2004•Hemijska industrijaOpen access

Reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization - RAFT

Milena Avramovic, Lynne Katsikas, Branko Dunjić, Ivanka G. Popović

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The fundamentals of controlled radical polymerization are presented in this review. The paper focuses on reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. The mechanism and specifics of this type of polymerization are discussed, as are the possibilities of synthesizing complex macro-molecular structures. The synthesis and properties of RAFT agents, of the general structure Z-C(=S)-S-R, are presented.

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Key concepts: Chain transfer, Raft, Reversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization, Polymerization, Fragmentation (computing), Living polymerization, Radical polymerization, Living free-radical polymerization