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 …

Reversed controlled polymerization (RCP): depolymerization from well-defined polymers to monomers

GR Jones, HS Wang, K Parkatzidis… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Controlled polymerization methods are well-established synthetic protocols for the design
and preparation of polymeric materials with a high degree of precision over molar mass and …

Photoinduced organocatalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization (O-ATRP): precision polymer synthesis using organic photoredox catalysis

DA Corbin, GM Miyake - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
The development of photoinduced organocatalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization (O-
ATRP) has received considerable attention since its introduction in 2014. Expanding on …

Multiblock copolymer synthesis via RAFT emulsion polymerization

GKK Clothier, TR Guimarães, SW Thompson… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A multiblock copolymer is a polymer of a specific structure that consists of multiple covalently
linked segments, each comprising a different monomer type. The control of the monomer …

Photoinduced controlled/living polymerizations

C Aydogan, G Yilmaz, A Shegiwal… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The application of photochemistry in polymer synthesis is of interest due to the unique
possibilities offered compared to thermochemistry, including topological and temporal …

Photo‐iniferter RAFT polymerization

M Hartlieb - Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐mediated polymerization techniques offer distinct advantages over polymerization
reactions fueled by thermal energy, such as high spatial and temporal control as well as the …

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 …

PET-RAFT polymerization: Mechanistic perspectives for future materials

ML Allegrezza, D Konkolewicz - ACS Macro Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the past decade, photochemistry has emerged as a growing area in organic and polymer
chemistry. Use of light to drive polymerization has advantages by imparting spatial and …

Multi-scale computer-aided design and photo-controlled macromolecular synthesis boosting uranium harvesting from seawater

Z Liu, Y Lan, J Jia, Y Geng, X Dai, L Yan, T Hu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
By integrating multi-scale computational simulation with photo-regulated macromolecular
synthesis, this study presents a new paradigm for smart design while customizing polymeric …

Greener, faster, stronger: the benefits of deep eutectic solvents in polymer and materials science

Y Nahar, SC Thickett - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) represent an emergent class of green designer solvents that
find numerous applications in different aspects of chemical synthesis. A particularly …