salts unless the reaction temperature is not higher than $-30^{\circ}C$. The rate of polymerization decreases in the order of iodide > bromide > chloride when halide salt of DPIX and $ZnX_2$ are used. It is postulated that the cationic initiation is started by the insertion of weakly basic monomer in to the activated C-X terminal of the monomer adduct which is a reaction product of monomer and HX, a photolytic product of DPIX, formed in situ during the photo-irradiation process. It was concluded that polymerization is initiated by the insertion of weakly basic monomer into activated C- X terminal of monomer adduct due to the pulling action of$ZnX_2$, which successively producing a new polarized C-X terminal for the propagation in cationic nature. This led us to a conclusion that the living nature of this cationic polymerization is ascribable to the polarized C-X growing terminal, which is stable enough to depress the processes of chain transfer or termination process.