Mild and efficient bromination of poly(hydroxyethyl acrylate) and its use towards ionic-liquid containing polymers

An original and mild bromination protocol allows a poly(hydroxyethyl acrylate) polymer synthesized by ATRP to be converted readily and quantitatively into its corresponding poly(bromoethyl acrylate) analogue. We show that the latter can be used as a common precursor towards ionic-liquid containing polymers.