Achieving molecular weight distribution shape control and broad dispersities using RAFT polymerizations
Stephanie I. Rosenbloom, Renee J. Sifri, Brett P. Fors
Abstract
Metered additions of chain transfer agents are used to control molecular weight distribution (MWD) features in reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerizations, giving polymers with tailored MWD shapes and dispersities as high as 6.2.
Topics & Concepts
RaftMolar mass distributionChain transferPolymerChemistryFragmentation (computing)Polymer chemistryPolymerizationBiologyOrganic chemistryRadical polymerizationEcologyAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsRadioactive element chemistry and processing