Precision polymer synthesis by controlled radical polymerization: Fusing the progress from polymer chemistry and reaction engineering

YN Zhou, JJ Li, TT Wang, YY Wu, ZH Luo - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
During the first 100 years of polymer science, controlled radical polymerization (also
recommended as reversible deactivation radical polymerization) is undoubtedly a …

Atom transfer radical polymerization: billion times more active catalysts and new initiation systems

TG Ribelli, F Lorandi, M Fantin… - Macromolecular rapid …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Approaching 25 years since its invention, atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is
established as a powerful technique to prepare precisely defined polymeric materials. This …

Kinetics of atom transfer radical polymerization

P Krys, K Matyjaszewski - European Polymer Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
This review encompasses the fundamentals of kinetics of atom transfer radical
polymerization (ATRP). ATRP is a versatile reversible-deactivation radical polymerization …

Controlled/living radical polymerization: Features, developments, and perspectives

WA Braunecker, K Matyjaszewski - Progress in polymer science, 2007 - Elsevier
Recent mechanistic developments in the field of controlled/living radical polymerization
(CRP) are reviewed. Particular emphasis is placed on structure–reactivity correlations and …

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 …

SARA ATRP or SET-lRP. end of controversy?

D Konkolewicz, Y Wang, P Krys, M Zhong, AA Isse… - Polymer …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A debate has proceeded in the literature regarding the mechanism of reversible-deactivation
radical polymerization in the presence of Cu0. The two proposed models are supplemental …

Understanding atom transfer radical polymerization: effect of ligand and initiator structures on the equilibrium constants

W Tang, Y Kwak, W Braunecker… - Journal of the …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Equilibrium constants in Cu-based atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) were
determined for a wide range of ligands and initiators in acetonitrile at 22° C. The ATRP …

Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization in the presence of metallic copper. A critical assessment of the SARA ATRP and SET-LRP mechanisms

D Konkolewicz, Y Wang, M Zhong, P Krys… - …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) in the presence of Cu0 is a versatile
technique that can be used to create well-controlled polymers with complex architectures …

Effect of ligand structure on activation rate constants in ATRP

W Tang, K Matyjaszewski - Macromolecules, 2006 - ACS Publications
Activation rate constants (k act) for Cu complexes with various nitrogen-based ligands for Cu-
mediated ATRP were determined at 35° C in acetonitrile. The ratio of k act for complexes …

Effects of initiator structure on activation rate constants in ATRP

W Tang, K Matyjaszewski - Macromolecules, 2007 - ACS Publications
Activation rate constants (k act) for a variety of initiators for Cu-mediated ATRP have been
determined under the same conditions. The ratio of the activation rate constants for the …