The effect of Z-group modification on the RAFT polymerization of N-vinylpyrrolidone controlled by “switchable” N-pyridyl-functional dithiocarbamates

Abstract

The polymerization of<italic>N</italic>-vinylpyrrolidone was examined with a series of cyanomethyl<italic>N</italic>-aryl-<italic>N</italic>-pyridyldithiocarbamates varying in the substituent at the 4-position on the phenyl ring.