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 …

Atom transfer radical polymerization: a mechanistic perspective

F Lorandi, M Fantin… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Since its inception, atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) has seen continuous
evolution in terms of the design of the catalyst and reaction conditions; today, it is one of the …

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 …

A heptazine-based polymer photocatalyst with donor-acceptor configuration to promote exciton dissociation and charge separation

Z **e, W Wang, X Ke, X Cai, X Chen, S Wang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymeric carbon nitride (PCN) is an emerging class of polymer semiconductor
photocatalysts, but bulk PCN typically suffers from low visible-light-harvesting ability, high …

Formation and degradation of strongly reducing cyanoarene-based radical anions towards efficient radical anion-mediated photoredox catalysis

Y Kwon, J Lee, Y Noh, D Kim, Y Lee, C Yu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cyanoarene-based photocatalysts (PCs) have attracted significant interest owing to their
superior catalytic performance for radical anion mediated photoredox catalysis. However …

Red-light-driven atom transfer radical polymerization for high-throughput polymer synthesis in open air

X Hu, G Szczepaniak… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photoinduced reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (photo-RDRP) techniques offer
exceptional control over polymerization, providing access to well-defined polymers and …

Open-air green-light-driven ATRP enabled by dual photoredox/copper catalysis

G Szczepaniak, J Jeong, K Kapil, S Dadashi-Silab… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoinduced atom transfer radical polymerization (photo-ATRP) has risen to the forefront of
modern polymer chemistry as a powerful tool giving access to well-defined materials with …

Fluoropolymer nanoparticles synthesized via reversible-deactivation radical polymerizations and their applications

Z Zhang, K Chen, B Ameduri, M Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Fluorinated polymeric nanoparticles (FPNPs) combine unique properties of fluorocarbon
and polymeric nanoparticles, which has stimulated massive interest for decades. However …

Controlled Radical Copolymerization toward Well‐Defined Fluoropolymers

K Chen, X Guo, M Chen - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the past 80 years, fluoropolymers have found broad applications in both industrial and
academic settings, owing to their unique physicochemical properties. Copolymerizations of …

The rational design of reducing organophotoredox catalysts unlocks proton-coupled electron-transfer and atom transfer radical polymerization mechanisms

T Bortolato, G Simionato, M Vayer… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis has become a prominent tool in the arsenal of organic chemists to develop
and (re) imagine transformations. However, only a handful of versatile organic …