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Polymethylene‐Based Copolymers by Polyhomologation or by Its Combination with Controlled/Living and Living Polymerizations
Author(s) -
Zhang Hefeng,
Alkayal Nazeeha,
Gnanou Yves,
Hadjichristidis Nikos
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201300848
Subject(s) - copolymer , polymer science , living polymerization , polymer chemistry , materials science , chemistry , polymer , radical polymerization , organic chemistry
Polyhomologation, recently developed by Shea, is a borane‐initiated living polymerization of ylides leading to linear polymethylenes (C1 polymerization) with controlled molecular weight, low polydispersity, and well‐defined structures. In this Review, the copolyhomologation of different ylides as well as the combination of polyhomologation with controlled/living (nitroxide‐mediated, atom transfer radical, reversible addition‐fragmentation chain‐transfer) and living (ring opening, anionic) polymerizations is discussed.