TY - JOUR
T1 - Tailored polymers by free radical processes
AU - Rizzardo, Ezio
AU - Chiefari, John
AU - Chong, Bill Y.K.
AU - Ercole, Frances
AU - Krstina, Julia
AU - Jeffrey, Justine
AU - Le, Tam P.T.
AU - Mayadunne, Roshan T.A.
AU - Meijs, Gordon F.
AU - Moad, Catherine L.
AU - Moad, Graeme
AU - Thang, San H.
PY - 1999/1/1
Y1 - 1999/1/1
N2 - This paper describes a versatile and effective method for the control of free radical polymerization and its use in the preparation of narrow polydispersity polymers of various architectures. Living character is conferred to conventional free radical polymerization by the addition of a thiocarbonylthio compound of general structure S=C(Z)SR, for example, S=C(Ph)SC(CH3)2Ph. The mechanism involves Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer and, for convenience of referral, we have designated it the RAFT polymerization. The process is compatible with a very wide range of monomers including functional monomers such as acrylic acid, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate. Examples of narrow polydispersity (≤1.2) homopolymers, copolymers, gradient copolymers, end-functional polymers, star polymers, A-B diblock and A-B-A triblock copolymers are presented.
AB - This paper describes a versatile and effective method for the control of free radical polymerization and its use in the preparation of narrow polydispersity polymers of various architectures. Living character is conferred to conventional free radical polymerization by the addition of a thiocarbonylthio compound of general structure S=C(Z)SR, for example, S=C(Ph)SC(CH3)2Ph. The mechanism involves Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer and, for convenience of referral, we have designated it the RAFT polymerization. The process is compatible with a very wide range of monomers including functional monomers such as acrylic acid, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate. Examples of narrow polydispersity (≤1.2) homopolymers, copolymers, gradient copolymers, end-functional polymers, star polymers, A-B diblock and A-B-A triblock copolymers are presented.
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U2 - 10.1002/masy.19991430122
DO - 10.1002/masy.19991430122
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033406519
SN - 1022-1360
VL - 143
SP - 291
EP - 307
JO - Macromolecular Symposia
JF - Macromolecular Symposia
ER -