High fidelity vinyl terminated polymers by combining RAFT and cobalt catalytic chain transfer (CCT) polymerization methods

• DOI: 10.1039/c0cc01694b
• Publication Date: 2010-08-03T08:30:42Z
• Authors: Alexander H. Soer...; Cyrille Boyer; James Burns; C. Remzi Becer; Michael R. Whittaker; David M. Haddleton; Thomas P. Davis
• Keywords: Trithiocarbonate; Vinyl Compounds; Free-Radical Polymerization; Molecular Structure; Heterotelechelic Polymers; Polymers; Synthesized Polymers; Functionalized Polymers; Cobalt; 02 engineering and technology; Hyperbranched Polymers; Catalysis; Facile; Copolymerization; 0210 nano-technology; End Group Removal; Macromonomers

In this work, we combine reversible addition fragmentation transfer polymerization (RAFT) with cobalt catalytic chain transfer (CCT) to obtain omega-unsaturated polymers with relatively low polydispersity values.