A recent publication in Chem. Commun. by Prof. Zhu Jian and Prof. Zhu Xiulin
Initiator-chain transfer agent combo in the RAFT polymerization of styrene
Ying Wu,a Wei Zhang,a Zhengbiao Zhang,a Xiangqiang Pan,a Zhenping Cheng,a Jian Zhu*a (朱健) and Xiulin Zhu*a (朱秀林)
a Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, P. R. China
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 9722-9724
The combo agent with roles of initiator and chain transfer agent was demonstrated in RAFT polymerization of styrene. Polymers with defined structures at both α and ω ends were obtained, which was verified by the successful synthesis of seven-block segments of PS and PMA by sequential addition of monomers in one pot.
