RAFT step-growth polymerization via the Z-group approach was developed, offering a facile method to prepare deconstructable (multiblock) polymers by combining RAFT chain-growth polymerization and RAFT interchange.
Demonstrated is the successful A2 + B2 RAFT step-growth polymerization of bis-acrylamides. The synthesized poly(acrylamides) can be degraded by simply adding excess ethanolamine or PBu3.
Iodine transfer (co)polymerization (ITP) was employed to form polyethylene (PE) and poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA) stars.
Visible light-regulated photocontrolled cationic RAFT polymerization has been successfully developed for the synthesis of fluorinated polymers.
Reversible switching between porous and close-packed supramolecular networks at the solid–liquid interface is controlled by both the applied bias polarity and solution concentration, offering a route to smart surfaces.