Issue 4, 2022

Putting the RAFT in GRAFT: intermolecular graft exchange between bottlebrush polymers using reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer

Abstract

A versatile synthetic methodology is presented for the preparation of graft copolymers with mixed graft distributions using reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT). The approach harnesses the ability of Z group-tethered grafts to fragment off the backbone to facilitate intermolecular graft exchange reactions between distinct starting materials.

Graphical abstract: Putting the RAFT in GRAFT: intermolecular graft exchange between bottlebrush polymers using reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Nov 2021
Accepted
17 Dec 2021
First published
20 Dec 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Polym. Chem., 2022,13, 479-484

Putting the RAFT in GRAFT: intermolecular graft exchange between bottlebrush polymers using reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer

S. Häkkinen, B. Dyer, A. Kerr and S. Perrier, Polym. Chem., 2022, 13, 479 DOI: 10.1039/D1PY01510A

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