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Architectural Control in “Living” Free Radical Polymerizations: Preparation of Star and Graft Polymers
Author(s) -
Hawker Craig J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199514561
Subject(s) - dispersity , star (game theory) , copolymer , polymer chemistry , living free radical polymerization , radical polymerization , star polymer , polymer , polymerization , living polymerization , reversible addition−fragmentation chain transfer polymerization , polymer science , chain transfer , materials science , chemistry , organic chemistry , mathematics , mathematical analysis
The use of multifunctional initiators such as 1 in a novel “living” free radical polymerization process allows the preparation of low polydispersity star and graft copolymers with accurate control over the molecular weight of each arm.