A novel alkyl iodide bearing an azlactone group was successfully employed as a reversible complex-mediated polymerization (RCMP) initiator for synthesizing the first-time well-defined α-azlactone-terminated polymethacrylates ( Đ < 1.30). The amine-scavenging ability of resulting functional polymers demonstrated by using benzylamine.

Naked-eye detection of amino acids (AA) in water is of great significance in the field of bioanalytical applications. Herein, polymerized ionic liquids (PILs) with controlled chain length structures were synthesized via reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization and post-quaternization approach. The AA recognition performance of PILs with different alkyl chain length...

In this study, monodisperse polystyrene nanospheres were prepared by dispersion polymerization using alcohol as reaction medium to prepare colloidal clusters of the latex beads. Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyltrimethylammonium chloride (MTC) were used as dispersion stabilizer and comonomer, respectively. The particle size could be controlled by adjusting the reactant com...