Thiocarbonylthio compounds as chain transfer agents suitable for raft polymerization

摘要

The present invention relates to a compound having the structure of formula (I), wherein R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, and R⁷ are as described herein. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) and to a process for the synthesis of a polymer using the compound of formula (I) through controlled free radical polymerization.;