Hydroxy- and Silyloxy-Substituted TEMPO Derivatives for the Living Free-Radical Polymerization of Styrene and n-Butyl Acrylate: Synthesis, Kinetics, and Mechanistic Studies

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja037948o

The synthesis of new 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl (TEMPO) styryl derivatives as mediators for the living free-radical polymerization is described. Two of the α-methyl groups at the 2- and 6-position of the parent TEMPO styryl alkoxyamine have been