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FREE RADICAL
POLYMERIZATION
March 2015
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• Free radical can be formed if there are unpaired electron.
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Generation of Free RadicalsThermal decomposition
Photochemical decomposition
Oxidation-Reduction reaction
High energy particle radiation
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(1)Activity of The Free Radical
• The activity of a free radical is determined by its structure.
– The stronger the conjugative effect of a free radical, the more stable it is.
– Polar group lessens the activity of the free radical.
– Bulky group lessens the activity of reaction, because it prevents the nearing of the reagent.
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The Order of the Relative Activityof Radicals
The Radicals in the last line are the inert radicals that have no ability of initiating olefinic monomers’ polymerization
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① Radical Addition Reaction
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② Radical Coupling Reaction
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• Most of the mono olefin, conjugated diolefin, alkyne, and carbonyl compounds, and some of the heterocyclic compounds can be polymerized from the thermodynamic viewpoint.
3.1.2 Monomer Structure andPolymerization Types
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• However, the selectivity of the various monomers to different polymerization mechanisms varies greatly.
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Examples
Vinyl chloride only can undergo radical poly-merization.
Isobutylene only can undergo cationic polymer-ization.
Methyl methacrylate can undergo radical as wellas anionic polymerization.
Styrene can undergo radical, anionic, cationic, and coordination polymerization.
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What makes the differences is mainly decided by the structure of the substitu-ent on the carbon-carbon double bond,and is also decided by the electronic effect and the steric effect of the substituent.
Ethylene, the most simple alkene, with a symmetric structure, can undergo radical polymerization under high pressure, and coordination polymerization by particular initiator systems.
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Monosubsitituted Alkene Double Bond Monomers
• CH2=CH-X, the electronic effect of the substituents X involves the inductive orresonance effect.
– The effect of substituent manifests itself by its alteration of electron-cloud density on the double bond and it has the ability to affect the stability of the active center.
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– Whether an alkene polymerizes by radical,
anionic, or cationic initiators depends on the
inductive and resonance characteristics of the
substituents present.
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1,2-disubstituted monomers• Owing to strong steric effect, this kind of
monomers are usually hard to polymerize.
• For example, maleic anhydride is hard to homopolymerize, but can copolymerize with styrene or vinyl acetate.
CH=CH
R R’
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Tri or tetrasubstituted ethylene
• They usually cannot polymerize.• But, there are an exception when the
substituent is fluorin.• Owing to the small radius of the fluorin, all
of them , from mono to tetrasubstituted fluoroethylene, can polymerize well.
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3.1.3 Elementary Reactions of Radical Polymerization
• Radical polymerization is chain polymerization• Composed by at least three elementary
reactions– Chain initiation– Chain propagation– Chain termination – Perhaps accompanied by chain transfer
reaction and so on
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Primary Radical
MonomerRadical
(1)Chain Initiation Reaction
heat absorption
heat liberation
Initiator
Monomer
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Primary Radical
• The decomposition of initiators is a heat absorp-tion reaction.
• With a relatively high activation emergy, about 100~170 KJ/mol
.. I 2R R Primary Radical
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Decomposition rate constant is usually10-4~10-6/s
• The reaction rate is relatively slow.
Initiator decomposition reaction-----controls the overall rate of the chain initiation.
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MonomerRadical
Monomer
• The primary radicals add to monomers to produce monomer radicals.
• The process of opening a π-bond, and producing a σ-bond is a exothermal reaction.
R. .
+ M RM RM.
Monomer Radical
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• With a low activation energy, about 20~34 kJ/mol
• And a great reaction rate constant. This is a very fast reaction.
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(2) Chain Propagation Reaction
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Head-to-Tail structure
Head-to-Head structure
Tail-to-Tail structure
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(3)Chain Termination Reaction
Radical Exhaustion
Coupling Termination
Disproportionation Termination
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• Monoradical termination------Exhausts one radical initiator
• Biradical termination------coupling termination;disproportionation termination
R CH2 CH. .
X
+ R' R CH2 CH R'X
R CH2 CH.
X
+
X
. CH CH2 R
X
CHCH2R RCH2CH
X
R CH2 CH.
X
+
X
. CH CH2 R R CH2 CH
X2 + RCH
X
= CH
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Biradical termination ------coupling termination;
disproportionation termination
• Coupling Termination ----
– The degree of polymerization is the sum of themonomeric units of the two radical chains.
– The two ends of the molecule are the residuesof the initiators.
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Termination of disproportionation ----
– The Degree of Polymerization is the numberof the monomeric units of the radical chain.
– Each molecule contains a initiator residuesend.
– However, the terminated chemical structuresof the two molecules are different, onesaturated, and the other unsaturated.
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• The modes of termination reactionsare determined by the monomerstructure and the polymerizationtemperature.
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The modes of termination------monomer structure polymerization temperature
• With bulk substituents-----the possibility ofdisproportionation termination increases.
• At low polymerization temperature----tending to coupling termination.
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(4)Chain Transfer Reaction
• To monomer • To solvent
( or to chain transfer agent)• To initiator• To polymer
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[1] to monomer
+
=CH2 CH
X+
X
. CHCH2
X
CHCH2 C=.
CH2
X
CH CHX
= + HC.
CH3
X
[2] To solvent( or to chain transfer agent)
+X
. CHCH2 CH2
X
+ YZ CHY Z
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[3] to initiator
[4] to molecule
+X
. CHCH2 . CH2
X
+ CH RR R 2
X
+
X
. CHCH2 CHCH2
. CH2CH2
X
+
X
CH 2 C
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Characteristics of Radical Polymerization
• From microscopic view, radical reaction consists of four elementary reactions--initiation, propagation, termination, and transfer.
• The rate of initiation is the lowest one, which controls the overall rate of polymerization. In conclusion, the characteristics of radical polymerization are slow initiation, fast propagation, fast termination, and easy transfer.
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• The degree of polymerization increases only in the propagation process.
• In the system there are only monomersand polymers, no intermediate compounds.
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• Prolonging the reaction time is mainly to increase the conversion rate, with little effects on the molecular-weight. However, gel effect will increase the molecular-weight.
• A small amount(0.01 % ~ 0.1 %)of inhibitors is enough to terminate the radical polymerization.