Reverse Iodine Transfer Polymerization (RITP): From Kinetics and Mechanisms to Macromolecular Engineering

摘要

In recent studies, we focused on the kinetics and mechanisms of reverse iodine transfer polymerization (RITP) to control the iodine end-chain functionality of the polymer chains, allowing further macromolecular engineering. Indeed, we were able to synthesize ω-hydroxyl and ω-carboxyl poly(1,1,2,2-tetrahydroperfluorodecyl acrylate) chains, cationic poly(vinylbenzyl triethylammonium chloride)-b-polystyrene, ionogenic polystyrene-b-poly(acrylic acid) and non-ionic polystyrene-b-poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) diblock copolymers as well as triblock copolymers of butyl acrylate and styrene. Thus, RITP proves to be a promising tool for polymer chemists.