Chemical Communications 2003-02-21

Controlled synthesis of homopolymers and block copolymers based on 2-(acetoacetoxy)ethyl methacrylate via RAFT radical polymerisation.

Theodora Krasia, Rémi Soula, Hans G Börner, Helmut Schlaad

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) (4) , 538-9, (2003)

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Abstract

Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) radical polymerisation enables to synthesise well-defined homopolymers and block copolymers based on 2-(acetoacetoxy)ethyl methacrylate, which are capable to strongly coordinate to metals and metal ions.