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RAFT Polymerization: Methods, Synthesis and Applications delivers a comprehensive and insightful analysis of reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT) and its applications to fields as diverse as material science, industrial chemistry, and medicine. This one-stop resource offers readers a detailed synopsis of the current state of RAFT polymerization.
This text will inspire further research and continue the drive to an ever-increasing range of applications by synthesizing and explaining the more central existing literature on RAFT polymerization. It contains a beginner’s guide on how to do a RAFT polymerization before moving on to much more advanced techniques and concepts, like the kinetics and mechanisms of the RAFT process. The distinguished editors have also included resources covering the four major classes of RAFT agents and recent developments in processes for initiating RAFT polymerization. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:
- A thorough introduction to the mechanisms, theory, and mathematical modeling of RAFT
- Explorations of RAFT agent design and synthesis, dithioesters, dithiobenzoates, trithiocarbonates, xanthates, dithiocarbamates, macromonomer RAFT, and RAFT copolymerization
- Discussions of a variety of RAFT architectures, including multiblocks, combs, hyperbranched polymers, and stars
- Treatments of end group transformation, cationic RAFT, high-throughput RAFT, and RAFT in continuous flow
- An examination of sequence defined polymers by RAFT
Perfect for organic chemists, polymer chemists, and materials scientists, RAFT Polymerization: Methods, Synthesis and Applications will also earn a place in the libraries of chemical engineers seeking a one-stop reference for this method of controlled radical polymerization with a wide range of applications in multiple areas.
Table of Contents
Overview
Terminology in Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization (RDRP) and Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Polymerization.
How to do a RAFT Polymerisation
Kinetics and Mechanism of RAFT Polymerizations
RAFT Mechanisms
Quantum-Chemical Studies of RAFT Polymerization
Mathematical Modeling of RAFT Polymerization
Dithioesters in RAFT Polymerization
Trithiocarbonates in RAFT Polymerization
Xanthates in RAFT Polymerization
Dithiocarbamates in RAFT Polymerization
Photo RAFT Polymerization
Redox initiated RAFT Polymerization and (Electro)Chemical Activation of RAFT Agents
Considerations for and Applications of Aqueous RAFT Polymerization
RAFT-Mediated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (PISA)
RAFT Functional End-Groups: Installation and Transformation
Sequence-Encoded RAFT oligomers and polymers
Synthesis and Application of Reactive Polymers via RAFT Polymerization
RAFT Crosslinking Polymerization
Complex Polymeric Architectures Synthesised through RAFT Polymerization
Star Polymers by RAFT Polymerization
Surface and Particle Modification via RAFT Polymerization: An Update
High Throughput / High Output Experimentation in RAFT Polymer Synthesis
An Industrial History of RAFT Polymerization
Cationic RAFT Polymerization
