Synthesis of linear block copolymers from methacrylic monomers using 4,6-di-tert-butyl-N-2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-o-iminobenzoquinone

Polymers based on methacrylic monomers were synthesized using 4,6-di-tert-butyl-N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-o-iminobenzoquinone. They can be used for the directed synthesis of linear block copolymers with various compositions in the wide range of molecular weights under conditions of the polymerization according to the mechanism of reversible inhibition. It has been demonstrated that a structure of monomer plays the key role in the synthesis of block copolymers with relatively low values of the polydispersity coefficient. The optimal conditions for the synthesis of linear block copolymers based on methacrylic structures monomers have been revealed.