@article { ISI:000259651700007,
	title = {Hydrated clay for catalyst removal in copper mediated atom transfer radical polymerization(a)},
	journal = {Macromolecular Rapid Communications},
	volume = {29},
	number = {18},
	year = {2008},
	month = {SEP},
	pages = {1538-1543},
	publisher = {WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH},
	type = {Article},
	address = {PO BOX 10 11 61, D-69451 WEINHEIM, GERMANY},
	abstract = {<p>A simple method has been described to remove catalyst from the copper mediated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of benzyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate in anisole at 25 degrees C using hydrated natural clay (sodium montmorillonite, Na-clay). The method consists of (1) addition of hydrated clay (CU(I/)clay approximate to 5 wt.-\%) either during or after the polymerization, (2) oxidation of catalyst complex by exposing the terminated reaction mixture in air, and (3) filtration to obtain catalyst free polymer solution. A strong coordination of CuBr-ligand complex onto hydrated clay (10 wt.-\%</p>},
	keywords = {Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), Catalysts, clay, selectivity, synthesis},
	issn = {1022-1336},
	doi = {10.1002/marc.200800240},
	author = {Munirasu, Selvaraj and Deshpande, Ashwini and Baskaran, Durairaj}
}
@article { ISI:000268131400009,
	title = {Highly efficient recyclable hydrated-clay supported catalytic system for atom transfer radical polymerization},
	journal = {Chemical Communications},
	number = {30},
	year = {2009},
	month = {JUN},
	pages = {4518-4520},
	publisher = {ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY},
	address = {THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>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.</p>},
	issn = {1359-7345},
	doi = {10.1039/b908118f},
	author = {Munirasu, Selvaraj and Aggarwal, Ravi and Baskaran, Durairaj}
}
