Reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization: Fundamentals and use in practice

Abstract

Modern approaches to the synthesis of tailor-made macromolecules by radical polymerization proceeding through the reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer mechanism are considered. The mechanism of this process and the experimental and calculation methods for determining its main kinetic parameters are discussed. Particular emphasis is placed on the problems of designing copolymers of various microstructures, including random, gradient, and block copolymers.