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Mechanism study and molecular design in controlled/“living” radical polymerization

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This tutorial review summarizes recent progress in the research field of controlled/“living” radical polymerization (CLRP) from Soochow University. The present paper gives a broad overview of the mechanism study and molecular design in CLRP. The mechanism study in CLRP aided by microwave, initiated by γ-radiation at low temperature, mediated by iron, in reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization and the mechanism transfer between different CLRP processes are reviewed and summarized. The molecular design in CLRP, especially in RAFT polymerization for mechanism study, and in achieving tailor-made functional polymers is studied and discussed in the later part.

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Tu, Y., Cheng, Z., Zhang, Z. et al. Mechanism study and molecular design in controlled/“living” radical polymerization. Sci. China Chem. 53, 1605–1619 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-010-4051-7

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