Recent development in halogen-bonding-catalyzed living radical polymerization

Recent development in halogen-bonding-catalyzed living radical polymerization

Halogen bonding (XB) has been used to catalyze organic reactions and polymerizations, which is an emerging research area. Reversible complexation mediated polymerization (RCMP) is an XB-catalyzed living radical polymerization and is one of the most promising examples of the XB catalysis. RCMP utiliz...

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Main Authors: Wang, Chen-Gang, Chong, Amerlyn Ming Liing, Pan, Matthew Houwen, Sarkar, Jit, Tay, Xiu Ting, Goto, Atsushi
Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Science::Chemistry
Block Copolymers
Photopolymerization
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144194
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Halogen bonding (XB) has been used to catalyze organic reactions and polymerizations, which is an emerging research area. Reversible complexation mediated polymerization (RCMP) is an XB-catalyzed living radical polymerization and is one of the most promising examples of the XB catalysis. RCMP utilizes alkyl iodides as initiating dormant species and electro-donating molecules and ions such as amines, iodide anions, and oxyanions as catalysts. Various initiating dormant species and catalysts were developed, enabiling the synthesis of well-defined homopolymers and block copolymers with complex architectures, chain-end functionalization, photo-polymerization, and industrial application. The use of inexpensive non-metallic catalysts and the accessibility to a wide range of polymer structures are attractive features of RCMP. This mini-review summarizes the current research status of RCMP and its uniqueness brought via the XB catalysis.

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