RAFT polymerisation of renewable terpene (meth)acrylates and the convergent synthesis of methacrylate–acrylate–methacrylate triblock copolymers

Rachel L. Atkinson, Olivia R. Monaghan, Matthew T. Elsmore, Paul D. Topham, Daniel T. W. Toolan, Matthew J. Derry, Vincenzo Taresco, Robert A. Stockman, Davide S. A. De Focatiis, Derek J. Irvine, Steven M. Howdle
2021 Polymer Chemistry  
We now report the synthesis of well-defined terpene-based polymers and precise di- and multiblock copolymer architectures by use of RAFT, wide range of Tg and promising adhesive properties are observed.
doi:10.1039/d1py00326g fatcat:n3hcpkab25fhvklplsbkxt76zu