English Abstract

Living Radical Polymerization and New Block Copolymers Takeshi Fukuda,Atsushi Goto Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University Kyoto,Japan Nippon Gomu Kyokaishi,(2003),76(8), 289-293 General Review in Japanese. Abstract Living radical polymerization (LRP) is distinguished from conventional radical polymerization by its including a reversible deactivation process of the growing radical. It has several different branches depending on the mechanism of reversible deactivation. This work gives a brief survey of recent development in the theory, kinetics, and techniques of LRP, emphasizing the importance of mechanistic understandings for a successful application of LRP. It then illustrates applications and possibility of LRP for the synthesis of new block copolymers including thermoplastic elastomers. Keywords: Living Radical Polymerization (LRP) , ATRP , RAFT, NMP , Block Copolymers

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