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A Green Route to Well‐Defined High‐Molecular‐Weight (Co)polymers Using ARGET ATRP with Alkyl Pseudohalides and Copper Catalysis
Author(s) -
Nicolaÿ Renaud,
Kwak Yungwan,
Matyjaszewski Krzysztof
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200905340
Subject(s) - alkyl , copper , polymer , catalysis , polymer chemistry , chemistry , molar mass distribution , atom transfer radical polymerization , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , copolymer , engineering
Whitewater RAFTing : High‐molecular‐weight (HMW) (co)polymers can be formed using ARGET ATRP with alkyl pseudohalides as initiators and chain‐transfer agents. This system works with parts‐per‐million quantities of copper(I) catalyst whilst retaining excellent control over molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, and chain‐end functionality. Copper wire (see picture) can be used as reducing agent several times without additional treatment.