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Title: Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization: State-of-the-Art in 2017
This chapter highlights the current advancements in reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) with a specific focus on atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The chapter begins with highlighting the termination pathways for acrylates radicals that were recently explored via RDRP techniques. This led to a better understanding of the catalytic radical termination (CRT) in ATRP for acrylate radicals. The designed new ligands for ATRP also enabled the suppression of CRT and increased chain end functionality. In addition, further mechanistic understandings of SARA-ATRP with Cu0 activation and comproportionation were studied using model reactions with different ligands and alkyl halide initiators. Another focus of RDRP in recent years has been on systems that are regulated by external stimuli such as light, electricity, mechanical forces and chemical redox reactions. Recent advancements made in RDRP in the field of complex polymeric architectures, organic-inorganic hybrid materials and bioconjugates have also been summarized.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1707490
PAR ID:
10184892
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
ACS symposium series
Volume:
1284
ISSN:
0097-6156
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1-39
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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