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SUBMITTER: Fu L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6023406 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fu Liye L Simakova Antonina A Fantin Marco M Wang Yi Y Matyjaszewski Krzysztof K
ACS macro letters 20171214 1
An iron porphyrin catalyst, derived from the active center of proteins such as horseradish peroxidase and hemoglobin, was successfully used for the atom transfer radical polymerizations (ATRP) of methacrylic acid. ATRP of methacrylic acid and other acidic monomers is challenging due to Cu complexation by carboxylates, protonation of the ligand, and displacement of the halogen chain end. A robust mesohemin-based catalyst provided controlled ATRP of methacrylic acid, yielding poly(methacrylic acid ...[more]