Atom transfer radical Polymerization of methyl methacrylate in the presence of copper (I) complex with a novel tridentate ligand

This study is aimed at atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) using a novel catalyst.The novel bis - (2-dodecylsulfanyl-ethyl)-Benzyl amine (SNS) tridentate ligand was synthesized in high purity and good yield using inexpensive reagents and was reacted with copper (I) bromide to produce the CuBr / SNS catalyst. ATRP reaction was carried out with synthesized ligand at 90°C. The products were characterized by GC, FT-IR, UV-VIS