Atom or group transfer radical polymerization
US7125938B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 29, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08F2438/01
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A polymerization process comprising initiating a first polymerization of monomers using an initiator functionalized with an ATRP initiating site, wherein the first polymerization is selected from the group of cationic polymerization, anionic polymerization, conventional free radical polymerization, metathesis, ring opening polymerization, cationic ring opening polymerization, and coordination polymerization to form a macroinitiator comprising an ATRP initiating site and further initiating an ATRP polymerization of radically polymerizable monomers using the macroinitiator comprising an ATRP initiating site. Novel block copolymers may be formed by the disclosed method.
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