Abstract
Living radical polymerization (LRP) has been becoming an indispensable method for the synthesis of functional polymer materials, because this method possesses attractive features of both radical and living polymerizations. This four-series article describes the methods to carry out LRP and their uses for material synthesis. We shall mainly focused on nitroxide-mediated LRP (NMP), atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT), organotellurium-, stibine-, and bismuthine-mediated LRP (TERP, SBRP, and BIRP, respectively), and cobalt-mediated LRP (CORP). This first article mainly focuses on methods and mechanisms of NMP and ATRP, in which the persistent radical effect plays an important role in the polymerization mechanism.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
