Recent developments in metal-catalyzed living radical polymerization

• Published in: Polymer journal Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 105 - 120
• Main Author: Kamigaito, Masami
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.02.2011; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/638/455/941; 639/638/455/959; 639/638/77; Activation; Active control; Biomaterials; Bioorganic Chemistry; Catalysis; Catalysts; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chemistry/Food Science; Focusing; invited-review; Lewis acid; Polymer Sciences; Polymerization; Radicals; Surfaces and Interfaces; Thin Films; stereospecific polymerization; block polymer; living radical polymerization; transition metal catalyst; precision polymer synthesis; star polymer

This review presents a short overview of recent developments in metal-catalyzed living radical polymerization, mainly focusing on our recent research studies related to the subject. Metal-catalyzed living radical polymerization or atom transfer radical polymerization, which was originally developed...