Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 1998 · 214 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryPolymer ChemistryPolymer EngineeringPolymer MaterialsLiving PolymerizationPolymer StructurePolymer SynthesisPolymerization ChemistryPolymerization ProcessesRing-opening PolymerizationBlock Copolymer SynthesisControlled PolymerizationControlled Radical PolymerizationCopolymerization StrategiesGraft PolymerizationGraft PolymersLiving Radical PolymerizationLiving Ring-opening Polymerization
Just one step is required for the synthesis of block copolymers by simultaneous "living"/controlled ring-opening and radical polymerization initiated by a difunctional (A-B) compound (shown schematically on the right).