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Free-Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization

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Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials

Synonyms

Free radical; Ring-opening polymerization

Definition

Free-radical ring-opening polymerization is a kind of chain-growth polymerizations where the free radical at the propagating chain end reacts with the radical-accepting cite of cyclic monomer, and this reaction is followed by the ring-opening reaction of the cyclic structure.

Introduction

Radical ring-opening polymerization (radical ROP) is a category of polymerization, which has attracted considerable interest from the following viewpoints: (1) its potential to afford polymers with main chains containing various heteroatoms that are inherited from the corresponding heterocyclic monomers and (2) its potential applicability to copolymerization with conventional vinyl monomers such as styrenic and acrylic derivatives.

In the molecular design of cyclic monomers that undergo radical ring-opening polymerization, there are four essential requirements: (1) Monomers should possess a C–C double bond that can accept radical species....

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  1. Molecular Engineering Institute, Kinki University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Takeshi Endo

  2. Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, Higashiƍsaka, 577-8502, Japan

    Atsushi Sudo

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  1. Kyoto Institute of Technology R & D Center for Bio-Based Materials, Kyoto, Japan

    Shiro Kobayashi

  2. Max-Planck-Institut fĂŒr Polymerforschung, Mainz, Germany

    Klaus MĂŒllen

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Endo, T., Sudo, A. (2013). Free-Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization. In: Kobayashi, S., MĂŒllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36199-9_184-1

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