Issue 20, 2022

Thiocarbonyl chemistry in polymer science

Abstract

Organised by reaction type, this review highlights the unique reactivity of thiocarbonyl (C[double bond, length as m-dash]S) groups with radicals, anions, nucleophiles, electrophiles, in pericyclic reactions, and in the presence of light. In the polymer chemistry arena, thiocarbonyl compounds have been used as monomers, polymerization catalysts, reversible and irreversible chain transfer agents, and in post-polymerization modification reactions. Past and ongoing applications are reviewed including iniferters, radical and cationic RAFT, switchable RAFT agents, cyclic RAFT agents, chain transfer, thiocarbonyl addition-ring-opening, C[double bond, length as m-dash]S radical and anionic polymerization, acyl substitution, cationic, anionic/organo-catalytic ring-opening, Diels–Alder additions, thermolysis, and photo reactions. The review discusses the mechanisms of these reactions and highlights how the reactivity differs from oxocarbonyl analogues. Emphasis is put on the development of novel thiocarbonyl monomers which, uniquely, undergo polymerization through different mechanisms.

Graphical abstract: Thiocarbonyl chemistry in polymer science

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
13 1 2022
Accepted
29 4 2022
First published
04 5 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Polym. Chem., 2022,13, 2880-2901

Thiocarbonyl chemistry in polymer science

N. M. Bingham, Z. Abousalman-Rezvani, K. Collins and P. J. Roth, Polym. Chem., 2022, 13, 2880 DOI: 10.1039/D2PY00050D

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