Title
Free-radical polymerizations of and in deep eutectic solvents: Green synthesis of functional materials
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2018
Abstract
© 2017 Elsevier B.V. The increasing environmental awareness has led to the search for alternative reaction media to reduce or eliminate the use of organic solvents in polymer science. Deep eutectic solvents (DESs), a subclass of ionic liquids, have emerged as sustainable solvents for a plethora of chemical reactions. In this Trend Article, DES utilization in free-radical polymerizations will be discussed. Two main fields of application are reported. In the first section, monomers able to undergo free-radical polymerization while taking part in a DES, as hydrogen bond donor or ammonium salt, so called DES monomers, are presented. In the second section, the role of DESs as solvents, where the polymerization takes place, either in the same phase or in an emulsion, is described. Finally, the properties of the polymers resulting from these particular methods of synthesis are discussed with emphasis on their green aspects.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Progress in Polymer Science
First Page
139
Last Page
153
Recommended Citation
Mota-Morales, J., Sánchez-Leija, R., Carranza, A., Pojman, J., del Monte, F., & Luna-Bárcenas, G. (2018). Free-radical polymerizations of and in deep eutectic solvents: Green synthesis of functional materials. Progress in Polymer Science, 78, 139-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2017.09.005