Issue 19, 2014

Synthesis of well-controlled graft polymers by living anionic polymerization towards exact graft polymers

Abstract

This article reviews the synthesis of well-controlled graft polymers by living anionic polymerization towards exact graft polymers. The structure of a graft polymer is defined by the following three parameters: (1) molecular weight of the main chain, (2) molecular weight of the graft chain, and (3) placement of the graft chain. Based on these three parameters, the extent of the structural control of the graft polymers synthesized so far is described. Finally, the recently synthesized exact graft (co)polymers by stepwise iterative methodologies are introduced. In their structures, the three parameters are perfectly controlled.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of well-controlled graft polymers by living anionic polymerization towards exact graft polymers

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
28 Apr 2014
Accepted
17 Jun 2014
First published
21 Jul 2014

Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 5523-5534

Synthesis of well-controlled graft polymers by living anionic polymerization towards exact graft polymers

S. Ito, R. Goseki, T. Ishizone and A. Hirao, Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 5523 DOI: 10.1039/C4PY00584H

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