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Transition‐Metal Catalysts for Controlled Radical Polymerization: A First Update
Author(s) -
Fetzer Ludivine,
Toniazzo Valerie,
Ruch David,
di Lena Fabio
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.201100117
Subject(s) - chemistry , polymerization , catalysis , transition metal , atom transfer radical polymerization , radical polymerization , living free radical polymerization , polymer chemistry , polyethylene , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer
Abstract This article, a follow‐up on a recent review co‐authored by one of us ( Prog. Polym. Sci. 2010 , 35 , 959–1021) discusses the most recent discoveries in the field of metal‐catalyzed, reversible‐deactivation radical polymerization. Remarkable examples include the use of non‐toxic polyethylene glycols simultaneously as solvents and ligands for the iron‐catalyzed ATRP, nickel complexes that promote polymerization via a dual radical/migratory‐insertion pathway, and metalloenzymes as mediators of ARGET ATRP‐type reactions. A thorough and critical overview of the mechanistic details as well as the experimental conditions used to carry out the polymerizations are given together with an overview of the future challenges.