%0 Journal Article %J Chemical Communications %D 2009 %T Highly efficient recyclable hydrated-clay supported catalytic system for atom transfer radical polymerization %A Munirasu, Selvaraj %A Aggarwal, Ravi %A Baskaran, Durairaj %X

Atom transfer radical polymerization of methacrylates has been performed using hydrated natural clay as a support for a CuBr(2)-ligand complex and the supported clay catalyst has been recycled for 21 batch polymerizations without losing its activity.

%B Chemical Communications %I ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY %C THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND %P 4518-4520 %8 JUN %G eng %N 30 %3 Foreign %4 5.787 %R 10.1039/b908118f