Issue 77, 2017

A facile route to segmented copolymers by fusing ambient temperature step-growth and RAFT polymerization

Abstract

We introduce the facile synthesis of segmented copolymers by a catalyst-free Diels–Alder (DA) reaction at ambient temperature via step-growth and subsequent reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. High molecular weight step-growth polymers are readily obtained (Mw = 40 000 g mol−1), featuring trithiocarbonate moieties in their chain, which allow monomer insertion via RAFT polymerization yielding high molecular weight species.

Graphical abstract: A facile route to segmented copolymers by fusing ambient temperature step-growth and RAFT polymerization

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 Aug 2017
Accepted
05 Sep 2017
First published
06 Sep 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 10648-10651

A facile route to segmented copolymers by fusing ambient temperature step-growth and RAFT polymerization

T. Gegenhuber, A. M. Schenzel, A. S. Goldmann, P. B. Zetterlund and C. Barner-Kowollik, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 10648 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC06347D

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