Novel Synthesis of Cellulose-Based Diblock Copolymer of Poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) by Mechanochemical Reaction

Table 1

Characteristics of MCC-block-pHEMA produced by mechanochemical polymerization.

Run	Time (h)	pHEMA (mol%)	pHEMA DP^a	Molecular weight		Tacticity (%)^b
				Mn (×10^3)	Mw/Mn	mm	mr	rr
1	0	—	—	46	1.5	—	—	—
2	1	7	23	54	1.4	39.1	13.1	47.8
3	3	30	52	30	1.6	41.1	17.1	41.8
4	6	37	69	32	1.6	14.5	38.2	47.3

aDP: degree of polymerization.
bmm: isotactic; rm: atactic; rr: syndiotactic.