Metal-Free Removal of Polymer Chain Ends Using Light
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: A light-mediated method for the facile removal of polymer end groups that are common to controlled radical polymerization techniques is presented. This metal-free strategy is general, being effective for chlorine, bromine, and thiocarbonylthio moieties as well as a number of different polymer families (styrenic, acrylic, and methacrylic). In addition to solution reactions, this process is readily translated to thin films, where light mediation allows the straightforward fabrication of hierarchically patterned polymer brushes.
Source: Macromolecules
Language: English
Subfield: Organic Chemistry
Field: Chemistry
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funders: National Science Foundation, Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Dow Materials Institute, Dow Chemical Company, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, National Institutes of Health, University of California, Santa Barbara, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, Harvard University, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Division of Materials Research
Awards: G1035847006, Development of Sequence Controlled Polymers for Antibacterial Therapeutics and Co, G3010040163, JSU-UCSB Partnership For Research and Education in Materials Science, Center of Excellence for Materials Research and Innovation at UCSB, G503935606, G6029386620, G6839228936, G7498246471, G8392182073
OpenAlex ID: W2536803746