Topic 2: Synthesis and modification

Polymers in an ionic liquid medium

Leaders: Alain Fradet and Joan Vignolle

CThis second topic shall focus on ionic liquids as a medium for polymerisation and the chemical modification of polymers. A precise understanding of the IL/monomer and/or IL/polymer interactions becomes critically important for clearly identifying the role of the IL in the effectiveness of the mode of polymerisation or chemical functionalisation of the polymer. How does the nature of the cation and anion influence the viscosity of the medium, the solubility of the polymer and the speed of reaction? Polymerist chemists will be interested in the design of ILs for specific tasks (e.g. catalytic applications or chirality) and of polymerisable reactive ILs. The knowledge and competences of the ionic liquids community shall be particularly appreciated by polymerists as it will help them choose the most appropriate IL for the polymerisation mode or functionalisation of the polymer.

The scientific subjects covered in this second topic shall concern:

  • ILs used as new polymerisation media
  • The effectiveness of ILs in polymerisation processes
  • Chemical modifications of polymers in ILs
  • Design of polymerisable reactive ILs
  • Stabilisation of polymer nanoparticles by ILs
  • Catalysis of polymerisation by ILs
Tableau 2. Research teams involved in topic #2.

Teams

Members

Section CN

Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères-UMR 7660-Université P&M Curie

Alain FRADET

Hervé LEFEBVRE

11

Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire Thio-Organique-UMR6507-ENSI Caen

Thi Nhàn PHAM

Isabelle DEZ

 

12

Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims-UMR 6229-Groupe Chimie de Coordination

Sandrine BOUQUILLON

Laurent DUPONT

14

Chimie, Catalyse, Polymères et Procédés-UMR 5265-Université Lyon 1

Bernadette CHARLEUX

Elodie BOURGEAT-LAMY

11

Institut de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaire et Supramoléculaire- Equipe CASYEN -UMR 5246-Villeurbanne

Bruno ANDRIOLETTI

14

Chimie des Polymères Organiques-UMR 5629-ENSCBP-Bordeaux

Joan VIGNOLLE

Daniel TATON

11

Laboratory of High-Molecular Compounds

Compounds Russian Academy of Sciences

(INEOS RAS)-Moscow (RUSSIA)

Alexander S. SHAPLOV

Institut C. Gerhardt-UMR 5253

Equipe Ingénierie et Architectures Macromoléculaires-Université Montpellier

Bruno AMEDURI

Patrick

LACROIX DESMAZES

11

Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel

UMR 6502-Nantes

Jean LE BIDEAU

15

Sciences Chimiques de Rennes – UMR 6226

Ingénierie chimique et Molécules pour le Vivant

Jean-Pierre BAZUREAU

Ludovic PAQUIN

Daniel CARRIE

16

Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères

UMR 5223

Aurélia CHARLOT

Etienne FLEURY

11