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 …

Organic electrochemistry: molecular syntheses with potential

C Zhu, NWJ Ang, TH Meyer, Y Qiu… - ACS central …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Efficient and selective molecular syntheses are paramount to inter alia biomolecular
chemistry and material sciences as well as for practitioners in chemical, agrochemical, and …

New redox strategies in organic synthesis by means of electrochemistry and photochemistry

J Liu, L Lu, D Wood, S Lin - ACS Central Science, 2020 - ACS Publications
As the breadth of radical chemistry grows, new means to promote and regulate single-
electron redox activities play increasingly important roles in driving modern synthetic …

Sequence control from mixtures: switchable polymerization catalysis and future materials applications

AC Deacy, GL Gregory, GS Sulley… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
There is an ever-increasing demand for higher-performing polymeric materials
counterbalanced by the need for sustainability throughout the life cycle. Copolymers …

Designing Polymer Electrolytes via Ring‐Opening Polymerization for Advanced Lithium Batteries

S Wang, L Zhang, Q Zeng, J Guan… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Replacing liquid electrolytes with solid‐state polymer electrolytes (SPEs) can solve the
safety hazards of Li metal batteries (LMBs) while increasing their energy density. However …

Recent trends in catalytic polymerizations

DJ Walsh, MG Hyatt, SA Miller, D Guironnet - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Polymers have become one of the largest and most important materials we use in daily life.
Their popularity has stemmed from their wide range of material properties combined with …

Role of external field in polymerization: mechanism and kinetics

YN Zhou, JJ Li, YY Wu, ZH Luo - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The past decades have witnessed an increasing interest in develo** advanced
polymerization techniques subjected to external fields. Various physical modulations, such …

Regulating cationic polymerization: From structural control to life cycle management

L Wu, B Rondon, S Dym, W Wang, K Chen… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cationic polymerization is a powerful strategy for the production of well-defined polymers
and advanced materials. In particular, the emergence of living cationic polymerization has …

Self-switchable polymerization: a smart approach to sequence-controlled degradable copolymers

C Hu, X Pang, X Chen - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
In the quest for sustainable development, degradable polymers are attractive alternatives to
traditional fossil-based plastics. As monocomponent degradable polymers often suffer from …

Redox-switchable ring-opening polymerization with ferrocene derivatives

J Wei, PL Diaconescu - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Switchable catalysts incorporate stimuli-responsive features and allow synthetic
tasks that are difficult or impossible to accomplish in other ways. They mimic biological …