Synthesis of well-controlled graft polymers by living anionic polymerization towards exact graft polymers
Abstract
This article reviews the synthesis of well-controlled graft polymers by living anionic polymerization towards exact graft polymers. The structure of a graft polymer is defined by the following three parameters: (1) molecular weight of the main chain, (2) molecular weight of the graft chain, and (3) placement of the graft chain. Based on these three parameters, the extent of the structural control of the graft polymers synthesized so far is described. Finally, the recently synthesized exact graft (co)polymers by stepwise iterative methodologies are introduced. In their structures, the three parameters are perfectly controlled.