Surface-initiated living radical polymerizations using iodine, organotellurium, and organic catalysts

Atsushi Goto*, Yoshinobu Tsujii

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This chapter reviews surface-initiated living radical polymerizations via iodine transfer polymerization (ITP), organotellurium-mediated radical polymerization (TERP), and reversible chain-transfer catalyzed polymerization (RTCP) using organic catalysts. The successful application of these polymerizations made it possible to graft various polymers with well-defined structures onto flat substrates and nanoparticles. Living radical polymerizations, including ITP, TERP, and RTCP, also lead to a striking increase in the graft density. Because of their unique advantages as synthetic tools, ITP, TERP, and RTCP can be used to expand the scope of controlled surface modification.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-122
Number of pages16
JournalAdvances in Polymer Science
Volume270
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics

Keywords

  • Iodine
  • Living radical polymerization
  • Organic catalyst
  • Organotellurium
  • Polymer brush
  • Surfaceinitiated

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