livingpolymerisering
Living polymerization is a mode of chain-growth polymerization in which the active chain ends do not undergo irreversible termination or undesirable chain transfer during propagation. In an ideal living system, the rate of chain growth is determined by the monomer-to-initiator ratio, and the polymer chains keep growing when additional monomer is introduced. This behavior yields polymers with predictable molecular weights and narrow molecular weight distributions, and it enables precise control over polymer architecture, end-group functionality, and sequence.
Historically, living polymerization began with anionic polymerization of vinyl monomers in dry, aprotic solvents using highly
The ability to form block and complex architectures is a hallmark of living polymerization. By sequentially