The development of reversible deactivation radical polymerization in aqueous dispersed systems is important for directly preparing various functional polymers in a particulate state from their corresponding monomer species under environmentally friendly conditions. This study demonstrates reversible complexation mediated polymerization (RCMP) in the presence of an aqueous phase using various amine catalysts and monomers to investigate the effect of the hydrophobicity of amine catalysts and monomers on the polymerization control of RCMP in aqueous heterogeneous systems. The rational design of polymerization conditions, including the selection of the initiator, catalyst, molecular iodine (I₂) concentration, temperature, and monomer hydrophobicity, facilitated the control of miniemulsion RCMP. The essential criteria for polymerization control were (i) sufficient hydrophobicity of initiators and catalysts to enable partitioning into the monomer phases, (ii) a suitable I₂ concentration and temperature for improving polymerization control using long-alkyl chain amine catalysts, and (iii) sufficient hydrophobicity of the monomers to suppress water solubilization into the monomer phase. Finally, we demonstrated RCMP in miniemulsion systems (miniemulsion RCMP) using a suitable monomer and amine catalyst. This study on miniemulsion RCMPs facilitates the development of synthetic routes for functional polymers and particulate materials.

在水分散体系中开发可逆失活自由基聚合对于在环境友好的条件下从相应的单体物质直接制备颗粒状态的各种功能聚合物具有重要意义。本研究展示了在水相存在下使用各种胺催化剂和单体进行可逆络合介导聚合 (RCMP)，以研究胺催化剂和单体的疏水性对水相非均相体系中 RCMP 聚合控制的影响。聚合条件的合理设计，包括引发剂、催化剂、分子碘（I ₂) 浓度、温度和单体疏水性，有利于细乳液 RCMP 的控制。聚合控制的基本标准是 (i) 引发剂和催化剂的足够疏水性以能够分配到单体相中，(ii) 合适的 I ₂浓度和温度以改善使用长烷基链胺催化剂的聚合控制，以及 (iii)单体具有足够的疏水性以抑制水溶解到单体相中。最后，我们使用合适的单体和胺催化剂在细乳液系统（细乳液 RCMP）中展示了 RCMP。这项关于细乳液 RCMP 的研究有助于开发功能性聚合物和颗粒材料的合成路线。