Open AccessEstablished and emerging strategies for polymer chain‐end modification
Author(s) -
Lunn David J.,
Discekici Emre H.,
Read de Alaniz Javier,
Gutekunst Will R.,
Hawker Craig J.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of polymer science part a: polymer chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.768
H-Index - 152
eISSN - 1099-0518
pISSN - 0887-624X
DOI - 10.1002/pola.28575
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , polymer science , polymer , surface modification , end group , living polymerization , polymerization , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , chemistry , radical polymerization , organic chemistry , paleontology , biology
The development of “controlled” and “living” polymerization processes with high end‐group fidelity has enabled an unprecedented range of polymeric materials with specific chain‐end functionality to be prepared. This highlight provides an overview of available strategies and evaluation of recent approaches for the chain‐end functionalization of polymers prepared through controlled chain‐growth polymerizations. As a tribute to Professor Robert B. Grubbs on the occasion of his 75th birthday, we also take this opportunity to highlight methods for the chain‐end modification of polymers prepared by ring‐opening metathesis polymerization within the broader context of functional group tolerant, living polymerizations. Finally, we focus attention toward new directions in polymer chain‐end modifications, describing existing gaps in current strategies, and detailing recently reported protocols that show significant improvements over traditional methods. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017 , 55 , 2903–2914