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How to use RAFT agents

RAFT polymerization is a method of living radical polymerization that can be used to synthesize "polymers with a uniform molecular weight distribution". We would like to introduce a simple protocol fo...

Synthesis & Materials Technology with unknown/unlimited possibilities

Importance of compatibility in RAFT polymerization

RAFT polymerization is a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer living radical polymerization method, and it is effective in the synthesis of polymers with a narrow molecular weight distribu...

Synthesis & Materials Technology with unknown/unlimited possibilities

No more metal catalysts! RAFT polymerization

What is RAFT polymerization? RAFT polymerization is a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer living radical polymerization method that was reported in 1998 by CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific ...

Synthesis & Materials Technology with unknown/unlimited possibilities

Introduction of RAFT agents that can be mass-produced

Living radical polymerization Radical polymerization is a type of polymerization in which neutral and highly active carbon radical species are utilized. Alkenes (olefins and vinyl compounds) are most ...

Technology with unknown/unlimited possibilities

Technology with unknown/unlimited possibilities -living polymerization-

Introduction Living polymerization is an effective polymerization method for synthesizing polymers with precisely controlled structures. Since the discovery of living anion polymerization in 1956, liv...

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