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The future of reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization |
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| Authors: | Christopher Barner‐Kowollik Sébastien Perrier |
| Affiliation: | 1. Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry, Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Universit?t Karlsruhe, Engesserstr. 18, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany;2. Key Centre for Polymer Colloids, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Eastern Avenue, New South Wales 2006, Australia |
| Abstract: | We examine the reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) process with regard to its potential and limits in future industrial applications (including those conducted on a larger scale) as well as materials science. The outlook for the RAFT process is bright: Its unrivaled inherent process simplicity coupled with a wide tolerance to monomer classes and functionalities makes it a prime candidate for the use in large reactors. At the same time, it allows for ready access to complex macromolecular architectures of variable shape and size. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 5715–5723, 2008 |
| Keywords: | block copolymers industrial applications living radical polymerization (LRP) outstanding problems research direction reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) star polymers |