| Abstract: | Four rate enhancing cases of nitroxide‐mediated living free‐radical polymerizations are simulated by the Monte Carlo method to investigate the effects of parameters on kinetics and molecular weight distribution of the resulting polymers. In all cases the equilibrium between growing and dormant chains shifts in favor of the growing chains under corresponding reaction conditions. The polymerization rates are therefore increased substantially without much loss in control of molecular weight and distribution of the products. The optimization of rate‐enhancement in living free‐radical polymerization is also discussed. |
