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High‐Yield Synthesis of Uniform Star Polymers—Is Controlled Radical Polymerization Always Needed?
Author(s) -
Gao Haifeng,
Matyjaszewski Krzysztof
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.200900680
Subject(s) - macromonomer , star (game theory) , copolymer , homogeneous , yield (engineering) , radical polymerization , polymer science , polymer , polymerization , star polymer , polymer chemistry , materials science , physics , composite material , astrophysics , thermodynamics
Star formation : A novel and easy method is reported for the synthesis of well‐defined star polymers with high star yield by applying conventional radical copolymerization of linear macromonomer and divinyl cross‐linkers in a homogeneous solution (see figure).