Transition metal-catalyzed living radical polymerization: toward perfection in catalysis and precision polymer synthesis

M Ouchi, T Terashima, M Sawamoto - Chemical Reviews, 2009 - ACS Publications
Precision control of radical polymerization, or living radical polymerization, has been among
the most important and long-waited subjects in polymer chemistry and macromolecular …

From vinylidene fluoride (VDF) to the applications of VDF-containing polymers and copolymers: recent developments and future trends

B Ameduri - Chemical reviews, 2009 - ACS Publications
Fluorinated polymers1-5 are attractive niche macromolecules because of their versatility
(they range from thermoplastics, elastomers, and plastomers to thermoplastic elastomers …

A renaissance in living cationic polymerization

S Aoshima, S Kanaoka - Chemical reviews, 2009 - ACS Publications
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“Green” atom transfer radical polymerization: from process design to preparation of well-defined environmentally friendly polymeric materials

NV Tsarevsky, K Matyjaszewski - Chemical reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
Virtually every branch of science, technology, and art uses a plethora of polymeric materials.
These include not only “pure” linear, branched, or cross-linked (gels, rubbers, etc.) polymers …

Transition metal catalysts for controlled radical polymerization

F Di Lena, K Matyjaszewski - Progress in Polymer Science, 2010 - Elsevier
The discovery, in the mid 1990s, that certain cobalt, ruthenium and copper complexes could
effectively control the radical polymerization of a number of polar olefins, allowing for the …

Controlled/living radical polymerization in dispersed systems

PB Zetterlund, Y Kagawa, M Okubo - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
1.2 Background Radical polymerization is of enormous industrial importance; approximately
50% of all commercial polymers are produced by radical polymerization.(23) The process is …

Synthesis of molecular brushes by “grafting onto” method: combination of ATRP and click reactions

H Gao, K Matyjaszewski - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Molecular brushes (densely grafted polymers or bottle-brush macromolecules) were
synthesized by the “grafting onto” method via combination of atom transfer radical …

Synthesis of star polymers by a combination of ATRP and the “click” coupling method

H Gao, K Matyjaszewski - Macromolecules, 2006 - ACS Publications
Three-arm and four-arm star polystyrene (PS) polymers were synthesized by a combination
of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and click coupling chemistry. The click …

Controlled radical polymerization: industrial stakes, obstacles and achievements

M Destarac - Macromolecular Reaction Engineering, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The extraordinary scientific development of controlled radical polymerization (CRP)
contrasts with the very limited number of commercially available products derived from these …

Controlled radical (co) polymerization of fluoromonomers

A Bruno - Macromolecules, 2010 - ACS Publications
Controlled radical polymerizations (CRP) were pioneered in the late 1970s. Since then,
tremendous investigations have been developed, especially from mid-1990s which …