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Organometallic‐Mediated Radical Polymerization of Vinylidene Fluoride
Author(s) -
Banerjee Sanjib,
Ladmiral Vincent,
Debuigne Antoine,
Detrembleur Christophe,
Poli Rinaldo,
Améduri Bruno
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201712347
Subject(s) - polymerization , polymer chemistry , dispersity , radical polymerization , living free radical polymerization , copolymer , chain termination , fluoride , chemistry , reversible addition−fragmentation chain transfer polymerization , chain transfer , cobalt mediated radical polymerization , polymer , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry
An unprecedented level of control for the radical polymerization of vinylidene fluoride (VDF), yielding well‐defined PVDF (at least up to 14 500 g mol −1 ) with low dispersity (≤1.32), was achieved using organometallic‐mediated radical polymerization (OMRP) with an organocobalt compound as initiator. The high chain‐end fidelity was demonstrated by the synthesis of PVDF‐ and PVAc‐containing di‐and triblock copolymers. DFT calculations rationalize the efficient reactivation of both head and tail chain end dormant species.
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