Investigating the Effect of End-Group, Molecular Weight, and Solvents on the Catalyst-Free Depolymerization of RAFT Polymers: Possibility to Reverse the Polymerization of Heat-Sensitive Polymers
Hyun Suk Wang, Nghia P. Truong, Glen R. Jones, Athina Anastasaki
Abstract
-butyl methacrylate and glycidyl methacrylate) in the absence of previously reported side reactions. This work pushes the boundaries of reversing RAFT polymerization and considerably expands the chemical toolbox for recovering starting materials under relatively mild conditions.
Topics & Concepts
DepolymerizationPolymerRaftPolymer chemistryEnd-groupPolymerizationReversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerizationMaterials scienceCatalysisChain transferPolymer scienceChemical engineeringRadical polymerizationChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialEngineeringAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationMachine Learning in Materials SciencePhotopolymerization techniques and applications