In this study, we report the use of a double-headed dialkoxyamine trithiocarbonate (I) capable of acting as chain transfer agent via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization or as initiator via nitroxide-mediated polymerization. It is worth mentioning that I was revealed as an effective dual chain transfer agent in the synthesis of multiblock copolymers via bulk and emulsion processes. In this article, we report the employing of I in dispersed systems to obtain amphiphilic multiblock copolymers and latexes. In this case, a water soluble macroagent of PAA previously synthetized was used in disperse media using a mixture of methanol/water (70:30, w/w). Stable latexes were obtained via polymerization-induced self-assembly and surface-initiated polymerization of SSNa from alkoxyamine-functionalized latex PAA-b-PS-b-PAA was also obtained V C 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017, 55, 437-444 Additional Supporting Information may be found in the online version of this article.
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