Practical synthesis of polyolefin–polyvinyl block copolymers remains a challenge for transition‐metal catalyzed polymerizations. Common approaches functionalize polyolefins for post‐radical polymerization via insertion methods, yet sacrifice the livingness of the olefin polymerization. This work identifies an orthogonal radical/spin coupling technique which affords tandem living insertion and controlled radical polymerization. The broad tolerance of this coupling technique has been demonstrated for diverse radical/spin traps such as 2,2,5‐trimethyl‐4‐phenyl‐3‐azahexane‐3‐nitroxide (TIPNO), 1‐oxyl‐(2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidine) ‐4‐yl‐α‐bromoisobutyrate (TEMPO‐Br), and
Practical synthesis of polyolefin–polyvinyl block copolymers remains a challenge for transition‐metal catalyzed polymerizations. Common approaches functionalize polyolefins for post‐radical polymerization via insertion methods, yet sacrifice the livingness of the olefin polymerization. This work identifies an orthogonal radical/spin coupling technique which affords tandem living insertion and controlled radical polymerization. The broad tolerance of this coupling technique has been demonstrated for diverse radical/spin traps such as 2,2,5‐trimethyl‐4‐phenyl‐3‐azahexane‐3‐nitroxide (TIPNO), 1‐oxyl‐(2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidine) ‐4‐yl‐α‐bromoisobutyrate (TEMPO‐Br), and
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10364197
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Volume:
- 61
- Issue:
- 10
- ISSN:
- 1433-7851
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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