Communication

Thermo-regulated Phase Separable Catalysis (TPSC)-Based Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in Thermo-Regulated Ionic Liquid

Xiangyang Du,   Jinlong Pan,   Mengting Chen,   Lifen Zhang,  Zhen-Ping Cheng and   Xiulin Zhu  

Chem. Commun., 2014, Accepted Manuscript

DOI: 10.1039/C4CC03918A
Received 22 May 2014, Accepted 24 Jun 2014
First published online 25 Jun 2014

A thermo-regulated phase separable catalysis (TPSC) system for AGET ATRP based on a thermo-regulated ionic liquid was developed for the first time. The corresponding transition metal catalysts could be easily recovered and reused for several times with negligible loss of catalytic activity.