Handbook of RAFT polymerization

Christopher Barner-Kowollik9783527319244, 3527319247

Spanning the entire field from fundamentals to applications in material science, this one-stop source is the first comprehensive reference for polymer, physical and surface chemists, materials scientists, chemical engineers, and those chemists working in industry.
From the contents: Introduction: Living Free Radical Polymerization and the RAFT Process Fundamental Structure-Reactivity Correlations Governing the RAFT Process Mechanism and Kinetics The RAFT Process as a Kinetic Tool Theory and Practice in Technical Applications RAFT Polymerization in Bulk and Organic Solvents, as well as Homogeneous Aqueous Systems Emulsion and Mini-Emulsion Polymerization Complex Architecture Design Macromolecular Design via the Interchange of Xanthates Surface Modification Stability and Physical Properties of RAFT Polymers Novel Materials: From Drug Delivery to Opto-Electronics Outlook and Future Developments

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Table of contents :
Cover Page……Page 1
Related Titles……Page 3
Title: Handbook of RAFT Polymerization……Page 4
ISBN 3527319247……Page 5
Contents (with page links)……Page 6
List of Contributors……Page 10
1 Introduction……Page 13
References……Page 16
2.1 Introduction……Page 17
2.2 Methodology……Page 19
2.3 Computational Modeling of RAFT Kinetics……Page 31
2.4 Structure–Reactivity Studies……Page 46
2.5 Abbreviations……Page 57
References……Page 58
3.1 History……Page 63
3.2 Preequilibrium Kinetics and Mechanism……Page 71
3.3 Main Equilibrium Kinetics and Mechanism……Page 95
3.4 Mechanisms for Rate Retardation/Inhibition – Outstanding Questions……Page 102
3.5 RAFT Copolymerization: Block and Statistical Copolymers……Page 103
3.6 The Kinetics and Mechanism of Star and Graft Polymer Formation Processes……Page 106
3.7 Mechanism and Kinetics as a Guide for the Synthetic Polymer Chemist……Page 109
Abbreviations……Page 110
References……Page 111
4.1 Introduction……Page 117
4.2 Chain-Length-Dependent Termination: A Brief Overview……Page 119
4.3 RAFT Chemistry as a Tool for Elucidating the Chain Length Dependence of……Page 121
References……Page 156
5.1 Historical Overview and Early Chemistry……Page 163
5.2 The Barton–McCombie Deoxygenation……Page 165
5.3 A Minor Mechanistic Controversy……Page 166
5.4 A New Degenerative Radical Process……Page 168
5.5 Synthetic Routes to Thiocarbonylthio Derivatives……Page 172
5.6 Some Synthetic Applications of the Degenerative Radical Transfer to Small Molecules……Page 180
5.7 Applications to Controlled Radical Polymerizations……Page 189
References……Page 197
6.1 Introduction……Page 201
6.2 RAFT Agents……Page 204
Methacrylates……Page 217
Acrylates……Page 220
Acrylonitrile……Page 224
Acrylamides and Methacrylamides……Page 225
Styrene and Related Monomers……Page 226
Diene Monomers……Page 228
Vinylpyrrolidone and Related Monomers……Page 229
Vinyl Acetate……Page 230
Gradient Copolymers……Page 231
Block Copolymers……Page 233
Pressure……Page 234
Initiator Selection……Page 235
Abbreviations……Page 237
References……Page 238
7.1 Introduction……Page 247
7.2 Initiation Systems……Page 248
7.3 RAFT Agent Stability……Page 253
7.4 Suitable Monomers……Page 260
7.5 Examples of Experimental Procedures……Page 288
References……Page 291
8.1 Introduction……Page 297
8.2 Effect of Ctr,RAFT on Mn and PDI in Homogeneous Systems……Page 304
8.3 Raft in Heterogeneous Systems……Page 305
References……Page 323
9.2 Block Copolymers……Page 327
9.3 Star Polymers via RAFT Polymerization……Page 355
9.4 Comb Polymers……Page 371
9.5 Other Complex Architectures……Page 376
Abbreviations……Page 379
References……Page 380
10.1 Introduction……Page 385
10.2 History of MADIX Polymerization……Page 386
10.3 Mechanism of MADIX Polymerization……Page 391
10.4 Kinetics of MADIX Polymerization……Page 395
10.5 Choice of MADIX Agents……Page 399
10.6 Synthesis of MADIX Agents……Page 402
10.7 Experimental Conditions in MADIX……Page 403
10.8 Monomers Polymerizable by MADIX……Page 405
10.9 MADIX Polymerization in Waterborne Dispersed Media……Page 411
10.10 Macromolecular Engineering by MADIX……Page 415
10.11 Methodologies to Remove the Dithiocarbonate End Groups……Page 424
10.12 Applications of MADIX (co)polymers……Page 426
10.13 Conclusion……Page 428
References……Page 429
11.1 Introduction……Page 435
11.2 Approach……Page 436
11.3 Properties……Page 456
11.4 Conclusions……Page 461
11.5 Abbreviations……Page 462
References……Page 463
12.1 Introduction……Page 467
12.2 Terminal Functionalities Introduced via the CTA……Page 468
12.3 RAFT in Combination with Other Polymerization Techniques……Page 479
12.4 Stability of the Thiocarbonylthio End Group and Its Modification……Page 483
12.6 Abbreviations……Page 490
References……Page 491
13.1 Introduction……Page 495
13.2 Bio-Related Applications……Page 497
13.3 Polymer-Based Materials for Various Applications……Page 520
13.4 Conclusions……Page 538
References……Page 541
Subject Index (with page links)……Page 549