David M. Haddleton, Carl Waterson, Peter J. Derrick, Christina B. Jasieczek and Andrew J. Shooter
Atom transfer radical polymerisation (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate with a pyridinecarbaldehyde imine copper(I) catalyst and hydroxy functional alkyl bromide initiator leads to α-hydroxy functional PMMA with controlled Mn and PDI < 1.20 without the use of protecting group chemistry.