Photocontrolled RAFT polymerization: past, present, and future

Y Lee, C Boyer, MS Kwon - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we provide a brief history, progress, and applications, and discuss the
remaining challenges of photocontrolled reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer …

Photons or electrons? A critical comparison of electrochemistry and photoredox catalysis for organic synthesis

NES Tay, D Lehnherr, T Rovis - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Redox processes are at the heart of synthetic methods that rely on either electrochemistry or
photoredox catalysis, but how do electrochemistry and photoredox catalysis compare? Both …

Rational design of photocatalysts for controlled polymerization: effect of structures on photocatalytic activities

C Wu, N Corrigan, CH Lim, W Liu, G Miyake… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Over the past decade, the use of photocatalysts (PCs) in controlled polymerization has
brought new opportunities in sophisticated macromolecular synthesis. However, the …

Sequence control from mixtures: switchable polymerization catalysis and future materials applications

AC Deacy, GL Gregory, GS Sulley… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
There is an ever-increasing demand for higher-performing polymeric materials
counterbalanced by the need for sustainability throughout the life cycle. Copolymers …

Photocatalysis: from fundamental principles to materials and applications

X Yang, D Wang - ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2018 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis represents a unique class of chemical transformations. It utilizes the energy
delivered by light and drives reactions that are difficult, sometimes even impossible, to carry …

Progress and perspectives beyond traditional RAFT polymerization

MD Nothling, Q Fu, A Reyhani… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of advanced materials based on well‐defined polymeric architectures is
proving to be a highly prosperous research direction across both industry and academia …

Role of external field in polymerization: mechanism and kinetics

YN Zhou, JJ Li, YY Wu, ZH Luo - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The past decades have witnessed an increasing interest in developing advanced
polymerization techniques subjected to external fields. Various physical modulations, such …

Cationic RAFT and DT polymerization

M Uchiyama, K Satoh, M Kamigaito - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the first report of cationic reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)
polymerization in 2015, there have been great developments in many aspects of cationic …

Regulating cationic polymerization: From structural control to life cycle management

L Wu, B Rondon, S Dym, W Wang, K Chen… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cationic polymerization is a powerful strategy for the production of well-defined polymers
and advanced materials. In particular, the emergence of living cationic polymerization has …

Controlled radical copolymerization of fluoroalkenes by using light-driven redox-relay catalysis

Y Zhao, Y Chen, H Zhou, Y Zhou, K Chen, Y Gu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Fluoroalkenes are feedstocks in the manufacture of high-performance fluoropolymers with
various applications. However, the synthesis of well-defined fluoropolymers typically …