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Some Recent Developments in RAFT Polymerization

  • Graeme Moad
  • , Erika Bicciocchi
  • , John Tsanaktsidi
  • , Ming Chen
  • , John Chiefari
  • , Carlos Guerrero-Sanchez
  • , Matthias Haeussler
  • , Shadi Houshyar
  • , Daniel Keddie
  • , Ezio Rizzardo
  • , San H Thang

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Abstract

This paper reviews some recent developments in RAFT Polymerization at CSIRO. We report the successful use of switchable RAFT agents for controlling the polymerization of N,N-dimethylacrylamide in aqueous media and the dependence of RAFT agent activity on acid type and acid strength. For best results a stoichiometric amount of a strong acid should be used. We describe new RAFT agents (N-aryl-N-(4-pyridinyl) dithiocarbamates, aryl trithiocarbonates). We assess the for scope for RAFT single unit monomer insertion and describe its application in the synthesis of block copolymers containing organic semiconductor segments. Finally we briefly summarize methods of transforming RAFT synthesized polymers and disclose a potential click process based on successive 1,3-doplar addition steps for quantitatively transforming RAFT end groups.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProgress in Controlled Radical Polymerization: Mechanisms and Techniques
Editors Matyjaszewski, K., Sumerlin, B. S., Tsarevsky, N. V.
Place of PublicationWashington, United States of America
PublisherAmerican Chemical Society
Pages243-258
Volume1100
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9780841226999, 9780841227002
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Publication series

NameACS Symposium Series
Number1100
ISSN (Print)0097-6156
ISSN (Electronic)1947-5918

Keywords

  • Synthesis of Materials
  • Free Radical Chemistry
  • Polymerisation Mechanisms

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