Could anybody give me advice how to remove blue Cu(II) complex from poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) prepared by SET-LRP? Polymerization mixture contained monomer HEMA, methyl α-bromophenylacetate, Me6-TREN, Cu wire, DMSO.
I think the same procedure used in ATRP may be used. There exist a variety of procedure available including the use of a complexing agent in acetone (Cu complexes are generally unsoluble in acetone). Regards
You could also try the method described here: "Cu Elimination from Cu-Coordinating Macromolecules", MF Ebbesen, D Itskalov, M Baier, L Hartmann, ACS Macro Letters 6 (4), 399-403