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Hyperbranched Polymers by Light‐Induced Self‐Condensing Vinyl Polymerization
Author(s) -
Aydogan Cansu,
Ciftci Mustafa,
Yagci Yusuf
Publication year - 2018
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.201800276
Subject(s) - polymerization , macromolecule , monomer , polymer , polymer science , materials science , chemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry
Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs), a unique class of dendritic macromolecules, have received continuous interest from macromolecular scientists due to their inherent properties such as high level of functional terminal units, high solubility, and low viscosity. Despite enormous efforts devoted to the synthesis of HBPs by traditional methods such as single and double monomer strategies involving step‐growth polymerization and self‐condensing vinyl polymerization (SCVP) processes, there have been limited attempts to employ light‐induced processes. Photochemical methods, however, exhibit distinct advantages not characteristically disclosed by traditional ones, such as spatial and temporal control, low energy, and site‐specific activation. This review, after a brief summary of the conventional methods, presents the unique features and the key functionalities of the inimers for photoinduced SCVP and strategies for preparing HBPs.