RAFT-009|CAS:870196-83-1|2-Cyano-2-[(dodecylsulfanylthiocarbonyl)sulfanyl]propane

Chemical name	2-Cyano-2-propyl dodecyl trithiocarbonate
CAS RN®	870196-83-1
Molecular weight	345.63

Appearance	Orangish yellow ,oily
Odor	Sulfur odor
Melting point	No data (liquid at ordinary temperature)
Solubility	Isopropanol, acetone, PGME, PGMEA: Soluble Water: Insoluble

Storage conditions	Store away from sunlight in the refrigerator(lower than 10 °C = 50°F)

Synthesis of polymethyl methacrylate

1
Add V-601 (100 mg) and PGMEA (9.90 g) to a 10-mL vial to prepare 1 wt% PGMEA solution.
2
To a 50-mL eggplant-shaped flask,
add RAFT agent (2-cyano-2-propyl dodecyl trithiocarbonate) (0.189 g, 0.546 mmol),
Methyl methacrylate (8.0 g, 80 mmol),
PGMEA (5.1 g), and
[1] (5.1 g, 0.136 mmol as V-601) and allow them to dissolve.
3
When [2] is completely dissolved, attach a reflux tube and conduct bubbling with nitrogen for 30 minutes under room temperature.
4
Let it react for 5 hours in an oil bath at 75ºC under nitrogen atmosphere.
5
Polymethyl methacrylate with Mw = 14,400, Mw/Mn = 1.24 is obtained by GPC analysis of the formed polymer.

Non-nitrile azo initiator as an alternative to AIBN
With equivalent polymerization activity of AIBN. Efficiency of polymerization rises in alcohol solvents
10 Hour half-life decomposition temperature: 66℃