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Methyl 2-(dodecylthiocarbonothioylthio)-2-methylpropionate

97% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

2-[[(Dodecylthio)thioxomethyl]thio]-2-methylpropanoic acid methyl ester

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H34O2S3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
378.66
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

97% (HPLC)

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.517

density

1.008 g/mL at 25 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCSC(=S)SC(C)(C)C(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C18H34O2S3/c1-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-22-17(21)23-18(2,3)16(19)20-4/h5-15H2,1-4H3

InChI key

NHWLEOYMZVCNBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Need help choosing the correct RAFT Agent? Please consult the RAFT Agent to Monomer compatibility table.

Application

RAFT agent for controlled radical polymerization; especially suited for the polymerization of styrene; acrylate and acrylamide monomers. Chain Transfrer Agent (CTA)

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

140.0 °F

Flash Point(C)

60 °C


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RAFT Agent Design and Synthesis
Keddie, D. J.; et al.
Macromolecules, 45, 5321-5342 (2012)
Massimo Benaglia et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(20), 6914-6915 (2009-05-01)
The polymerization of most monomers that are polymerizable by radical polymerization can be controlled by the reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) process. However, it is usually required that the RAFT agent be selected according to the types of monomer being

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A series of polymerization were carried out using RAFT agents and monomers yielding well-defined polymers with narrow molecular weight distributions. The process allows radical-initiated growing polymer chains to degeneratively transfer reactivity from one to another through the use of key functional groups (dithioesters, trithiocarbonates, xanthates and dithiocarbamates). RAFT agents help to minimize out-of-control growth and prevent unwanted termination events from occurring, effectively controlling polymer properties like molecular weight and polydispersity. RAFT agents are commercially available. RAFT does not use any cytotoxic heavy metal components (unlike ATRP).

The modification of biomacromolecules, such as peptides and proteins, through the attachment of synthetic polymers has led to a new family of highly advanced biomaterials with enhanced properties.

We presents an article about a micro review of reversible addition/fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. RAFT (Reversible Addition/Fragmentation Chain Transfer) polymerization is a reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) and one of the more versatile methods for providing living characteristics to radical polymerization.

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Sigma-Aldrich presents an article about RAFT, or Reversible Addition/Fragmentation Chain Transfer, which is a form of living radical polymerization.

We presents an article featuring procedures that describe polymerization of methyl methacrylate and vinyl acetate homopolymers and a block copolymer as performed by researchers at CSIRO.

Sigma-Aldrich presents an article about the typical procedures for polymerizing via ATRP, which demonstrates that in the following two procedures describe two ATRP polymerization reactions as performed by Prof. Dave Hadddleton′s research group at the University of Warwick.

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