Synthesis and Study of Copolymers of Methyl Pheophorbide a and its Copper Complexes with Methyl Methacrylate

We studied radical polymerization in methyl methacrylate solution with methyl pheophorbide a and its copper complex. We have shown the possibility of controlled synthesis of copolymers with controllable molecular weight characteristics when reaction medium parameters are varied. We have established that the composition of copolymers depends on the comonomer content of the original reaction medium, on the yield and influence of the metal in the porphyrin coordination centre on copolymer properties.