Stereogradient polymers formed by controlled/living radical polymerization of bulky methacrylate monomers

…, K Satoh, M Kamigaito, Y Okamoto

Index: Ishitake, Kenji; Satoh, Kotaro; Kamigaito, Masami; Okamoto, Yoshio Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2009 , vol. 48, # 11 p. 1991 - 1994

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Abstract Life RAFT: A bulky methacrylate monomer, triphenylmethyl methacrylate (TrMA), was polymerized with reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agents. Stereogradient polymers in which the isospecificity increased spontaneously as the monomer concentration decreased were formed by a polymerization–depolymerization equilibrium that can convert a less stable growing polymer terminal into a more stable ...